BATH David Morgan has been etching medieval inspired designs into wood blocks for more than 30 years, starting with scraps that he foraged as a woodworker. Now a full time printmaker, Morgan is sharing his work — along with those of other printmakers from around the country — at the Green Lion Gallery on Front […]

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro, who died in November, overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and […]

The Times Record Among more than $ 30 million in grants approved by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu for fiscal year 2017 is an Art Works grant of $ 40,000 to the Bates Dance Festival. The NEA award supports “ Celebrating 35 Years of Evolution, Innovation and Community,” a 2017 project that […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, emails and texts might fill your week as everyone wants to speak with you in the coming days. Schedule a break from your devices if you find yourself over-whelmed. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Career progress is more complicated than you had originally thought, Taurus. You might […]

FREEPORT In January, the Freeport Community Library will host a series of informative events related to the 2017 Camden Conference topic “Refugees and Global Migration: Humanity’s Crisis.” The 30th Annual Camden Conference will feature discussions with speakers chosen for their firsthand knowledge and strong views on migrant and refugee issues. These discussions, held in Camden […]

BRUNSWICK The following is a schedule of events for January at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. The library will be closed Jan. 1 and 2. All programs are free and open to the public. Ongoing or Weekly Events • Collaboratory Interactive Displays: Words into Pictures: Children’s Book Illustrations Through mid-January A celebration of […]

BATH and FREEPORT The Midcoast will have plenty to see and do to ring in 2017. L.L. Bean has been celebrating the holidays since they lit up more than 700 fir trees on Nov. 19. The Discovery Forest will be aglow until Jan. 1, and the folks at L.L. Bean have special plans for New […]

BELFAST On Dec. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Belfast Library, Independent filmmaker Regis Tremblay of Brunswick will host a screening of his short documentary, “Je Suis Russia.” The 45-minute documentary provides a counter narrative to the image western media has created of Russia and President Putin. Tremblay interviewed ordinary Russians, educators, former […]

BRUNSWICK Maine State Music Theatre elected three new members to their board of trustees during an annual meeting held Dec. 13. Marie Barbieri, Reginald Elwell, and Melissa Knutson — all from Brunswick — joined the 25-member board for two year terms. Barbieri is a former professor and taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Williams College […]

DAMARISCOTTA River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting artists throughout Maine to submit artwork for jurying in its upcoming exhibition, Black & White. Artists can submit up to three works in any medium including sculpture, photography, collage, painting, ceramics and fine craft — representational or abstract. Black, white and grey. Work can be delivered anytime during […]