FARMINGTON —The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series presents award-winning film editor Joe Walker as the popular program’s concluding visiting artist for the academic year. Walker will discuss his work in a remote live reading at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 23. The talk will be followed by a question and answer talk […]

FARMINGTON — Dungeons & Dragons, a cultural icon of the role-playing game industry, is the next featured topic of the University of Maine at Farmington’s New Commons Project. First published in 1974, D&D was the first of its kind, and has remained the best-known, most successful and sometimes controversial fantasy RPG on the market. The […]

REGION — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is providing free art kits for 30 of OUT Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth for virtual art classes in February and March. The program will include a virtual tour of CMCA’s Biennial exhibition, as well as a discussion of the artists’ expressions of identity, gender and inclusivity. This […]

FARMINGTON — On Saturday September 26th starting at 7:30 pm ArtsFarmington along with Maine Mountain Chamber Music will present a virtual concert of well-known local pianists Steven Pane and Yuri Funahashi, along with their son, violinist Gianluca Pane. This special concert was recorded professionally in Nordica Auditorium to give the feel and high-quality sound of […]

FARMINGTON —The University of Maine at Farmington Emery Community Arts Center invites Maine-based solo-artists and small ensembles to submit a demo video of their work for consideration in its new Couch Jam Online Summer Concert Series. Emery’s premiere online concert series will feature a diverse range of musical acts and genres, sharing the spirit of […]

FARMINGTON — Boston City Lights Performing Arts School is a free performing arts school, located at 1154 Washington Street in Boston. The school educates children in dance, singing, acting, sound production, set design, and community participation and organization. Classes are offered seven days a week. For area performing artists, City Lights North will be located […]

REGION — Museum L-A invites the public to participate in a photo contest as part of our upcoming gallery exhibit. The new exhibit dives into the history of the Androscoggin River to celebrate this waterway and its effects on the industrial development of many cities throughout Maine. Photographs submitted to the contest will help to […]

NOTE: I am reviewing this film because of its upcoming Video On Demand release. I fully acknowledge and respect the decision to close most of the theaters in the country due to COVID-19. Stay safe, everybody. “Bloodshot” is the very definition of a Vin Diesel “vehicle.” There is nothing to entice people to see this […]

NOTE: Please check with local theaters for updated operating procedures. Exercise caution and practice cleanliness and safety if you plan to see any movie theatrically in the current climate. “Believe” it or not, the PG-rated, Christianity-infused drama “I Still Believe” reminds me a lot of “Funny People,” an R-rated Judd Apatow comedy from 2009. Both […]