GOULDSBORO — “Missing Link,” a stop-motion animated film about a lonely, lovable Sasquatch resembling a giant, apelike pine cone, who enlists a pompous British explorer to guide and help him find his missing relatives in Shangri La, opens this weekend April 12-14 in cinemas across the nation and world. Prospect Harbor’s Adam Fisher, who …
ORONO — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s fifth Masterworks concert for the 2018-19 season on Sunday was a celebration of American composers. The program’s first half comprised three works featuring featured popular tunes. William Grant Still’s “Can’t You Line ’Em” is a brief orchestral treatment of a chant sung by railroad workers. Still, who has been …
ELLSWORTH — The Grand’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which opened last weekend, has put the fine old theater back on track of presenting excellently cast, produced, directed and performed musicals. While there have been elements of all these qualities in recent past productions, it has been a while since they all have come …
FAIRFIELD — The Mount Desert Island High School Show Choir’s evocative, exquisitely performed production “Requiem,” featuring a finely conducted pit band, captured first place and a gold medal, Saturday in Division I of Maine’s 2019 Maine All State Vocal Jazz & Show Choir Competition held March 29-30 at Lawrence High School. Organized by the state’s …
STONINGTON — Kate Russell, whose troupe Threadbare Theatre Workshop was in residence last summer to develop and direct an original play, “The Royal Tarr,” has been hired as Opera House Arts’ new director of communications and engagement. Russell also served as the organization’s first creative producing fellow in 2016-17. In addition, Opera House Arts’ Producing …
ELLSWORTH — Never mind Captain Marvel. A real life marvel, right here in Hancock County, is Leslie Michaud. This theatrical superhero has, for many years, entertained us on stage at The Grand and other theaters as an actor and singer. Who can forget her Mrs. Potts from “Beauty and the Beast”? Or her many Gilbert …
WINTER HARBOR — When the Darthia Farm Porch Band All Stars takes the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Hammond Hall, Lynette Woods will sit in for the group’s white-bearded drummer. Still, the audience can expect a lively concert from the musicians, who will play ’50s bop tunes with special verve to send …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School went all out to host Maine’s Class B Maine Drama Festival finale this past weekend with a wide variety of one-act plays performed by some seriously talented young actors from 10 Maine high schools. Lisbon High School students went home with the gold for their stunning “Scenes from the White …
ELLSWORTH — Emma Campbell, who delivered a lively and polished performance at age 11 as Jane Banks in the 2015 production of “Mary Poppins,” will play Dorothy in The Grand’s “The Wizard of Oz,” opening at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5. The show runs through April 20. Directed by Leslie Michaud, “The Wizard of …
ELLSWORTH — Deirdre McArdle, flute and Deiran Manning, piano will play a midday concert at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at the Moore Community Center in Ellsworth. This concert is being sponsored by the Ellsworth Community Music Institute with help from the city of Ellsworth. The mother-son duo will perform works by Bach, Bonis …
BLUE HILL — The Ying String Quartet, an innovative ensemble that became known for making chamber music an integral part of life in an Iowa farming town back in the 1990s, will perform American-Chinese composers’ works as well as Debussey and Tchaikovsky starting at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, at the First Congregational Church …
BLUE HILL — “I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan,” the award-winning documentary about artist/author and storyteller Ashley Bryan who makes his home in the Cranberry Isles, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at the Blue Hill Public Library. Sedgwick filmmaker Richard Kane, who produced the film with Brooksville artist Robert …
