L/A Community Little Theatre in Auburn will present “The Little Prince” starting Friday for a two-week run. Performances will be at 30 Academy St. Photo courtesy of L/A Community Little Theatre

‘The Little Prince’ arrives in Auburn

L/A Community Little Theatre will present “The Little Prince” starting Friday. In this children’s classic, a young man and an aviator visit various planets, learning about loneliness, friendship, love and loss. The two have a whirlwind adventure together, and by the end, both the “little man” and the aviator must go home — each with a new understanding of how to laugh, cry and love again.

Performance dates are May 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and May 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.laclt.com, at the box office or by calling 783-0958. Tickets will also be available at the door. L/A Community Little Theatre is at 30 Academy St. in Auburn.

Maine Music Society Chorale presents ‘Americana’

LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society Chorale will present “A Showcase of Americana” on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The final chorale concert of the season will explore the Americana genre of music, which reflects the stories, landscapes and spirit of American culture, evolving over time.

The 80-plus-member chorale has been rehearsing for weeks on a diverse repertoire that includes a variety of styles such as folk, spirituals, gospel and bluegrass. You’ll be tapping your feet to the rhythm of a number of energetic selections while listening wistfully to others such as the classic “Shenandoah” with its unique eight-part vocal arrangement evoking images of rolling rivers.

Featured in this showcase will be “Come Away to the Skies: A High Lonesome Bluegrass Mass” by Tennessee composer Tim Sharp. According to the publisher, Wes Ramsay, “This piece … has traveled the world and back again, with stops in churches, colleges, Carnegie Hall, The Ryman Auditorium (where Bill Monroe introduced bluegrass music to the world), and even the Guinness Brewery in Dublin.” This work will be accompanied by a bluegrass ensemble.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org or call the MMS business office at 207-333-3386. Children 12 and young are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.

Attendees at the 2024 Climate Convergence at the Cottage Street Recreation Complex  in Norway discuss the clean energy transition and what energy justice means. The Norway-based Center for an Ecology-Based Economy will host its sixth annual 2030 Vision Climate Convergence May 16 and 17 at the Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road in Paris.  Photo courtesy of Jesse Cottingham

Climate conference converging in Paris (Maine)

The Norway-based Center for an Ecology-Based Economy will host its sixth annual 2030 Vision Climate Convergence May 16-17 at the Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road in Paris. This year’s convergence, themed “Resist, Regenerate, Renew,” will directly address the challenges of this moment for climate action in western Maine and beyond.

Building on CEBE’s previous convergences, 2030 Vision will host local and state organizers, advocates and experts to inspire action and strengthen Maine’s climate movement. The event is open to all, and will focus on training organizers, building community, highlighting youth voices, and supporting participants to engage in local and statewide efforts.

Attendees are welcome to participate in the entire event or any part of it. Sliding scale preregistration is required, and details can be found at ecologybasedeconomy.org. Lunch will be provided for attendees on Friday and Saturday by the Gemini Cafe, and dinner will be offered on Friday evening from X Vault Pub & Provisions.

For more information, call the center at 739-2101 or email [email protected]

English folk singer and activist Johnny Campbell will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Old South Church, 235 Main St. in Farmington.

Johnny Campbell playing in Farmington

FARMINGTON — Old South Church will welcome northern Manchester, England’s folk singer and activist Johnny Campbell at 7 p.m. Sunday at the 235 Main St. venue.

Campbell emerged onto the UK folk scene writing self-penned material and delving deep into Northern English folk song and story. Since March 2020, he has released three singles, “Hard Times of Old England,” “Winter Hill Trespass” and “A Right to Roam,” the former receiving play on Ian Lynch’s (Lankum) Fire Draw Near podcast. Winter Hill Trespass (2021) gained national press in Country Walking Magazine & The Guardian.

Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for students 12 and older. For information go to farmingtonucc.org or 207-491-5919.

Celebrate wildflowers at McLaughlin Garden in Paris

Wildflower Celebration, the annual opening event at the McLaughlin Garden in Paris, takes place this weekend. The garden’s plant sale will be open to the public for the season beginning Saturday, and the garden’s horticulturist will be on hand to answer questions. Take a self-guided early spring wildflower tour or join a guided tour at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The gift shop will also be open.

McLaughlin Garden and Homestead will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 97 Main St. Call 207-743-8820 for more information.

MCPKids! set to present ‘Fairy Tale Courtroom’

MONMOUTH — MCPKids! presents Dana Proulx’s “Fairy Tale Courtroom,” Friday, Saturday and Sunday at historic Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.

This adaptable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales, when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Wolf and the Witch have been frolicking from fairy tale to fairy tale, wreaking havoc as they try to prevent the general public from living happily ever after.

Hear the personal accounts of what happened, told in testimonies and flashback sequences, from characters such as Snow White, Dorothy, Sleeping Beauty, the Three Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and many others, including the Witch and the Wolf themselves, as each trial unfolds. The audience is the jury, so each trial has two endings, depending on the verdict.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For information go to monmouthcommunityplayers.org, or call 207-370-9566.

Get karaoke’d away in Brunswick

KHQ Entertainment hosts a karaoke interactive night every Friday at the Social Goose Bar, 94 Maine St. in Brunswick. Unleash your inner singer and bring it by the Goose for everyone to hear. Fridays from 8 to 11 p.m.; free and open to all.

Make a dinosaur tote bag with your child

The Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department will make dinosaur tote bag keepsakes Friday from 10-11:30 a.m.

The program is designed for caregivers with children age birth to 8 years. Siblings are welcome. Materials will be available for caregivers to decorate a personalized tote bag using the handprints and footprints of their babies and young children on a dinosaur-themed tote bag.

The event will take place in the program room in the Children’s Department on the third floor of the library. The activity is free and there is no registration required.

The Lewiston Public Library is at 200 Lisbon St. at the corner of Pine Street. More information is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 207-513-3133 or [email protected].

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