ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, help out around the house or the office this week and the effort will benefit both you and the people with whom you interact. Reinforce close relationships. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Taurus, when you set your mind to something, the results are often spectacular. Stick with […]

PHIPPSBURG In celebration of grandmothers, Anna B.’s Barn Shop is holding a contest to find the most unique Grandmother story. All are welcome to enter on a four by six-inch index card with a paragraph on why their grandmother is unforgettable. All entries will be featured in the Shop on the inside of the barn […]

WISCASSET “Impressionism in France, Italy and America” will open at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Aug. 8 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Of particular note in the exhibition is an oil by Hungarian artist Lazlo Medgyes of colorful beach umbrellas and sunbathers along the Cote d’Azur. Medgyes came to Paris in the 1920s and […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s 53rd season closes Friday with Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto, June Han returns to the stage to share English composer Arnold Bax’s Quintet and Joseph Kalichstein’s interpretation of Beethoven’s final piano concerto — a work he first performed in 1970 and has been performing around the world ever since. Joseph Kalichstein […]

BRUNSWICK Visiting the local farmers’ market has become part of the shopping routine for many in the Midcoast looking for locally grown, fresh produce. In Brunswick, folks congregate Saturdays at the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers’ Market, one of two farmers’ markets in town. The market, established in 1999 and held at the trust’s 320- acre […]

WISCASSET “Coyote Connections,” a collection of artists’ depictions of coyotes, is currently on exhibit at Midcoast Conservancy in Wiscasset. From sculpture to canvas, 17 works of art portray coyotes in their natural habitat, in spiritual representation and through fanciful imaginings. “This art exhibition is all about coyote connections, or we might say, relationships,” said exhibit […]

FREEPORT Wolfe’s Neck Farm will host their first Farm to Easel Invitational Art Auction on Sept. 17 from 3-6 p.m. A tasting with Frontier Café and Gather, featuring local food, drinks and live music will be held at the Mallet Barn site at the end of Wolfe’s Neck. A silent auction of more than 20 […]

DAMARISCOTTA The three artists currently have work on display at Damariscotta River Grill — and each piece of art is inspired by the Midcoast. Artists Kimberly Skillin Traina, Susan Tilton Pecora and Doug Houle will exhibit their work through Sept.11. Skillin Traina is a graphic designer, photographer and pastel artist living in Edgecomb. “I have […]

BRUNSWICK Thornton Oaks Retirement Community has announced the opening of a new exhbit, All Digital, featuring the photographs by Jim Baxter. The exhibit opens Aug, 2 at 4 p.m., and Baxter will be on hand to discuss his work and respond to questions. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Baxter found his love of photography at […]

BOOTHBAY The 61st annual Boothbay Region Antiques Show and Sale will be held Saturday on the Boothbay Common. The antiques shows and sale is a one-day event held outdoors — under tents and in the open — on the grounds of the Boothbay Commonon Route 27. This year, 26 exhibitors from Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New […]