Among several arts and entertainment offerings this week, two are especially noteworthy. Good Theater opened the Maine premiere of “Frost/Nixon,” Peter Morgan’s much-lauded dramatization and back-story of the famous 1977 television confrontation between a British talk show personality and a disgraced former president of the United States. Freeport pianist and music professor Laura Kargul is […]

“Into every life,” the saying goes, “a little rain must fall.” But for some of us, when it rains, it pours. When I was unemployed, it felt like large, dark clouds were constantly shadowing me and my family, drenching us with misery whenever it seemed the skies were about to clear. When I finally landed […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Call for Art Call for Artists, Freeport High School Holiday Art and Craft fair, Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, table rentals for both days, $20, contact kimberlymedsker@gmail.com.  Art Call, for Long Island Dodwell Gallery upcoming exhibit, “Say Trees!” seeking artwork using trees or with trees as subject, exhibit to begin late November, […]

Treats only. No tricks. That’s what’s in store this weekend when Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and Portland Ballet celebrate Halloween with their own special happenings. The former is planning a screening of the silent film “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” at Merrill Auditorium, accompanied by Scott Foppiano on the mighty Kotzschmar Memorial Organ. The […]

What were you doing when you heard the news that Gourmet magazine, founded in 1941, was ceasing publication? I was listening to National Public Radio while peeling and slicing apples for one of my favorite desserts, apple crisp with an oatmeal topping. The recipe – the only one I know by heart –  is from […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Call for Art Call for Artists, Freeport High School Holiday Art and Craft fair, Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, table rentals for both days, $20, contact kimberlymedsker@gmail.com.  Saturday 11/7 Auditions for “Cheaper By The Dozen,” performance by Portland Players, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. children; 1:30-3:30 p.m. adults; show runs Jan. 15-31, […]

One of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and enduring works will be the centerpiece of this weekend’s program when the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra opens its 20th season with concerts in Lewiston and Topsham. In recent years, under the baton of maestro Rohan Smith, this once-faltering community orchestra has tremendously improved in size and quality and […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Call for Art Call for Artists, Freeport High School Holiday Art and Craft fair, Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, table rentals for both days, $20, contact kimberlymedsker@gmail.com.  Books, Authors Thursday 10/22 Ernie Weiss, author of “Out of Vienna,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, 772-4045, www.longfellowbooks.com. Friday 10/23 Jean Valentine, […]

Two top national musical acts dominate southern Maine’s arts and entertainment scene this weekend. First up is Friday, when Portland Ovations hosts Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo and Hacienda – motoring around the country together as the “Acoustic Brotherhood Tour” – at Merrill Auditorium. The following night, veteran country/crossover songstress Emmylou Harris motors into Merrill on her […]

Greater Portland Books, Authors Wednesday 10/14 Storytell / Spoken Word Open Mic, 7 p.m. open mic; feature performer “Uncle” George Radcliffe, 8 p.m., Northstar Cafe, Congress St., Portland, Jean Armstrong, 879-1886, sponsored by MOOSE. Thursday 10/15 Beth Alison Maloney, author of “Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument […]