SCARBOROUGH — The 34th annual Devonsquare and Schooner Fare Reunion Concert to benefit the Jack McPhillips Memorial Fund will take place Saturday at The Landing at Pine Point, 253 Pine Point Road. Doors open at 6: 30 p. m. The concert offers cabaret and dining club seating. Ticket prices range from $25 to $20. Every year […]
March 2012
Humorist Tim Sample brings laughs to Freeport
FREEPORT — Tim Sample will dole out some St. Patrick’s Day “cabin fever” relief at 7 p.m. March 17 in the Casco Bay Room at the Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Gray family of the Harraseeket Inn, with all proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Friends […]
Mad Horse stages classic family drama
PORTLAND — Mad Horse Theatre Company’s production of “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man- in- the- Moon Marigolds,” by Paul Zindel, opens Thursday at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd. A Mad Horse release describes the play as follows: Zindel’s masterpiece, which won an Obie Award, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the […]
Boogie 2 Shooz comes to Jewett
AUGUSTA — The Concerts at Jewett series, sponsored by University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College, will present Boogie 2 Shooz at 2 p.m. Sunday in Jewett Hall Auditorium. A release from the university describes the concert as follows: Boogie 2 Shooz took shape as an electro acoustic […]
Railway Village continues winter lecture series
BOOTHBAY — The Boothbay Railway Village ( BRV) will host a free program titled “ Maine Railroad Stations, 1960-1980” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The program is the fourth in the museum’s winter speakers series. “Before the existence of an improved road and highway system, and before the widespread use of trucks and automobiles, the commerce […]
Heartwood readers bring Greek tragedy to life
DAMARISCOTTA — Heartwood Theater Company will present a staged reading of Aeschylus’ “Agamemnon” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the atrium at Skidompha Library. “Staged readings are becoming increasingly popular at Heartwood, offering a variety of challenging literature spanning genres and time,” a Heartwood release states. “The material is meaty, the reading quality and the audience […]
Heartwood bring back summer stage camps
NEWCASTLE — Heartwood Theater Company will again offer summer camp sessions for children in first through 12th grade. The camp will run from June 26 through July 13 at Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. Four camps run concurrently during these three weeks. This year’s offerings are: Sprouts Camp ( one week); Fabulous Kids’ Camp ( […]
Underwood plays 7 men in ‘Little Me’
PORTLAND — Good Theater’s production of “Little Me,” a musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman ( music) and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics), continues this weekend at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. “Little Me” stars Stephen Underwood who plays seven men in the life of one woman. This show was originally written as […]
Piano Men fundraiser concert set at Franco Center
LEWISTON — L/ A Arts will hold a fundraising reception and performance by Piano Men, featuring Joe Boucher and Chris Eastburn, on March 17 at the Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. The reception starts at 6 p. m. Vaudeville performer Randy Judkins will roam the crowd to entertain with juggling and music. The […]