DAMARISCOTTA River Arts which offers classes and open studios year-round, is announcing its fall line-up of classes with something for everyone! From acrylics to encaustics, stone carving, ceramics and several fiber arts classes, the offerings also include a serious, but fun, course in color theory as well as open studios in ceramics, life sculpture and […]

BATH — On Tuesday evenings in October, Patten Free Library will be host weekly walk-in writing workshops for teens. The sessions are open to students in grades 7-12, and will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Library’s second floor board room. October 7: What is a memoir? Ms. Clark will share examples of short memoirs, […]

BATH — Calling child actors and theatrical adults! Auditions for “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus will be held on October 12 at 3pm and 13th at 6:30pm. Be a part of this old Dickens’ story of Scrooge played by fairy tale characters! Scrooge is, of course, the Big Bad […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Mad Horse Theater opens its 29th season with Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge”, the first time they have ever remounted a show. The play runs from October 2 through October 19 at the Hutchins School, 24 Mosher Street, South Portland. Performance times are Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and […]

BOOTHBAY — After experiencing a declining Monarch butterfly population in recent years, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) decided to become a certified Monarch Waystation. The Gardens are providing the right kinds of plants, especially milkweeds, to support a population of Monarch butterflies. CMBG has committed 5,000 square feet to the project. CMBG experienced a Monarch […]

UNITY Another Common Ground Fair has been and gone, and it seems to be getting more popular than ever. “We closed down Route 139!” one of the volunteers proclaimed Saturday. While it’s not as impressive as Arlo Guthrie announcing the closing of the New York Thruway during Woodstock — Route 139 from Fairfield to Unity […]

BRUNSWICK — Smithsonian Institution Arctic archaeologist William Fitzhugh and Maine-based photographer Wilfred Richard will speak Thursday, September 25 at 7 pm in Kresge Auditorium, on the Bowdoin College campus. Their illustrated lecture coincides with the release of their new book, Maine to Greenland: Exploring the Maritime Far Northeast, published by the Smithsonian Institution Press. Following […]

BRUNSWICK — The College Guild will present an afternoon of stories, poems and a dramatic reading Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. The event, which will be held in the Morrell Room, is free. Come learn about College Guild, a Brunswick nonprofit offering free, general learning courses to prisoners all over […]

MONHEGAN ISL —On Saturday, September 27, 2014, Mid-Coast Audubon will conduct a birding field trip to that premier Maine birding hot spot, Monhegan Island. This spot attracts migrating warblers, vireos and sparrows. Cruising overhead can be numerous raptors such as falcons, Ospreys and acciptors (bird taking hawks) looking for their next meal. Merlins, Peregrine Falcons, […]