The Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to host an artist reception celebrating the works of Deb Ferrara at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The reception is schedule for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday May 26. Those who attend can meet the artist, […]
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Events and things to do from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Folk duo Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards plan Farmington concert
Folk duo Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards plan to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Old South First Congregational Church, UCC, 235 Main St. in Farmington. Little by little, those who attend will get to know Mandeville and Richards through their unmistakable vocal harmonies, poetic lyrics and down-to-earth personae. They are a married […]
Sandy River Music Festival lineup announced
The second annual Sandy River Music Festival kicks off May 27 and 28 at the Narrow Gauge Amphitheater at 123 Narrow Gauge Square in Farmington. The Memorial Day weekend festival launches the 2023 season for the Whistlestop Concert Series. This second annual event is a weekend of live rock, folk, bluegrass music and camping under […]
New collection focuses on Indigenous perspectives on the American Southwest
WATERVILLE — More than three years in the making, and with the support of a wide community of collaborators, Colby College Museum of Art presents “Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village” (May 19, 2023–July 28, 2024), a collection installation centering Pueblo perspectives on the context that informed the social and cultural landscape of Taos from […]
Pittsfield institute to present ballet performance May 26, 27
PITTSFIELD – Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute is set to present “Within a Tear” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 26 and at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27, in the institute’s Parks Gym at 295 Main St. “Within a Tear” is a moving ballet performance that delves into the depths of human emotion and the […]
‘Final Appearance’ to open season at Lakewood Theater
“Final Appearance” will open Lakewood Theater’s season on Thursday, May 25, at 76 Theater Road in Madison. Performances are set for 8 p.m. May 25-27 and June 1-3 4 p.m. May 28, and 2 and 7 p.m. May 31. When actors Anthony and Rebecca discover they are ghosts haunting a summer theater, they learn they […]
Waterville Opera House to stage Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler will take the stage at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. 36 years ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan — gathered in their drummer’s parent’s basement in Princeton, New Jersey to […]
Denny Breau to take the stage at Oasis of Music
Guitar-playing, singing and songwriting legend Denny Breau will perform at The Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, at The Church at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Breau’s parents, Hal Lone Pine and Betty Cody, were popular country performers and RCA recording artists beginning in the 1940s. His older brother, the late […]
‘The Last Rat of Theresienstadt’ to be presented by Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall presents Hilary Chaplain’s “The Last Rat of Theresienstadt” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Cumston Hall in Monmouth. “The Last Rat of Theresienstadt” is one woman’s struggle to survive during the Holocaust. The play incorporates the song lyrics, visual art, and poetry that were produced by the many prominent artists imprisoned […]
From James Taylor to The Chicks, take your pick of this summer’s outdoor concerts
It’s time to start buying tickets and making plans for what open-air shows to see.