It’s always fun to interview new acts coming to central Maine to perform, such is the case with a country singer-songwriter with a very famous name: Hank Williams IV. Back on the 15th of this month, I got a call from a gentleman with an accent that spoke of the south and we chatted. Williams: […]
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Celebration Barn to present the Gawler Family Band
The Gawler Family Band at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Performing at Celebration Barn Theater, at 190 Stock Farm Road in South Paris. This musical performance is suitable for all ages. COVID-19 precautions will be in place. The Gawler Family Band (John and Ellen Gawler and their daughters Molly, Edith, and Elsie, […]
International comedy ‘The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?’ coming to Franco stage Oct. 6
LEWISTON – Robert Dubac’s “The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?” is coming to the Franco Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at 46 Cedar St. On a quest to answer the age-old question, “What do women want?” Dubac transforms himself into five “hysterical boneheads who each offer sidesplitting advice on how to best straddle the […]
The Weight Band concert set for Waterville
The Weight Band will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Performing their current album, “World Gone Mad,“ as well as classic songs of The Band, The Weight Band is led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the […]
The Western Maine Art Group begins its annual BIG Exhibit
First Friday Reception scheduled for Oct. 1.
Maine Craft Weekend planned for Oct. 2, 3
Maine Craft Weekend, a statewide tour of Maine craft studios, businesses, and events, is an opportunity for the public to explore the life and work of craft artists and craft businesses in Maine. The event is a public, educational, community-oriented, family friendly weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3, scheduled in conjunction with American […]
Underground Improv is back at Craft Brew Underground
Underground Improv, a troupe of some of Maine’s funniest comedians, will perform a night of improv comedy at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Craft Brew Underground, 34 Court St., Auburn. This month’s show features Dawn Hartill, Nate White, Leonard Kimble, Amanda Kinsey and Greg Lambert. No two shows are ever alike. The show […]
Swine and Stein Brewfest planned in Gardiner
Swine and Stein Brewfest has been scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, on Water Street in Gardiner. General admission begins at 1 p.m., or come early for the exclusive VIP tasting hour at noon. Gardiner Main Street is excited to return to a live Swine and Stein Brewfest event for 2021. After […]
Dar Williams concert planned in Brownfield
A Dar Williams concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. At the core of Williams’ work is a belief in the innate ability of people to make a better world, the product of countless observations in her travels and conversations with her fans. […]
Portland Stage World-premiere ‘Perseverance’ opens on stage Oct. 1
Kicking off the 2021-22 Portland Stage Mainstage season is a New Work co-commissioned by Portland Stage and the Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative titled “Perseverance,” written by celebrated Maine playwright Callie Kimball. The live in-theater dates are Sept. 29 through Oct. 17; and digital streaming is available Oct. 13-31. Perseverance illuminates the complexities at the heart […]