BRUNSWICK Variety is the hallmark of a benefit concert on Saturday, January 10 by Merry Meeting Singers. The concert will be held at the new Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick beginning at 7:30 pm. Merry Meeting Singers began six years ago as a group of local singers interested in performing the classical, folk and modern […]

BRUNSWICK It’s hard to believe the new year is upon us, but after a fantastic fall, The Theater Project is ready with a great selection of theater classes for actors in elementary and middle school. The winter session begins on January 7 with a class for actors in grades 1 & 2. On Wednesdays from […]

BRUNSWICK Student artists from Mt. Ararat High School will exhibit their work at an opening, Wednesday, January 7, 4:30 – 5 p.m. with a reception to follow at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community. The exhibit will include diverse subjects including ceramics, photography, sculpture, painting drawing and digital art. Art Department teachers, Sarah Cowperthwaite, Christine Del Rossi, […]

Jan. 15 Gallery show opening: Rocks, Waves and Skies: Maine Landscapes, 1900- 1950. Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Open to the public, free. At the turn of the twentieth century, artists from urban centers such as Boston and New York City made Maine one of their favorite summer destinations. Aided by improved roads and new […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Midcoast Printmakers are inviting you to an open house, Sunday, January 11 from 1-3 p.m. at 648 Main St. (Bus. Rt 1) in Damariscotta. If you are an artist, bring a sample of your work to share. There will be a demonstration of one type of printmaking, sharing ideas, and refreshments. Check our […]

ROCKPORT — Captain Peter Willcox will speak on his experiences in Russia on January 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House. Captain Peter Willcox’s talk titled “To Stem the Tide” will focus on his experiences in Russia and provide a glimpse into a life devoted to making a difference. This special event is […]

FREEPORT — The Greater Freeport Community Chorus, directed by Virgil Bozeman, will begin rehearsals for its spring concerts Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Registration will run from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., with the rehearsal to follow. Rehearsals are held on Sundays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the […]

BATH Organizers for the eighth Hot Chocolate Jubilee are recruiting acts and chorus members for the 2015 production of this popular community variety show which is a fundraiser for the Chocolate Church Arts Center. Auditions will be held on January 10, 2015 from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., in the Curtis Room at the Chocolate […]

Colin Woodard of Freeport has had a pretty spectacular few years by anyone’s reckoning. He is an award-winning investigative journalist at the Portland Press Herald, winning the 2012 George Polk award for education reporting, and this year, was named Maine Journalist of the Year. Woodard began his career as a foreign correspondent, working for dozens […]

NEW YORK Like a serial for the digital age, the book world’s most dramatic story of 2014 unfolded in installments, often in real time. A dispute about e-book revenues between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group led to Amazon’s removing buy buttons, cutting discounts and reducing orders for works ranging from J.K. Rowling’s latest detective thriller […]