Season Schedule

Cirque Kalabanté

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

Afrique en Cirque by Yamoussa Bangoura is a high-energy theatrical experience featuring gravity-defying acrobatics, human pyramids, and live music. With vibrant staging and powerful rhythm, the show brings the spirit of Guinea to life on stage.

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The Met: Live in HD – La Bohéme

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 1 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie […]

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Twisted Pine – UMaine Machias

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7 p.m.
UMaine Machias Performing Arts Center

What started as a (semi-)traditional bluegrass band in the trenches of the storied folk, bluegrass, and Americana scene in Boston a decade ago has bloomed into an ensemble of players who shapeshift across genres. Even the expansive “progressive bluegrass” label doesn’t come close to capturing their musical scope. In a world that needs TLC more […]

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Twisted Pine – Orono

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Minsky Recital Hall

What started as a (semi-)traditional bluegrass band in the trenches of the storied folk, bluegrass, and Americana scene in Boston a decade ago has blossomed into an ensemble of players who shapeshift across genres. Even the expansive “progressive bluegrass” label doesn’t come close to capturing their musical scope. In a world that needs TLC more […]

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NT Live Broadcast – Hamlet

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi ) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation […]

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Mnozil Brass: Strau$$

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

Mnozil Brass brings virtuosic playing and laugh-out-loud comedy to their Strau$$ tour—celebrating 30 years of musical mayhem and fan favorites.

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Rock Orchestra by Candlelight

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns with an epic new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal. After entertaining 700,000 guests across the UK, USA and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is kicking off the first expansive tour of Canada. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock […]

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Concert for a Cause: UMaine Concert Band

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

This is the UMaine Concert Band’s annual concert to benefit a local charity doing good work in our community! They’ll play with Hampden Academy and the Leonard Middle School Band. Free admissions; donations accepted and will benefit Penquis. To learn more about the University of Maine instrumental and choral ensembles or for a complete list […]

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A Far Cry

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

The Grammy-nominated A Far Cry presents a program featuring Appalachian Spring, SAY, and a chamber arrangement of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony.

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