Category: Arts & Entertainment

I Hope You’re Proud of Yourself, Sanford 

The international touring cast of “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” spends time greeting Sanford students following their recent school-time show at SPAC. Photo: Brett Wiliams   By: Brett Williams, Artistic & Managing Director, Sanford Performing Arts Center  Ten years ago, on January 13, 2015, the voters of Sanford and Springvale made a bold, visionary decision. By approving state funding for a new Sanford High School and Sanford Regional Technical Center—and voting to invest an additional $10 million in athletic…

Broadway Tunes Take the Stage in Sanford

Neil Berg and a his team of Broadway stars return to SPAC for "102 Years of Broadway.” Photo: Courtesy Press Release Step into the spotlight with “102 Years of Broadway,” the highly anticipated sequel to last season’s hit, “101 Years of Broadway,” brought back by popular demand. Showtime is 7 pm, Saturday, May 31. Organized by the acclaimed Neil Berg, this extraordinary musical revue celebrates over a century of Broadway’s greatest hits with a cast of five Broadway stars. Enjoy…

Enjoy Traditional Franco-American Music

Franco-American singer Josée Vachon will be performing French Canadian rhythm and songs at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, 505 Main St., Springvale, on Sunday, May 18 at 3:00 pm. Doors open at 2:15 pm. Born in Québec and raised in Maine, Josée Vachon shares her Franco-American upbringing through traditional and contemporary folksongs from Québec and Acadia and through her own compositions. With 12 solo recordings to her credit, Ms. Vachon continues to perform and record the music that best represents her love…

SMS Students to Bring “Beauty” to Life

By Grace Pearson, Sanford High School senior SMS Theater Troupe will be presenting performances of “Beauty and the Beast” from 7:30-8:30 pm on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3 at the Sanford Performing Arts Center.   The show is an adaptation of the Disney film of the same name. It follows a young woman named Belle who dreams of living a better life, and the Beast, a prince cursed by an enchantress. The only way for the Beast to break…

Bluegrass Returns to Springvale

Photo: Courtesy Press Release Southern Rail will once again showcase its bluegrass musical abilities at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum on Sunday, April 13, at 3 pm. The band, a favorite of local folks, offers high energy and harmonies with bass, banjo, guitar and mandolin selections. Tickets are $20 for ages 18 and up, free for children. They’re available from southern-rail.eventbrite.com and at the museum during regular hours (Fridays 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm) or…