This week’s artist, Phillip-Michael Scales, has a connection to a gentleman I worked with a couple of times over his illustrious career: the late, great B.B. King. The legendary bluesman was a close friend to Scales’ aunt and he even called the young man “nephew.” I learned this when I got the press release that […]
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Maine International Film Festival to honor 2 directors
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center has announced that filmmaker Mary Harron is the recipient of the 2024 Midlife Achievement Award and Jos Stelling is the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Both are to be honored at the 27th annual Maine International Film Festival, set for Friday to Sunday, July 12-21. Since Harron’s 1996 feature […]
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Local photographer’s works on display at hospital gallery
The work of local photographer Bonita Boothby will be on display for the month of June in the The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Boothby is a self-taught Maine photographer who started taking photos of her parents’ flower gardens in Livermore when she was in high school […]
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Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam to perform at the Vienna Union Hall
Maine musician Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam plan to perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at the Vienna Union Hall, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. Heely and Kennedy met at the 2019 Acadia Traditional School of Music & Arts in Bar Harbor. Inspired by Heely’s workshops and performances […]
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Gaslight Theater to present ‘Nunsense’ June 6-9
Gaslight Theater and McKee Morgan Attorneys plan to present “Nunsense” written by Dan Googin, directed by Bill Haley, with Musical Direction by Marcia Gallagher. There is mild adult language and humor. The action takes place in the auditorium on the second floor of Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell and the site is handicapped […]
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Western Maine Art Group will host First Friday Receptions
The Western Maine Art Group will host a First Friday Reception to open June’s exhibit of “Faces and Figures” from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Matolcsy Art Center in Norway. A concurrent reception featuring artists Barbara Traficonte and Janet Healey will be held at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. The Matolcsy […]
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Recycled Shakespeare Company plan far-out take on Shakespeare’s ‘A Comedy of Errors’
The non-profit organization is a grassroots unified community Shakespeare theater company that incorporates environmental awareness into all its productions.
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‘Impossible Destinations: Postcard Edition’ to be staged at Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center
The production is a journey from a tropical island to southern pines, past cable cars to the streets of London and other wonderful sites before ultimately arriving in Sin City.
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Movie Review: ‘Ezra’ is a realistic walk through perils, heartbreaks of autism spectrum disorder
Tony Goldwyn, born to the best sunlight in Hollywood, always had a lot to carry on his shoulders and solid substance to offer. His famous father and grandfather were the swaggering big print moguls of old Hollywood. He’s done well, having to swim in that warm pool. Tony is a smaller figure than his ancestors […]
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On Music: Bee Gees Gold: A Tribute a virtual tribute time machine to 1977
It is neat, at my age, when everything old is suddenly new again, well, in a sense, I guess. If you are a fan of the legendary trio of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, a.k.a. the Bee Gees, the Waterville Opera House is the place to be on June 8 because that is where the […]