A special online screening of “Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Barbara Cray of Westport Island, will will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, as part of the Lincoln County Community Conversations series. The details including the Zoom link can […]
Jason Rathbun
‘Don Carlos’ production continues Met Opera streaming series
The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season continues with “Don Carlos” at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a cast of opera’s […]
Cast announced for production of ‘Disaster!’ at Community Little Theatre
Director Brandon Chaloux has announced the cast for the upcoming production of “Disaster!,” opening Thursday, April 7, at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. The play is a spin on the disaster movies of the 1970s and includes many hits from that decade including “Knock on Wood,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Sky High,” “I Am Woman,” […]
Live music at Mixers this weekend
Tickle returns the L/A area for the first time in years at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 18, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band covers songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Nelly. Doors open at 6 p.m. There is no cover charge. Twice Shy, […]
Jewish music of Ukraine to be performed at Oasis of Music
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner will perform at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Dresdner will be playing accordion and singing Jewish music of Ukraine. He will be accompanied by Greg Boardman on viola. The Oasis of Music is a weekly music […]
‘Dancing Lessons’ opens at The Public Theatre
Suzannah Herschkowitz as Senga Quinn and Jed Peterson as Ever Montgomery in “Dancing Lessons.” The play opens Friday, March 11, and runs through March 20, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. A professional dancer with a career-ending injury is thrown for a loop when a geoscientist shows up on her doorstep asking for a dance […]
Tannahill Weavers concert cancelled in Rumford
The Tannahill Weavers have cancelled the concert scheduled for Thursday, March 17, at 49 Franklin in Rumford. One of the members of the band has contracted COVID-19 and the band is cancelling the first 10 days of their US tour. 49 Franklin owners Scot and Cindy Grassette say, “We are sorry for any inconvenience. We […]
Franco-American Collection plans two events to celebrate Francophone Month
USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College
Lewiston native releases ‘Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love’
From acclaimed concert flutist Julie Scolnik comes an inspirational and heartfelt memoir about young love, heartache, and the role of memory in our lives. Set against a backdrop of classical music and Paris, “Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love” is a true fairy-tale memoir with a dark underbelly about the tenacious grip of first […]
Concerts from summer of 2021 now available online
Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival