The Telegraph String Quartet will play classic, contemporary and timeless music at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The quartet that formed in 2013 won the prestigious 2016 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. The prize includes a performance at Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall and a commissioned work by […]
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The city of Bangor was included in the Matador Network’s 2017 list of the “24 coolest towns in the USA.” Instead of relying on data, the list was created using “people’s stories from the road,” according to the article. “Ultimately what we sought was originality,” the article states. “The kind of place you’d be stoked […]
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NO PLAN B, a light, movement and video project, will be shown at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. NO PLAN B is a cross-genre collaboration between Alison Chase and Gene Felice. The pair will experiment with the blending of projections, movement and sound for the center’s inaugural Tent […]
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The Doo Wop Project will bring street corner harmonies to the Collins Center for the Arts stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1. The show traces the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sound of five guys singing on a street corner to today’s biggest radio hits. The singers will cover foundational tunes of The […]
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An inventive, dynamic Los Angeles dance troupe will bound across the stage at the Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 19. In 2007, Lillian Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett founded BODYTRAFFIC, which commissions today’s most distinctive choreographers. BODYTRAFFIC reflects the diverse landscape of the City of Angels with its warm energy, […]
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The Republican Journal advanced the March 13 opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” and “The History of Postcards” at the H. Allen Fernald Gallery of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center. The exhibits runs through May 22. “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” features Eastern Illustrating […]
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David Wheeler will teach a natural science illustration workshop June 12–16 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Wheeler, a teacher and artist for more than 25 years, will introduce basic shapes found in nature and help participants sharpen their observation skills. “We draw creative people from the Midcoast area and from […]
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Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” and “The History of Postcards” will be at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center H. Allen Fernald Gallery March 13–May 22. The free public exhibit in the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.–7 p.m. weekdays. “Acadia National Park: A […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the third Maine Science Festival set for March 16–19 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Linda Silka, a senior fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, has been a board member and volunteer for the festival since it began. “It’s so important […]
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The Maine Edge spoke with Lucas Richman, music director and conductor of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, ahead of the group’s pops concert, “The Music of Star Wars,” at the Collins Center for the Arts. The orchestra will perform two shows, 7:30 p.m. March 4 and 3 p.m. March 5. “We are excited to be presenting […]
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