Step into a celebration of Brazilian music at the Chocolate Church Arts Center honoring the legendary Caetano Veloso, a pivotal figure in Brazilian culture and music, Thursday, Sept. 12. Fresh off a tour to the Lincoln Center, this special performance brings together Gaia Wilmer, the esteemed multi-Grammy-winning producer and composer; cellist Jaques Morelenbaum, who produced […]
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Renowned organist to perform accompanied by strings in Waldoboro
Organist Kevin Birch returns to Waldoboro’s Broad Bay Congregational Church for a concert on the church’s historic 1875 E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings organ, accompanied by violinist Anatole Wieck and cellist Sarah Hoskins, at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. The program will feature Joseph Rheinberger’s “Suite for Organ, Violin and Cello” (1887) and […]
Pints on the Pier set to cap off the summer
The beer fest located in the city of shipbuilders is quickly barreling down on the pier of Maine Maritime Museum.
Indian Island artist opens exhibition at Gleason Fine Art this week
Indian Island artist Michael Vermette opens his new show, “The Monhegan Paintings,” at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor Thursday, Sept. 5. The show runs through Oct. 5, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on First Friday, Sept. 6. Vermette’s personal and professional history are as intertwined with Maine as any artist’s can be. Married […]
Squeeze in a barn supper before the season turns
A farm-to-table dinner in a barn on a farm is a magical experience, and it’s not too late to enjoy one this year.
See the world from artist Peggy Bacon’s satirical view at 2 shows in Maine
The 20th-century caricature artist, whose work appeared in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, spent the end of her life in southern Maine.
Smaller shows at a trio of Maine galleries help usher in autumn
Hyperrealism in the gloaming, talk of trees and a sampling of sketches will lure you to Woolwich, Monson and Portland.
From the Chocolate Church: An evening of immersive spectacle and sensory delights at CCAC
We believe the Chocolate Church is most successful when there is a wide array of offerings. We are not a farm growing one crop. We are not a restaurant serving one kind of food. We are not a library with one genre of book. We see ourselves as an arts center with wilder sensibilities. Our […]
Bath busker brings a taste of the oldies
A local accordion player has become a fixture at Brackett’s Market IGA in downtown Bath. People who pass by him are hit with a wave of nostalgia for the old tunes he loves to share with locals and visitors.
Franco Center to open 25th season with Best of Broadway performance
Hop on over to Lewiston next weekend as the Franco Center kicks off its 25th season with the biggest hits of favorite Broadway shows on Sept. 6 and 7 under the direction of Jake Hodgkin. Exceptional local performers in the 7 p.m. Best of Broadway shows include Jim Hodgkin, Jim McKinley, Eden Bauer, Jen LeBlanc, […]