One of the biggest stars in country music is motoring toward the Cumberland County Civic Center, and it’s a concert I don’t intend to miss. Multiple-platinum-selling and multi-award-winning singer Carrie Underwood stops her national tour for one performance on Monday, March 15. The next evening the St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Hannaford Hall on the […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 3/12 Others! 2010 Logo Design Competition, open to area graphic designers, submit one or more logo designs, winner receives $250 cash, items on display, voting open from March 5-12; deadline is Friday, March 12, FMI, www.OthersCoffee.wordpress.com. Books, Authors Wednesday 3/10 2010 Slow Food Portland Writers Night, 6 p.m. […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 3/12 Others! 2010 Logo Design Competition, open to area graphic designers, submit one or more logo designs, winner receives $250 cash, items on display, voting open from March 5-12; deadline is Friday, March 12, FMI, www.OthersCoffee.wordpress.com. Books, Authors Saturday 3/6 Lowry’s Lodge, poetry reading series, 6:30 p.m., free, […]

Portland Ovations has a slew of interesting programs planned over the next few weeks, and the next two on the calendar belong to theater sub-genres. First up is a theatrical recreation of key moments from the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was elected during the Great Depression and died in office during the final […]

Uncommon and unconventional are the twin themes of three of this weekend’s musical happenings in southern Maine. Top billing goes to a string quartet with an unconventional approach to classical music. Brooklyn Rider is a moniker that evokes modern music; this New York-based foursome definitely crosses over into that realm. Portland Ovations is the presenter […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Saturday 2/27 Falmouth Memorial Library is seeking donations of art or craft items by local artists for Beauty and the Books silent auction held during March to benefit the Library; items needed by Feb. 27, FMI, www.falmouth.lib.me.us or 781-2351. Books, Authors Thursday 2/25 Community Celebration of Phillip Hoose, award-winning […]

Spend an hour walking through majestic white pine and oak on the ledge-dotted heights of 80-acre Robinson Woods, then scoot across the road to lie in the sun and peer far out to sea over Pond Cove. Robinson Woods is part of an impressive network of green spaces and walking trails under the stewardship of […]

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research is a facetious, hi-falutin’ name for the best online art Web site in New England and possibly the United States. It’s the personal blog of Boston Phoenix art critic Greg Cook. In his never-ending quest to promote regional art and artists, Cook organized the Boston Art Awards in […]

If awards were given for the best neighborhoods in Maine, surely the Deering Center neighborhood in Portland would be honored for its congeniality. People happily care for each others’ children, return errant pets to their owners, help with snow removal, tend community gardens, host neighborhood parties and, often, offer samples of their home cooking. On […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Falmouth Memorial Library is seeking donations of art or craft items by local artists for Beauty and the Books silent auction held during March to benefit the Library; items needed by Feb. 27, FMI, www.falmouth.lib.me.us or 781-2351. Books, Authors Thursday 2/18 Phyllis Austin, author of “Wilderness Partners: Buzz Caverly […]