GARDINER Magician Norman Ng will mix magic, comedy and audience participation in a pair of shows at the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center Saturday. Ng combines original and amazing magic tricks with his unique style of storytelling, action, and audience interaction. Clever scripting, strategic blocking, and dynamic body movements are all hallmarks to Norman’s signature […]

ARIES – MAR 21/APR 20 Aries, you give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and that’s commendable. Such a positive outlook will serve you and your relationships well. TAURUS – APR 21/MAY 21 Taurus, you may do a bunch of sitting around and waiting at work in the days ahead. Stay patient and rest up, […]

BATH Starting this week and continuing into April, Patten Free Library is paying tribute to films directed by women. The film series will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the Community Room of the library. Patten Free Library is located at 33 Summer St. All films are free and open to the public, and […]

THE COURSEN READINGS, PT. 1 Sunday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m. Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library Longfellow Days features 12 writers who have had a connection to the Brunswick area, as part of a fourpart Sunday series named for the late poet and Longfellow Days’ friend, Herbert Coursen. Each has been nominated by a poet from […]

BRUNSWICK Longfellow Days returns to the Brunswick area Sunday, kicking off a month-long celebration of poetry in honor of 19th century poet and Bowdoin College alum, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This will be the 13th annual Longfellow Days, and organizer Amy Waterman said “it’s going to be a good one.” Longfellow Days are an opportunity to […]

BATH Calling all teen artists — Patten Free Library is looking for your work. The library’s Teen Library Council has announced it is accepting submissions for its annual teen art show, which will take place in April. Any student in grades seven through 12 residing in the library service area or attending schools in RSU […]

SOUTH PORTLAND A classic production is being staged by Portland Players. The theater company is presenting Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Our Town,” through Feb. 11. The first play of the Portland Players 87th season, “Our Town,” is an enduring literary classic. Written in 1938, the play is narrated by a Stage Manager (Michael Donovan) […]

PORTLAND/BRUNSWICK Oratorio Chorale presents Fauré’s famous “Requiem” alongside American composer Robert Kyr’s “The Cloud of Unknowing” in three performances February 3-4. Concerts take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland, and at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick. “The emotional and […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick resident Louise Rosen is one of the producers for a new film— “Killing for Love” — making its Maine screen debut at Frontier Café & Cinema tonight. The film will be shown at Frontier through Thursday, Feb. 1. Directors Marcus Vetter and Karin Steinberger’s “ Killing for Love” presents the case of Jens […]

HALLOWELL The Harlow Art Center is highlighting the work of its members through the beginning of March. The Winter Members’ Showcase is on view at the gallery’s new space, at 100 Water St., through March 3. The show features a range of genres and media. Hours for the Winter Members’ Showcase are noon to 6 […]