“Before we start our new Thursday Night Live events in July, learn to line dance with the staff at the Franco Entertainment Center on the Riverfront in Lewiston on Thursday nights, June 16 and 30,” said Jake Hodgkin, production manager at the Franco. Hodgkin will instruct participants how to “do the moves” for the most […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to feature ‘Conductors Galore!’
Orchestra performs under batons of three conductors.
Elle Chante/She Sings concert cancelled
Maine Music Society regrettably must cancel the Elle Chante/She Sings concerts that were scheduled for Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Because of COVID and non-COVID related illnesses, we realized that we would not be able to attain the high-performance standards of the Maine Music Society. The […]
Cancelled: Maine Music Society Chorale to present Elle Chante / She Sings
Maine Music Society Chorale, conducted by Richard Nickerson in his debut season as artistic director, plans to perform an array of songs in a program featuring all-female composers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The concert will open […]
Breakin’ Strings bluegrass band to play at Franco Center
Breakin’ Strings, a Maine-based bluegrass band, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Cliff Gelina, who plays mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and dobro, is also a singer and songwriter. Gelina, along with Corey Bonnevie, formed the band in 2004 […]
Mallett Brothers concert rescheduled to June 17
The Mallett Brothers concert at the Gendron Franco Center has been rescheduled to Friday, June 17. It was originally scheduled for Feb. 4. Tickets for the cancelled February event will be honored at the June 17 event. For more information, call the box office at 207-689-2000.
Franco Center to host screening of Lewiston-based documentary
A free screening of the Lewiston-based documentary film, “The Intersection/Le Carrefour,” will be held from 7-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, in the Performance Hall of the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. The screening will include a lively Q&A featuring the filmmakers, primary characters of the film and community leaders. The film will be followed […]
Maine Event Comedy presents the fifth annual Tightest Five comedy contest
Any stand-up comedian will tell you they have a tight five minutes, but who has The Tightest Five? Twenty-four of New England’s rising comedy stars will give it their best shot in Maine Event Comedy’s fifth annual Tightest Five contest. The first preliminary round will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, at […]