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Camden library to display collection by mid-coast artist through Aug. 30
The Camden Public Library is hosting mid-coast visual artist Jon Byrer for a show of his signature “Puddle Paintings” through Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Picker Room Gallery at 55 Main St. The exhibit is an opportunity for the community to see a large collection of Byrer’s work and discover what makes his “liquid moments […]
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The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald art show on view at Chocolate Church Arts Center
Stories in Wood: The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald art show opened Thursday at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. The show will run through Oct. 1 with a gallery reception planned for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and a free artist talk at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Macdonald, an artist, […]
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Pat Pepin Blues Band to perform Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert
Johnson Hall’s Free Waterfront Concert Series will feature the Pat Pepin Blues Band at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at the Gardiner Landing on Route 24 in Gardiner. Pepin is a singer and saxophonist who knows the blues from the inside out. She performs with conviction and power, infusing her music with heart-felt emotion, treating […]
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Bob Marley plans Brownfield show on Aug. 11
Comedian Bob Marley will take the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11,, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Marley’s daily videos were a comic relief from the world’s challenges, and there have been many. He has a gift and a way of finding the hilarity in the obvious and the […]
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Little River Band concert planned at Waterville Opera House
The Little River Band will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, June 14, at The Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. The band garnered chart success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits in the ’70s and ’80s. Their worldwide album, CD, and digital downloads amass to more than 350 million. They continue […]
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Leslie Mendelson concert planned at The Gem Theater
Grammy Award-nominated artist Leslie Mendelson will play in concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at The Gem Theater in Bethel. Mendelson, a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, is riding a wave of acclaim for her most recent studio album “If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…,” as well as a solo acoustic EP “In The Meantime.” Described […]
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Music for Mavis series to feature Denny Breau
Denny Breau and friends will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Turner Center. There will be a host of talent joining Breau including, but not exclusively,Deb Morrin, Malinda Liberty, Paul Mellyn, and Ted Hammilton. Breau mixes genres with ease: Folk, Delta blues, country and […]
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Theaters partner, announce auditions for ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Aug. 14 and 15
Local theater company Rocky for Equality, in partnership with Community Little Theatre, has announced audition dates for their production of Richard O’Brien’s “Rocky Horror Show.” Auditions will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Aug. 14 and 15, the Auburn theater, 30 Academy St. Call-backs set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. Anyone interested […]
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‘An Evening at Dave’s Sauna’ tells the mostly true story of an Oxford County legend
The musical, playing Friday and Saturday at Deertrees in Harrison, focuses on Dave Graiver and his eponymous establishment in South Paris.