BOOTHBAY HARBOR Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor is having an opening reception for “Andrea Peters: Four Seasons,” on Friday, Sept. 12. The show which runs through Tuesday, Oct.14. The East Boothbay artist is the veteran of many shows at the gallery. Her bold, brushy landscapes mark her as one of the gallery’s most recognizable […]

“‘A Chance to be Aware’: On Richard Tuttle’s Art” Thu., Sept.18, 4:30 p.m. Kresge Auditorium Richard Shiff, Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art and Director, Center for the Study of Modernism, The University of Texas at Austin, addresses the philosophical and perceptual aspects of “awareness” in Tuttle’s art. RSVPs are requested but not required. […]

Ingrid Laubrock Quintet Wed., Sept. 10, 7:30p.m. Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall Composer and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock leads a quintet with fellow Jazz musicians Dan Peck, Bruce Berne, Tom Rainey, and Ben Gerstein. George Lopez, piano Fri., Sept. 26, 7:30p.m. Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall The borrowing of foreign musical styles into one’s own national […]

Cornerstones of Science and Curtis Memorial Library are pleased to announce the 2014 Fall Science Read is “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. The book tells the story of a poor African-American woman whose cells – taken without her knowledge in 1951 – became one of the most important tools in medicine, […]

Simon Godwin makes his RSC debut to direct Shakespeare’s exuberant romantic comedy. Simon is Associate Director of the Royal Court, and he most recently directed Strange Interlude at the National Theatre. The production features Mark Arends as Proteus and Michael Marcus as Valentine. Mark recently appeared in Headlong’s 1984, and Michael’s credits include playing Henry […]

OWLS HEAD More than 150 antique automobiles from around the world are expected to rally at the Owls Head Transportation Museum Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 for the Museum’s annual Foreign Auto Festival and Antique Aeroplane Show. While a diverse range of stunning vehicles is expected at the event, this year the Owls […]

BOWDOINHAM This Saturday September 13, during the town’s annual Celebrate Bowdoinham Festival, the show “Our Town, Our Bridge in Photographs” opens at the Merrymeeting Arts Center. The show features an emerging artist from Bowdoinham and an experienced artist from Gardiner. Olivia Sullivan (age 9) knew what she wanted to do when she saw a show […]

BRUNSWICK Creativity is in the air in Brunswick on Friday evening, September 12, as artists of all kinds join together to bring you their inspirations on the streets of Brunswick! Musicians, glass artists, basket maker, painters, photographers, sculptors, fabric artists and more are looking to share and discuss their art with you. Located along Maine […]

The Greater Freeport Community Chorus, directed by Virgil Bozeman, will begin rehearsals for its winter concerts Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Merriconeag Waldorf School on Desert Road in Freeport. Registration will run from 6 to 6:30 p.m., with the rehearsal to follow. Rehearsals are held on Sundays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the school. […]