The Ronald Frontin Studio Painters Group Show will be on view Sept. 5-17 at River Arts West Gallery at at 241 U.S. Route 1 in Damariscotta. An opening reception is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. The painters have been gathering weekly for years to paint from a portrait model or work on their […]
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‘Camelot’ to open Sept. 6 in Bath
The Chocolate Church Arts Center will open its 2019-20 season with “Camelot” on Friday, Sept. 6 at the center at 804 Washington St., in Bath. “Camelot” will bring to life the tricky tale of love between King Arthur, Guinevere and the knight Lancelot, and will feature a magnificent seventeen-piece orchestra under the musical direction of Teresa […]
Gibbs Library to feature Lovejoy exhibit
The Gibbs Library, at at 40 Old Union Road, in Washington, will feature the work of Maine painter, John Lovejoy from Thursday, Sept. 5, through Tuesday, Nov. 6. Lovejoy, a Maine native, has been drawing and painting for the last 20 years. He started by taking night classes from Stan Keirstead of Farmington doing realistic […]
Mallet Brothers Band to perform in Madison
The Mallet Brothers Band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St., in Madison. The band’s busy tour schedule over the past seven years has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling Maine their home. With a style that can […]
‘The Divine Sister’ opens Sept. 5
The Waterville Opera House will bring a heavenly production to its historic opera house stage with its fall comedy “The Divine Sister,” a not-so-sinful show featuring everything you love about nuns with a fiendishly comedic gospel. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5, 6 and 7; and at 2 p.m. Sept. 8, at the opera […]
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Honeyland’
“Honeyland” gradually ceases to be just a sweet documentary about survival and a strong independent woman and her romance with bees and history, and becomes a stark, grim prophecy, Devine writes.
Duo YUMENO to perform in Stonington
Opera House Arts will bring its summer concert series to a close with Duo Yumeno at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the Burnt Cove Church, 58 S. Burnt Cove Road, in Stonington. New York-based koto/shamisen player and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki create a singular fusion sound, inspired by tradition but […]
Lucky Clark On Music: Abbie Gardner
Singer-songwriter, dobro player to perform Sept. 5 in Portland.
Wondertwins to perform in South Paris
Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain, the award-winning dance duo The Wondertwins, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, in South Paris. Combining mime, vaudeville, robot, tap and hip-hop, they create a distinctive, kaleidoscopic style all their own. The Wondertwins are winners of The Pioneers […]
Marcia Ball plans Boothbay Harbor concert
Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball, the official 2018 Texas State Musician, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., in Boothbay Harbor. Ball has won worldwide fame and countless fans for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every […]