River Arts plans to present its annual exhibition devoted to “Land & Sea,” an opening reception is set for 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the 36 Elm St. gallery in Damariscotta. Artist Tom Ferrero juried this show drawing inspiration from coastal and inland landscapes. Many of the contributing artists plan to be in the gallery to […]
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Grace Potter show set for State Theater
Grace Potter’s Mother Road Tour with Brittney Spencer will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at State Theatre, at 609 Congress St. in Portland. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Back in summer 2021, Potter took off on a solo cross-country road trip that would soon bring a life-saving reconnection with her […]
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Chocolate Church Performing Arts to present Castlebay
Castlebay will present Celtic music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Chocolate Church, at 804 Washington St. in Bath. Since 1986 Castlebay has been weaving together Maine’s nautical and British Isles legacies transporting their audience through time and across the Atlantic. Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee have loved and researched traditional music for most of […]
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Johnny Ater to take the stage at the next Johnson Hall Stand-Up Comedy Series show
Johnson Hall plans to present an evening of stand-up comedy featuring Johnny Ater and hosted by Mark Turcotte at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at The Blind Pig Next Level, at 11 Mechanic St. in Gardiner. Those who attend will hear jokes about life in Maine, the meaning of life, and everything in between. Each […]
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45,000 Quilt Project planned at Ticonic Gallery
Waterville Creates plans to display the 45,000 Quilt Project Wednesday, Jan. 17, through Monday, Feb. 12, at the Ticonic Gallery at 93 Main St. The 45,000 Quilt Project is a display that brings together the work of over 60 immigrant justice activists and artists. It is designed to represent the immigrant detention experience in the […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra program featuring Beethoven’s 5th emphasizes conflict and beauty
Two performances of one of the most beloved classical works of all time — “Beethoven’s 5th Symphony” — will be presented at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, and at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Both performances will be led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu and feature special guest Camille Thomas on violoncello. […]
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‘Freud’s Last Session’ a duel between Satan and God
Anthony Hopkins, left, and Matthew Goode in a scene from“Freud’s Last Session.” 14 Sunset, LB Entertainment, Last Session Productions “Freud’s Last Session,” directed by Matt Brown (“The Man Who Knew Infinity”) is a dark film we don’t need right now, but it brings us the gifted Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs,” an even darker […]
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Cast announced for ‘Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help’ at The Public Theatre
It’s 1973 and the O’Shea family faces a crisis of biblical proportions when their 19-year-old daughter tells her younger sister about “the birds and the bees” and is overheard by the parish priest. Holy hell and hilarity break loose as the O’Sheas band together and prove that nothing is more sacred than family, in the […]
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Hallowell-based singer Andrew Thomas to release first-full length album
Late last year, I made a wonderful discovery: a new-to-me singer/songwriter/keyboardist named Andrew Thomas who calls Hallowell home. He was kind enough to send me a copy of his new album, “Amaze Your Friends,” and about a minute into the first track (“Resolution”) I fired off an email to him asking if he’d be willing […]
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Exhibition features posters, artifacts to ‘Celebrate People’s History’
University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Campus