Dueling Pianos is part of the “Best of Boston” entertainment series set for 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 49 Franklin in the Mystic Theater in Rumford. This performance consists of two grand pianos, and two charismatic, hilarious entertainers behind the keys. Throughout the event the players perform audience requested songs. The pianists sing and […]
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‘Apocalypse Now’ film ‘is Vietnam’
“You’re an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill.” Colonel Kurtz (Brando) When Francis Ford Coppola introduced his film “Apocalypse Now” at the Cannes Film Festival before its screening, he said, “My film is not about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.” He then added, “Little by little we went insane.” Indeed they did. […]
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‘So Help Me Todd’ a weak-unfunny-CBS comedy
I dialed into “So Help Me Todd” because I like Marcia Gay Harden, and it was bedtime and I needed a laugh to sleep better. I didn’t get the laugh, but I slept better. The show is third rate and the rest of the cast is beneath working with her. Harden is no Cate Blanchett […]
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Waterville Creates announces ‘Piecework: Hathaway Stories + Storytellers’ at Ticonic Gallery
Waterville Creates will present “Piecework: Hathaway Stories + Storytellers” exhibition on view through Nov. 11 at at Ticonic Gallery at 10 Water St., suite 106, in Waterville. “Piecework” documents the labor conditions and female Franco-American workers’ stories at the Hathaway Shirt Company, the last shirt manufacturer in Maine. Artist Maggie Libby’s work is inspired by […]
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Magic and illusion show planned for Franco Center stage Nov. 12
Markus and Angelique Steelgrave plan to present their family friendly show of magic and illusion at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Their show will feature magic and illusion, juggling, upbeat music, clean comedy, and plenty of good-natured audience participation, said Angelique Steelgrave, according to a news […]
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Relocation, final film series at Railroad Square Cinema announced
WATERVILLE – In preparation for its relocation to the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville, the Maine Film Center recently announced the final film series at its Railroad Square Cinema location, “The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship.” Running Nov. 12-23, the film series includes several fan favorites, important milestones in cinema history, and […]
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WOR concert set for Brownfield
A WOR concert is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. With finely textured arrangements WÖR injects new energy into 18th-century tunes from the Flanders region of Belgium. Their music shines an inventive spotlight, with a modern twist, on tunes from the manuscripts of De […]
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Old South Church concert series to feature House of Hamill
The band House of Hamill plans to travel to Farmington for an eclectic collection of folk and celtic music at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Old South Church, 235 Main St. in Farmington. Doors open 6:15 p.m. The House of Hamill credits its existence, almost entirely, to a series of cancelled flights. Rose […]
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Norway center to show artwork by Millonzi family
An opening reception for “Unrolling Vic … An Art Show” is scheduled to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The show will be held at the Matolcsy Art Center, 426 Main St. in Norway. Victor Millonzi’s daughter, Nikki Millonzi, recently unrolled large colorful canvases of her late father that were stored […]
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‘The Stranger’ to be staged in Hallowell
Gaslight Theater will present “The Stranger” by Agatha Christie at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium, at 1 Winthrop St. in Hallowell. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 13 and 20. Directed by Linda Duarte, “The Stranger” is an adaptation by Agatha Christie, of her short […]