BATH — Earl Bigelow and his assembly of local luminaries collectively known as The Natives Are Restless will take the Chocolate Church Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. “This is the seventh consecutive year for this musical collaboration of song writers and musicians to gather and present their favorite tunes for performance, featuring […]
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Adam Soosman, student set to play free concert
HALLOWELL — Maine musician and music teacher Adam Soosman will play a free Irish tin whistle concert from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell. Also performing will be Hall-Dale Middle School student William Fahy. The concert will feature traditional Irish music to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Soosman, […]
Cephalopod singers ransom Irish tunes
LISBON — The Squid Jiggers, a Maine Irish and maritime folk duo, will perform two St. Patrick’s Day shows at Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant on Saturday. Shows start at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the restaurant at the corner of Mill Street and Route 196 in downtown Lisbon. At each show, the Squid Jiggers […]
‘Once Upon A Leprechaun’ takes stage this weekend
BRUNSWICK Students in fourth through eighth grades at St. John’s Catholic School will stage “Once Upon A Leprechaun,” a musical comedy, at 7 p.m. today and Saturday, as well as at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the school on Pleasant Street. “When a trio of wild and crazy leprechauns try to help tongue- tied shepherd Fin […]
ST. PATRICK’S DAY BRIEFS
Big Chips Trio backs up Blarney Ball BATH — To top off Bath Blarney Days, the Bath Blarney Ball will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p. m. Saturday at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. Big Chips Trio will provide music. A large dance floor will be available. Light refreshments will be served […]
Public Theater offering ‘Red’ through March 25
LEWISTON — “ Red,” which won a Tony Award, opens tonight at the Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. “This masterpiece of theater and art is a love letter to the creative spirit within each of us, and a thrilling glimpse into the mind of a great artist struggling with his ego, his conscience, and his […]
Multiple roles highlight ‘Little Me’
PORTLAND — Good Theater’s production of “Little Me,” a musical comedy by Neil Simon, Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, continues this weekend at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. “Little Me” stars Stephen Underwood who plays seven men in the life of one woman. This show was originally written as a vehicle for Sid […]
Chamberfest commissioning new work
DAMARISCOTTA — Salt Bay Chamberfest has launched a new music commission project, Sound Investment, in which a group of individuals will fund the commission of a new piece of classical chamber music. The program is modeled on one begun by the New Jersey Symphony and since adapted by other organizations including the Los Angeles Chamber […]
Owls Head series continues with ‘Rat rods’ talk
OWLS HEAD — Old car enthusiast, musician and tinkerer Richard Peek will discuss the making of antique hot rods, also known as “rat rods,” during a free talk that begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. “ The modern rat rod movement is a retreat from the high-priced, ultra-shiny street rods […]