BRUNSWICK Christine DeTroy Jr. of Dresden has been the director and producer of the Mid-coast Altered Couture Contest since she started the event eight years ago. Part-reality show, part-local fashion extravaganza, Altered Couture brings local designers from throughout the community to create garments inspired by a central theme to a live audience and panel […]

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FREEPORT Morse High School senior Nina Keyes took home third place at the 11th annual Merriconeag Poetry Festival last week. Keyes read her poem “Roses are red, violets are blue,” at the festival, one of 20 students selected to do so. Sidonia Stanton and Elizabeth Schotten, both from Morse, and Myah Garrison, Wilson Haims, Miles […]

In its upcoming concerts, the Greater Freeport Community Chorus will celebrate the sounds of the cinema. The chorus is presenting “As Time Goes By: Songs from the Movies” at a pair of shows: 7 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1 Middle St. in Brunswick, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Congregational […]

WISCASSET Students from seven local schools will have their work on display at the Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset. The exhibit opens Saturday with a reception from 2- 4 p.m.; it will remain open on weekends from noon to 4 p.m. through May 20. Schools participating in the Youth Art Exhibit include Great Salt Bay School, […]

BATH Classically trained musicians will bring their fusion of folk, newgrass, rock and classical music to the Chocolate Church Arts Center Saturday. Harpeth Rising — a trio with classical performance degrees from renowned schools of music — will perform a show at the Bath venue at 7:30 p.m. Building from the tonal depth of the […]

BATH A trio of Maine mystery authors will share their stories at Patten Free Library. Kate Flora, Barbara Ross and Joseph Souza will appear at the library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. The Mustard Seed Bookstore will handle sales of the authors’ books. Flora is the author of the Thea Kozak mysteries, the gritty […]

TOPSHAM More than 100 young students of The Ballet School of Topsham will take to the stage at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham to perform the ballet “Cinderella” Saturday and Sunday. It’s a lot to coordinate, according to director Elizabeth Drucker. “We have an amazing crew that has worked with me for years,” […]

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BRUNSWICK Midcoast Youth Theater actors have a job to get done next weekend and it’s certain there will be more than one element of fun. The theater will stage “Mary Poppins” in five shows, starting Thursday, May 3, at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater. Shows will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, May 4, […]