WEEK OF SUN, SEPT. 24 ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 When an opportunity comes your way, resist the temptation to pass it up. There are no guarantees, so make the most of this chance. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Many things around the home need your attention, but you may be having trouble […]

WISCASSET A series of sterling silver animals, each hand made and fully articulated, will be on exhibition at Trifles, 55 Main St., during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5-8 p.m. The Articulated Animals collection includes a gecko, praying mantis, frog, snake, shrimp, cicada and cricket. According to sculptor and goldsmith Oleg […]

BATH Studio Theatre of Bath will present the musical “The Fantastics” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center from Sept. 29 to Oct. 8. “The Fantasticks” revolves around Matt (Kobi Appleby, Topsham), Louisa (Sararose Willey, Bath) and two fathers (Nick Azzaretti, Newcastle and Vince Shatto, Woolwich) pretending to feud to entice their children to fall in […]

It’s not every band that can turn a sound check into a roaring fusion of hard rock and funk, as in Rustic Overtones’ “Check,” but then again, Portland-based Rustic Overtones is not every band. A Rustic Overtones album is an auditory journey with numerous sonic side trips onto Latin, jazz, and New Wave side streets. […]

DAMARISCOTTA The final Damariscotta-Newcastle Art Walk of 2017 takes place Friday from 4-7 p.m., and local galleries, studios, craft stores, restaurants and more will have their doors open for shopping and browsing. The Damariscotta-Newcastle Art Walk is a free, self-guided event held on the third Friday of the months of June through September. In addition […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, communication is essential in any relationship, including ones of a romantic nature. Learn to get your point across without being too forward. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Taurus, you may have little desire to go above and beyond what is necessary this week. You may want to […]

The Novel Jazz Septet will celebrate the music of great American jazz icons Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in concert at the Phippsburg Congregational Church on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The band will highlight well-known standards plus rare gems recently unearthed from original scores in the Ellington collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington […]

BOOTHBAY — If you can’t make it to the Maine Model Railroad Tour on Saturday, there’s always a chance to see model railroading at the Boothbay Railway Village. The museum’s Model Railroad Exhibit includes an HO scale layout measuring 46-by-20 feet with 600 feet of track, representing Maine railroading in the 1950s- ’60s. The exhibit […]

BATH A visit to the final resting places of historic Bath area sea captains and shipbuilders will be the focus of trolley tours hosted by Maine Maritime Museum and led by Red Cloak Haunted History Tours during the fall season. The Famed Captains and Shipbuilders tours begin at Maine Maritime Museum, where participants will board […]

‘I’m a modeler. I collect. I’m a rail fan.’ F or more than 100 years, model trains and layouts have captivated the young and the young at heart. Peaking in popularity in the 1950s, the hobby has faced a slow decline, becoming eclipsed by other, flashier forms of entertainment (think Xboxes and iPhones). This weekend, […]