• On Wednesday, the Ogunquit Playhouse opens the musical “Legally Blonde,” which will remain in production through Sept. 17. The musical is based on the hit 2001 movie and follows college sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (played by Broadway’s Becky Gulsvig) as she heads for Harvard Law School in pursuit of her boyfriend Warner, […]

MONMOUTH McAndrews named theater’s producing artistic director The Theater at Monmouth has announced the appointment of Dawn McAndrews as the theater’s new producing artistic director, succeeding David Greenham, who is stepping aside in October. McAndrews is an experienced director, producer, educator and dramaturge who has worked at theaters across the country, including Shakespeare Theatre Company, […]

• Portland artist Toni Wolf shows recent work in “Skateboards and Storyboard,” on view through September at Trinket and Fern, 172 Middle St., Portland. The exhibition includes original hand-painted skateboards from Wolf’s new line called Honeyslide, as well as charcoal drawings from “Car Dealer’s Daughter,” a graphic novel she is writing. The decks are bold […]

This summer feels a little surreal to David Greenham. The long-tenured producing director at the Theater at Monmouth announced long ago that this would be his final summer at the theater. For 14 years now, Greenham has assembled a company of hard-working actors, put together a summer schedule deep on Shakespeare, and staged some of […]

Travel writer Janet Mendelsohn finds treasure right under our noses: Nearly 80 Maine museums, from the world-class to the slightly wacky.