BATH — Stand-up comic Johnny Ater and friends will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at The Chocolate Church Arts Center. Ater, a lifelong Mainer, offers up hilarious and honest stories about life, family, relationships and his colorful local friends, whom he brings to life on stage for all to meet. The comedian also […]
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Nel and Mike will perform at La Rencontre
LEWISTON — Local favorites, Nel and Mike, will provide the entertainment at the Gendron Franco Center’s monthly luncheon, La Rencontre, on Thursday, Feb. 13. The doors and bar will open at 10 a.m. and the meal will be served at 11:30 a.m. The meal will include baked manicotti, garden salad, dinner rolls and chef’s-choice dessert. […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Jay Chanoine at Craft Brew Underground
AUBURN – Maine Event Comedy presents Stand Up! Records recording artist Jay Chanoine at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. The show will also feature Joe Flynn and Michele Mortensen. New Hampshire’s Chanoine performs nationally and was dubbed “The Funniest Comedian You Don’t Know Yet” by AXS.com. He’s been […]
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‘Soup, Salad and Songs’ at Turner church
TURNER — The First Universalist Church in Turner invites all of the greater Turner area to the first of a winter series presentation billed as “Soup, Salad and Songs.” The event will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. There is no cost to attend. The concert will be offered by Relative Pitch, […]
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Winter Dance Showcase to be presented at Franco Center
LEWISTON — The Franco Center and Bates College Winter Dance Showcase, re-branded as FAB15 in honor of the partnership’s 15th year, returns with several performances by artists from all over Maine and regionally. The main show opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Gendron Franco Center. There will be a pre-show musical performance […]
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Influential folk singer Bill Staines to play at Chocolate Church
BATH – Folk singer and songwriter Bill Staines will perform on Friday, Feb. 7, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. A New England native, Staines has performed his particular brand of Americana folk for over 45 years, and will take the stage in the annex at the Chocolate Church Arts Center for an […]
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RAAPA will hold auditions for popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
RAAPA is bringing back their popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater for its 6th season on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, at the Eagles Hall in Rumford. This year’s production is a spoof on the famous Agatha Christie play, “And Then There Were None” (a.k.a., “Ten Little Indians”). It is the story of a […]
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Calderwood Consort to give pair of concerts in Lewiston
The Calderwood Consort, one of Maine’s longest performing early music groups, will perform two concerts presenting sacred and profane love songs from the twelfth through the seventeenth centuries. The first performance – a short, half-hour program of dances and love songs by Machaut, Lindini, Dufay, Byrd and others, will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
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ELHS Drama Club to present ‘Death By Dessert’
The Edward Little Drama Club’s production of “Death By Dessert,” written by Nathan Hartswick, will be performed at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Auburn Middle School auditorium. Join the feuding Donnaducce and Duccedonni families in solving a murder mystery; narrated by the victim herself. During intermission, enjoy a […]
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Gallery to host exhibit of work of artist Dave Kobrenski
Fryeburg Academy’s Goldberg Gallery presents “Drawing on Culture: Paintings and Drawings from West Africa”