Reading Group and Book Giveaway

Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Visit the Farmington Public Library to pick up two award-winning autobiographical comic books!: Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis (2000) and Liz Prince's Tomboy (2014). Winner of the Rainbow Project Book List, Tomboy is a witty memoir about grappling with identity labels and stereotypes in the process of growing up. The reading group will meet on Feb. 9 to discuss Persepolis and on Feb. 16 to discuss Tomboy.

Free

Persepolis & the Graphic Memoir

Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington

Vermont-based cartoonist Rachel Lindsay examines why comics are a powerful narrative tool, and where Satrapi’s work fits into the medium. Rachel Lindsay's book, RX: A Graphic Memoir (2018), was the featured book for US National Network of Libraries of Medicine's mental health month 2019, and was included on the American Association of Medical Colleges' top ten summer reads list 2019. February 23, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Emery Community Arts Center

Free

Trio Con Brio, concert

Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Concert by renown group from Denmark

$15.00

ArtsFarmington Presents: Trio Con Brio Concert

Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United States

ArtsFarmington will present Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen on March 8th, 7:30, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, University of Maine in Farmington. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, will bring alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. For tickets and more information consult our website, artsfarmington.org. Use of masks and proof of full vaccination is required.

Free

(Updated) Artsfarmington Presents: Trio Con Brio Concert

Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United States

ArtsFarmington will present Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen on March 8th, 7:30, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, University of Maine in Farmington. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, will bring alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. For tickets and more information consult our website, artsfarmington.org. Use of masks and proof of full vaccination is required. The event will be Live Streamed for those unable or insecure about attending in person. A recording, when available, will be "on demand" for one week.  Purchase of a ticket is necessary to receive the link to see the Live Stream performance and/or

$15

Storytelling workshops continue

Have you ever wished you could keep a crowd on the edge of their seats with a good story? Well now is your chance! The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has received a Discovery Grant from the Onion Foundation to host Storytelling Workshops. The workshops will be held twice a month with an opportunity to perform monthly. Come craft your story with our favorite funny man, storyteller extraordinaire and RLRS English teacher, Tim Straub. Participants should come to the workshop with some ideas for your own story, something that really happened to you. Since you are telling a true story,

Trio Con Brio Concert Livestream

Online event at: www.artsfarmington.org

ArtsFarmington's Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen's concert is now available on demand as a recording from their concert on March 8th. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, brings alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. The recording of their concert will be available through March 16th. To purchase a ticket visit artsfarmington.org. The ticket is good for a household.

$15

Maine Mountain Chamber Concert

Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Music of Kodaly and Faure played by principles of MMCM, Laurie Kennedy on viola and Yuri Funahashi on piano, and guests from the Portland Symphony Orchestra on violin and cello.

$15
Event Series Auditions

Auditions

Sparrows Nest Theater 1114 West Mills Rd, Industry, ME

Auditions for Anne Frank (performance dates May 12-15. Rolls for 5 men + 5 women) and The Phantom Tollbooth (Performance dates August 11-14. Rolls for 15 men, women, children- all ages). Call 491-9927 FMI or to schedule an alternative day/time to audition.

Event Series Auditions

Auditions

Sparrows Nest Theater 1114 West Mills Rd, Industry, ME

Auditions for Anne Frank (performance dates May 12-15. Rolls for 5 men + 5 women) and The Phantom Tollbooth (Performance dates August 11-14. Rolls for 15 men, women, children- all ages). Call 491-9927 FMI or to schedule an alternative day/time to audition.

Ukraine as Experienced by a Mainer

First Congregational Church of Wilton 386 Main Street, Wilton, ME, United States

On Sunday, March 27, at 4:00, Janine Winn will be speaking at the First Congregational Church in Wilton at the invitation of Dr. David Smith, Pastor, about her experiences in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, about her perceptions of Ukrainian people, and about the current war. Janine, a resident of Temple, served three years in Ukraine until the March 2020 evacuation of Volunteers due to the COVID pandemic. During that time she lived and worked in the village of Kosmach located in the Carpathian Mountains. She became a welcomed part of an extended family and was included in weddings,

Free

Campfire Chronicles

Martin Woods Farm 24 Abijah Hill Rd., Starks, ME, United States

Martin Woods Farm invites you to the first of many outdoor Campfire Chronicles under our large white indoor arena with live music and farm fresh food at each event with a different theme. It is Good Friday so Easter is our first theme and we will hide some eggs for kids to find. Come and enjoy the good ole days where guitars and other musical instruments outnumber cell phones we hope!

$20