World premieres of works by two Maine composers will be featured as three of Maine’s classical music organizations wrap up their 2012-2013 seasons with concerts this weekend, while another presents a special spring event on May 23. Oratorio Chorale exits with concerts on Saturday and...
The fall-winter-spring seasons for most of southern Maine's performing arts producers and presenters have either closed or are wrapping up right now. Among them is The Public Theatre of Lewiston-Auburn, which opened the last production of its 2008-2009 subscription season last weekend. "La...
This is a wonderful time of year to be in the woods. Spring wildflowers are starting to appear in earnest, with new ones blossoming each week throughout May. One of the outstanding places to go to enjoy the bounty of spring is the Blackstrap Hill Preserve in Falmouth. Like a hike in...
Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 5/1 Nominations for Portland Poet Laureate, accepted through May 1, nomination forms at Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, or Dennis Camire, bioluminescing@yahoo.com.
The weather is heating up as we hit the midpoint of spring; ditto the pace of arts and entertainment. This week's picks of the tix number five quality acts representing diverse countries and cultures. Let's start in Berlin in 1929, the setting for "Cabaret," the celebrated 1967 Broad... 1
Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Nominations for Portland Poet Laureate, accepted through May 1, nomination forms at Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, or Dennis Camire, bioluminescing@yahoo.com.
This week's arts and entertainment calendar is brimming over with choices in many different genres. These include a stage comedy, a modern ballet company and several classical concerts. Top billing goes to "Light Up the Sky," a wonderfully funny classic comedy by Moss Hart...
Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art The Portland Dyke March Committee seeks performers of all genres for an Open Mic Night held on April 17 at the North Star Cafe, Congress St., Portland, Portland Dyke March Committee, portlanddykemarch@gmail.c...
This weekend has a number of intriguing concerts featuring a variety of music. Top billing goes to the Indigo Girls, a Grammy Award-winning pair of singer/songwriters who have been singing and writing together since their high school days. They visit Portland's Merrill Auditorium on...