http://knox.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest arts & entertainment stories from Knox VillageSoup. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:31 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:31 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Courier Publications, LLC http://knox.villagesoup.com?source=rss /media/Common/8/6F/552823/CG_logo.gif 138 50 http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/film-discussion-group-screens-shoes/1005024?source=rss ]]> St. Peter’s Episcopal Church invites the community to join its monthly film group for a showing and discussion of “The Shoes of the Fisherman” Wednesday, June 5. The group will gather at 6 p.m. Participants are encourage to bring their own bag supper or snacks; coffee will be provided. There is no charge for admission. The 1968 film is set during the height of the Cold War. The protagonist Kiril Pavlovich Lakota ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/film-discussion-group-screens-shoes/1005024 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/current-coming/1004455?source=rss ]]> APPLETON Local quilts, Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library main space and Art Foyer, 2916 Sennebec Road. FMI: 795-5656. Through June 30. BELFAST African art, crafts and clothing, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Aina Moja at the Wellness Health Center, 39 Main St. FMI: 930-8012. “Celebrating the Farm,” illustrations and lithographs by Dahlov Ipcar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Maine Farmland ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/current-coming/1004455 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Dagney C. Ernest) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/howison-featured-at-small-wonder-gallery/1005644?source=rss ]]> For the first time in 30 years, the newest artist at the downtown Small Wonder Gallery & Framing is a jeweler. Small Wonder, 1 Public Landing, will feature work by Julie Howison, a jewelry designer from Portland. Howison’s body of work features geometric shapes, beach stones and glass in bezel settings; creative cables and cords to showcase pendants; and color and black patinas on silver. She is especially known ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/howison-featured-at-small-wonder-gallery/1005644 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/florida-blues-on-the-midcoast/1005502?source=rss ]]> The Monday night blues series at Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., will continue Monday, June 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. with Doug Deming & Dennis Gruenling with The Jewel Tones. Admission is $10. Eastside Detroit native Doug Deming has garnered widespread attention for his deft guitar work and memorable songwriting. On the road, Deming teams up with longtime road partner, award-winning harp man and VizzTone labelmate Dennis ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/florida-blues-on-the-midcoast/1005502 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:21:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/quilt-exhibit-at-appleton-library/1004864?source=rss ]]> The Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library's Art Foyer and main library space are a hosting an exhibit featuring work by local quilters. The Quilt Exhibit is open to the public during open library hours through the month of June. The library is at 2916 Sennebec Road. Courier Publications’ A&E Editor Dagney C. Ernest can be reached at (207) 594-4401, ext. 115 or ~ http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/quilt-exhibit-at-appleton-library/1004864 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/take-heart-poets-at-left-bank-books/1005693?source=rss ]]> The downtown Left Bank Books will host a poetry reading with several local poets whose works appear in the new anthology “Take Heart: Poems from Maine” edited by Wesley McNair, Saturday, June 1, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. As the current Maine Poet Laureate, McNair has collected verse from his popular "Take Heart" column, featuring a poem each week in 30 newspapers across the state. McNair writes that it is his mission ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/take-heart-poets-at-left-bank-books/1005693 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/mcleans-host-screening-of-american-troubadour/1005058?source=rss ]]> The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., will host a special screening of “Don McLean: American Troubadour,” with special guests Don and Patrisha McLean, Sunday, June 2, at 6 p.m. Don McLean is one of America's most enduring singer/songwriters and is forever associated with his classic hits "American Pie," "Vincent," "Crying" and "Castles in the Air." Since first hitting the charts in 1971, McLean has amassed more than ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/mcleans-host-screening-of-american-troubadour/1005058 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/medieval-demo-day-in-harbor-park/1005068?source=rss The Shire of Hadchester will host its 2013 Spring Demo, A Medieval Meeting, Saturday, June 1, in Harbor Park. A severe weather postponement date of Saturday, June 8, has been set. The general public will be welcomed between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The good gentles of Midcoast Maine are invited to shake off the winter doldrums and come and breathe the salty perfume of the rock-clad coast in springtime. The Shire, ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/medieval-demo-day-in-harbor-park/1005068 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/rathbone-rules-sherlock-holmes-series/1005005?source=rss ]]> The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Film Series continues Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. with a screening of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” with Basil Rathbone in the Friends Community Room of Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. Of the more than 70 actors that have portrayed Sherlock Holmes in film and television, the series is screening four of the finest portrayals from 1939 to 2010. “The Adventures of ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/rathbone-rules-sherlock-holmes-series/1005005 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/penobscot-theatre-auditions-for-season/1005017?source=rss Penobscot Theatre Company has announced auditions for the 2013-2014 season. Actors of all ages will be seen for roles in the following productions: “The Fox on the Fairway” by Ken Ludwig; “The Woman in Black,” adapted by Stephen Mallatratt; “Cinderella: A New