Memorial Concert
BANGOR — The Bangor Band will present its annual Memorial Concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium. The event will commemorates the history and tradition of the band through its musicians, both past and present.
The Gordon W. Bowie Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a graduating high school senior who has exemplified the dedication and commitment to the 156-year tradition of the band.
Special events at the concert will include the homecoming and rededication of an instrument of great historical significance to the band and the Bangor community. The instrument was presented to the band in 1884, disappeared sometime after 1928 and was not seen again until it turned up in a western Massachusetts antique shop.
The Bangor Historical Society will be on hand to assistant in the ceremony. Also, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will present the band with a certificate of achievement in recognition of its100th anniversary of incorporation in the state of Maine.
Concert music will feature the works of Holst, Gordon Jacobs, Brahms, Sinatra, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leroy Anderson and other well-known composers. Admission is free and will be a family-friendly event. For information, call 944-4193.
Call for submissions
BREWER — The Franco-American Women’s Institute will celebrate its 20th anniversary by publishing an anthology, “Inspired, Inspiring, Inspire: French Heritage Women Create!”
The institute is seeking submissions from visual artists and writers who are women of French heritage, Franco-American, Quebecois, Acadian, Metis, Mixed Blood, French Canadian, Cajun, Creole and Huguenot.
The call for creativity, organizers said, looks toward the future as creating a legacy of the French heritage of women — who they are, and what they want to convey about their lives in the present and future. The call seeks materials that are inclusive, encompassing, energetic and exemplary, including prose, poetry, essay, fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, song, artworks and photographs.
Women of French heritage, Franco-American, Québécois, Acadian, Métis, Mixed Blood, French Canadian, ‘Cajun, Creole and Huguenot are invited to submit.
Submit works to FAWI2000@aol.com by Saturday, May 30, or use the same email address to obtain further information.
‘The Hard Problem’
ORONO, Maine — “The Hard Problem,” Tom Stoppard’s new play about human knowledge and the mystery of consciousness, will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, from the National Theatre in London to the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine.
In “The Hard Problem,” psychology researcher Hilary (Olivia Vinall) has a secret sorrow and prays for a miracle.
She also has a troubling question at the brain science institute where she works. If there is only matter, what is consciousness and how does it come about? Is behavior the result of altruism or egoism? Hilary has debates and discussions on the topic with mentor Spike (Damien Molony), boss Leo (Jonathan Coy), billionaire institute founder Jerry (Anthony Calf) and rival Amal (Parth Thakerar). Nicholas Hytner directs the play by Stoppard, a four-time Tony Award-winner.
Since 2009, NTLIVE has transmitted the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas and venues around the world. To date, more than 3.5 million people have experienced the broadcasts.
Tickets, which are $18, $8 for students at collinscenterforthearts.com or by calling 5811755 or 800-622-TIXX.