Maine Event Comedy will present Funniest Comic in New England finalist Kyron Hobdy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Saturday, 280 Water St., in Gardiner. The show also will feature Julie Poulin, David McLaughlin and Jeff Medoff. The show is for ages 21-plus and will contain adult language and […]
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Gardiner’s Music Walk set for Saturday
Jason Goucher and Samanatha Robinson, of Niche Inc., are pulling out all the stops with an afternoon of live music on Water Street.
Chris Smither to perform March 29
A songwriter, guitarist, bluesman, interpreter and performer Chris Smither will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Johnson Hall at 280 Water St. in Gardiner. Smither’s new album “Call Me Lucky” is the artist’s first studio recording of brand new originals in six years. At the core of the album are the 10 songs, […]
Classical review: PSO puts on tight performance of works by tight-knit trio
The program Tuesday at Merrill Auditorium featured pieces by couple Robert and Clara Wieck Schumann and their mentee and friend Johannes Brahms.
Maine Music Society to present ‘Judas Maccabaeus’
The Maine Music Society Chorale and Orchestra will present a rendition of Handel’s oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Composed in 1746 and written in English, this Baroque masterpiece tells the Old Testament story of Judas […]
Maine high school jazz fest red hot and cool
Forty high schools from across the state compete at South Portland High School.
Pianist from Cape Elizabeth wins a prize that ‘all young musicians dream of’
Henry Kramer is one of 5 recipients of the $25,000 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Seven women accuse singer Ryan Adams of abuse
The singer-songwriter denies that he behaved inappropriately while offering career help.
PSO offers Broadway love songs for Valentine’s Day
The PSO Pops! concert revisits classics from ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Carousel’ and others.
Music’s Quill shows affinity for Elizabethan compositions with ‘First Book of Songs’
The concert follows the group’s performance last year of the ‘Second Book of Songs.’