Maine Event Comedy plans to present 15-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The show also will feature Brian Plumb and Mark Turcotte. Plummer pulls material from places most of us hide and puts a nail through the heart of whiners, […]
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Maine Mountain Chamber to Perform at UMF
ArtsFarmington recently announced the return of Maine Mountain Chamber Music to Nordica Auditorium at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, in Merrill Hall, 224 Main St. in Farmington. MMCM founders Yuri Funahashi, piano, and Laurie Kennedy, viola, will be joined by violinist Charles Dimmick and cellist Leo Eguchi. The program consists of Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for […]
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Ghost of Paul Revere plan to take the stage at Waterville Opera House
The Ghost of Paul Revere plan to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. The Maine trio — Max Davis (vocals, banjo), Sean McCarthy (vocals, bass), and Griffin Sherry (vocals, guitar) – examine life’s ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, […]
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’Slow Horses’ the sort of fun the British do so well, and the gang of swells is here doing it
The impressible John le Carre gave us a host of spies in his famous novels. Always my favorite would be Alec Leamas from “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” who said, “What do you think spies are: priests, saints and martyrs? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors, too, yes; pansies, sadists […]
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Don Campbell Band is keeping busy preparing for Portland performance
I’ve known Don Campbell for a long time now, but the last time he and I spoke was in Oct. of 2016. When I discovered that he and his band (made up of Tom Byhrberg on bass and harmonies; Tom Yoder on fiddle, mandolin and keys; John DeQuattro on electric guitar; Gino Grassi on drums; […]
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One Longfellow Square to present Eric Bettencourt, Will Mallett and Pat Byrne
One Longfellow Square plans to welcome Eric Bettencourt, Will Mallett, and Pat Byrne for an evening of songwriters in the round starting at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at 181 State St. in Portland. Eric Bettencourt moved to from Portland to Austin Texas in 2012 to pursue his passion for songwriting. Since then he has […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series to present fiction writer Gregory Brown
The Visiting Writer Series is sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program.
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Monmouth Community Players to stage ‘The Addams Family’
The Monmouth Community Players plan to stage performances “The Addams Family” April 21-May 1 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. April 21, 22, 28 and 30, and matinee 2pm shows on 4/23-4/24 and 5/1. There will be two performances starring the understudy cast, and those will be […]
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Continental Shakedown to perform Make-A-Wish benefit concert
A Make-A-Wish benefit benefit show will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at The 1800 Club, 34 Main St. in Auburn. Continental Shakedown and Smith Collaboration will perform along with surprise guests. There is no cover charge; donations to Make A Wish Maine will be happily accepted. For more information, visit The 1800 […]
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Crystal Vision to perform in Bath with Runnin’ Down A Dream
Two Maine tribute bands plan to team up for a double-header performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Crystal Vision is a six-member Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Followed by Runnin’ Down A Dream, a Tom Petty Tribute Band from New England. The […]