The Waterville Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to review preliminary and final plans for the college’s performing arts center on the Mayflower Hill campus, and members are expected to take a vote on the project.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Music, theater venues may not survive the pandemic
Congress must protect these local businesses, which add so much to their communities.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Portland music venues need a vaccine to make indoor concerts viable
Maine music halls were allowed to reopen this month, but many don’t expect to this year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Oscar-winning composer Johnny Mandel, known for ‘M.A.S.H.’ theme, dies at 94
Mandel’s varied career included work with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett – and even the soundtrack for ‘Caddyshack.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
Strand on the Air: Son of Social Distancing Special is set for June 28
This weekend brings streaming shows from The Mallett Brothers Band, Opera on Tap and a Strand Theatre radio presentation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Westbrook High graduate composes musical piece in honor of his class and generation
Gabe Hirst reflects on current societal challenges in ‘Opus for 2020.’
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
Bridget Kearney & Benjamin Lazar Davis plan Tuesday concert
From left are Benjamin Lazar Davis, Bridget Kearne and Stevo Atambire. Photo courtesy of State TheatreBridget Kearney & Benjamin Lazar Davis will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at facebook.com/statetheatreportland/live. State Theatre and Port City Music Hall will present a streaming show from Lake Street Dive’s Kearney and Davis of Okkervil River and […]
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Virtual music group videos engage Maine students, communities during pandemic
Their youthful, hopeful voices counterbalance the din of disturbing public health reports, gun-toting protesters and politicians dealing with an unprecedented global threat.
Posted inThings to Do
Lyle Divinsky to perform Wednesdays online
The longtime Mainer a has no intention on stopping online performances until concerts can happen again.