Early-season tickets sales have Oqunquit Playhouse and Maine State Music Theatre optimistic. Here’s what’s on the lineup at those stages and more.
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Lots of Bach, film scores and a birthday bash are on the summer’s classic music calendar
The Bowdoin International Music Festival is celebrating its 60th season.
New exhibition at Wiscasset Bay Gallery opens Memorial Day weekend
“Fresh Paint and Recent Acquisitions” will open Saturday, May 25, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in celebration of the gallery’s 40th season. Featuring a diverse and eclectic collection of works by artists from Denmark, Croatia, France, Italy, Great Britain and the United States, the exhibition will span three centuries. Among the highlights of the show […]
From the Chocolate Church: A tribute to Fleetwood Mac and taste of indie pop at CCAC
The timeless hits of Fleetwood Mac on Saturday, May 18, plus a captivating performance by Vienna Teng on Sunday, May 19, headline the weekend shows at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Unfortunately, David, Luke and Will Mallett’s performance, originally scheduled for May 17, has been postponed. Crystal Vision, Maine’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute […]
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra conductor celebrates 20 years at helm
Rohan Smith, who became obsessed with conducting as a child, has helmed the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra for two decades.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens preps for return of its second-biggest event of the year
Outside of Gardens Aglow, there is no busier weekend at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens than its free weekend, Maine Days. The gardens on May 14 released 10,000 tickets to Mainers at no cost to visit on May 31, June 1 or June 2. Advance registration is required for this very popular event. “We are looking […]
ArtWalk Gardiner kicks off May 17, runs Fridays through summer
ArtWalk Gardiner 2024 emerges from 5-8 p.m. this Friday, May 17. The event runs Fridays through Aug. 16, plus a bonus event on Dec. 6. These evenings of art and celebration feature unique works by a variety of local artists and craftspeople, including painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, handmade books, jewelry, textiles, sculpture and beyond, according […]
MSMT’s ‘South Pacific’ to kick off theater season with sweet tunes, hard lessons
The 1940s musical will open the summer show season in June, highlighting themes of love and racism against the backdrop of war.
Midcoast Symphony showcases concerto competition finalists
Five student musicians will perform for the public during a judged event to determine the winner of the biennial prize offered by the community orchestra
Concerts for a Cause presents love songs to keep you swooning
Renaissance Voices will perform at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, as part of the Concerts for a Cause series. All proceeds will be donated to Oasis Free Clinics and Midcoast New Mainers Group. Renaissance Voices is a Portland-based a cappella chorus singing music from the Middle Ages to […]