Jan Lewandowski built a “polka empire” from his base in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, only to watch it crumble after his arrest on fraud charges. Lewandowski’s rise and fall is played for laughs in “The Polka King,” starring Jack Black as the flamboyant Polish emigre who attracted legions of polka fans — and fleeced some of them […]

BRUNSWICK Nearly 80 cast members — ranging in age from 4 to 70 — will help bring Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka to life as part of an upcoming Midcoast Youth Theater production. There will be four shows in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School, spanning Friday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 14. Show times are […]

BATH Starting Jan. 9, an eight-week painting workshop will take place at the gallery of Sarah Greenier. The Bath artist will be teaching the workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at her 428 Middle St. gallery. The sessions are open to people with varying levels of experience. She will start each class with a […]

ARIES – MAR 21/APR 20 It is time to take a relationship to a new level, Aries. You are confident you know just the way to accomplish this. Enjoy the excitement that comes with this new beginning. TAURUS – APR 21/MAY 21 Taurus, many things are on your plate, but you don’t feel overwhelmed at […]

FREEPORT The Greater Freeport Community Chorus, directed by Virgil Bozeman, will begin rehearsals for its spring concerts Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center at Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St. Registration will run from 6-6:30 p.m., with rehearsal to follow. Rehearsals take place from 6:30-8:45 p.m. Sundays at the FPAC. The program […]

Midcoast Actors’ Studio is getting a leg up for its 2018 season, thanks to a grant from the Maine Arts Expansion Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. The $4,000 grant will help bring a summer musical theater camp to local children in the greater Midcoast Belfast region, as well as live programming to Bayside. “MAS […]

HALLOWELL Harlow Gallery, which opened at its 160 Water St. location in 1963, is moving to a new space down the street. Before it relocates to 100 Water St., the gallery is hosting one final art exhibition — SEVEN — opening Jan. 26. Following an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 26, the show will […]

LOS ANGELES “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” claimed the biggest Christmas haul over the four-day holiday weekend, adding almost $100 million to its coffers, according to box office figures released Tuesday. Four new releases couldn’t catch the intergalactic juggernaut. Of the new films, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” fared best. The Sony adventure debuted in […]

Aaron Sorkin has a knack for timing, and not just in the obvious way. The Oscar-winning writer of “The Social Network,” ‘’Moneyball” and other fast-talking, crackling scripts has been celebrated for his mile-a-minute wordplay. But he’s also been criticized for not exactly featuring complex, strong female characters in the male-centric worlds of his stories. In […]

ROCKPORT Midcoast Community Chorus will present their annual Winter Concert, “Safe Harbor,” on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m., at the Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School, Route 90, Rockport. Steven Weston, MCC’s artistic director, with Sean Fleming, assistant director, will lead the 160-member non-auditioned chorus and the 40-member auditioned chorale. They will perform […]