Sandy River Players plans upcoming Farmington cabaret events. A family friendly show will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the West Farmington Grange, at 4 Bridge St. and adult-only shows at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Homestead Restaurant, 186 Broadway. Appetizers and dessert will be […]
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The River Comics bringing stand-up comedy to the Franco Oct. 12
The River Comics plan to bring its stand-up comedy to the Franco Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Comedians Karen Morgan will headline, Tuck Tucker will be featured, and Leonard Kimble will be host for the evening. Morgan was born and raised in Athens, Georgia, but now calls […]
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Damariscotta gallery exhibit ‘Nurture Nature’ to open Oct. 13
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts has plans to open a one-woman show of paintings and monotypes by Caroline Sulzer. This River Room show, titled “Nurture Nature,” runs from Thursday, Oct. 13, through Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the 36 Elm St. gallery. With works that draw deeply on her relationship with nature, Sulzer has created a show […]
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Theater at Monmouth to stage Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’
“As You Like It” by William Shakespeare is Theater At Monmouth’s 2022 Shakespeare in Maine Communities Education Tour production. “As You Like It” will tour for to schools and community centers across the state Oct. 11-29 and offer school matinee performances Oct. 13 and 14 as well as public performances, for one weekend only, Oct. […]
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Love blooms in ‘Suite Française.’ J.P. Devine writes
Despite the millions of stories about World War II, new ones, some recently discovered, keep popping up. “Suite Française,” directed by Saul Dibb (“Journey’s End,” 2017) is based on the late Irène Némirovsky’s novel about the German occupation of the small, village of Bussy, which by this time, 1942, had its hands full of fleeing […]
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Shemekia Copeland talks about new album, Oct. 8 concert at Waterville Opera House
I’ve had the privilege of interviewing Shemekia Copeland ever since she first came to Maine at the beginning of her career in 1998 and have chatted with her four times since 2012. She is a force to be reckoned with when she sings due to the emotive strength of her convictions and a voice unlike […]
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Shemekia Copeland concert set at Waterville Opera House
Shemekia Copeland plans to take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Copeland never holds back, her instantly recognizable voice — capable of being sultry, assertive and roaring — delivers every song with unparalleled honesty and passion. Her wide-open vision of contemporary Americana roots and […]
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Freevolt concert planned at Somerset Abbey
Freevolt will take the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St. in Madison. The band is a reggae act from Massachusetts, they are recognized for their high energy performance, dynamic changes, tight grooves, positive messages, and passionate vocals. Their seamless genre fusing style and prominent words of triumph and […]
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Ruthie Foster plans Stone Mountain Arts Center concert
A Ruthie Foster concert is set for 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Foster is mostly considered a blues singer, sometimes a folkie, and sometimes known for being a songwriter. A Grammy nominated artist with multiple awards to her resume, she is admired by many of her […]
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‘The Good House’ about everyday heroes who fight addiction
Finally, a warm inviting film that comes as autumn balm, while action movies burn the world down around us, writes J.P. Devine.