It has been a long, long time since The Grand Auditorium – once a shining example of community theater at its best – has produced it’s own full-scale musical performance. Well, the wait is over. Not only is The Grand back in the business of making shows, it is demonstrating with its current production of …
ELLSWORTH — The New York Metropolitan Opera production of “Carmen” will be simulcast “Live in HD” at The Grand on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. Bar Harbor Bank and Trust sponsors the season presentation at The Grand, with additional support from Webersinn Appraisal Company. Tickets are $26 for adults, $24 for Grand members and …
TREMONT — The Seal Cove Auto Museum will celebrate Halloween and close out its season with “Spooky Car Days,” Oct. 24-31. There will be a haunted house on Friday, Oct. 24, from 6-8 p.m. Throughout the week, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in craft projects, play games and enjoy tasty treats. They may …
ELLSWORTH — An explosive trio of three nationalities, A Love Electric, hailed as the tomorrow of creative rock by Mexico City’s leading newspaper, La Jornada, will perform at 430 Bayside on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Led by guitarist and vocalist Todd Clouser, a voice recognized at the forefront of a new generation of …
BAR HARBOR —The multitalented, hyper-energetic Brent Hutchins has pulled off something of a theatrical miracle with his play “Closer to Home,” a compilation of loosely related Down East humor vignettes. And, he managed to do it while avoiding most of the clichés and tropes of that genre. The show, for which he designed the sets, …
BAR HARBOR — Local playwright, director, developer and antique dealer Brent Hutchins will bring his premier work, “Closer to Home,” and some of his antiques as well to the Criterion Theater for four performances from Thursday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 12.
TREMONT — This is the time of year when the pace of entertainment offerings slows on Mount Desert Island. Oh, we still have some great amateur and school events to look forward to, and Improv Acadia has a couple of more weeks to do their zany thing, but the music festivals are gone, the final …
BAR HARBOR — Alison Hudson’s documentary film project, “Close to the Edge: Life in the Khumbu,” will explore what it means to be a Sherpa and to work on the highest mountain in the world. Ms. Hudson will talk about the film at the Jesup Memorial Library on Friday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.
