Anonymous donors have pledged to match ticket sales at a special performance of the The Maine Dead Project on Sept. 11, as a fund request under federal Community Project Funding program advances.
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Musician Martin Swinger left lasting impact in Maine and beyond
In Maine, Swinger was well-known for hosting and producing the cable TV music show, ‘ALIVE! From Johnson Hall,’ for nine years in Gardiner.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall announces construction start, matching gift challenge
To help Johnson Hall reach its $5.5 million fundraising goal, Peter and Sandra Prescott and Team EJP have made a match challenge gift of $250,000 to help raise the final $850,000 needed to renovate the historic opera house and 400-seat theater.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall passes early hurdle in federal funding request
Performing arts center’s request for $350,000, filed through the office of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, is one of 10 requests Golden’s staff has forwarded for consideration in the appropriations process for funding to be awarded later this year.
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Johnson Hall to stage Capital City Improv
Johnson Hall in Gardiner will livestream Capital City Improv — Up the Stream! at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Capital City: Up the Stream is a live, interactive comedy show broadcast over the internet from the stage of Johnson Hall. Using live audience members and video streamers alike, Capital City Improv uses suggestions and stories to […]
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Maine musician, actor to play James Taylor tribute show
Performance will be livestreamed from the stage at Johnson Hall
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Early Evening Show will be live streamed from Johnson Hall
The Early Evening Show, Mike Miclon’s spoof of a Late-Night talk-Show, will be livestreamed beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, from Johnson Hall in Gardiner. The Early Evening Show is filled with hilarious comedy, incredible music, and wild improvisations. Featuring physical comedian, Jason Tardy, dynamic folk-duo, Oren Robinson and April Reed-Cox (AKA The […]
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall secures funds for exterior work
The project, which is expected to start later in the spring, includes repairing masonry and replacing windows at the historic theater on Water Street.
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Early Evening Show coming to a screen near you in central Maine — and beyond
The popular long-running live show spoofing late-night talk shows will live stream the show Saturday to bring entertainment to the housebound and to make a paying gig for performers staring at canceled shows for months.