CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust is seeking artists for its annual juried wet paint auction Paint for Preservation. Artists chosen to participate will be asked to paint plein air scenes at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight the town’s natural beauty. Painting will take place June 26-28, with the auction […]
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 5-15
‘Appropriate’ Exhibits/Galleries Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. On view to March 1. Free, meca.edu. “Perfection,” Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. Poses questions about what constitutes “perfection,” to March 2, ablebakercontemporary.com. The Tolerance Project, a message of social acceptance, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress […]
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Out & About: ‘Sexy Laundry’ and ‘The Illusionists’ top picks
A pair of outstanding stage shows in Lewiston and Portland dominate this week’s top choices for lightweight entertainment as we approach Groundhog Day this Sunday. If you’re suffering from the midwinter blues and your marriage is in the throes of the midlife blahs, then “Sexy Laundry” offers laughs galore. This clever romantic comedy by Canadian […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 15-25
‘Tap, Tap, Jazz’ Exhibits/Galleries “Appearances,” 100 works by photographers Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. On view to Jan. 27, mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org. “Holding Up the Sky,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Honors the First People of Maine, to Jan. 31. “Holiday Offerings 2020 […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 8-18
Greater Portland Auditions “Fun Home,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical, based on Alison Bechdel’s bestseller. Exhibits/Galleries “Appearances,” 100 works by photographers Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. On view to […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 11-21
Greater Portland Exhibits/Galleries The Tolerance Project, a message of social acceptance, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. Dec. 13-Feb. 22. Free, meca.edu. Ongoing “Holding Up the Sky,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Honors the First People of Maine, to February 2020. Saturday 12/14 Think A Bot It – Eva Goetz, Opening […]
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Out & About: Christmas theater and concerts
As expected, Christmas-themed shows dominate this week’s top selections on the performing arts roster, and the geographic range stretches from Brunswick to Biddeford. The Brunswick-based Oratorio Chorale has a pair of Christmas concerts coming up. “Sing We Noel” is slated for six performances in Brunswick and Falmouth. Falmouth-based St. Mary Schola has readied its annual […]
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Colby, Waterville art benefactor Paul J. Schupf dies at 82
Paul J. Schupf, for whom an arts center at 93 Main St. in downtown Waterville will be named, died Wednesday in New York. He was 82.
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Out & About: Christmas season A&E in full swing
The decorations that are popping up all over – plus the early start of the 2019-20 snow season – are certainly ringing in the Christmas season. So, too, in the performing arts. Maine State Ballet opened its annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Thanksgiving weekend. As always, it’s a spectacular show, with scores of dancers […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 4-14
c cc Midcoast Film “The Polar Express,” 10 a.m., Dec. 7 and 14, Nordica Theatre in Freeport. Admission is food item and/or monetary donation for the Freeport Community Services food pantry. Ongoing Eveningstar Cinema, 149 Maine St., Brunswick, classically romantic environment for fantasy, pleasure, adventure and fun, eveningstarcinema.com. Frontier, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, independent, […]