CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC), under the direction of Mimi Bornstein, will begin its spring semester on Monday. Founded in 2007 with a mission to “sing as a community for the community,” MCC is a multi-generational, non-auditioned chorus for anyone who wants to sing. MCC draws an average of 140 singers per semester and […]
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Johnson Hall hosting Primo Cubano concert
GARDINER — Primo Cubano, a Latin band with a Cuban “Son”-style beat, is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. Primo Cubano uses the traditional acoustic instrumentation of tres, upright bass, guitar and trumpet with the rich percussion of congas, bongos, maracas, guiro and claves. The […]
Boothbay Playhouse casts pee, pea plays
BOOTHBAY — Auditions for two of the Boothbay Playhouse 2012 summer shows, “Urinetown” and “Once Upon A Mattress,” will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Coastal Club room of the Boothbay Region YMCA. Auditions for both shows will take place on the same day. People can audition for either one […]
‘Stache’ film festival sprouts next month
PORTLAND — No Umbrella Media, organizers of New England’s largest mustache pageant, announce plans to host the first International Moustache Film Festival in 2012. The festival will be held immediately before the fifth annual Stache Pag on March 30 at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. The film festival will begin at 7: 30 […]
‘Next Fall’ continues at Good Theater
PORTLAND — Good Theater’s production of “ Next Fall,” by Geoffrey Nauffts, runs through Feb. 19 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. The Good Theater production of “Next Fall” stars Equity actors Rob Cameron, Moira Driscoll and Abbie Killeen, alongside Joe Bearor, Matt Delamater and Tony Reilly. Brian P. Allen, Good Theater’s […]
Organ accompanies cartoons on Sunday
PORTLAND — The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ will sponsor a family concert with live illustrations to music featuring organist Rob Richards of Disney’s El Capitan Theatre and illustrator Christina Siravo at 2 p. m. Sunday in Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Special activities and games prior to the concert will kick off at 1:15 […]
Unscripted story program takes stage
PORTLAND — Slant, a live storytelling series, will return to Space Gallery at 7:30 p.m. today. Modeled after “The Moth,” Slant features six brave souls telling 10-minute tales without notes or scripts. This free event is curated and hosted by The Telling Room, Portland’s community writing center. The theme for this session is “sure to […]
Gorge on chocolate to help Healthy Kids
NEWCASTLE — The 11th annual Chocolate Fest and Silent Auction to benefit Healthy Kids is scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln Home. The event for adults will feature fine chocolate, savory hors d’oeuvres, champagne, live music and a silent auction. Local restaurants, bakeries and chocolatiers will create a […]
Gardens host Monday story time for kids
BOOTHBAY — Pat Jeremiah will lead Storytime in the Garden at 10 a.m. every Monday — except national holidays or when the Boothbay Region schools are closed due to inclement weather — through May at the Maine Botanical Gardens. Programs will take place at Bosarge Family Education Center at the Gardens, welcoming youngsters for an […]
Edgecomb industry focus of Railway Village talk
BOOTHBAY — The Boothbay Railway Village on Route 27 will host its third in a series of speaker programs for this season, “Wresting a Living from Our Land: Edgecomb’s Industrious Past,” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. “Jay Robbins of Robbins Historical Research Inc. has spent the past year and a half recovering information about […]