Greater Portland Auditions “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” City Theater, Biddeford, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 for children, 7 p.m. Sept. 10 & 11 for adults, show dates Nov. 30-Dec. 16, www.citytheater.org/auditions. “The Foreigner,” Monmouth Community Theater, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 2 & 3, Cumston Hall. Show dates Nov. 2-11, bill.mclean1@yahoo.com, storytwist@yahoo.com. Royal River Community Players, for Stroll Haunted […]
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Out and About: ‘Nunsense’ wraps up MSMT season in Portland
The summer season is rapidly drawing to a close, as the roadside goldenrods and Queen Anne’s lace attest. Maine State Music Theatre wraps up its 2018 season with a wonderfully funny production of Dan Goggin’s “Nunsense,” a whimsical and tuneful musical comedy that’s set in a New Jersey convent. Operatic music with Broadway showmanship is […]
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Where’s the beef (and raw oysters)? In Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The local restaurant scene is set to expand with two new steakhouses, both being opened by owners of other businesses in town. Scott Moody, owner of Moody’s Seafood, will open Black Pearl Raw Oyster Bar Steakhouse, at 32 Bath Road. At 11 Pleasant St., Becky Marcos and Wayne Bartlett, owners of Lighthouse Variety & […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 15-24
Greater Portland Auditions Saturday 8/25 “The Great Russian Nutcracker,” 10:30 a.m., Drouin Dance Center of Westbrook, casting 65 children ages 6-18 for performance Dec. 2 at the State Theater in Portland, register at www.nutcracker.com/auditions. Exhibits Kevin C. Kuehl Photography, Kittery-based artist, Freeport Community Library, 5 Library Drive, to Aug. 31. Akida Jawara Tesfa, NYC-based artist, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., […]
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Lewiston’s Forage Market sees Portland as ‘showcase’ for wood-fired bagels
PORTLAND — A taste of Lewiston has arrived in the city, and the man bringing it expects customers to take a big bite. “I knew we had exceptional bagels and could showcase them in Portland,” Forage owner Allen Smith said. Following a soft opening on Aug. 11, Forage will open again Thursday, Aug. 16, at […]
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Out & About: It’s raining in Brunswick, snowing in Ogunquit
Never mind the dry summer and the widely scattered showers. It’s raining buckets every day in Brunswick, where Maine State Music Theatre wraps up its 2018 season with “Singin’ in the Rain.” And it’s snowing a few miles down the coast, where Ogunquit Playhouse continues its 2018 season with “Grumpy Old Men,” a warm-hearted musical […]
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Pennsylvania transplant opens Harpswell boatyard cafe
HARPSWELL — The Great Island Boat Yard is welcoming more than just new boaters this summer. It is now also home to a new cafe called Craft Kitchen & Provisions. Pamela Rhoads, a Pennsylvania native with a background in catering, opened the business Aug. 1. Rhoads is a social worker who spent years fundraising for nonprofits. […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 8-18
Greater Portland Exhibits Kevin C. Kuehl Photography, Kittery-based artist, Freeport Community Library, 5 Library Drive, to Aug. 31. Akida Jawara Tesfa, NYC-based artist, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., 2nd floor, Portland, to Aug. 29. “The Art of Rube Goldberg,” first retrospective of cartoon illustrator in 40 years includes drawings and iconic inventions to Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoons, Portland Public Library, […]
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Portland library displays 'whimsical, creative' drawings of Rube Goldberg
PORTLAND — With his quirky sense of humor and satirical eye, illustrator Rube Goldberg often showed humanity at its silliest – particularly with his invention drawings, which poked fun at how technology could actually complicate, rather than simplify life. Now “The Art of Rube Goldberg,” which spans the artist’s copious 72-year career, is on display at the […]
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Out & About: Never too late for Kennebec Early Music Festival
We’re approaching the end of Maine’s all-too-short summer season of arts and entertainment, but there’s still plenty to come in the few weeks remaining. Among the seasonal late-starters is the Kennebec Early Music Festival, only in its second year. Six concerts are slated for two venues along the historic Kennebec River. Deertrees Theatre is counting […]