Category: Arts & Entertainment

Sanford Arts Commission Calls for Artists’ Input on Proposed Artist Co-Op

Photo: Unsplash By Jordan Wilson, Communications Coordinator, City of Sanford  The Sanford Arts Commission is envisioning the establishment of an Artist Co-Op in the Springvale-Sanford area and is inviting local artists to share their needs, interests, and ideas for this creative community. The Commission actively seeks feedback from local artists to shape the project. The overarching concept involves acquiring a building that could house a large, open co-working space alongside smaller to larger personal studio spaces, catering to a diverse…

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Concert

Photo: Courtesy of Southern Rail Bluegrass Press Release Join us for an evening of toe-tappin’ bluegrass music. Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum 505 Main Street, Springvale Admission is $20.00 for ages 18 and older. Children are admitted at no charge. Tickets may be purchased or reserved during museum hours (Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays 10-1) or by email, gcauger@me.com or by phone, 207-651-1980 or at the door. The Museum is handicapped accessible and air-conditioned.

SHS Theater’s Guys and Dolls Rocks the Boat

Nathan Detroit (played by Jack Van Gieson) gets the cold shoulder from Adelaide (Kaylin Penley) in Sanford High School’s recent production of “Guys and Dolls” By Lawrence Furbish and Barbara Sutcliffe Guys and Dolls is one of the most famous Broadway shows. Everything about it is big - cast, lots of dialogue, music and dance numbers, and history. To succeed, this show needs to start big, and it did with the Fugue for Tinhorns. "I got a horse right here;…

The Bard Descends on Sanford Upon Avon

Cast of Canned Hamlet Photo: by Dave Parent By Lawrence Furbish To paraphrase Shakespeare, "Blow, blow thou winter winds, thou are not so unkind as a March snowstorm." If you were able to get out last weekend to catch the two Shakespeare one-act farces performed at the Nasson Youth Theater, you lucked out. Of course, the more you knew or remembered about William Shakespeare, the more you enjoyed these two funny adaptations. First on the bill was Canned Hamlet (canned…

Cast of 40 Students to Present ‘Guys and Dolls’

Jack Van Gieson (as Nathan Detroit) gets the cold shoulder from Kaylin Penley (as Adelaide). Photo: Sanford Performing Arts Center Sanford High School Theater Company will present the classic musical "Guys and Dolls" at Sanford Performing Arts Center on March 29 and 30. This highly anticipated production spotlights the talents of over 40 SHS student cast and crew members, and is packed with spectacular singing and dancing, vibrant costumes, a live band, and mesmerizing scenery. “Guys and Dolls” sits at…