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Face Time: Magic with Scot Grassette

Now you see him, now you don’t. Actually you probably do see him, because magician Scot Grassette is everywhere. One day he’s dazzling an audience at a church in Bath, then he’s performing for kids at a summer camp in Poland and after that, he’s teaching the tricks of the trade at his own personal […]

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'Love is Magic!' one-time dinner-show program on Valentine's Day

RUMFORD — A unique dining experience, including intimate tableside magic, and an old style parlor magic show will be offered at a one-time seating on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 49 Franklin Reception Hall. Tableside magic is an up-close and personal experience, where the feasibility of camera tricks, angles and lighting is virtually impossible […]

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Teaberry Arts Council schedules Art Walk for Aug. 16

RUMFORD — The Teaberry Arts Council’s second annual Art Walk is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the north end of the Hosmer Field trail. The paved path cuts through a wooded area along the Swift River, and there are openings and clearings for visual artists, musicians and other performers […]

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Dress rehearsal for Rumford venue’s play, Charlotte’s Web reveals ‘moving story’

RUMFORD — E.B. White’s charming children’s literary classic, “Charlotte’s Web,” came to life Thursday night during a dress rehearsal of the play’s second act at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater. A few of the Paper Moon Players in the cast of 16 were absent, but director Keith Grassette and assistant directors Carmen DiConzo and Hope Fallon […]

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Rumford magician, performer to launch magic school for kids, adults

RUMFORD — Accomplished magician and entertainer Scot Grassette is about to pull a rather big “rabbit” out of 49 Franklin‘s hat to finally realize a dream this winter. Next month, Grassette will debut his teaching talents for 49 Franklin’s School of Magic and Showmanship, a place where students ages 7 and up will learn stage […]

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Rumford’s 49 Franklin Paper Moon Players to perform ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play’

RUMFORD — Walking into Scot and Cindy Grassette’s Mystic Theater at 49 Franklin on Tuesday evening was akin to stepping back in time to 1946. On stage were eight actors with the local Paper Moon Players troupe performing several of the 40 roles in a dress rehearsal of playwright Joe Landry’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: […]

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Rumford’s 49 Franklin, Paper Moon Players to produce ‘On Golden Pond’

RUMFORD — Gail Parent and Jim Robertson, the local version of Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, will help bring “On Golden Pond” to life at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater this month. Parent and Robertson have thrilled audiences at Rumford Association for the Advancement of the Performing Arts with theatrical productions and now they will do […]