Thu, May 23, 2013

    Arts & Entertainment

    • Frankie & Johnny at the DAC

      Sep 20, 2012 12:00 am

      DENMARK — Come join the Denmark Arts Center for a weekend of contemporary theater, live on this fabulous Maine stage! "Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune" will be presented Friday through Sunday, September 21-23 at 7:30 p.m.

      Can one truly find love in a moment? Or is it something built, over years of a life? What if it stared you right in the eye - would you meet its gaze, or run away and hide?

    • Mahoosuc Arts awarded grants

      Sep 20, 2012 12:00 am

      BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council has been awarded two $3,000 grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) through the New England States Touring Program to support performances in the 2012-13 Gould and Telstar performing arts series.

      One grant was awarded for an innovative, cross-sector collaboration between arts and agriculture in the form of a spring 2013 theater residency at Crescent Park Elementary based on the critical role of honey bees in the global food supply.

    • Public dance scheduled

      Sep 20, 2012 12:00 am

      PARIS — A Public Dance will be held on Friday, September 21, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Floyd A. Harlow Post # 9787, East Main Street in South Paris. Admission is $5 at the door; proceeds will benefit Post #9787.

      The food concession will be open to serve up some of your favorite goodies. There will be a 50/50 drawing and raffles.

    • Barn presents Celebration Ensemble

      Sep 20, 2012 12:00 am

      PARIS — Celebration Barn presents the Celebration Ensemble’s original new play "Thumbs Up" for three performances September 21-23. Featuring four actors, 44 characters, and one imaginary gnome, you’ll want to buckle up.

      "Thumbs Up" follows 20-year-old aspiring-writer Lexi up the Maine coast as she hitchhikes her way to Canada. Along the way she falls in with a wild mix of characters as she chases down her ever-elusive vision quest.

    • Mollyockett Chorus to host guests

      Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am

      OXFORD — The Mollyockett Chorus will be hosting a Guest Night on Tuesday, September 18, starting at 7 p.m. at their rehearsal space at the Church of the Latter Day Saints, Skeetfield Road in Oxford. Guest night is an opportunity to visit with the Chorus and enjoy a fun evening of song.

      The Mollyockett Chorus sings chord ringing, fun-filled music, including special arrangements of today’s ballads and upbeat songs, popular show tunes, and even jazz, in addition to traditional barbershop ballads.

    • Open call for artists issued

      Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am

      NORWAY — In an effort to provide continuing broad access to exhibit opportunities for all artists in Maine, Frost Farm Gallery is excited to announce the Western Maine Paper Project.

      The Paper Project is an opportunity for any artist who is a resident of Maine to show their work in a professional gallery setting. Artists may submit up to 10 works in a variety of mediums on paper for this non-juried show, opening on October 5, from 5-8 p.m.

    • Final call for applicants for concerto competition

      Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am

      YARMOUTH PORT, MA — Calling all passionate amateur musicians: The Soloist: New England Concerto Competition is accepting applications until October 1.

      This unique competition, sponsored by the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra (CCSO) is open to vocalists or instrumentalists over 10 years old who either live in or go to school in New England. Up to eight semi-finalists will be chosen and announced on November 1, and perform live at Semi-Finals on February 9, 2013. The top three Finalists will be chosen by judges and audience voting.

    • PAC presents The Last of the Haussmans

      Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am

      FRYEBURG — The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center will broadcast live via satellite and show onscreen the National Theatre of London’s production of "The Last of the Haussmans" on Thursday, October 11 at 2 p.m. Later that evening at 7 p.m. will be an encore screening.

    • The Expendables 2 (Millennium Films)

      Sep 13, 2012 12:00 am

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    • Piano concert features Lopez

      Sep 06, 2012 12:00 am

      LEWISTON — Acclaimed concert pianist and Franco Center favorite George Sebastian Lopez will be performing a special concert on Friday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m.

      This concert will serve as a welcome back to the Franco Center's patrons after its annual summer hiatus, and is the first of a small number of events in advance of the Center's 2012-2013 season, which will be announced in its entirety in mid-September.

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