WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery plans to reopens for the season on Friday, April 12, at 15 Warren St., with two concurrent shows that express the influence of artistic mentors. The first floor of the gallery will be filled with the colorful and exuberant creations by Wiscasset’s K-12 students. Alongside this art will be […]
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River Arts plans opening reception for ‘Texture’ on April 13
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts recenlty announced the opening of its first exhibition celebrating the theme: texture at the gallery, 36 Elm St. For “Texture” submitting artists delved into the intricate interplay of tactile surfaces, exploring the sensation and visual allure of texture in its myriad of forms. The artists applied actual texture or implied visual […]
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Popovich Comedy Pet Theater to perform at Waterville Opera House
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater will take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. The show will feature a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the talents of his furry costar. There are more than 30 pets in the […]
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Old South Church to host Belsher and MacLeod New England tour
Old South Church Concert Series welcomes the Prince Edward Island duo of Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher to Farmington at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the 235 Main St. church. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. MacLeod and Belsher met in 2002 when she recorded her award-winning debut album “Head Over Heels” at his […]
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Movie Review: ‘The Zone of Interest’ starts slow, grows richer, more compelling, J.P. Devine writes
Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest,” (“Sexy Beast” 2000) loosely based on Martin Amis’s novel of the same name, tells the true story of Rudolf Hoss, a Nazi commandant who ran the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp in World War II Poland while his wife and five children led a passive, comfortable life in a pristine new […]
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John Gawler to perform at Oasis of Music
John Gawler will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Gawler is a familiar face on the music scene in Maine, especially with his role, along with his wife Ellen, as elders of the Gawler Family Band, one of Maine’s most popular folk music […]
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‘Born in Chicago’ film screening to be followed by concert featuring Blues Prophets
The Maine Jewish Film Festival in partnership with The Hill Arts will present the film “Born in Chicago” followed by The Blues Prophets live in concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at The Hill Arts in Portland. Directed by Bob Sarles and John Anderson, “Born In Chicago,” is a soulful documentary film that […]
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Comedian Juston McKinney always working on new material
Back in February I chatted with a couple of comedians, Mark Turcotte and Tuck Tucker, and really enjoyed it, and with the way the world is swirling around, I figure that laughter is something we all need right now. So I contacted a gentleman I talked with a couple of years ago to get another […]
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Duo Mundi George & Guli to perform at UMF
ArtsFarmington presents Duo Mundi (George and Guli) in a concert of 4-handed piano music of Meredith Monk, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, Errollyn Wallen, José Elizondo, and Fazil Say at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, in Nordica Auditorium in Preble Hall on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Since their inception in […]
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Freeport Players present ‘dessert theater’ featuring production of ‘Murder at the Pie Auction’
Freeport Players presents a murder mystery “dessert theater” presentation of “Murder at the Pie Auction,” by Michael Druce, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, at the First Parish Church Hall in Freeport. After years of trying unsuccessfully, the small town of Mynute, Alaska, finally lands the famous Mother Mabel’s Pie-Baking […]