Stephen King’s “Carrie” as a musical? How can that possibly work? It works quite well, as you can see for yourself for the next two weekends at Lyric Music Theater in South Portland, where this 65-year-old community company has mounted a powerful, riveting production of King’s first published novel. Did you forget your sweetie on […]

Greater Portland Exhibits “Maine Birds: Watercolors by Michele Clamp,” Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, through March.  “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter.  Art Guild of Freeport, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through February. “Visions of Place: 30 Contemporary Maine Artists,” Thos. Moser, 149 Main St., […]

The Portland Symphony Orchestra has planned a pair of “gateways” to classical music for its next pair of concerts. This Sunday and Tuesday the PSO will perform maestro Robert Moody’s penultimate program, which includes Johannes Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero,” two wonderfully accessible pieces that have hooked generations of classical music aficionados. […]

Greater Portland Exhibits “Maine Birds: Watercolors by Michele Clamp,” Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, through March.  “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter.  Art Guild of Freeport, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through February. “Visions of Place: 30 Contemporary Maine Artists,” Thos. Moser, 149 Main […]

Flights of the imagination are a staple of theatrical art, and three current southern Maine shows are exemplars of the exotic in very different ways. The biggest is the national touring production of “Cinderella” in a musical adaptation. Three performances are slated for this weekend, part of Portland Ovations’ season. Portland Players are running a […]

Greater Portland Auditions Wednesday 1/31  Maine Gay Men’s Chorus seeking tenor, baritone and bass singers for the 2018 season. To audition, email Lawrence Jackson at newmgmc@gmail.com. FMI, see www.mainegaymenschorus.com. Exhibits “Maine Birds: Watercolors by Michele Clamp,” Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, through March. “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route […]

The long midwinter hiatus is ending for most of southern Maine’s performing arts producers as their 2017-2018 seasons resume in earnest. Most earnest of all is Portland’s Good Theater, which is currently running two productions simultaneously: a reprise of 2016’s “Shear Madness” and the Maine premiere of “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” At Maine […]

Greater Portland Auditions Wednesday 1/31  Maine Gay Men’s Chorus seeking tenor, baritone and bass singers for the 2018 season. To audition, email Lawrence Jackson at newmgmc@gmail.com. FMI, see www.mainegaymenschorus.com. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. Zach Cunningham, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., […]

Greater Portland Auditions Wednesday 1/31  Maine Gay Men’s Chorus seeking tenor, baritone and bass singers for the 2018 season. To audition, email Lawrence Jackson at newmgmc@gmail.com. FMI, see www.mainegaymenschorus.com. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. “Perspectives: Skillin’s Greenhouses Art Show […]

Greater Portland Auditions Tuesday 1/9 Portland Community Chorus, 6-9 p.m., Episcopal Church of St. Mary’s, 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth. Sight reading required; register at www.portlandcommunitychorus.org. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. Zach Cunningham, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., illustrator, comics artist and graphic designer, […]