Marcia Gallagher is a music teacher in the Augusta area, with 10 years of being a voice coach, piano instructor and director of the University of Maine at Augusta vocal jazz ensemble. She’s also the kindergarten through eighth grade music teacher at St. Michael School in Augusta, as well as a private instructor. She performs throughout the state at venues and private functions as a solo artist, and is part of a trio and a quartet. It is in that capacity that she’ll appear at Slates in Hallowell on Monday. She recently telephoned to chat about a new show — “Tribute to Jazz Sirens, featuring the Marcia Gallagher Quartet” — she’ll bring with her to the eatery.

WATERVILLE — Downtown’s annual Parade of Lights is planned for 6 p.m. Friday on Main Street. The parade will begin at the north end of Main Street and end at Castonguay Square with the lighting of the giant spruce and Santa’s arrival at Kringleville.

First of all, in my opinion, “Skyfall” is the best Bond movie ever made, the most beautiful and engaging, and Daniel Craig now owns the title forever more.