The jazz performance is scheduled to run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Bowdoinham Town Hall on School Street. Tickets cost $10 per person. In addition to live music, refreshments and drinks will be available.
For attendees with children, child care will be provided next door from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Coombs Municipal Building. A flat fee of $10 per family will be charged.
Space in the Town Hall is limited. Tickets are available by contacting Kathy Gallant at kgallant@bowdoinham.com or 841- 7569, or Kathy Tome at ktome@bowdoinham.com or 751-0080.
Ticket also are available at the town office, Town Landing Restaurant, G&G Gas Station and Long Branch general store.
Local jazz vocalist Leila Percy studied performing arts and finished her formal training at the University of Maine, where she earned her degree, according to an announcement about the event. Percy spent many years performing professionally as a singer of mostly jazz songs, both as a soloist and as part of a trio. She has performed in many musical and non-musical community theater productions at the Studio Theatre of Bath and the Chocolate Church Arts Center.
Percy agreed to waive her performance fee for the benefit of the Bowdoinham Heating Assistance Fund.
Bay Chamber concert features strings
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts presents Curtis on Tour, a celebration of classical guitar at the Curtis Institute of Music, in a performance Sunday afternoon at the Rockport Opera House.
The concert will feature Curtis Director Roberto Diaz, new guitar faculty member Jason Vieaux and two of the institute’s string players in a program of music for guitar and strings.
The program, to begin at 2:30 p.m., includes Paganini’s last guitar quartet and Piazzolla’s Oblivion for guitar and strings, among other works.
Tickets cost $30 to $40, or $8 for those aged 18 and younger.
For more information call 236-2823, toll free at (888) 707- 2770 or go online at www.baychamberconcerts.org.
The Rockport Opera House is located at 6 Central St.
Longfellow birthday bash on tap Saturday
PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society will mark Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 205th birthday with programs on Saturday.
The annual Longfellow birthday party will be held at 10 a. m. The party includes readings of Longfellow poems by Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s Irwin Gratz, a reading of “ Paul Revere’s Ride” by former state Rep. Herb Adams, craft activities and birthday cake.
At 1 p. m., Charles Kaufmann, artistic director of the Longfellow Chorus, will present an illustrated lecture titled “Longfellow and Bull: The Poet and the Virtuoso,” which will explore the poet’s friendship with Norwegian violinist Ole Bull (1810-1880). Bull performed for kings, queens and presidents, and his colorful temperament inspired artists, writers and poets around the world.
Programs are free and open to the public. They will be held at Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St.
Ball rolls into Rockland pub
ROCKLAND — Blues vocalist and songwriter Marcia Ball will appear at the Time Out Pub at 7 p.m. Saturday to promote “ Roadside Attractions,” her new Alligator Records CD.
“Ball’s groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one- of- a- kind favorite of music fans everywhere,” an Alligator Records release states. “ Her music mixes equal parts simmering soul fervor and rollicking Crescent City piano.”
Tickets cost $35. To order, call 596-6055 or go online to www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/timeoutpub.html
The Time Out Pub is located at 275 Main St., Rockland.
Rossini Club sponsors Sunday concert
PORTLAND — The Portland Rossini Club will post a public concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St.
The program features tenor Norman Whiteside and pianist Anne Whiteside performing selections from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Songs of Travel;” cellist Barbara Graustein with pianist Leah Neuschiller performing Brahms Sonata Opus 38; and pianist Eric Peppe performing Beethoven Sonata Opus 110.
The performers will be available to meet with audience members after the concert.
Suggested donation is $10 for adults or $5 for seniors. Students will be admitted free.
Additional parking is located off Park Street in the cathedral’s parking lot.
For more information, call 797-8318 or visit www.rossiniclub.org.
PSO, Bennett to honor Benny Goodman
PORTLAND — Clarinetist Dave Bennett, described as “Benny Goodman reincarnated” is scheduled to perform with the Portland Symphony Orchestra for a PSO Pops! concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2: 30 p. m. Sunday in Merrill Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
The tribute to Goodman will include Bennett performing such swing-era classics as “ Moonglow,” “ I’ve Got Rhythm,” “ Stompin’ at the Savoy” and “ Sing, Sing, Sing.”
Teresa Cheung is scheduled to serve as guest conductor.
Ticket prices range from $70 to $20. Tickets are available through PortTIX.com, by calling 842-0800 or at the box office at 20 Myrtle St. All ticket prices include a $2 Merrill Restoration Fee.
Walsh to discuss her book in Portland
PORTLAND — Maine author Barbara Walsh will discuss her new book, “August Gale,” at 2 p. m. March 4 at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, at the corner of Gray and State streets.
The book derives from conversations Walsh had with her father about his childhood pain.
“In the process, she takes us on two heartrending odysseys: one into a deadly Newfoundland hurricane and the lives of schooner fishermen who relied on God and the wind to carry them home; the other, into a squall stirred by a man with many secrets: a grandfather who remained a mystery until long after his death,” a release about the book talk states. “Together, she and her father journey to Newfoundland to learn about the 1935 storm, and along the way her dad begins to talk about the man he cannot forgive. As she recreates the scenes of the violent hurricane and a small boy’s tender past, she holds onto a hidden desire: to heal her father and redeem the grandfather she has never met.”
Walsh’s lecture is co-sponsored by the Maine Maritime Museum and the Maine Irish Heritage Center. Copies of the books will be available for sale and signing by the author. For more information, call 780- 0118 or email www.maineirish.com.
One Longfellow to screen ‘Festival Express’
PORTLAND — “ Festival Express,” the concert film featuring the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, the Band and Buddy Guy, among others, will be screened at 7 p. m. March 5 at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St.
