BRUNSWICK Pejepscot Historical Society is hosting a number of programs this winter an spring. The society offers History Happy Hours, a noontime lecture/slideshow series, and a book group. “We’ve tried to put together an array of topics that address all three towns we serve — Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell — and examine both local stories […]

BRUNSWICK For 130 years, Pejepscot Historical Society has worked to preserve the history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell. PHS is planning to exhibit selected pieces from its 100,000-item collection this year, including some that have rarely — if ever — been seen by the public. Examples include a letter signed by President John Quincy Adams […]

PHIPPSBURG Old school New Orleans style jazz will greet concert goers Saturday night. The State Street Traditional Jazz Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Phippsburg Congregational Church; doors open at 7 p.m. The venue is located at 10 Church Lane (at Parker Head Road). Founded in 1989, the members of […]

BRUNSWICK The UUCB Concerts for a Cause will take a “Novel” approach in its celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The latest offering in the series will be a performance by the Novel Jazz Septet, featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn — civil rights activists, friends and favorite musicians of Martin […]

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WISCASSET The Sheepscot Valley Chorus and St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will begin rehearsals for a spring presentation of Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.16, at the First Congregational Church Wiscasset UCC, located at 28 High St. in Wiscasset. The two groups will present “Israel in Egypt,” in a pair of shows May […]

LEWISTON/BRUNSWICK The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Rohan Smith, will present “The Orchestra on Display” for a pair of shows this weekend. The group will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Orion Center in Topsham. The […]

BRUNSWICK Midcoast Youth Theater has brought together an enormous ensemble cast and crew for its production of “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” premiering this evening in Brunswick. “The more the stage is filled, the more impressive it is,” said youth actor Miles Lloyd, who plays Mike Teavee. The plot, adapted from the 1964 novel “Charlie and […]

NEW YORK You may know Samantha Brown from her years as a Travel Channel host for shows like “Great Hotels,” “Green Getaways” and the “Passport” series about Latin America, China and Europe, among others. She’s back with a new series on PBS called “Places to Love,” launching Saturday with 13 weekly episodes through March. “‘Places […]

BRUNSWICK Alice de Mauriac’s solo show, “Destinations and Detours,” is energizing the walls of the Fellowship Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. The evocative, abstract paintings fill the contemporary space with subtle harmonies and glowing color. Thoughtfully organized interactions between minimal and maximal paintings, these works convey a sense of reflective calm as […]