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Comedy shows begin tonight in L-A
The River Comics Comedy Productions will host three stand-up comedy shows this week. Audiences get a sneak peek at a new Vegas show, “A Better Trip,” with Shane Mauss featuring special guest Myq Kaplan from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, at the Riverfront at Franco Center in Lewiston. Host Ian MacDonald brings three comedians […]
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Open Book Players to present ‘Let’s Talk About Dragons!’
The Open Book Players will present its second production of the season, “Let’s Talk About Dragons!,” at 7:30 p.m. on April 1, and 2 p.m. April 2, at Oak Hill High School in Wales. The play features three stories featuring dragons as well as selections of poetry and prose. The cast includes Bill Haley of […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra will present the Nat King Cole Songbook
Nat King Cole’s hit songs will take center stage during the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s POPS! concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Attendees will be treated to songs including “Unforgettable,” “Always on My Mind,” “Route 66,” and many more, sung by guest […]
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Cottage Street Creative Exchange to present GlobaLocal
GlobaLocal dance party and performance will be presented from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Cottage Street Creative Exchange in Norway. Performances will include Art Moves, Cosmic Creation, Expansion Arts, The Moving Company, Portland Youth Dance and more. Catering will be provided by Koley Dishes. The event is free, although donations are gratefully accepted […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series spotlights author and alumna Shelley Burbank on release of her debut novel
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will present a special event with author and alumna Shelley Burbank to celebrate the release of her debut novel “Final Draft: An Olivia Lively Mystery.” Burbank, of the UMF class of 1990, will read from her work at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, in The […]
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Oasis of Music returns to Trinity with jazz program
The original and traditional jazz guitar music of John Smedley and bassist Tim Clough will welcome the Oasis of Music audience back to the newly renovated interior of Trinity Church in Lewiston with a performance beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5. Smedley, a physics professor at Bates College, is well-versed in American jazz […]
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UMF Visiting Writer Series presents award-winning poet Arisa White
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will present award-winning poet Arisa White as the popular program’s final reader of the season at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 6, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a […]
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Maine Jewish Film Festival launches statewide showings of “Four Winters” documentary
The Maine Jewish Film Festival will offer film screenings statewide of the new documentary film, “Four Winters,” written, produced and directed by Julia Mintz. Described as a “stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience,” this film tells the story of the 25,000 Jewish partisans who organized in the forests of Ukraine and Poland to resist […]
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Local Franco American author to speak about her book at free event
Local Franco American author Peggy DeBlois will discuss her novel, “The Toll Road North,” at a book signing and author talk at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Peggy Lafreniere DeBlois grew up in Lewiston, Maine and is a proud graduate of Bowdoin College. She enjoyed careers in marketing, journalism, […]