Through the time-honored tradition of letter writing, audiences meet Andy and Melissa and follow their love affair from second grade through college, as they grow apart and marry others, and all while maintaining a relationship across the miles. Spanning the years 1937-84, this story will resonate with those who remember the Great Depression, WWII, the […]
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The Oasis of Music returns with sitarist David Pontbriand
The Oasis of Music returns to the downstairs chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul with sitarist David Pontbriand, who will perform at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 15, at 122 Ash St., in Lewiston. Pontbriand began his journey with the sitar in 1973. His story is an exception to the rule, in that […]
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“Black Coffee” to be staged by Freeport Players
Freeport Players plans to present Agatha Christie’s first play, “Black Coffee,” featuring Hercule Poirot, onstage at Freeport Performing Arts Center, at 30 Holbrook St. in Freeport, from Sept. 17-19 and 24-26. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Sir Claud Amory has invented a dangerous weapon, and the formula […]
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Plein Air oils workshop with Vermette planned
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is sponsoring a Plein Air Oils Workshop Sept. 17-20 with established artist Michael Vermette. The workshop is 2 ½ days of instruction over a four-day period open to adult artists of all ability levels, utilizing sites on The Artists Trail and around the Rangeley area. The Artists Trail is […]
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‘The Eyes Have It’ to open Sept. 14
Monkitree will feature “The Eyes Have It” by Barbara Chase on view Sept. 14 through Nov. 5 at Monkitreem 263 Water St., in Gardiner. Chase, an acrylic artist living in Waterville paints a wide variety of subjects. In this show she focuses on animals, specifically focusing on the eyes, “I love to find animals, birds […]
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The Novel Jazz Septet will be in concert at the Titcomb Mountain Ski Center
A Novel Jazz Septet concert is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Titcomb Mountain Ski Center, at 180 Ski Slope Road, Farmington (rain date is Sept. 26). They will feature music of the iconic Duke Ellington and his equally iconic musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn. Novel Jazz is a Maine-based group, now in […]
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‘The Courier‘ perfectly crafted cold war snooker complete with Moscovian streets, alleys, walls and green rooms
“I can’t believe I’m having lunch with spies,” he said, with the glee of a 9-year-old entering Disneyland. “He” is Greville Wynne, (Benedict Cumberbatch “Sherlock,” “The Imitation Game”) a British businessman who sells machinery parts on an international level, when his many trips abroad, including to the Soviet Union, catch the attention of the grey […]
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Maine Event Comedy to present Al Ghanekar
Maine Event Comedy plans to present Al Ghanekar with Sevrin Remmo and Mike Gray at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Craft Brew Underground, at 34 Court St. in Auburn. Ghanekar left a full-time technology job to pursue stand-up comedy, primarily in the corporate arena. He’s worked with national headliners at New York City’s […]
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The Fossils not looking to be famous, just having wonderful time making the most of it
Those of you who follow my columns know that I’m a fan of classic rock, close vocal harmonies and just good music. Well, the band known as The Fossils are coming back and going to be performing at The Elm in Waterville on the 18th of this month; and seeing they check off the criteria […]
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Gina Williams to kick off DAC at the Drive-In
The live music series will feature a range of bands.