Directors Florian Cossen and Katrin Gebbe give us an historical fantasy, full of diddling with that history, but still playing out in a glorious and glossy setting. Shot in Germany, where everything, outside of the big towns, is summer, verdant and lavish. “The Empress” is full of beautiful gardens, and people playing people who weren’t […]
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Gregory Thom talks about upcoming Grateful Floyd concert in Madison
Over the years, I’ve covered a fair amount of tribute acts and although the Not Fade Away Band isn’t a Grateful Dead tribute, the five members of this seacoast New Hampshire group formed out of a mutual fondness for the music created by that legendary jam band. A few years back, I chatted with […]
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Scotland’s Heron Valley to perform Old South Church concert
FARMINGTON — Old South Church Concert Series organizers plan to bring Scotland’s high energy band Heron Valley at 7 p.m.. Thursday, Sept. 7, to the church at 235 Main St. Heron Valley hails from Scotland with musical roots tied to Scottish and Irish traditional music, including traditional Scots song and Scottish piping tunes. The four-piece […]
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Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ to be staged in Waterville
Agatha Christi’s “Murder on the Orient Express” will be staged Sept. 1-10 at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2, 8 and 9 and 2 p.m. Sept. 3 and 10. The production is adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals […]
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Lakewood Theater to stage ‘Anatomies’
“Anatomies” will be staged Aug. 31 through Sept. 9 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 and 7-9, 4 p.m. Sept. 3, and 2 p.m. Sept. 6. In haunted Edinburgh, in the 1820s, Dr. Robert Knox, of Surgeons Square, needs fresh corpses to […]
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Four hearts collide in ‘Sam & Kate’
Isn’t it nice, enjoying a soft, moving duo love story, without servings of the gratuitous mingling of bodies under soft percale sheets. Here in “Sam & Kate,” we savor a piece of cake with cracks of flawed icing giving us two veterans of movie history, the great Dustin Hoffman and still sparkling Sissy Spacek embracing […]
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Motor Booty Affair still going strong after 28 years
Group to take Somerset Abbey stage in Madison Aug. 26.
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Porch Party Mamas to perform at Vienna Union Hall
The Vienna Union Hall plans to host the Porch Party Mamas at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at the hall located at 5 Vienna Mountain Road in the village. Inspired by playing and singing each others songs at their own “porch parties,” these established Boston-area musicians and singer/songwriters decided to combine their individual talents and […]
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Johnson Hall in Gardiner to close out Waterfront Summer Concert Series
Johnson Hall in Gardiner plans to close out its 2023 Free Waterfront Summer Concert Series with The Give Your Voice All-Stars at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Gardiner’s waterfront. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket. There will be food vendors and children’s activities with balloon animals, and free giveaways. Also, there will be […]
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Socks in the Frying Pan concert planned for Boothbay Harbor
Award-winning Irish trio Socks in the Frying Pan plat to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Road. The band is an award-winning trio from County Clare, the universal hub of Irish traditional music. Formed in 2014, this trio comprises Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals, Shane […]