Telling of an Old Tale” by Kate Hawley, music by Gregg Coffin; “One Blue Tarp” by Travis Baker; and “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. Roles are not available ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/penobscot-theatre-auditions-for-season/1005017 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/maine-media-women-in-the-cards/1004908?source=rss The June meeting of Maine Media Women will take an unusual turn when the group meets to make greeting cards for distribution to United States servicemen and women overseas. One does not have to be an artist to make these collage-style cards, and the meeting is open to anyone who wishes to participate in this activity. The event will take place Saturday, June 1, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mobius Center on ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/maine-media-women-in-the-cards/1004908 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/free-farnsworth-admission-for-cardholders/1004878?source=rss On the first full weekend of every month, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders enjoy free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. The Farnsworth Art Museum is the only participating museum in Maine. Customers must present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit cards and a valid photo ID to gain free general admission to any participating institution Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/free-farnsworth-admission-for-cardholders/1004878 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/cartoonist-offers-student-workshops/1004872?source=rss ]]> Maine cartoonist Jeff Pert will visit the Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. With his notorious creativity and humor, he will offer two student workshops — Character Creation and Telling a Cartoon Story — which will guide students through the process of creating their own graphic cartoons. These back-to-back workshops are free to students age 8 to 14 and are provided ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/cartoonist-offers-student-workshops/1004872 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/plein-air-days-at-botanical-gardens/1004855?source=rss ]]> Thursday through Sunday, May 30 through June 1, artists are invited to set up their easels outdoors and paint at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens with no admission charge. Pre-registration is not required; artists should simply check in at the front desk to receive the complimentary admission sticker and then head out into the 250-acre property with art supplies in hand. CMBG hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/plein-air-days-at-botanical-gardens/1004855 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:22:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/locals-in-river-arts-exphrasis/1004287?source=rss River Arts will host a special evening program that celebrates the creation and interpretation of works of local artists into the language of poetry, as well as music and dance. The event will be held Thursday, May 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the new River Arts gallery on Route 1. Titled “Exphrasis,” the event will showcase 17 works of art from the current “Dreams, Reverie, Reflections” juried exhibition at the ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/locals-in-river-arts-exphrasis/1004287 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/new-work-new-ideas-opens-craft/1004273?source=rss ]]> A curated selection of new work and new ideas by CRAFT Gallery artists will open it for the season Friday, May 24. CRAFT is located in the downtown courtyard at 12 Elm St. CRAFT features thoughtful new work by calligraphy artist Jan Owen, whose panels of texts address science and humanities; freedom and equality; the Declaration of Independence; and the role of social media in the Arab Spring. The panels are ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/new-work-new-ideas-opens-craft/1004273 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:38:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/memorial-weekend-at-mars-hall/1004258?source=rss ]]> Mars Hall Gallery will open its doors for a special pre-season event this weekend. The two-day St. George Sales into Summer event will feature the Recycled Zoo work of Brian Read. Read creates whimsical animal sculptures of scrap and recycled metal that is welded and painted. The results are great for the garden or the home. The gallery’s new wing will showcase an eclectic mix of paintings and 3-D art by gallery ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/memorial-weekend-at-mars-hall/1004258 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:27:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/walsh-launches-latest-fairy-book/1004198?source=rss ]]> Liza Gardner Walsh will launch a new fairy book Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Owl & Turtle Bookshop, 33 Bay View St.. Walsh’s “Fairy House Handbook” captured the magical world of fairy houses, sharing fairy lore, fairy do’s and don'ts and fairy wisdom. In her new book, “Fairy Garden Handbook,” she brings this magical world to life in a friendly, how-to book for parents and children that combines a ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/walsh-launches-latest-fairy-book/1004198 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/jonason-closes-coastal-music-therapy/1004218?source=rss Trish Jonason, music therapist and owner of Coastal Music Therapy, will be closing her business Friday, May 24. After seven years in the Midcoast, Jonason and her family are moving to Massachusetts to pursue career and graduate school opportunities. Jonason expressed thanks for the support and patronage of music therapy by Quarry Hill and Windward Gardens in Camden; Lincoln Homes in Newcastle; Little Learners ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/jonason-closes-coastal-music-therapy/1004218 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/mariner-film-fest-may-29/1004180?source=rss Oceanside High School film students are making final preparations for their Mariner Broadcasting Film Festival Wednesday, May 29, at Oceanside East, 400 Broadway. The annual award show features work by students from the video production and animation classes, as well as from the visual arts and photography students. Project Graduation offers sumptuous desserts. The dessert buffet will open at 6 p.m. as the ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/mariner-film-fest-may-29/1004180 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:09:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Arts & Entertainment