ROCKPORT — A pirate crew based in the Mid-coast region — complete with sailing vessel, cannon and performances throughout the Eastern Seaboard — is on the prowl for some new buccaneers. Individuals interested in signing on with the Pirates of the Dark Rose are invited to attend a recruitment and orientation meeting at 1 p. […]
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‘Lady Day’ to premiere next week in Freeport
FREEPORT — The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., will premiere its production of “ Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” on Thursday. “This production features the incomparable jazz singer Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday, with local musician Flash Allen at the piano,” a Freeport Factory Stage release states. Directed by Julie George-Carlson, “Lady […]
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DaPonte concerts center on love and death
TOPSHAM — The DaPonte String Quartet titled its spring program “Fatal Attraction.” The program includes Franz Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” quartet. “It’s gorgeous and deeply moving; but when the four musicians decided to couple it with Alban Berg’s ‘Lyric Suite,’ written in 1927, they worried that a piece of music that they had grown […]
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Nelson, Weir team to lead UMA jazz ensembles
BRUNSWICK — University of Maine at Augusta student jazz ensembles, under the direction of professors Tim Weir and Richard Nelson, will offer a free performance from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Frontier Café in Fort Andross on Maine Street. The performers are all enrolled in the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at the […]
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Maine State Ballet brings ‘Swan Lake’ to Merrill
PORTLAND — Maine State Ballet will present “ Swan Lake” at 2 p.m. March 31 and April 1 at Merrill Auditorium. “The show is a rare opportunity for Maine residents to see a large-scale version of Tchaikovsky’s first ballet, which premiered in Russia 135 years ago,” a Maine State Ballet release states. “The presentation showcases […]
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Renowned pianist lines up Lewiston recital
LEWISTON — Concert pianist Igor Lovchinsky returns to the Franco-American Heritage Center on Saturday to present the fifth recital of the 2011-12 Piano Series Season. His program will include works by Bach- Busoni, Chopin, Shostakovich and Liszt. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., and immediately following the program, a reception for the artist will be […]
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Lincoln Theater hosts Dixieland Jazz players
DAMARISCOTTA — The Moose Mountain Jazz Band will perform at 7: 30 p. m. today at the Lincoln Theater. A release from the theater describes the band as follows: The Moose Mountain Jazz Band got started in August 2001 when Lance Maclean was asked to put together a small three-piece group for a “Dixieland Night” […]
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Bowdoin College hosts TAIKOPROJECT
BRUNSWICK — TAIKOPROJECT, an endeavor committed to preserving taiko as a dynamic element of Japanese American culture, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus. Admission is free.
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Freeport library lists book sale hours
FREEPORT — The Freeport Community Library’s annual book sale begins at 9 a.m. March 31. Books, audiobooks and DVDs will be sold. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 31; 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 2; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 3; 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 4; and 9:30 […]
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Miss Maine to grace pasta repast
BRUNSWICK — Miss Maine, Julia Furtado, will host a Royal Spaghetti Supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Columbus Drive,. Admission costs $10. In addition to the meal, the event will include a 50/50 raffle and Silpada jewelry sale with Barbara Stauble, all to support Furtado in […]