BATH The public is invited to an Open House celebration and fundraiser to commemorate Patten Free Library’s 125 years of service to the community. On Dec. 30, the Library will close at 1 p.m. and will re-open its doors from 5-8 p.m. for this special occasion. The evening will include music by Jud Caswell, a […]

PORTLAND National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $10,000 to Portland Stage for their world premiere Mainstage production of “ String Around My […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Aries, someone is interested in what you have to say, especially with regard to a personal issue. You’re not quite sure if you’re ready to reveal all that much to others. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 Taurus, plans go well for you this week and you will follow […]

TORONTO A movie has a way of sitting up straight whenever Sigourney Weaver is in it. Whether the part is small or large, she reliably jolts any film alive with her intelligence and commanding presence. She usually means business. That, of course, has been apparent since her breakthrough role as Ellen Ripley in “Alien.” But […]

“Manchester by the Sea” is the type of film you wish would keep going, but you couldn’t possibly ask anything more of. The story revolves around Casey Affleck’s character, Lee Chandler, a Boston handyman that seems dead inside. He moves from building to building unclogging toilets, shoveling snow and painting walls with little to no […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR Don’t miss your last chance to see the holiday lights. Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is hosting its second annual Gardens Aglow light show this holiday season, an event that runs Thursday Sunday each week from 4- 9 p.m. The final showing is Dec. 31, and there will be no event on Christmas […]

BATH The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus will be performing a benefit Christmas concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Bath United Methodist Church. The Nor’easters, directed by Kathy Robitaille, perform regularly in the Midcoast region, and will be singing a variety of festive, holiday music at the Dec. 18 concert. The chorus, which normally takes […]

BRUNSWICK Artist Maria Castellano-Usery will continue her ongoing philanthropy work on Saturday with a pop-up art show and “Paint-a-Thon,” complete with a raffle featuring a finished painting as a prize, at Selby Shoes Etc. in South Portland. Castellano-Usery will set up her easel at Selby Shoes Etc. and have a day-long “Paint-a-Thon” from 10 a.m. […]

AUGUSTA Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus will present “Winter Wonderland”, a musical performance exploring the wonders of the season, on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 36 Eastern Avenue, Augusta. Holiday music will all be sung in four-part a cappella harmony. A free will offering will be taken to benefit the Salvation Army. […]