HARPSWELL The Elijah Kellogg Church in Harpswell will host its annual Christmas by the Sea Fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will feature handmade crafts, baked treats, cheeses, canned goods, attic treasures, a raffle, a silent auction and more. This year’s raffle features a new 16-foot Old Town canoe. Raffle tickets […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival has announced Laura Chaney as its new director of development. She joins the festival with experience in nonprofit management and fundraising. “I am delighted to join this internationally renowned festival in promoting and supporting the aspirations of current and upcoming professional classical musicians,” Chaney said. “I look forward to […]

BRUNSWICK The following is a schedule of events for November at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. The library will be closed for Veteran’s Day November 11 and Thanksgiving November 24. All programs are free and open to the public. Ongoing or Weekly Events • Collaboratory Interactive Display: Animal Homes & Habits, through Nov. […]

BATH Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Joan Osborne, who found fame in 1995 with the top 10 single “One of Us,” will be performing Friday evening at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. Her “Acoustic Duo” set with guitarist Keith Cotton is the latest tour in Osborne’s colorful career, which includes multiple stints with members of the Grateful […]

BRUNSWICK For the month of November, the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library will display the soft pastel works of Harpswell artist Jan Roberson. The theme of the show revolves around Maine, with titles including “ Kayaking on Quahog Bay,” “Lowell’s Cove” and “ Gurnet Sunrise,” “ Bass Harbor Light” and “Vernal Pool.” Water […]

DAMARISCOTTA Damariscotta photographer Ronn Orenstein will exhibit his work at Savory Maine Dining and Provisions through Nov. 29. The public is invited to an opening reception for the show Friday from 3-5 p.m. Beginning his career in New York City, Orenstein’s award-winning studio work spans more than 25 years. He spent spent 14 years as […]

BATH Centre St Arts Gallery in Bath is inviting the public to a reception celebrating a new, all member exhibition on Friday at 11 Centre St., Bath from 5-7 p.m. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Twenty Maine artist members work in a wide variety of styles and media, producing new work […]

ARIES Mar. 21 – Apr. 20 Things are rushing by at breakneck speed. There’s nothing you can do to slow down the pace, and you may be carried along for a while. Just enjoy the ride. TAURUS Apr. 21 – May 21 When you relax and let people in, they can get a better idea […]

BRUNSWICK Curtis Memorial Library will host author Frederic Hill on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in an illustrated author talk as Hill discusses his newest book, “Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs: The Shipbuilding Crooker Brothers of Bath, Maine.” “Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs” is an account of a significant local family in the ship-building industry […]

NOUF ALHIMIARY is a Saudi Arabian artist who created the above work, which is untitled. The piece, a photograph from the artist’s “The Desire Not to Exist” series, is part of a new exhibit featuring work by Saudi Arabian artists currently on view at Bates Museum of Art. “Phantom Punch: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia […]