DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts plans to hold an opening reception for Elaine Abel and Elizabeth Palmer’s gallery show from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the gallery at 36 Elm St. Their show “Realism, Two Views” will be in the River Room gallery Aug. 11-31. This collaboration displays their unique vision in depicting ordinary […]
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Celebration Barn plans evening of acoustic music with The Lazours
The Celebration Barn plans to presents An Evening with the Lazours, featuring Daniel and Patrick Lazour, two brothers who have garnered acclaim as songwriters and performers. The Celebration Barn artists-in-residence will share brand new work in this intimate evening of original story-songs starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturay, Aug. 13, at Stock Farm Road in South […]
Second annual Fiddlers’ Rendezvous to be held in Lewiston park
The second annual Fiddlers’ Rendezvous, presented by LA Arts, will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, in Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy some free, live music in the park from a wonderful lineup of accomplished musicians: Lineup Melissa Bragdon Caron, a fiddler known for playing […]
UMaine Farmington arts center to host 2 new exhibits
The University of Maine at Farmington Emery Community Arts Center plans to wrap up the summer season with two new exhibits. They include “Collaboration: The Power of Two,” featuring the art of Meredith Mustard and Judy (Foss) Tollefson, and “New Works” by photographer Fred Dearnley, according to a news release from the center. “Collaboration: The […]
‘Get Low’ a tender-hearted, ancient ghostly love story
Equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party
Camden library to display collection by mid-coast artist through Aug. 30
The Camden Public Library is hosting mid-coast visual artist Jon Byrer for a show of his signature “Puddle Paintings” through Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Picker Room Gallery at 55 Main St. The exhibit is an opportunity for the community to see a large collection of Byrer’s work and discover what makes his “liquid moments […]
Music for Mavis series to feature Denny Breau
Denny Breau and friends will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Turner Center. There will be a host of talent joining Breau including, but not exclusively,Deb Morrin, Malinda Liberty, Paul Mellyn, and Ted Hammilton. Breau mixes genres with ease: Folk, Delta blues, country and […]
Bob Marley plans Brownfield show on Aug. 11
Comedian Bob Marley will take the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11,, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Marley’s daily videos were a comic relief from the world’s challenges, and there have been many. He has a gift and a way of finding the hilarity in the obvious and the […]
Pat Pepin Blues Band to perform Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert
Johnson Hall’s Free Waterfront Concert Series will feature the Pat Pepin Blues Band at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at the Gardiner Landing on Route 24 in Gardiner. Pepin is a singer and saxophonist who knows the blues from the inside out. She performs with conviction and power, infusing her music with heart-felt emotion, treating […]
The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald art show on view at Chocolate Church Arts Center
Stories in Wood: The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald art show opened Thursday at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The show will run through Oct. 1 with a gallery reception planned for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and a free artist talk at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Macdonald, an artist, […]