The Franco Center will host both the beginner and the advanced French conversation groups on Thursday, May 23. TIME: Starts at 10:30 a.m. and goes for about an hour. The meet-ups are for those who already speak French. All are welcome to attend. No need to register. Walk-ins welcome! he group talks about subjects they…
The Franco Center will host line dance lessons led by Jake Hodgkin, production and creative arts manager at the Center on Monday nights and Wednesday mornings. Classes are for all levels of dancing experience. $5 donation at the door. Morning dance lessons are from 10 to 11 a.m. No need to pre-register. Walk-ins welcome! The…
The Franco Center will host line dance lessons led by Jake Hodgkin, production and creative arts manager at the Center on Monday nights and Wednesday mornings. Classes are for all levels of dancing experience. $5 donation at the door. Night dance lessons are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. No need to pre-register. Walk-ins welcome! The…
The Franco Center will host line dance lessons led by Jake Hodgkin, production and creative arts manager at the Center on Monday nights and Wednesday mornings. Classes are for all levels of dancing experience. $5 donation at the door. Morning dance lessons are from 10 to 11 a.m. No need to pre-register. Walk-ins welcome! The…
PHOTO CAPTION: La Rencontre will feature musical artists Phil House and Kathy Haley in a noontime concert Thursday, June 20, at the Franco Center at 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. Tickets are $17 per person and include lunch and concert. Buy tickets at www.francocenter.org/shows or 207-689-2000. Submitted photo. Noon Tunes concert to feature Phil House and…
Apportons - leurs La Joie (Let's Bring Them Joy) SMS - Comedy Show A fundraiser for the Children Victims of Wars CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS French-speaking artists of Congo and surrounding countries put our strengths to raise funds and respond to their needs. June 30, 2024 3:00 PM Bar opens at 2:00 PM to meet…
After much deliberation, the Franco Center events team along with Heather's PR team have decided to cancel the Heather Pierson Trio concert slated for this Saturday, July 13th. We will be refunding all ticket purchases. We are sorry for the inconvenience. It could take a couple of days for the refund to show up on…
From our renter: DATE & TIME: 7-10 p.m. Friday, August 9 Recall those talk shows where listeners dialed in to have their most passionate questions answered? We're bringing that energy live to the stage, with a touch of glam and a lot of heat! Sasha Lee and Jaime-Lyn will be taking your calls, dishing out…
Best of Broadway Revue Kick off our celebration of Franco Center's 25th Anniversary The biggest hits of our favorite Broadway shows presented by exceptional local performers. Friday, September 6, 2024 7:00 PM Saturday, September 7, 2024 7:00 PM Doors and cash bar in Heritage Hall open one hour prior to show. Performance Hall show with reserved seating.…
Best of Broadway Revue Kick off our celebration of Franco Center's 25th Anniversary The biggest hits of our favorite Broadway shows presented by exceptional local performers. Saturday, September 7, 2024 7:00 PM Doors and cash bar in Heritage Hall open one hour prior to show. Performance Hall show is reserved seating. A special 25th anniversary pre-show reception…
Diverse cultures, performing arts, and languages come together at the Franco Center during La Rencontre (the gathering). Traditionally, in Franco culture, big celebratory meals included live music provided by members of the family and their neighbors. Many families made sure their kids each learned to play an instrument to entertain at such gatherings — and…
Information from our renter as of July 24: Event Date: September 13, 2024 Join Rising Professionals and Employers from Across Maine for Resilience as a Foundation for Success: Empowering Rising Professionals Uplift LA is proud to host the 2024 Magnetize Maine Summit, with a day that showcases professional development on relevant topics, with incredible speakers…
Info from our renter on July 24: DATE of event: Sunday, Sept. 29 TIME: Doors open at noon for bazaar in Heritage Hall followed by the main program at 2 p.m. in Performance Hall. TAMASHA! A Multicultural Concert + Market for Wounded Healers International The Wounded Healer’sInternational (WHI) Benefit Concert + Market will be held…
Fleetwood Mac tribute band to perform Oct. 12 at Franco Center feature photo (above) credit: Julie Frances Photography LEWISTON—Crystal Vision, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band, will perform at the Franco Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Mark McNeil, band member and publicist for Crystal Vision: Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, said, “A few years ago…
Experience Mystical & Whimsical’s Four Seasons Ball Step in an amazing fundraising event that brings awareness to "Living Donors" and Kidney donation! We will dance the night away! SOLD OUT! Date and time Saturday, October 19 · 4 - 9pm EDT Location Franco Center 46 Cedar Street Lewiston, ME 04240 Refund Policy Contact the organizer…
Information from our renter on July 24, 2024: Midcoast Symphony Orchestra Oct. 26 The orchestra plays four regular concerts each season at the Franco Center in Lewiston. A community-based organization, the orchestra draws players and audiences from south of Portland to Rockland along the coast, and inland from Augusta to the Lewiston-Auburn area. Its members…
Tap your toes, stomp your feet, and clap your hands as Fiddle-icious, a community fiddle-based orchestra with 100+ musicians from Kittery to Augusta, takes the stage to share their unique, uplifting music! Fiddle-icious is a fun-loving Maine orchestra playing fiddle, piano, harp, guitar, banjo, mandolin, flute, accordion, cello, tin whistle, concertina, upright bass, and bagpipes.…
Information from our renter on July 24, 2024: Battle of the Blends DATE of event: Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. With MMS’s own Artistic Director, Dr. Richard Nickerson, as emcee, this perpetual audience favorite will feature four spectacular groups raising their voices in exuberant renditions of jazz, barbershop, rock’n’roll, spiritual and Renaissance vocal music. Join…
SOLD OUT SHOW! Bob Marley is bringing his comedy act to the Franco Center at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. His shows feature Maine humor and audience engagement. He asks the audience questions and then has fun with their answers. If you’re sitting in any seat, you might get called on! Bob usually brings a…
Coming to the Franco Center in mid autumn, Mystery 207 will bring its murder mystery dinner party to Heritage Hall. The group’s publicist says the audience will be engaged as witnesses and get to participate in fun skits and check out physical evidence: The party guests cooperate to investigate the murder and uncover key clues.…
