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SUMMARY:NEW DATE for Josée Vachon: Sunday\, March 5
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: The date of the Josée Vachon concert has been changed due to the upcoming storm. She will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday\, March 5. \n  \n LEWISTON—Josée Vachon will bring her musical entertainment and cultural show to Riverfront at 1 p.m. Sunday\, March 5. Through her music\, she will share her Franco American joie de vivre–her joy of living as a Franco-American. Born in Quebec and raised in Maine\, Vachon has been sharing her Franco-American upbringing for over 20 years\, through traditional and contemporary folksongs from Quebec and Acadia\, as well as her own compositions.    \nThough she often entertained at her family gatherings\, she began singing publicly with the support of the Franco-American Center at the University of Maine\, where she discovered others who shared the same rich heritage. She quickly gained recognition as a Franco-American voice through her first performances at state festivals in Lewiston and Madawaska\, Maine and at schools and parish soirées.    \nShe has a dozen solo recordings to her credit and continues to perform and record the music that best represents her love of Franco-American culture.    \nDoors open at noon. Tickets can be purchased online at TICKETS\, by phone at 207-689-2000 or in person at our box office between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Riverfront is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side.      \nThank you to our show sponsor Lawnguard Lawn Care! \nNEW TICKET PRICES FOR \nJosee Vachon concert! \nAdvance – Tier 1 – $20 \nTier 2 – $15 \nDoor – Tier 1 – $25 \nTier 2 – $20 \n  \nSeats in Tier 1 are closer to the stage\, but there isn’t a bad seat in Performance Hall.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/an-afternoon-of-musical-entertainment-on-the-franco-stage-with-josee-vachon-march-4-2023/
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SUMMARY:Marc Mailhot to perform at La Rencontre March 9
DESCRIPTION:LEWISTON — Piano and vocal artist Marc Mailhot will provide the entertainment at La Rencontre\, Riverfront-Franco-Center’s monthly luncheon\, on Thursday\, March 9. The doors and bar will open at 10 a.m. and the meal will be served at 11:30 a.m. La Rencontre is not restricted to French speakers or even those of Franco descent. All are welcome to attend. \nMailhot celebrates 63 years as a performing musical artist in 2023. He began his musical career in September 1957 at age 6\, formally studying piano under the late renowned Maine music teacher Louis Sirois for 11 years. Mailhot played his first formal public performance in a piano recital in May 1960. \nMailhot began playing drums in 1964\, inspired by his father and the British invasion beginning with The Beatles. He continues playing\, performing\, and teaching on both instruments today. In 1967\, Mailhot was chosen to represent Westbrook High School as a tenor in the All-State Concert and in 1968 sang “Edelweiss” from “The Sound Of Music” as a solo with the Westbrook High School Chorus in the All-City Concert. \nDuring his career\, Mailhot has performed thousands of gigs with pioneering Maine bands Love\, Inc. and Pegasus in the 1960s and ’70s. He performed with The Chapparals and currently performs with Get Back\, a Beatles/ 60s tribute band\, and as a solo pianist and singer. Mailhot has also written\, recorded\, toured extensively\, and produced. \nAs a member of Love\, Inc. in 1968\, Mailhot opened for well-known Boston groups The Orphans and Ultimate Spinach. When performing with Pegasus in the 1970s\, he opened for national artists Bob Seger and Edgar Winter. Love\, Inc. was the first Maine pop band to record an album in 1970 and chart three singles in 1969\, 1970\, and 1971. \nPegasus recorded their only single at Record Plant East in New York City\, in the same Studio where Don McLean recorded “American Pie.” The band’s producer was Dan Turbeville who co-produced the first Woodstock album\, and engineer Dennis Ferrante who engineered George Harrison’s “Concert for Banglasdesh” album. \nMailhot taught keyboard and drums at Starbird Music in Portland\, Maine in the 1960s and early ’70s. \nPatrons of the Riverfront/Franco Center may recall that from 2015 to 2017\, Mailhot was part of the “Connie Combo” for the Connie Francis Tribute Show. \nFor tickets\, call or visit the Riverfront – Franco Center box office at 207-689-2000 Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The price of tickets is $15. These tickets\, as with all Riverfront – Franco Center tickets\, will be nonrefundable/ nonexchangeable and must be purchased by 4 p.m. on the Monday prior to the event. Tickets will not be sold at the door. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE \nFrench programs sponsors: TV5Monde\, FACE Foundation\, Quebec Delegation Boston. Thank you!
