BATH Resurgence Dance Company’s We Are Rebels will premiere at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington Street in Bath, on January 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. We Are Rebels is an original contemporary ballet that promises to enthrall all types of audience members as they witness the tale of Fea, a […]

WISCASSET — Beginning February 1, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about Mainers and their relationship to their land in Colonial times. The presentations begin at 1:00 PM on four consecutive Sundays in the Communications (or “911”) Building behind the Lincoln County Court House in Wiscasset. Suggested donation is $5.00. […]

BATH — The popular town history series has now been scheduled, beginning January 24 with Meagan G. Theriault’s “The Artifacts of Georgetown” at the Community Room of the Patten Free Library at 10:30 a.m. The room fills up quickly, so get there early. January 31 will feature Nancy Sferra’s “History of the Mill Pond Area” […]

BRUNSWICK — A concert of sacred music with bona fide gravitas featuring works by Egil Hovland, Francis Poulenc, Krysztof Penderecki, Frank Martin, Ola Gjeilo, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Eric Whitacre and Stephen Paulus. Performances will be held Saturday, January 17, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant St. Brunswick, and Sunday, January 18, […]

BATH On Tuesday, January 20, Patten Free Library will reprise its popular workshop series, “iPad for Seniors.” Roberta Jordan, an instruction and outreach librarian at Patten, will offer five workshops designed to provide new and beginner iPad owners with hands-on instruction on a range of topics. All five sessions are free, open to anyone aged […]

PORTLAND The Coast & the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America will be on view at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) January 30, 2015 through April 26, 2015. Organized by the New-York Historical Society, The Coast & the Sea will feature 52 marine paintings and 10 maritime artifacts from New-York Historical Society’s large […]

NEW YORK Skin was definitely in, but was 2014 all about the big, bold booty or a sheer reveal up top? On runways, Marc Jacobs sent up-and-comer Kendall Jenner out during February’s New York Fashion Week with nipples clearly visible under a taupe knit top. Christian Siriano closed his show in September with ice blue […]

BY JAKE COYLE and JOCELYN NOVECK The Associated Press The top 10 films of 2014, according to AP Film Writer Jake Coyle: 1. “Ida” Where did this perfect little gem come from? Its director, Pawel Pawlikowski, wasn’t previously a major name in international cinema. Yet at a time when most filmmakers can’t keep their movies […]

For many, the title “King of Rock and Roll” is reserved for one man: Elvis Presley. Had he lived, Elvis would have celebrated his 80th birthday on January 8. In addition to his music, Elvis lives on through a phenomenal number of appearances in scripted motion pictures – 31 in all – beginning with “Love […]

NEW YORK This year’s best-in-theater list includes a musical with multiple murders, another with a cross-dressing German and one with a hollywood hunk turned hideous. Our Top 5 list of the best in theater in 2014: 1. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”: The cult story about a transgender East German rock star seemed just to […]