HARPSWELL —The DaPonte String Quartet’s first summer series, “Made in America,” arrives in time to help get in the spirit of Independence Day with a smorgasborg of American composers, including a unique work by George Crumb. The program includes old friends like George Gershwin’s gorgeous “Lullaby,” Randall Thompson’s moving “Alleluia” (a choral piece re-worked for […]
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Bowdoin International Music Festival opens next week
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival opens to its students next week, and concerts begin on Monday, June 30. The Monday concerts will feature the complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle, with four different quartets performing on six consecutive Mondays. All performances will take place at the Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School. Tickets for this […]
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Toad the Wet Sprocket to perform at L.L. Bean
FREEPORT Taking its name from an obscure Monty Python reference, California-based band Toad the West Sprocket made its mark in the 1990s with several hit singles, most notably “Walk On The Ocean,” “Something’s Always Wrong,” and “All I Want,” before disbanding in 1998. For fans, Toad’s music never really went away as the band has […]
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Patten Free to hold summer film series
BATH — To celebrate its fifth annual summer film festival, Patten Free Library will screen some of the best summer movies of all time in a series called “Hot Times in the City.” Each film radiates with heat—from the sweltering temperatures of Brooklyn in “Do the Right Thing” to the steamy chemistry between William Hurt […]
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Call for artists for “Art in the Park”
BATH— Art in the Park 2014 will include a one-day event on Sunday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring artists exhibiting and working under one big tent. Artists will reserve a space under the tent for $35, and spend the day demonstrating their art under the tent or in and around the […]
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‘South Pacific’ to open at Boothbay Playhouse June 26
BOOTHBAY HARBOR Described as timeless and powerful, “South Pacific” is coming to the Boothbay Playhouse stage June 26th through July 12th. From the hauntingly beautiful first three notes of “Bali Hai” to the romance of “Some Enchanted Evening,” it’s no surprise that this Rodgers & Hammerstein favorite is one of the greatest Broadway musicals of […]
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Butterfly survey at Swan Island
RICHMOND On Saturday June 21st from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Swan Island in the Kennebec River in Richmond, join Bob Gobeil, an accomplished Maine Butterfly Survey Participant, to survey Swan Island for butterflies. Bob will first present information about our state’s Butterflies, and the Maine Butterfly Survey – http://mbs.umf.maine.edu/. Afterwards, spend time in […]
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Tinseltown Talks: Shane Rimmer
Widely recognized as the voice on a 60’s British children’s show, Shane Rimmer also worked alongside the BBC’s original Dr. Who, helped R2-D2 into an X-wing fighter, delivered an atomic bomb in “Dr. Strangelove,” and battled villains with two James Bond actors. Originally from Canada, Rimmer made a film career playing technicians, military men, and […]
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Patten Free to host antique appraisal
BATH On Friday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Mobile Appraisal Coach will roll into Bath for an antiques appraisal fundraiser event hosted by the Patten Free Library. The Appraisal Coach will be parked at the site of the Library at 33 Summer Street in Bath, and local participants […]
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What’s up at the Chocolate Church?
BATH The 3rd Friday Concert Series, sponsored by the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath, continues on Sat., June 14 with singer/songwriter Greg Brown. Greg’s first professional singing job came at the age of 18 in New York City when he ran hootenannies (folksinger gettogethers) at the legendary Gerdes Folk City. His music reflects a […]