BOWDOINHAM A collection short a few myths has staffers at Merrymeeting Arts Center trying to track down mysterious pieces of art and turning to the public for help. Merrymeeting is searching for four missing pieces in late, local artist Bryce Muir’s “Local Myths” collection. Muir was the inspiration for the center, starting shortly after his […]

NEWCASTLE — Marnie Sinclair will be manning the Bristol Road Galleries tent in town for the Twin Villages ArtWalk, 4-7 p.m., Friday. Her work, and the work of the other three artists will be on display in a tent outside the Shuck Station raw bar at 68 Main St. in Newcastle. Marnie Sinclair works in […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Pianist and organist Sean Fleming and Yarmouth harpist Rhiannon Skye will present a benefit concert for the Damariscotta United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Damariscotta Baptist Church. Rhiannon Skye will open the concert with Celtic, jazz and classical harp selections. Special guest David Smith will then sing the Kern song […]

JEFFERSON A wide range of musicians and dancers will get toes tapping at the seventh Live Edge Music Festival, which runs 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Primo Cubano is a perennial favorite at Live Edge. Its style is inspired by traditional Cuban dance music dating back to […]

ROCKLAND The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will host an award-winning, Maine-based photographer and a former New York curator on Tuesday. Italian-born Jocelyn Lee will discuss her latest solo exhibition, “The Appearance of Things,” as well as new trends in portrait, landscape and documentary photography. “Rather than the exchange between camera and subject, […]

DAMARISCOTTA Next to lobsters and spuds, blueberries are Maine’s biggest food product. But how much do you really know about them? Whether you want to learn to grow your own, impress your friends or just enjoy the sweet little berry, Skidompha Library in Damariscotta is bringing in an expert to fill you in. Professor David […]

BATH — A Bath artist’s first novel recently got the nod from the world’s largest not-for-profit awards program for independent and self-published authors. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards selected Irene M. Drago’s maritime novel, “Daughters of Long Reach” as 2018’s best first novel. “While Drago was signing copies of her mairitime novel at Maine […]

YARMOUTH — Organizers of the Yarmouth Art Festival are looking for a few good artists and want to see what you’ve got. The 10th annual Yarmouth Art Festival is scheduled for Oct. 24-27 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, and Maine artists are welcome to apply for a chance to display their work at the juried […]

WISCASSET Artist Jennifer Linskey will be painting the Sheepscot River and Wiscasset Harbor next week, and she wants people to join her. The painting runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Castle Tucker, 2 Lee St. in Wiscasset. Beginners and experienced artists alike are welcome. Artists should bring their own materals, […]

WISCASSET Alna artist Kate Nordstrom will unveil her latest work this weekend at Carriage House Gardens in Wiscasset. Carriage House is hosting An Evening of Art and Garden from 5:30-8 p.m. on Saturday to highlight the Connecticut native’s newest fantastical images on canvas. The public is invited to enjoy the gardens, sip some champagne, listen […]