FREEPORT — "The puppets are coming! The puppets are coming!” So begins the release announcing Figure of Speech Theatre’s 30th season. Rather than stringing you along further, here’s the rest of the release: Emperors and gods from around the globe are preparing to descend on Portland during the first two weekends in April. Figures of Speech […]
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Chocolate Church celebrates V-Day with ‘Monologues’
BATH — Girl Power Productions will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the V-Day movement by presenting “ The Vagina Monologues: Until the Violence Stops in Victory and Joy” at 7:30 p.m. April 13 and 14 at the Chocolate Church, 804 Washington St. “ With the uproar in the media over women’s issues from contraception to […]
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Pirates group looking for new ‘pillagers’
ROCKPORT — A pirate crew based in the Mid-coast region — complete with sailing vessel and cannon — is casting about for new buccaneers. Individuals interested in signing on with the Pirates of the Dark Rose can attend a recruitment and orientation meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday at 122 Camden St., Rockport. Members of the […]
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Susan Perrine’s ‘Surgery Knots’ exhibit on view through May 7
BATH — Susan Perrine of Woolwich exhibits pieces of her art in a show titled “Surgery Knots: Recent fiber art works from rural Maine” through May 7 in the lobby of the Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 9 Park St. Perrine’s artwork includes sculpture, garden structures, artist books and handwoven pieces. “ I grew up […]
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Heartwood swings into auditions for lynching drama
NEWCASTLE — Heartwood Regional Theater Company will hold auditions for the premiere production of “The Legend of Jim Cullen” from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. “This full length play with music tells the story of the only lynching to happen in New England, in the spring of 1873 in Mapleton, Aroostook County, Maine,” a Heartwood […]
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‘Paradise’ showcases painter’s take on Georgetown
GEORGETOWN — “ Georgetown: A Painter’s Paradise,” an exhibit of works by painter Stuart Ross, opens April 7 at the Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Road. The show will run through June 15. An artist’s reception will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 14. Ross’ “work has captured the island’s coastal scenes […]
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Theater Project staging ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s multi-generational production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” plays today, Saturday and Sunday at 14 School St. This marks The Theater Project’s third production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “It’s hard to resist,” director Al Miller said in a release. “It’s all about love, even more so than ‘Romeo and […]
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Vocalists chime in to support Oratorio Chorale
FALMOUTH — The Oratorio Chorale will present “Hausmusik,” a benefit concert of vocal solos, duets and quartets at 3 p.m. Sunday at Falmouth Congregational Church. Soprano Christina Astrachan and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Hansen will join Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, and John D. Adams, bass, all of whom perform regularly with the Oratorio Chorale. Noted pianists Frank […]
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Brunswick Downtown Association recruits artists for outdoor festival
BRUNSWICK — The sixth annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, a juried fine arts and fine crafts show, is now accepting applications from artists, crafters and artisans who would like to participate. Sponsored by the Brunswick Downtown Association, the Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, […]