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'American Idol' singer Julia Gagnon releases more Maine tour dates

It starts with a Portland show on June 30, and she'll be bringing in fellow 'Idol' contestants along the way.

'American Idol' singer Julia Gagnon releases more Maine tour dates

It starts with a Portland show on June 30, and she'll be bringing in fellow 'Idol' contestants along the way.

Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb coming to Johnson Hall Opera House!

On Music: Lisa Loeb talks about teaming up with Lyle Lovett for Gardiner concert

Two excellent singer-songwriters are teaming up for what should be an exceptional performance as Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb prepare to take the stage at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner. As soon as I saw that Ms Loeb was going to be coming back to Maine, I […]

Photos: Johnson Hall Opera House before and after renovations

The Reehl Stage, the 400-seat theater at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House to set to host its first public show Tuesday. That sold-out show featuring The Robert Cray Band, will be followed by former Men at Work lead singer Colin Hay on April 9 and Shawn Colvin and KT Tunstall on April 23. For more information about upcoming shows, see johnsonhall.org. Nearly four decades after Denise Reehl first saw the theater, which was opened in the 19th century as a livery stable, was transformed into an opera house and became home to department stores, a roller-skating rink and a movie theater, she said she is pleased with its ongoing transformation. “With hindsight, I realize there were a lot of years when it was very disappointing and we made no progress,” she says. “But now I think about it, and it was right to do it now because of everything we have in the world and ways to solve problems and materials. It’s just the right time now, and I am sorry (her late husband, Benny Re