LEWISTON — The most popular band to ever come out of Maine, if one is using album sales as a yardstick, will perform at the Franco- American Heritage Center tonight at 8:30 p.m.. Rustic Overtones is a seven-piece group whose unique sound comes from vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Dave Gutter’s throaty, distinctive voice and the […]

BRUNSWICK — Four talented Maine songwriters perform in an intimate, unplugged setting during Songwriters in the Round, a monthly music series at Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Paul Chase Jr., Heather Hardy and Brad Strause join hosting musician Lisa Redfern Wednesday, May 1, from 7-9 p.m. There is a $10 cover charge.

FREEPORT — Freeport Community Library hosts an evening of “armchair traveling” to Newfoundland with Chris Hastedt and Bert Brewer on Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Hastedt and Brewer have years of experience sailing to this strikingly beautiful island on “the edge” of North America, a news release said. Their slideshow, combined with their fond […]

BRUNSWICK — The Leopard Girls — Scott Woodruff, Chris Simpson and Gary Lawless — will play for the Brunswick Inn’s Tunes and Treat series Saturday, April 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. The series will continue on May 18 with Ben Hunsberger and June 22 with Lauryn Hottinger. The Brunswick Inn is located at 165 […]

LISBON — Lisbon High School students will host the American Sign Language Talent Show featuring Trix Bruce on Saturday, April 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium of the high school, 2 Sugg Dr. Patricia “Trix” Bruce, from Seattle, Wash., is known nationwide as both a workshop presenter and an ASL performer. Her […]

BATH — In support of Regional School Unit 1’s “Screen Free Week” activities, Maine Maritime Museum will keep its doors open late and extend free admission to all school children and their families from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 30. The event provides the opportunity for parents to bring their children to see the […]

BRUNSWICK — Ease on down to Crooker Theater, 116 Maquoit Road, Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. for the opening of Midcoast Youth Theater’s production of “The Wiz.” The show runs Thursday through Saturday, May 2 to 4, at 7 p.m. and endsSunday,May5,witha2p.m. matinee. A news release describes the show as follows: “The Wiz” is […]

NEWCASTLE Long before the audience — even the actors — arrived for Heartwood Regional Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” there was toil and trouble bubbling behind the scenes. “I first read ‘Macbeth’ in high school, and I fell straight in love,” Director Griff Braley said. “I’ve taught it many times to high school students, and […]

LEWISTON — The biggest concert in Lewiston’s history took place on Sept. 6, 1980, when the Grateful Dead came to the Lewiston Fairgrounds for the last concert of their summer tour that year. Now, almost 33 years later, a Maine band that pays tribute to the Dead’s music will try to recreate the experience from […]