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/marc-mailhot-to-perform-at-la-rencontre-march-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T193000
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SUMMARY:Maine Music Society Remembrance & Hope Concert
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 11\, 2023 at 7:30 pm and Sunday\, March 12\, 2023 at 3:00 pm\n \nMaine Music Society’s classical concert will feature two major works accompanied by string orchestra. First\, MMS will feature one of the most beloved choral works of the 19th Century\, Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. This seven-movement work focuses on eternal rest and consolation. MMS’s performance will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of Covid-19. \nAfter intermission\, MMS will perform the Sunrise Mass of Norwegian composer\, Ola Gjeilo. This beautiful 4-movement work will be performed in celebration of recovery and hope and days ahead. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS \n 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/maine-music-society-remembrance-hope-concert/
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SUMMARY:Maine Music Society Remembrance and Hope Sunday concert
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 12\, 2023 at 3:00 pm\n \nMaine Music Society’s classical concert will feature two major works accompanied by string orchestra. First\, MMS will feature one of the most beloved choral works of the 19th Century\, Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. This seven-movement work focuses on eternal rest and consolation. MMS’s performance will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of Covid-19. \nAfter intermission\, MMS will perform the Sunrise Mass of Norwegian composer\, Ola Gjeilo. This beautiful 4-movement work will be performed in celebration of recovery and hope and days ahead. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/maine-music-society-remembrance-and-hope-sunday-concert/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230318T190000
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SUMMARY:Midcoast Symphony Orchestra’s Tried and True concert March 18
DESCRIPTION:Tried and True\, Plus a Newer Crew\nTanner Porter: Propellers in the Sun \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major\, K. 385\, “Haffner” \nNEW  Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso\, Op. 6\, No. 4 \nFlorence Price: Symphony No. 3 \nWe welcome Hiroya Miura of Bates College to the podium to conduct our March concerts. MSO’s Music Director\, Rohan Smith\, will not be conducting this concert as originally planned because of family responsibilities. Miura was already slated as guest conductor for our May concerts. We are sure you will enjoy his musical take on this program.Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins by Bach\, featuring violinists Eva Gruesser and Rohan Smith\, was scheduled for the March program\, but it has been postponed to a future date. The MSO will perform the lively Concerto Grosso by Corelli instead. \nFor complete info and tickets: https://www.midcoastsymphony.org/concerts/iii-march-2023/ \nSaturday\, March 18\, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. \n \nRead about the music: CLICK HERE \nConcert length: about 2 hours with intermission \nCLICK HERE FOR TICKETS \nPROGRAM NOTE: Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins by Johannes S. Bach\, featuring violinists Eva Gruesser and Rohan Smith\, was originally planned for this concert.  Its performance has been postponed to a future date.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/midcoast-symphony-orchestras-tried-and-true-concert-march-18/
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SUMMARY:Off World performance by The Dance Center March 23
DESCRIPTION:The Dance Center is proud to announce an original full-length modern dance production of “Off World” at Riverfront – Franco Center on March 23rd and 24th\, 2023. \n\nThe ticket link will open to an empty page until tickets officially go on sale\, March 1st. \n\n\n$18 adults\, $16 kids and a $3 fee per ticket. \n\n\nTicket Link –  https://dancestudio-pro.com/tickets/thedancecenterla \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/off-world-performance-by-the-dance-center-march-23/
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SUMMARY:Off World performance by The Dance Center March 24
DESCRIPTION:The Dance Center is proud to announce an original full-length modern dance production of “Off World” at Riverfront – Franco Center on March 23rd and 24th\, 2023. \n\nThe ticket link will open to an empty page until tickets officially go on sale\, March 1st. \n\n\n$18 adults\, $16 kids and a $3 fee per ticket. \n\n\nTicket Link –  https://dancestudio-pro.com/tickets/thedancecenterla
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SUMMARY:Books & Stories Series at the Franco Center
DESCRIPTION:If you like to read novels that are set in Lewiston and feature Franco Americans\, then you’ll want to attend this event to meet the author! The setting for this book signing and author talk is in the former St. Mary’s Church\, built for the French Canadian immigrants who lived along the river and worked in the mills.\n\n\n\nBook Signing and Author Talk\n“The Toll Road North” by Peggy L. DeBlois\nFREE admission\n\nBooks will be available to buy and for signing\nBrown bag lunch from Noon to 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch)\nWednesday\, March 29\nFranco Center\n46 Cedar Street\nLewiston\, Maine\nBox Office 207-689-2000\n\n\n\n“The Toll Road North” by Peggy L. DeBlois has been getting great reviews! Come find out why! The story is especially meaningful for people with a connection to Lewiston and/or Franco Canadian heritage. The story follows Dee who brings her son to her hometown of Lewiston to visit Bates College. The pair are held hostage at Luiggi’s. Dee recognizes the gunman\, and then the novel goes back in time to show how Dee’s and the gunman’s families were connected\, primarily set in the 1960 to ’70s Lewiston. Dee eventually works through her trauma\, past and present\, and rediscovers all the good things about her childhood in Lewiston.\n\n\n\nAbout the author: Peggy Lafreniere DeBlois grew up in Lewiston\, Maine and is a proud graduate of Bowdoin College. She enjoyed careers in marketing\, journalism\, and teaching prior to devoting her time to writing. “The Toll Road North” is her first novel. She continues to be inspired by the gritty beauty in her hometown.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/books-stories-series-at-the-franco-center/
