BRUNSWICK Maine State Music Theatre will showcase Peter Oyloe and The Hank Band for one day only on July 10 with shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Lead by Oyloe, The Hank Band is comprised of musicians inspired by the music and the poetry of Hank Williams, Sr. More than a “cover band,” Oyloe […]

BRUNSWICK For the 12th year, the Brunswick Downtown Association is bringing back their summer concert series, Music on the Mall. “So, we’ve been doing this for a few years, and what’s so cool is that I’m at every one of them and I’ve talked to folks who’ve been at every one of them for the […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival is now in the third week of its 53rd season. Program highlights this week include Shostakovich and Mozart; works by contemporary composer Jennifer Higdon; and performances by James Austin Smith, David Ying, Amir Eldan, June Han and the Parker Quartet. There is also a special performance of Mendelssohn’s “Violin […]

BRUNSWICK World-renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers returns to Brunswick this month for the Bowdoin International Music Festival, bringing her contemporary, emotive interpretations of classical pieces to Midcoast Maine. The top-selling traditional classical instrumental soloist on the 2014 Billboard charts, Meyers has made waves as one of the top performing and recording artists in her field. […]

BATH The Django Festival All-Stars kick off the summer season at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. The All-Stars will bring their brand of Gypsy Jazz to the main stage at 7:30 p.m. on July 2. The Django All-Stars honor the traditions of French Gypsy Jazz in the tradition and style of Django Reinhardt, […]

DAMARISCOTTA Savory Maine Dining and Provisions in Damariscotta is set to exhibit the paintings of Brunswick artist Barbara Bean July 5 through Aug.15. Bean was an art major in high school, art editor of her year book and recipient of a scholarship to the College of Fine Arts at Syracuse University. Following graduation she was […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, you might be ready to take the next step on a project at work, but others aren’t in line just yet. Give them time to catch up to speed, encouraging them along the way. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 You are not one to take “no” for […]

BRUNSWICK This week Bowdoin International Music Festival highlights include Chopin and Tchaikovsky; works by contemporary composer Derek Bermel; and performances by David Bowlin, Janet Ying, Carol Rodland, Paul Katz and the Rolston String Quartet. June 30: Bermel, Bartók, and Arensky Derek Bermel returns once again to the festival’s faculty. His “Death with Interruptions” takes inspiration […]

BRUNSWICK Maine State Music Theatre will hold a panel discussion titled “Peek Behind the Curtain — Guys and Dolls” on July 5 from noon to 1 p.m. The panel will take place in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library. The discussion, part of a series that will run each month from June through […]

BRUNSWICK For Maine State Music Theatre Props Master Liz Frino, it was a creative and fast-paced environment that drew her to theater — a place filled with talented people working toward the same goal: putting on a great show. Last summer, Frino, 25, was the assistant props master at MSMT, and returned this year as […]