BRUNSWICK — Vox Nova Chamber Choir, a Mid-coast ensemble dedicated to the creative exploration of contemporary vocal music, will present “Heaven on the Horizon,” a concert of modern choral music on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m. in the Bowdoin College Chapel. The program describes the transcendence of […]
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Bluegrass Band to play 1 Longfellow Square
PORTLAND — The hot Maine-based bluegrass band, Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, will perform at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, on Friday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. Maine fiddle player Erica Brown is equally comfortable (and experienced) playing classical, bluegrass, and the Franco-American fiddle style for which Maine is known, a news […]
Heist film screening set at Curtis library
BRUNSWICK — “The Italian Job,” Curtis Memorial Library’s second in a series of classic heist films will show tonight in Morrell Meeting Room. Film critics Robert Long and Melissa Orth will give an overview of the heist film genre. Free refreshments and popcorn will be served. For more information, call Sarah Brown at 725.5242, ext. […]
Vivid Motion planning open dance auditions
PORTLAND — Vivid Motion Inc., Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance company, is holding a dance audition for its upcoming spring show, “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad,” on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at its studio in the Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. No formal preparation is needed; the audition […]
Public Theatre opens Holmes spoof tonight
LEWISTON — “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” a Sherlock Holmes spoof produced by The Public Theatre, begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. A news release describes the play as follows: In the style of “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged),” a three-man theatrical troupe sets out to tour the country with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s […]
Fiber artist Mills to discuss ‘Night Travels’
TOPSHAM — Fiber artist Susan Mills will give an artist’s talk in reference to her show “Night Travels” at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight. “Night Travels” is on display at the gallery through Feb. 15, Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. […]
One-Wheelers show rocks at Orion center
TOPSHAM — Opposites attract as the Woodside One Wheelers present a benefit concert, Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Road. The show will start with Woodside’s Assistant Principal Chris Lajoie’s bluegrass band, “String Tide”; include a small performance by the Woodside One Wheelers; and feature the very […]
Local peace groups co-sponsor water film
BRUNSWICK — Occupy Maine: Bath-Brunswick, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, and PeaceWorks are all sponsoring a showing of the film “Bottled Life — The Truth about Nestlé’s Business with Water” at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. A news release describes the film as follows: Swiss […]
Winter Cabaret warms up cold nights
BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project Professional Ensemble is pleased to once again present their mostlyannual Winter Cabaret, running tonight through Feb. 10. Winter Cabaret is sketch comedy at its best — the funny, frantic, slightly bawdy sort you’ve come to love from The Theater Project, a news release said. This year the group, who have […]
Freeport chorus seeks singers
FREEPORT — Greater Freeport Community Chorus new season has begun and new singers are invited to join. The chorus is a non-auditioned, adult chorus under the direction of Virgil Bozeman of Richmond High School and District 3. Dues are waived for high school students. Rehearsals are Sundays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Freeport […]