FREEPORT Freeport Players has a new executive director — Janie Downey Maxwell. Well known in the Portland-area theater community, the Cape Elizabeth resident has been involved with Portland Players and Lyric Theater — as well as Freeport Players — during the past several years. Maxwell is experienced in directing, props, costumes and producing, and has […]

ARIES – MAR 21/APR 20 A motivated mind could be the inspiration you need to progress with your tasks this week, Aries. Take short breaks to maintain your stamina and make it through. TAURUS – APR 21/MAY 21 Taurus, you may be curious to explore new places this week. New experiences can provide excitement and […]

BRUNSWICK A double feature of the Ying and Jupiter String quartets will lead off the week’s concerts at the Bowdoin International Music Festival on Monday. The opening viola quintet is Mozart’s transcription of an earlier Serenade for winds; the string arrangement brings rich depth to this introspective work. Then will be a sextet, which opens […]

It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s … Captain Marvel soaring over Harpswell Sound? The comic book superhero, set to star in her own movie next March, apparently has a summer home in the Midcoast town of Harpswell. You can read all about it in the new five-part comic book series “The Life […]

BATH Where there may be no backstage and only minimal lights, there is plenty of action in Library Park as the Bath Shakespeare Festival opens “Twelfth Night” this week. Updated with more modern costumes and enhanced with music, the outdoor performances strive to be accessible and enjoyable for all audiences. Some consider “Twelfth Night” to […]

BATH Throughout July and August, the Chocolate Church Arts Center presents a series of concerts in Waterfront Park on Commercial Street. The next offering will be Cold Chocolate, set to take the stage at 6 p.m. Saturday. Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, Cold Chocolate regularly perform original music and high energy shows at venues up and […]

BATH A new exhibition is set to open next week. The Centre St Arts Gallery will host an event to celebrate the open of a new exhibit of work by gallery members and guest artist Steven Stroud from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 20. The wine and cheese reception is open to the public to come […]

ARIES – MAR 21/APR 20 Aries, others appreciate all that you do for them. But sometimes they must take matters into their own hands so they can get a learning experience to build upon. TAURUS – APR 21/MAY 21 Taurus, all of your plans may turn entirely in an different direction at the last minute. […]

BRUNSWICK The Brentano String Quartet returns to the Bowdoin Music International Festival for the first time since 2014 on Monday. The first half of their program spans the breadth of the string quartet genre: From Haydn’s Op. 20 that defined the form and solidified him as the “father of the string quartet,” to a late […]

MONHEGAN Monhegan attracts artists because of its take-your-breath-away beauty. The steep cliffs and canopied forests hold great awe and mystery, the harbor’s working fishing boats provide endless subjects for Sunday and serious painters alike, and the classic cottage architecture captivates and activates artists’ imaginations with color, form and lyrical, historical narratives. But for all the […]