Comedian Bill Engvall will deliver his stand-up routine at the Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. While Engvall traveled for six years with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy and Ron White for the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, he’s also used to performing solo. The American Comedy Awards named him […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on an upcoming production of the Neil Simon’s 1969 comedy “Last of the Red Hot Lovers.” The show will be staged at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Collins Center for the Arts. During the decade of free love, Barney Cashman — middle-aged, married, overweight and overworked […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present an exhibition of the rich and varied work of seven faculty members who teach in the Department of Art. “Featured Faculty / 2017,” which runs from Feb. 17 through March 17, will showcase new work by Andy Mauery, Constant Albertson, Matthew Smolinsky, Susan Camp, […]
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Five young a cappella singers who approach traditional music in innovative, humorous ways will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The Olga Vocal Ensemble combines enthusiasm, drama and comedy with vocal clarity and a unique sound. The international ensemble’s repertoire covers more than five centuries. […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts continues its 2016–17 theatre season with a production of the classic musical “The Pajama Game.” Dawn McAndrews, producing artistic director of the Theater at Monmouth, is guest directing the UMaine production of the musical, written by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, with music and lyrics by Richard […]
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A freshly conceived production of Neil Simon’s 1969 comedy “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” will be staged at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Collins Center for the Arts. During the decade of free love, Barney Cashman — middle-aged, married, overweight and overworked — sets out to join the sexual revolution before it’s […]
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“Once,” a Tony Award-winning best musical, will be performed at the Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. The winner of eight Tony Awards in 2012 is about an Irish musician who plays at local pubs at night and repairs vacuums in a Dublin shop during the day. Guy is about […]
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Eight days after Mark O’Connor and his band perform at the University of Maine, their 12-song “Coming Home” album could take home Best Bluegrass Album at the Grammy Awards. The O’Connor Band, which fuses country, acoustic pop, folk, classical and Americana, plays at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Collins Center for the Arts. […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on three exhibitions on display through May 6 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The centerpiece of the museum’s winter exhibits is “Brenton Hamilton: 20 Years,” a mid-career retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, according to the article. Hamilton uses old-fashioned photographic techniques to create […]
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This spring, the University of Maine Department of Art will offer a five-week, after-school art program for children in grades K–8. ArtWorks! gives children an opportunity to explore the world of art through viewing and hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media. All classes will be taught by UMaine students, under the supervision of […]
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