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SUMMARY:Beatles tribute band to play early songs March 31\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Studio Two—The Early Beatles Tribute band to play March 31 in Riverfront Series  \nLEWISTON—Studio Two will bring their early Beatles tribute music to the Franco Center stage Friday\, March 31\, as part of its Riverfront Performance & Event Series. Band members include Stephen Murray who portrays John Lennon\, Joshua Jones as Paul McCartney\, Robert Murray as George Harrison\, and Dylan Verge as Ringo Starr.  \nBand members are experienced musicians of today’s generation dedicated to preserving the memory and fan culture of The Beatles generation. By recreating the Fab Four’s music\, appearance\, instruments\, and onstage banter\, Studio Two performs favorite Beatles hits that will bring people to the dance floor.    \nAt age 11\, Steve Murray found an old guitar in the basement and has been playing ever since. A fan of many music genres\, he became a Beatles fan after watching The Beatles Anthology documentary series in November 1995.   \nHis grandfather bought him and his identical twin brother (who plays George Harrison in Studio Two) their first guitars: a Rickenbacker and Hofner bass and got them private guitar lessons. By the age of 12\, the brothers were winning talent shows and band competitions for playing Beatles tunes.    \nThroughout high school\, Steve played drums in an award-winning percussion ensemble and marching band\, but never strayed far from his true passion of Beatles rock. An accomplished musician\, Steve attended Berklee College of Music and played jazz and alternative rock music before co-creating Studio Two – The Beatles Tribute with his band mates.   \nIn addition to playing John Lennon\, Steve is a live sound engineer and currently serves as the band’s booking agent.   \n“As a trained musician\, I never expected to be playing in a Beatles tribute band\, but it has been an amazing experience. I am humbled to have an opportunity to portray John Lennon\, who is one of the most talented musicians and composers of all time\, and I am thrilled to bring Beatles music to a multitude of different generations. Best of all\, I get to do this with my brother and best friends\,” said Steve.   \nRob Murray picked up his first guitar at age 11 and has never been without one since.  Like his twin brother Steve\, Rob was turned on to The Beatles by watching The Beatles Anthology documentary series in 1995. He is a Beatles trivia master and is particularly knowledgeable about the equipment The Beatles used – especially vintage microphones.   \nAs a young musician\, Rob played drums in an award-winning percussion ensemble and marching band\, and continued to play guitar\, often winning talent shows and band competitions for playing Beatles tunes.   \nA graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Rob is a trained guitarist with strong audio engineering skills. For example\, he has been involved in helping Beatles documentary filmmakers to sync Beatles audio to rare concert footage.   \nWhen he co-founded Studio Two in 2012\, all of Rob’s talents were put to use. In addition to playing George Harrison\, Rob is the equipment guru\, hunting flea markets\, estate sales\, and eBay to assemble the authentic gear the Beatles used in the early 1960s.   \n“Playing George Harrison and re-enacting Beatles’ performances from the early years has been a thrill. I love the vintage equipment and raw sound of the Beatles’ Hamburg era\, and we take special care to ensure the look and sound is as close to authentic as possible\,” said Rob. “Studio Two has been an amazing journey\, and every day I look forward to meeting both old fans of The Beatles and new fans of Studio Two!”   \nDylan Verge is a Boston native entering his senior year at Berklee College of Music. He was awarded the J. Curtis Warner City Music Full Scholarship to the institution where he is pursuing his studies in the CWP major (Contemporary Writing and Production). Verge has been Influenced by Beatles music since he witnessed footage of the four lads rocking the nation on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 when he was four years old.   \nJoshua Jones is flying in from Seattle\, Washington to perform with Studio Two. Jones will portray Paul McCartney. He is a self-taught left-handed bass player. Jones tours with Beatles tribute bands all over the world.   \nDoors and cash bar open at 6 p.m. Concert starts at 7 p.m. with dancing all night. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door day of the show and can be purchased online at www.francocenter.org\, by phone at 207-689-2000 or in person at our box office between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, in Lewiston’s Riverfront Island neighborhood. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side.    \nClick here to view tickets on sale.\n\nThank you Central Maine Healthcare for sponsoring this event! \n \n 
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