WEEK OF SUN, FEB. 21 ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Excitement surrounds any get-together you are involved in this week, Aries. This puts you in a good mood for some time, and the positive energy can bring about change. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Taurus, this week you may find yourself in the […]

BRUNSWICK “The Shoemaker,” a recently composed church opera by Stephen Paulus, will be presented by the First Parish Church Choir, chamber orchestra and soloists on Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College’s Studzinski Recital Hall in Brunswick. This one-act work was composed in 2012 by Paulus with English libretto by poet Michael Dennis Browne […]

LEWISTON Regina Bonelli, a New York Blues Hall of Fame singer, songwriter and keyboardist out of New York City, will perform at the Franco Center on Saturday. The doors and the bar open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. in the Heritage Hall Clubhouse. Tickets are $10. Bonelli is accompanied by […]

HALLOWELL The 13th annual Young at Art 2016 exhibition of children’s artwork will be on display at Harlow Gallery from Feb. 20 to March 19, located at 160 Water St. in Hallowell. In this exhibition area students from kindergarten through 8th grade have their work on display in the professional setting of the Harlow Gallery. […]

AUGUSTA The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine brings focus to cultural heritage with its upcoming exhibit “Yearning to Breathe Free: The Immigrant Experience in Maine.” The exhibit runs through April 1 at the Michael Klahr Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. “Yearning to Breathe Free: The Immigrant Experience […]

BRUNSWICK Klavierfest • Friday Piano Concert: A musical celebration of Elliott Schwartz’s 80th birthday featuring piano works by Bowdoin’s composer emeritus and an on-stage interview with him • Saturday Piano Concert: Bowdoin’s artist-in-residence, George Lopez, will play the last sonatas of the “First Viennese School,” with works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Feb. 19 and […]

This week we sat down with Double Bassist Isac Ryu. We talked about life, inspiration and the joys of a life in music. This is a rare opportunity to get to know the people behind all of the wonderful music Bowdoin International Music Festival presents each summer. Ryu was born in Seoul and began his […]

POWNAL Fuego Diablo will host its first Open Mic Music Night of 2016 on Saturday at 52 Loring Lane in Pownal. Musicians, singers, storytellers, poets and entertainers of all ages and abilities are invited to take the stage at this intimate acoustic venue that has become a crowd favorite. Performers requiring gear should bring their […]

PHIPPSBURG Pat Colwell and The Soul Sensations will deliver “A Motown Valentine” in concert at the Phippsburg Congregational Church on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Following their sold-out area shows of “A Motown Christmas,” the Mainebased R&B ensemble shifts into a romantic gear for Valentine’s Day, drawing on classics performed by Sam and Dave, the Supremes, […]

BRUNSWICK Folk Dance Brunswick will host a “Balkan Bash” dance night with live music by the Boston band Gogofski on Friday from 6:30-10 p.m. at the People Plus community center, 35 Union St., one block west of Maine Street, in downtown Brunswick. All are welcome with a suggested donation of $5. Gogofski is a four-person […]