GARDINER — Johnson Hall’s Halloween Dance and Costume Party is set for 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at The Brookside Barn, 394 Marston Road Dance the night away to your favorite tunes played by DJ Lil Mic Ray, come as you are or dressed in costume. If you come in costume you can enter to […]
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Schooner Fare is coming to Chocolate Church Arts Center
Schooner Fare plans to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Chocolate Church Performing Arts, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The band has won praise for captivating harmonies and winning stage presence. In addition to their numerous original songs on both contemporary and traditional themes, the band also writes and performs topical […]
Shocking secrets revealed in ‘Lou’
You remember Allison Janney, of course, you do.
Waterville Opera House to host Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, in Waterville. The orchestra brings timeless classics like “In the Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “String of Pearls,” and “Tuxedo Junction” back to the stage. Even 80 years after founding his famous […]
‘Flora and Son’ simply about love and music
John Carney, Irish to his toes, has no Marvel heroes, capes or swords, rescued damsels, car chases or shoot-outs in his bag of tricks. His “Flora and Son” is as fresh and bright as newly washed clothes hanging on a line in the sun, with a cast of sparkling actors: Eve Hewson (Flora), Joseph Gordon-Levitt […]
The Glenn Miller Orchestra director talks about band’s history, music
I was not alive when Big Band music was in its heyday, but I do remember my father listening to his 78s and me trying to look uninterested because there was something almost magical about the way that music would make you feel. At my age back then, the music of our parents was inherently […]
Free fall concert to feature Down East Singers, T-Acadie
The Camden Public Library plans to host Down East Singers at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, in the Camden Amphitheatre, on Atlantic Avenue, for a free community concert. The rain date for this event is Oct. 23. This year, they will perform with T-Acadie, a trio from Maine specializing in Acadian folk […]
Studio Two ~ The Beatles Tribute planned in Sidney
Studio Two — The Beatles Tribute plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Snow Pond Center for the Arts’ Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane in Sidney. In partnership with Kennebec Valley YMCA and Lithgow Library. Studio Two is a headlining Rock ‘n’ Roll Beatles tribute band, composed of Berklee Alumni […]
Norway library exhibit ‘Quiet Please’ on display through Nov. 12
Visitors to Norway Memorial Library at 258 Main St. can see an art exhibit in the reference room. “Quiet Please” features 15 mix medium paintings by Peter Herley. Of his art exhibit he writes, “With static in the world, coming at us from all directions, we need a place to be quiet and reflect. With […]
Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Chris Smither to perform at Stone Mountain Arts Center
Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Chris Smither will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Multi Grammy winner and multi instrumentalist Tim O’Brien has traveled the world and delighted audiences since 1975 with his warm vocals, string wizardry, and heartfelt original songs. His […]