BAR HARBOR — Fans of the excellent operas the Bar Harbor Festival has been bringing to the Criterion Theatre for the past 15 years or so have had to be very forgiving. Not of the singing, which has always been world-class, nor of the acoustics, which are wonderful at the Criterion for such live events. …
Review by Nan Lincoln MOUNT DESERT — There are some terrific stories that have been enthralling listeners and audiences for hundreds of years. Millennia, even. They have been told and retold in various forms and iterations and, somehow, always manage to seem relevant. The tale of Pygmalion is one of these. It first appeared …
MOUNT DESERT — There’s a deep, dark edge to artist Jessica DeFrenn’s work. Even when her subjects are classic Maine scenes and portraits there is something ominous lurking in those woods; an anxious glance or worried cast in the eyes of the weathered faces of her fisherman and a woodsman perhaps. A storm is gathering; …
Who doesn’t love a Cinderella story? Still, it would be understandable if grown-ups raised on this tale of a downtrodden maiden, rescued by a magical fairy godmother and a handsome prince, would balk at taking their kids to see a play billed as “for children.” Perhaps they’d be reluctant to sit through the too familiar …
TREMONT — About 10 years ago a young actor and theater teacher from New York took possession of a small house and even smaller barn in Bass Harbor he had inherited from his grandmother. This young man, Andrew Simon, was somewhat possessed himself — with an idea. It was a rather crazy idea that he …
ELLSWORTH — Patsy Cline lovers will want to get themselves to The Grand next weekend to see one of the five final performances of its fine production of “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,” for a great nostalgia-filled night out. First of all, hurrah to The Grand and its new director, Nick Turner, for producing …
Theater lovers rejoice! After a cold winter in Minnesota and an eviction from their costume storage here in January, Andrew Mayer and Cheryl Willis have returned to open up their 12th summer season at Acadia Repertory Theatre. The season opener, which runs June 26 to July 8, is an adaption of Mitch Albom’s bestselling book …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Negotiations this week between the Rock Church, the Southwest Harbor Historical Society and two real estate agencies may decide the future of the Manset Union Church in the next few days. Built in 1831, the white clapboard church on Route 102A was the oldest continuously operating church on Mount Desert Island when, …
Zachary Johnson is an engaging young man with curly, light brown hair and a sunny disposition. At age 21, Johnson, who is on the autism spectrum, is graduating from Mount Desert Island High School, where he has for seven years been part of the school’s SUN (Students with Unique Needs) program. On Friday, Johnson’s cup …
It’s hard to imagine a better way to spend a spring day than by taking a shore walk with the dog or a friend in the morning, working in the garden in the afternoon and attending an art show in the evening. And, oh, if there happen to be precious jewels somewhere in the mix, …
