LEWISTON/AUBURN Lewiston/Auburn’s Gendron Franco Center will kick off the current performance season with its annual Gala and Benefit Concert on Saturday at 6 p.m. The event features a pre-concert reception with complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 12 local restaurants and the entertainment portion, “Thril-LA,” will showcase popular Hollywood movie and Broadway themes performed by several Maine […]

LISBON Students at Lisbon High School will attempt a musical this weekend that may prove to be a cut above the rest. LHS Drama Club will present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: School Edition,” premiering Friday night and running through Sunday. Just in time for Halloween and set in the darkest parts […]

LEWISTON On Oct. 27, Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery is hosting their Wicked Halloween Art Show from 6-8 p.m. Paintings and a sculpture from Becca Showalter will be featured along with the work of Zoe Mullen, Melanie Therrien and Cory Tancrede. Browse Halloween Themed Art, drink some wine and check out the glow in the […]

FALMOUTH Fiddle-icious, an open community fiddle-based orchestra led by Don Roy, will begin its 14th concert season this weekend in Topsham. Fiddle-icious is a non-profit, all volunteer orchestra with members from Kittery to Augusta. Fiddleicious musicians play fiddle, piano, harp, guitar, banjo, accordion, cello, tin whistle, concertina and upright bass. Their tunes are passed on […]

DAMARISCOTTA The Kefauver Studio & Gallery in Damariscotta, is calling for artists to participate in “The Little Holiday Show” art show, which is set to run from Nov. 17 through Jan. 2. An Artists’ Reception, open to the public, will be held on Nov. 18, from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. This show will feature artwork that […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Embrace that others see you as a role model. There may be someone close to you who holds you in strong regard. Pay attention to the influence you have. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 A difficult problem will prove very rewarding when you find the solution. Embrace this […]

DAMARISCOTTA Damariscotta River Grill is featuring work by two new artists, Susan Parrish Carter and Anne Cronin, for their Art at the Grill series. The show will hang from Oct. 24 through Dec. 4., with a reception to be held Oct. 25 from 4-5:30 p.m. Carter uses a variety of techniques to capture the glow […]

ROCKLAND The following is a list of upcoming events set to take place at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.: Cheryl Wheeler Contemporary folk singer songwriter Cheryl Wheeler is known as both a poet and a comic, presenting live shows full of ballads interspersed with social commentaries. The New Englandbased artist […]

BRUNSWICK This fall marks the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution that helped usher in the Soviet Union. At Bowdoin College, professors have been organizing courses, lectures, symposiums and forums on the topic. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art, meanwhile, is displaying dozens of propaganda posters that were ubiquitous during the era between the two […]