TOPSHAM — Wendall Kerry is a fifth generation Maine native who was born “Down East” in Washington County in the town of Danforth. He grew up on a dairy farm in Dexter where he attended N. H. Fay High School. He is a graduate of the Aroostook Central Institute in Mars Hill and has a […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library is accepting applications for its annual writing competition: The Joy of the Pen. The Joy of the Pen is free to enter for year-round Maine residents, both amateur and professional. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and teen. Applications may be obtained at the […]

JEFFERSON — The 60th annual Forestry Field Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, at Hidden Valley Nature Center, with exhibits, demonstrations, walks, tours and food in abundance. The event, located each year at the Maine Outstanding Tree Farm, is hosted jointly by the Small Woodland Owners of Maine and Maine Tree Farm. David “Tracy” […]

Sarah Smiley is coming to Freeport. The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce presents “An Evening with Sarah Smiley” on Tuesday, September 23, 7-8:30 p.m. Sarah is a syndicated newspaper columnist, appearing in the Brunswick Times Record and the Bangor Daily News. She is also the author of Dinner with the Smileys, chronicling weekly dinners that […]

PORTLAND Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world — a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical […]

WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Public Library fall series will begin on Wednesday, September 3 at 7 p.m. with Sisters in Crime Vicki Doudera, J.E. Seymour and Janet Morgan. The three members of Sisters in Crime will talk about Using What You Know to Write a Mystery. Vicki Doudera writes Darby Farr Mysteries, page-turners grounded in […]

DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting the public to an opening reception on August 29th from 5 -7 p.m. for a solo show in the West Gallery featuring the work of Mac Economy of Warren. The exhibition will run through September 10. Economy is a professional musician and guitar instructor and operates K2 […]

BRUNSWICK — “Barnyards to Graveyards”, a collection of photographs by Maine photographer and author Caroline Samson will hold its opening reception, a meet and greet of the artist on Friday, September 12, from 5-8 p.m. There will be light refreshments. The exhibit and sale begins on September 2 and runs through September 27. Gallery Framing, […]

LEWISTON — The Bates College Museum of Art exhibition “Convergence: Jazz, Films and the Visual Arts” expands in autumn 2014 with films, panels and lectures beginning with a talk by the founder of Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell […]

BATH — The Bath Area Senior Citizen Center will present the BASIC Players in a two act mystery comedy “If It’s Monday, This Must Be Murder!”, directed by Millie Ackley, on Friday and Saturday, September 12 & 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon September 14 at 2 p.m. at the Bath Area Senior Citizens […]