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Mud boots glam fest benefits Chocolate Church BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center’s Mud Boots & Black Tie Fundraiser kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday at 804 Washington St. “This year’s theme is ‘Hollywood Style,’ and will feature not only a real red carpet, but dazzling hors d’oeuvres, decadent desserts, a cash bar and […]
Ferillo joins symphony for Mozart concerto
TOPSHAM — The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of music director Rohan Smith, will perform its final concert of the 2011-12 season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Franco American Heritage Center in Lewiston and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. John Ferrillo, principal oboe for the Boston […]
Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup
LOS ANGELES — As superhero summers go, this one is truly super. Amid one of the most-promising box-office seasons Hollywood has ever served up, three movies stand above the rest. The first weekend in May brought “The Avengers,” the ensemble adventure teaming Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man with such fellow Marvel Comics heroes as Thor, Captain […]
Saturday meal kicks off D.C. trip fundraising
WOOLWICH — A spaghetti supper and silent auction to kick off fundraising for next year’s Woolwich Central School eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C., will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Huse School, 39 Andrews Road. The menu for Saturday’s supper includes spaghetti with homemade sauce, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. […]
Library aims to help readers make sense of Civil War
BATH — Registration begins Tuesday for Patten Free Library’s “Let’s Talk About It” summer reading and discussion group about the Civil War. Titled “Making Sense of the Civil War,” the program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book, in cooperation with the Maine State Library. The Bath Historical Society and […]
Midcoast Youth Theater stages ‘Hello, Dolly!’
BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Youth Theater’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” opened Thursday and continues through Sunday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School. A Midcoast Youth Theater describes the production as follows: Tracy Kapocius embodies Dolly Levi with her powerful vocals and commanding presence. Her matchmaking intertwines a host of characters: the elegant Mrs. Molloy […]
Maine Fiberarts shares ins and outs of weaving
TOPSHAM — Maine Fiberarts will host a Weave-In during May and June at 13 Main St. The public is invited to attend to learn about this art form. Maine weavers Emi Ito of Bath, Susan Perrine of Woolwich, Sheila Shanti of Westbrook and Sybil Shiland of Standish will be on hand during different days to […]
‘On Golden Pond’ opens at Public Theatre
LEWISTON — The Public Theatre’s production of “On Golden Pond” premieres at 7:30 p.m. today at 31 Maple St. The show runs through May 13. The cast features real-life couple Ellen Crawford and Mike Genovese, from NBC’s “E.R.” A Public Theatre release describes the production as follows: The loons are back on Golden Pond, and […]
Tummlers roll out musical Jewish history lesson
AUGUSTA — The Casco Bay Tummlers will present “History of Jewish Music,” a concert with commentary, at 2 p.m. May 20 in Jewett Auditorium at the University of Maine at Augusta. The Casco Bay Tummlers, based in Portland, have been performing klezmer music since 1988. They have released three recordings. In 1999, they created and […]