Parts of “Wild Nights” will shock you, others will draw a tear, J.P. Devine writes.
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Henderson to perform Friday at Strand Theatre
Jarlath Henderson will perform at 7:3o p.m. Friday, May 17, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. in Rockland. The multi-instrumentalist and masterful balladeer from Northern Ireland is best known as a remarkable player of uilleann pipes and whistles. The three-time ‘All-Ireland Champion’ piper revives traditional songs, like murder ballads and love songs with a somber […]
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Kennebec Valley Chordsmen to perform May 18 in Unity
The Kennebec Valley Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus of Waterville will hold its second spring celebration concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Unity College Center for the Arts, 42 Depot St., in Unity. The Chordsmen, local quartets Maine Stream and Buck and a Quarter, as well as others will perform. The songs will cover […]
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L.C. Bates exhibit on view through September
Atmospheric Water opened last week at L.C. Bates Museum on U.S. Route 201 in Hinkley. The exhibit, on view through October, will showcase representations of the Maine landscape as it is affected by water. Leaving aside depictions of the ocean, lakes, rivers and streams, this exhibition will consider the many forms water takes as atmosphere […]
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‘Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses’ opens May 23
Lakewood Theater kicks of season with a farce.
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‘Sideways Stories from Wayside School’ to be staged
Waterville Senior High School’s Drama presents a Dessert Theater performance/fundraiser May 18.
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Pianist Masanobu Ikemiya plans Augusta concert
Masanobu Ikemiya will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at UMA Jewett Auditorium, at 46 University Drive, in Augusta. Ikemiya, a classically trained pianist, became interested in ragtime while volunteering at a homeless shelter in Harlem. He came to Maine in 1972 to join the Zen Buddhist Monastery in Surry, where he was a […]
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Katahdin Valley Boys to perform Vienna concert
Katahdin Valley Boys will return to the Vienna Union Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road in Vienna. Their repertoire features tight harmonies and smooth solos. They take pride in presenting audiences with top quality traditional and contemporary Bluegrass and Gospel music including numerous original tunes since 1998. Each member […]
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Chocolate Church attracts Three Women and the Truth Sunday
Chocolate Church Arts Center will welcome Eliza Gilkyson, Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier as “Three Women and the Truth” Sunday, May 19. The alternative folk supergroup will perform at 7:30 pm, at the theater at 804 Washington St. in Bath. Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated folk singer whose songs have been covered by Joan Baez, […]
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Maine Event Comedy set for May 18 in Gardiner
Maine Event Comedy will present Funniest Comic in New England finalist Kyron Hobdy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Saturday, 280 Water St., in Gardiner. The show also will feature Julie Poulin, David McLaughlin and Jeff Medoff. The show is for ages 21-plus and will contain adult language and […]