BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival extends heartfelt gratitude its patrons and community partners for making the 2017 season an inspirational musical journey which has enriched the hearts and minds of thousands during the past six music-filled weeks. Audiences totaling over 15,000 filled venues and classrooms at over 100 concerts and events. With the support […]

GEORGETOWN It may be nicknamed “the state’s shortest fair,” but the 104th annual Georgetown Working League Fair is expected to draw big crowds this weekend. The fair — to be held at Georgetown Central School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday — is GWL’s largest fundraising event of the year, with proceeds going toward […]

BATH Cold Chocolate will perform in Waterfront Park as one of the Chocolate Church Arts Center’s outdoor summer shows. The Boston-based bluegrass band will perform in Bath at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Cold Chocolate is an Americana band that fuses bluegrass and folk with a dash of funk. The trio performs with guitar, upright bass, […]

DAMARISCOTTA The Tony award-winning play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” will be presented by River Company at the Porter Meeting Hall in Skidompha Library in Damariscotta Ag. 4-13. The show, directed by board member Allison Eddyblouin, stars Stephen Wallace as Vanya, Christine Andersen as Sonia, Tamara Lilly as Masha, Tyson Bailey as Spike, […]

PORTLAND From Aug. 10-19, 20 chamber musicians from across the country will be in residence in Portland for the 24th annual Portland Chamber Music Festival. Four evening concerts and a free family concert will be held at Hannaford Hall in the Abromson Community Education Center on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Campus at 88 […]

BRUNSWICK The 13th annual Peace Fair will be held on the Brunswick Town Mall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair is sponsored by the Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks organization. The theme for this year’s Peace Fair is “Peace and Justice in a World of Conflict,” and its musical theme is “We Are […]

SOUTH THOMASTON The Kelpie Gallery of South Thomaston will present the fourth annual “Wet Paint on the Weskeag!” plein air art auction on Aug. 13. Proceeds from the sale of freshly painted art will benefit the artists and Georges River Land Trust’s conservation programs. The selection committee for the 4th annual “Wet Paint on the […]

POWNAL Musicians, singers, storytellers, poets and entertainers of all ages and abilities are invited to take the stage at an acoustic venue in Pownal on Saturday night. Fuego Diablo has scheduled its Outdoor Music Night this Saturday at 52 Loring Lane in Pownal. Performers requiring gear should bring their own, and attendees should bring their […]

BRUNSWICK Maine State Music Theatre closes out its 2017 season with “Newsies,” featuring a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, from Aug. 9- 26. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, “Newsies” is the tale of Jack Kelly, a newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies” who […]