Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Musica de Filia New Member Auditions, Apprentice Choir: Wednesdays, Jan. 26, 4-5:30 p.m.; Chamber Choir: Thursdays, Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m., musicadefilia.com, Cyndy, 807-2158. Call for Artwork, need variety of art and crafts for upcoming silent auction, “Beauty and the Books,” to benefit Falmouth Memorial Library, items must be dropped […]

The January arts-and-entertainment doldrums are over, with a plethora of top-notch happenings in music, theater and musical theater coming up over the next week. The big musical event is the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s first 2011 concert. On Jan. 25, maestro Robert Moody will step up to the podium and conduct a concerto by Sergei Prokofiev, […]

In Portland on New Year’s Eve, Cinque Terre, 36 Wharf St., will offer a four-course menu for $50 per person. At Cinque Terre’s sister restaurant, Vignola, 10 Dana St.,  the four-course menu is $42.50 per person excluding tax and gratuity. Both restaurants will have cocktail and wine specials will offer their regular a la carte […]

Otto Pizza, 576 Congress St. in Portland, is opening a new location at the former North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. The restaurant will open sometime between Dec. 5 and 10, an employee said. District opened Nov. 9 at 45 Danforth St., Portland. Chef Peter Sueltenfuss, previously of Fore Street, now prepares charcuterie, burgers and […]

Would you believe my wife and I were on our way to Popham Beach for a walk but were captured by dinosaurs en route? Yes, there is a very plausible explanation. We stopped by the Ridgewell Preserve in Phippsburg a few miles north of Popham Beach just to scope it out for a future hike. […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 10/15 The Libby-Mitchell American Legion Post 76 Baseball Team is holding a contest to design new uniforms for the 2011 season; Oct. 15 deadline, winning design receives $100; for design requirements, contact Dan Warren at 799-9793 or jonesandwarren@gmail.com. Submit drawing or sketch via mail to Libby-Mitchell Legion Baseball, […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 9/24 Yarmouth Art Festival Call for Entries, juried show to be held Oct. 20-23 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, submissions welcome for all media, from Maine residents ages 18+, $10 submission for 1 piece, $5 for 2 or more, deadline Friday, Sept. 24, entry form […]

Autumn arrives this week in the astronomical sense: The sun drops south of the celestial equator and stays there for the next six months. Autumn arrives on the arts and entertainment calendar with multiple-award-winning acts. First up is nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer Sheryl Crow, who’s performing at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Friday. Second […]

For a bit of a Gulf Hagas “Grand Canyon of Maine” experience close to home, consider a visit to the beautiful 230-acre Cathance River Nature Preserve in Topsham this September. Seven miles of hiking trails comprised of five interconnected loop trails provide ample room to explore upland forests, a striking circular heath and 1.5 miles […]