BRUNSWICK Passages, an exhibition of photographs and fine art prints by Judith and Burke Long, opens at Thornton Oaks in Brunswick on April 5. The Thornton Oaks Art Committee will host a public reception and artists’ talk at 4 p.m. in the Events Room, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way in Brunswick. The show runs through […]

BRUNSWICK In preparation for Maine State Music Theatre’s 60th Anniversary in 2018, the theatre’s history committee is putting out a call for memorabilia. The committee is looking to add to MSMT’s historical archive with donations of programs, posters, photographs, newspaper articles, correspondence and souvenirs from its 59 years in Brunswick. Originally founded by the late […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association — a non-profit organization that promotes interactions with the people of Brunswick’s sister community in Trinidad, Cuba — is celebrating the sister city relationship with Cuba Week March 26 to April 2. During the annual Cuba Week celebration, the BTSCA works with town businesses to bring the flavors and […]

TOPSHAM Topsham Public Library has planned an evening of madness and the macabre. On March 30 at 6 p.m. some of Maine’s darkest creative minds will gather and discuss the craft of horror writing. Katherine Silva, a Maine Literary Award nominee; Duane Coffill, founder of Horror Writers of Maine; David Price, writer and editor; April […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, if you have been working too much, you have to find time to relax or you will not be able to grow. Your brain and body need recharging to work at their optimal levels. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Taurus, be sure to follow through on any […]

PITTSBURGH An opera about Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson, whose power hitting rivaled Babe Ruth’s, will have its world premiere in Pittsburgh in April. “The Summer King,” presented by Pittsburgh Opera, premieres April 29. Gibson’s story also figured in “Fences,” the movie starring Denzel Washington that was originally a play by Pittsburgh native August […]

BRUNSWICK Last summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states. In celebration of the 2016 season and in anticipation of the 2017 season, BIMF reached out to last year’s participants to reflect on their experience at the festival and their lives as musicians. BIMF: What are some […]

RICHMOND Wiscasset resident Sumner McKane’s documentary, “In The Blood: Logging in Maine,” takes an in-depth look at the lives of Maine lumbermen— in their own words. The film will be screened at the Southard House Museum in Richmond at 2 p.m. on Sunday The film contains footage of logging camps and log runs at the […]

DAMARISCOTTA The Damariscotta River Grill welcomes spring on March 21 with an exhibit of colorful photographic flower and nature studies by Joan Atkinson, Kathryn Simpson Bean Davis and Lisa Mossel Vietze. An opening to meet the photographers and sample appetizers by Rick Hirsch and his staff will be held on March 22 from 4-5:30 p.m. […]

BATH The Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington St. in Bath, will present a new interpretation of The Who’s Tommy on Sunday, March 19 when The HillBenders perform “TOMMY: A Bluegrass Opry” at 7:30 p.m. “Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball” may not be your standard bluegrass […]