Songs From Here, a Maine-based initiative supporting locally written classical vocal music, announces its third season of performances featuring soprano Sarah Tuttle of Portland and pianist Bridget Convey of Hallowell in a series of six concerts in venues around Maine. Tuttle and Convey will be joined in performances by various local poets, who will offer […]
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The Public Theatre welcomes American Idol finalist Julia Gagnon on Saturday
LEWISTON — A JULIA: Here in Maine concert is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. Maine’s Julia Gagnon will be accompanied by Nate Haven on acoustic guitar. Gagnon, who grew up in Cumberland and lives in Yarmouth with her fiancé Haven, rose to fame on American […]
Accordion ensemble Maine Squeeze to perform in Farmington
FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington plans to present the dynamic accordion ensemble Maine Squeeze at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, in the Nordica Auditorium in Merrill Hall on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington, 224 Main St. Maine Squeeze is a six-member group with five accordions, one guitar and a wide variety of […]
Christian Music Festival set for Field of Faith in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Field of Faith on Lodge Hill will host its first Christian Music Festival featuring area bands, groups and single artists from 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Field of Faith on Lodge Hill, 437 Bean Road. Performers announced so far include Clayfoot, Ricki George, Juniper Worship, Alex Bukasa, Keith Parry, The Samuels […]
The Portland Maine Comedy Festival returns in September
The 2024 Portland Maine Comedy Festival is set to take place Sept. 5-8 at locations all over Portland. The festival features 100 of the up-and-coming standup comics, sketch comedy teams, and improv groups from all across the country performing alongside regional, touring, and nationally recognized headliners — Ben Roy, Pete Angelo, Adam Hatch and Dan […]
Author Tess Gerritsen to discuss her latest novel at Winthrop library
International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen will discuss her latest novel, “The Spy Coast,” the first in a new series, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. “The Spy Coast” received coveted star reviews from both Kirkus and Booklist. Gerritsen’s novels, featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura […]
Maine musician Marc Mailhot to perform two concerts in Greene
GREENE — Marc P. Mailhot celebrates his 64th year of public performances with a pair of concerts at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Sawyer Memorial Hall, 371 Sawyer Road. Classically trained for 11 years on the piano beginning at age six by the late great piano teacher Louis Sirois and performing in […]
Porch Party Mamas to return to Vienna Union Hall
Advance tickets are recommended.
Final performances of ‘The Prom’ this weekend at CLT
Justin Morin as Broadway performer Barry Glickman and Julia Groover as Emma Nolan, a teenager whose prom has been canceled because she wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date, star in the musical production “The Prom” which wraps up this weekend at the Community Little Theatre in Auburn. “The Prom” expertly captures all the […]
Live music this weekend at Mixers
The Lit Council and Goff Hill Rundown will both play starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Two of L/A’s newest party bands team up for a night of dancing, rocking and sing-alongs. The bands play songs by Men At Work, Dire Straits, Sheryl Crow, Prince, David […]