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Center Stage Players read for laughs

BRUNSWICK — The Center Stage Players will present “LOL” today, Saturday and Sunday at The Theater Project, 14 School St. “LOL” — or “Laughing Out Loud” — is a collection of comedic pieces illustrating human foibles, according to a release from The Theater Project. The show features some original material, including a segment that highlights […]

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A plethora of perennials

BOWDOINHAM — Conveniently seated in a pile of soil as she slips strips of greenery into their own re-used pots before covering the roots with dark substantive earth — Betsy Steen pauses and reaches for the red binder. In it is a record of how many of each variety of plants, flowers and shrubs, strewn […]

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‘The Color of Flesh’ shares skin-deep study of art, politics

PORTLAND — Love and politics rarely mix well. The combination becomes even more challenging when paired with the French Revolution. In Portland Stage Company’s current mainstage offering, the exquisite and tragic world of the French upper class and monarchy is glimpsed in Marie Antoinette: “The Color of Flesh” by Joel Gross. Best described as a love […]

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Heartwood hosting silent auction

DAMARISCOTTA — Paintings, sculptures, boat trips, dinners, jewelry, theater tickets, garden items and pet supplies are among the items up for bid in Heartwood Theater’s silent auction, which runs through May 19 Skidompha Public Library. Joseph Fiore and John Whalley are among 10 Midcoast artists to be featured in the auction, along with a gift […]

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Daponte String Quartet celebrates youth passions

TOPSHAM — For the grand finale of its 20th anniversary season, the DaPonte String Quartet will perform a program titled “The Passions of Youth,” featuring the early music of three young composers. A release from the quartet describes the concert as follows: Beethoven wrote his String Quartet in BFlat Op. 18 No. 6 in 1802. […]

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Poetry series debuts at Lewiston library

LEWISTON — Three Maine poets, Megan Grumbling, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, and Chris Seid, will participate in a program called “The Poet As Art: A Poetry Series” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Callahan Hall at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. The series is a new collaboration between the library and L/A Arts. “The goal of the […]

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Coastal Youth Orchestra arranges spring concert

TOPSHAM — The Coastal Youth Orchestra (CYO), under the direction of Karla Kelley and Nancy Roderick, will perform its 10th annual spring concert at 7 p.m. Monday at the Orion Performing Arts Center. The orchestra’s three ensembles, the Fiddleheads, the Coastal String Ensemble and the Coastal Chamber Orchestra, will perform a varied selection of music. Kelley […]