BRUNSWICK Portland resident Caroline Cotter is no stranger to traveling, so heading up 295 for a gig at Frontier Cafe in Brunswick is no biggie. In the past 10 years Cotter has lived and traveled in 28 countries on five different continents. Her love of music allows her to adapt to any environment and fit […]

DAMARISCOTTA River Arts is inviting artists throughout Maine to submit artwork for jurying in its upcoming exhibition, “Fall/Harvest.” Artists can submit up to three works in any medium including sculpture, photography, collage, painting, ceramics and fine craft — representational or abstract. Work can be delivered any time during gallery hours from now until the deadline, […]

BATH Centre St. Arts Gallery, LLC, invites the public to a reception celebrating a new exhibition with guest artist Sarah Greenier of Bath on Friday, Sept. 9, at 11 Centre St. 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 […]

TOPSHAM The following is a schedule of events for September at Topsham Public Library. Preschool Storytime: Wednesdays at10 a.m. Each themed Preschool Storytime involves singing songs, dancing and playing instruments to guitar accompaniment, participating in action rhymes and of course, reading stories. Storytime lasts approximately 30-45 minutes and is for preschool children ages 3-5 and […]

TOPSHAM — Thursday Scottish country dance classes begin Sept. 1 at the Topsham Grange, Pleasant Street in Topsham. Beginner class is at 6 p.m. General class is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donation of $4 per class. Singles and couples welcome, no partners needed. For information, contact instructor Patti Tillotson at (207) 833-2329 or pstillotson@gmail.com.

MONMOUTH The Monmouth Community Players have announced auditions for their fall production of Garson Kanin’s “Born Yesterday.” The production is being directed by local actor and director Ray Fletcher. “Born Yesterday” is about a self-made, gangsterish millionaire businessman who goes to Washington to bribe a senator into backing his latest and biggest deal. Tineared to […]

AUGUSTA The Maine Arts Commission has announced its 2016- 17 grant award winners. At its July meeting, the commission approved the process for competitive awards to artists, nonprofit arts organizations, and arts educators throughout the state in the following categories: Creative Aging; Project Grants for Artists in multiple disciplines; Project Grants for Organizations; Partnership Grants; […]

BATH Author Fredric B. Hill will speak at The Mustard Seed Bookstore on Sept. 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. He will discuss his new book, “Ships, Swindlers and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker Shipyard in Bath, Maine,” and books will be available for sale and signing. The event is free. Hill is […]

FREEPORT Shelley Breton, a self-taught artist who took up the craft of oil painting eight years ago, will be sharing her work with the public next month. Breton’s paintings will be on display at the Freeport Community Library starting on Sept. 1 and running through the end of the month, part of a year-long series […]