The event is part of the series Music Movie Mondays.
The performers spent a week together on a train touring Canada in 1970, according to a release.
“They hardly got off except for the shows,” the release states. “ In between, they played and partied together like you wouldn’t believe! Great scenes of both the trip and the concerts, and also the open jams that happened on the train.”
Tickets cost $7 at the door or are available online at www.OneLongfellowSquare.c om or by calling 761-1757.
Good Theater dives into new production
PORTLAND — “Underwaterguy,” the final show in the Good Theater’s 2011-2012 season, will open March 6.
The show marks the world premiere of the “multimedia extravaganza” written and performed by Stephen Underwood.
Underwood, who is a free diver, “will take audiences on a journey down under the lakes and rivers of Maine and beyond,” a release from Good Theater states of the show, which is “filled with breathtaking videography, original music, stories and humor.
“Underwaterguy” runs March 6 through March 24 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center.
For more information on Good Theater, call the Good Theater box office at 885-5883 or go online at www.goodtheater.com.
Moustache festival adds film component
PORTLAND — No Umbrella Media, organizers of New England’s largest mustache pageant, announce plans to host the first International Moustache Film Festival in 2012.
The festival will be held immediately before the fifth annual Stache Pag on March 30 at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
The film festival will begin at 7: 30 p. m. The mustache pageant will start at 10 p.m.
The festival is open to all film makers. Films must be eight minutes or less in duration. The winner will be chosen and receive a cash prize. The film selection committee must receive all film submissions by March 24.
Dr. Lou Jacobs, director of The New England Bureau of The American Mustache Institute, will host the film festival.
“This is an important moment in mustache history,” Jacobs said in a release. “Never has there been a film festival dedicated to the unique art of filming the mustached male (or female). The American Mustache Institute would like to congratulate the IMFF for its efforts to preserve the mustached arts.”
“Silly as this may sound, the festival is quite serious,” the release continues. “The beneficiaries of the festival and fifth annual Stache Pag will be Northeast Historic Film, MENSK and Mystache Fights Cancer.”
Some of the many film categories will be: Best Foreign Mustache Film, Best Growth Story, Best Collection of Mustaches in One Film and Best Fake Mustache Movie.
For more information, visit www.stachefilmfest.com.
The American Mustache Institute has been “protecting the rights of, and fighting discrimination against mustached Americans, by promoting the growth, care, and culture of the mustache,” the release states. Its website is www.AmericanMustacheInstitute.org.
Credit union contest targets young musicians
PORTLAND — Young & Free Maine from Maine’s credit unions aims to combine music and money to connect with Maine’s Gen Y talent, according to a release from the Maine Credit Union League.
Young & Free Maine officially launched its first Sound- Off Music Competition, which is open through March 5 to all Maine musicians ages 18 to 25.
The contest is open to individuals or groups.
Sound Off entrants must be between 18 and 25 years old. In the case of bands, at least one member must be within that age range.
Entrants will submit an audio or video recording of themselves singing or performing original music to a special page on the Young & Free Maine website, YoungFreeMaine.com.
From March 7 to March 16, the public will vote to choose a winner. The winning band or individual will receive a $1,000 gift certificate to Main Street Studio to be used for a recording session. The winner also will be invited to perform live at the 2012 KahBang festival, which is scheduled to run from Aug. 4 to Aug. 9.
The winner will be announced on www.YoungFreeMaine.com on March 19.
MAMM SLAM extends entry deadline
PORTLAND — The Maine Academy of Modern Music extended the deadline to register for MAMM SLAM until Wednesday.
The MAMM SLAM provides a forum in which high school bands can compete for a $1,000 prize, recording time, radio play, gigs and professional marketing direction.
Bands have until Wednesday to register at www.mainetoday.com/mammslam.
The competition, which showcases songwriting, musicianship and stage presence, starts with preliminary rounds at The Big Easy on March 24 and 25. Finals will be held April 28.
Bowdoin theater to stage ‘Top Girls’
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance will present Caryl Churchill’s play “Top Girls,” directed by Abigail Killeen, at 7 p.m. March 1- 3 at Wish Theater, Memorial Hall.
“Set in early 1980s Britain, ‘Top Girls’ is both a celebration and a cautionary tale in a heady mix of theatrical style and form that asks, ‘ Can women have it all?’” a college release states. “Paralleling Margaret Thatcher’s economic deregulation with the ‘deregulation’ of traditional women’s roles, Churchill’s play examines the hidden and not-so-hidden costs to women who sacrifice it all — perhaps even their humanity — to make it to the top.”
Admission to all performances is free, but tickets are required. Advance tickets are available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk on the Bowdoin College campus or by calling 725-3375. Tickets are also available immediately before the show at the Pickard/ Wish box office.
Performances are funded in part by the Alice Cooper Morse Fund for the Performing Arts.
Raising readers program set March 2
PORTLAND — Children and parents are invited to the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on March 2 to meet Waldoboro authors and illustrators John and Ann Hassett as part of a new event series, “Raising Readers Presents…”
The Hassetts will join Dr. Stephen Osborne of Maine Medical partners South Portland Pediatrics, one of 1,200 Maine health care providers who have provided more than 190,000 Maine children with books through the program, according to a release.
Funded by the Libra Foundation, Raising Readers provides all pediatric providers and hospitals in Maine new books to give at birth and at each well child visit from 2 months to 5 years.
The Hassetts, who have created more than a dozen children’s books, will read and talk about the creation of their new picture book, “Too Many Frogs!”
Osborne will talk about the importance of reading aloud to children at home.
Admission to the museum on March 2, like all first Fridays, is $1 per person.
The Raising Readers event begins at 6 p.m.
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