Greater Portland Auditions Royal River Chorus, women of all ages invited for holiday caroling. Rehearsals start 7 p.m. Nov. 2, Lunt Auditorium in Falmouth. Call Leigh, 712-7244 or leighmk2050@gmail.com. Exhibits “Keep Me Posted,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., showcases stories captured in mid-19th century letters to and from Yarmouth’s sailors and ship captains, yarmouthmehistory.org, through March. Friday 11/3 […]

As the calendar flips to November, virtually all the region’s performing, producing and presenting organizations are into their 2017-2018 seasons. The last two off the mark are the DaPonte String Quartet and the Oratorio Chorale, both of get going on Saturday. The DaPontes plan five performances of a three-piece program in five venues spread between […]

Greater Portland Exhibits Community House Artists, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., through October. “Dahlov Ipcar: Stories,” 5-8 p.m., children’s reception and art workshop, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. “Keep Me Posted,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., showcases stories captured in mid-19th century letters to and from Yarmouth’s sailors and ship captains, yarmouthmehistory.org, through March. Film Iranian Film Festival, […]

There’s a variety of music playing in Portland and vicinity this weekend, headlined by two disparate acts in widely separated parts of town. Out in the Woodford’s Corner neighborhood, the Portland Conservatory of Music is hosting its annual three-day Portland Early Music Festival Friday through Sunday. Josh Ritter, a powerful Americana act, will appear downtown […]

Greater Portland Auditions New Horizons Adult Concert Band welcoming new members of all abilities, meets 2-4 p.m. Sundays at the Conservatory, 202 Woodford St. Portland. Contact Nina Andersen, 415-0880, nina@portlandconservatoryofmusic.org, www.newhorizonsmusic.org. Exhibits Community House Artists, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., through October. “Dahlov Ipcar: Stories,” Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, to Dec. 23. “Keep Me Posted,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm […]

Greater Portland Auditions New Horizons Adult Concert Band welcoming new members of all abilities, meets 2-4 p.m. Sundays at the Conservatory, 202 Woodford St. Portland. Contact Nina Andersen, 415-0880, nina@portlandconservatoryofmusic.org, www.newhorizonsmusic.org. Exhibits Community House Artists, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., through October. “Dahlov Ipcar: Stories,” Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, to Dec. 23. “Keep Me Posted,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm […]

Leonard Bernstein was the most important classical musician in American history. Over the course of this program year, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will mark the centennial of his birth and celebrate his musical contributions and creations. The observance begins this Sunday with a concert that features Bernstein’s “Jeremiah.” Guest mezzo-soprano Stephanie Foley Davis will sing […]

Greater Portland Auditions New Horizons Adult Concert Band welcoming new members of all abilities, meets 2-4 p.m. Sundays at the Conservatory, 202 Woodford St. Portland. Contact Nina Andersen, 415-0880, nina@portlandconservatoryofmusic.org, www.newhorizonsmusic.org. Exhibits Community House Artists, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through October. Freeport Fall Festival, Oct. 6-8, 100+ artists, music, local food, kids’ activities. “Dahlov Ipcar: Stories,” Portland Public Library, 5 […]

Greater Portland Auditions New Horizons Adult Concert Band welcoming new members of all abilities, meets 2-4 p.m. Sundays at the Conservatory, 202 Woodford St. Portland. Contact Nina Andersen, 415-0880, nina@portlandconservatoryofmusic.org, www.newhorizonsmusic.org. Exhibits Community House Artists, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through October. Freeport Fall Festival, Oct. 6-8, 100+ artists, music, local food, kids’ activities. “Dahlov Ipcar: Stories,” Portland Public Library, 5 […]

This past weekend, Ogunquit Playhouse debuted a new musical. “From Here To Eternity” is a powerful drama that portrays a pathologically dysfunctional U.S. Army unit in Hawaii in the weeks preceding the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It plays through Oct. 29. “A Night at the Opera” is the theme for this year’s piano […]