CONCORD, MASS. A century and a half before the #MeToo movement gave women a bold, new collective voice, Louisa May Alcott was lending them her own. Society had far different expectations of women in 1867, when publisher Thomas Niles asked Alcott to write a “girls’ story.” At a time when women were expected to marry, […]

BATH Bath’s 3rd Friday Art Walk season begins tonight, from 4-7pm. This year the Art Walk is returning to its roots walking, all locations are in walking distance in Bath’s award-winning Downtown Bath. Future Art Walk dates include July 20, Aug. 17 and Sept. 21. With more than 25 artists on street level and upper […]

DAMARISCOTTA/ NEWCASTLE For the 6th year, Damariscotta and Newcastle are teaming up to celebrate art and showcase artists. The Twin Villages Art- Walk will kick off its new season tonight, running from 4- 7 p. m. They will take place the third Friday of the month through September — July 20, Aug. 17 and Sept. […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Coastal Rotary Club is raising money for its causes near and far at “Band at the Base” next weekend. The event, featuring the popular reggae and rock band O’Harrows, will take place from 3- 6 p. m. Saturday, June 23, at the Oaks & Maple Cafe, located at 25 Burbank Ave. at […]

ARIES – MAR 21/APR 20 Aries, thinking about the future is exciting, and it may motivate you to make some changes. Picturing the future helps you try different scenarios on for size. TAURUS – APR 21/MAY 21 Taurus, take some alone time to focus on what is important to you. This will help you to […]

TOPSHAM For a group of 20 middleschool age students, a local summer camp will offer a chance to immerser themselves in theater. The Orion Performing Arts Center’s “Create-APlay” Theater/Art Day Camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16-20. The play will be performed at 3 p.m. Friday, July […]

Nancy Scott has been the lead artist in creating the fish ladder mural. Here, she writes, in her own words, the story behind the project. On Wednesday, April 25, the staff from Spindleworks took a few peers to the fishway near the Fort Andross Mill to wipe down the walls. And it started to rain […]

BRUNSWICK Tucked away off the very northern end of Maine Street in Brunswick, right before the Frank J. Wood Bridge, just outside Fort Andross, is an aquatic curiosity. A fishway provides a path past the Brookfield Renewables hydroelectric dam and an adjacent observation room provides a window — literally — into the world of a […]

AUBURN Kathy Haley and Phil House will grace the stage at the First Universalist Church of Auburn at its next Concert for a Cause event. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday. When Phil House and Kathy Haley join forces they are a “dynamic duo.” Together they have been delighting audiences throughout Maine, […]

BRUNSWICK With summer vacation on the horizon, Leslie Beattie hopes to give artists young and old a place to create in the coming months. Beattie, who has owned The Mix art supplies at 53 Maine St. for the past year and a half, recently converted an apartment above the store into a studio space. The […]