The Wailin’ Jennys plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Sone Mountain Music Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Having three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound, The Wailin’ Jennys began as a happy accident of solo singer-songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a […]
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MSMT plans to hold its second round of adult, children’s auditions
BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre plans to hold open call local auditions for children and teens aged 5-18 for the productions of The Sound of Music, Frozen, Jr., Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Kinky Boots from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at 22 Elm St. The theatre also will also […]
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David Bromberg talks about career, upcoming Sidney concert, latest album
Back in 1971, Columbia Records released the debut self-titled David Bromberg album and introduced the world to a true original. The singer/songwriter followed that with three more LPs for Columbia and five for Fantasy Records all the time garnering critical and fan praise, as well as support and friendship with such fellow artists as Bob […]
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Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa plan Bath concert
Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa will perform a folk rock concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. in Bath. Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him […]
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David Bromberg Quintet to perform in Sidney
The David Bromberg Quintet will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney. With his 1971 self-titled Columbia Records release, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter David Bromberg emerged as a wunderkind of American roots music. The disc’s blend of traditional and original material, virtuosic […]
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Capital City Improv show set for Gardiner
Capital City Improv plans to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. Using audience suggestions and interviews, Capital City Improv creates unique, on-the-spot comedy shows that live for one night only. Dennis Price, founder, studied and performed improvisation in Chicago with The Second […]
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MMS Chorale to perform its Classical Concert
The Maine Music Society Chorale, conducted by Dr. Richard Nickerson in his debut season as artistic director, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. They will perform choral arrangements from the Renaissance era to the present, such as Handel’s and […]
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Maine Event Comedy to present Jody Sloane at the Franco Center
Maine Event Comedy plans to presents Jody Sloane at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, at the Gendron Franco Center46 Cedar Street in Lewiston. The show also will feature Al Ghanekar and Kevin Neales. Sloane cut her entertainment teeth as a cheeky “Conducktor” named Penny Wise on the Boston Duck Tours. She’s since logged over 4,000 tours […]
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‘The Quiet Man’ an Irish valentine
I know it’s old, and a sentimental piece, a 1952 valentine from the great John Ford, a Mainer by birth by the way, born John Martin Feeney in Cape Elizabeth and grew up in Portland. This piece of his was nominated in 1953 for best picture, losing to “The Greatest Show on Earth,” but Ford […]
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‘Truth Tellers’ documentary focuses on artist Robert Shetterly
The UMF Emery Community Arts Center plans to present “Truth Tellers,” a documentary by Maine filmmaker Richard Kane on artist and activist Robert Shetterly who has painted 255 portraits of Americans, past and present, who had the moral courage to confront issues of social, environmental and economic justice. The screening is set for 7 p.m. […]