BRUNSWICK The U.S. Air Force woodwind ensamble, Heritage Winds, is set to perform in Brunswick on Oct. 13. Heritage Winds is the woodwind quintet component of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band. As professional Airman-musicians, the members of Heritage Winds are dedicated to using the power of music to honor our veterans, […]

BRUNSWICK The Theater Project in Brunswick will open their 2017-2018 season with “DETROIT,” by Lisa D’Amour. Director Christopher Price leads a cast of four professional actors in this dark comedy that revolves around middle class struggles. In a first-ring suburb just outside a city that might be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of […]

DURHAM Graze in Peace Farm Animal Rescue and Learning Center will hold an Oktoberfest Celebration fundraiser from 3–7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Graze in Peace farm in Durham. Live music for the event will be provided by Pejepscot Station, and a vegan buffet-style dinner will be served featuring brats, hot dogs, German salads and […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Crafts Guild, in celebration of American Craft Week, will present the Brunswick Fine Craft Show on Oct. 7 and 8 in Brunswick at the Fort Andross Mill Complex. The American Craft Week event will offer crafts designed and handmade by professional Maine artisans. The Maine Crafts Guild is a statewide organization, established […]

WISCASSET The revitalized Maine Art Gallery, an organization for artists and supporters of art in midcoast Maine, invites the public to a gathering at the gallery on Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. Keith Rendall, an artist and gallery owner in Wiscasset, will give a brief talk on the business of art marketing during the event. […]

FALMOUTH Maine State Ballet’s 175- seat Lopez Theater will be transformed into a shimmering underwater grotto for the upcoming production of “The Little Mermaid,” an original ballet by Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele, running Oct. 7-15. Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, “The Little Mermaid” tells the story of a curious mermaid […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 The people with whom you have been spending your time have enjoyed your company, Aries. Now you have an opportunity to widen your social horizons even further. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 You have a specific goal in mind and a plan to accomplish it, Taurus. What you […]

BATH Magician Vitaly Beckman will perform “An Evening of Wonders” on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Every illusion in Beckman’s performance is original and represents an impossible dream that he has set out to accomplish. From making drawings and paintings come to life to teleporting playing […]

A five-decades Midcoast tradition will be celebrated Oct. 7-9 as the Boothbay Railway Village along with the Boothbay Information Center hosts the 50th Annual Fall Foliage Festival. The festival is expected to draw 5,000 visitations over the long weekend to the museum, according to Railway Village Executive Director Margaret Hoffman. “From the beginning, it has […]

BOOTHBAY On most days, John Orne works for the Boothbay Region Water District as the chief treatment plant operator. But on Fridays and Saturdays, he dons a pair of denim overalls and a blue and white striped engineer’s cap, and can be found in the cab of a 1934 steam locomotive chugging along the tracks […]