“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be staged at Sparrows Nest Theater, 1114 West Mills Road, in Industry. Show times are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and Oct. 19, 25 and 26 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27. A winner of multiple Tony Awards on Broadway, the show sheds […]
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Ukulele Russ to perform in Gardiner
Ukulele Russ will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St., in Gardiner. Doors open a half-hour before the show. With a stage name like Ukulele Russ, one might imagine Hawaiian shirts and inoffensive luau music or maybe a bunch of kid-friendly songs espousing the benefits of making friends and […]
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Corner House Band plans Madison concert
Corner House, a bluegrass band, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Somerset Abbey, on Main Street in Madison. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Clinging whole heartedly to studied traditions, the Boston-based band has tended to write and arrange music liberally comprised of Irish, Scottish, Appalachian stringband, and bluegrass influences. The singular roots music […]
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Recycled Shakespeare Co. to perform ‘The Tempest’
Recycled Shakespeare Company will perform “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, at Skills Inc. Ervin Center, 46 Front St., Waterville. Come away to a private island where the plants, stones, and water are alive. Considered one of Shakespeare’s best fairytales, “The Tempest” is a magical journey through love, loyalty […]
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Women in Jeopardy to open Oct. 18 in Lewiston
“Women in Jeopardy,” by Wendy MacLeoad, will be staged Oct. 18-27 at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., in Lewiston. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and Oct. 19,, 24, 25 and 27; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20; and at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. It’s “Sex and the City” meets […]
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VARIETY! set for Saturday at Waterville Opera House
The show is a fundraiser for the programming of Waterville Creates!, the Maine Film Center, the Waterville Opera House, and Common Street Arts.
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‘Dirt Road Home’ set for Farmington
FARMINGTON — “Dirt Road Home,” a collection of poems that illuminate topics such as mixed ancestry, poverty, nature, and family, in words both tough and tender, by Cheryl Savageau, will the be next topic for the New Commons Project. An Abenaki poet, Savageau tells stories with her books and poetry about unrecognized women and the […]
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’
The film an an insane chess game of madness, J.P. Devine writes.
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E-waste collection, fundraiser set for Oct. 19
AUGUSTA — Bridging the Gap will host its fall e-Waste Collection Event/Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. The event is a good opportunity to get rid of old electronics and support Bridging the Gap’s Community Warming Center. Just drive up, make a donation […]
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Judy’
A loving tribute to one of show business’s greatest stars and magnificent voices.