Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Falmouth Memorial Library is seeking donations of art or craft items by local artists for Beauty and the Books silent auction held during March to benefit the Library; items needed by Feb. 27, FMI, www.falmouth.lib.me.us or 781-2351. Longfellow Chorus Call for Singers, looking for experienced community choral singers in […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Falmouth Memorial Library is seeking donations of art or craft items by local artists for Beauty and the Books silent auction held during March to benefit the Library; items needed by Feb. 27, FMI, www.falmouth.lib.me.us or 781-2351. Longfellow Chorus Call for Singers, looking for experienced community choral singers in […]

Several Portland restaurants donated percentages of their sales to relief efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of that country’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. There are still a couple of events left, including Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Local 188 and its new sibling, Sonny’s. The waitresses and bartenders at Local, 685 Congress St., and Sonny’s, 83 […]

A broad and substantial portion of the musical spectrum radiates across southern Maine over the next week. In Portland, “The Spitfire Grill” is an exemplar of dark, minor-key musical theater, a genre of stagecraft that typically deals with the bright and shiny facets of life. Good Theater, the resident troupe at the St. Lawrence Arts […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Art, “Black & White Artwork” of any media for next exhibit of Long Island Dodwell Gallery, contact Maggie Carle, artsprits@myfairpoint.net or 766-2940; hanging date Sunday 1/31. Falmouth Memorial Library is seeking donations of art or craft items by local artists for Beauty and the Books silent auction […]

For an invigorating mid-winter snowshoe hike close to home, check out the 3/4-mile long Cousins River Trail. This scenic trail is a joint project of the Casco Bay YMCA and the Freeport Conservation Trust. Park at the far end of the YMCA parking lot off Route 1 in Freeport (just south of the Big Indian) […]

One of the most popular Broadway shows of recent times is my top pick of the tix over the next week or so, as Portland Ovations presents a touring professional production of “Hairspray” Jan. 28-29 at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. On the surface, “Hairspray” is a cute and tuneful musical that revolves around a teenage character […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Longfellow Chorus Call for Singers, looking for experienced community choral singers in all vocal categories for Feb. 27-28 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 203rd Birthday Choral Concerts, Charles Kaufmann, 232-8920, or director@longfellowchorus.com, FMI, longfellowchorus.com. Wednesday 1/20 Musica de Filia Auditions, for girls’ and womens’ choirs, 1/20, 1/25–27, FMI, 807-2158; 550 Forest […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Freeport Players Open Auditions, comedy roles for adults, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, for Apr. 9-25 and/or July performances, Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook St, Freeport.FMI, www.fcponline.org, info@fcponline.org or 865-2220. Longfellow Chorus Call for Singers, looking for experienced community choral singers in all vocal categories for Feb. […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Saturday 1/9 Auditions for “Yours, Anne,” musical adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” 10 a.m. Saturday; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday 1/12; prepare dramatic song, cold readings from script, Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, Michael J. Tobin, 773-0333, www.oldportplayhouse.com. Monday 1/11 Musica de Filia Auditions, for girls’ and […]