Schubert’s Trout Quintet The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s Friday, August 1 concert presents an evening of beautiful chamber music, culminating in Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667, commonly known at the Trout Quintet. Also on the program are works by Maurice Ravel and Sebastian Currier. Renowned harpist June Han will make her second […]

BRUNSWICK — The Eighth Annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 16th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown Brunswick. More than 90 juried artists and artisans will be displaying and selling their artwork along the sidewalks of Maine Street and the Town Mall. Downtown Brunswick will be […]

TOPSHAM — The 36th annual Maine Highland Games, the largest one-day Scottish gathering in the U.S. Northeast, takes place August 16 at the Topsham Fairgrounds, rain or shine. Sponsored by the Saint Andrews Society of Maine, the day-long event features massed pipe bands, parade of tartans, sheep dogs, Scottish merchandise and food, athletic events, kilt […]

MONMOUTH — The British Invasion continues at Theater at Monmouth with Mark S. Cartier’s presentation The Making of a Hard Day’s Night on Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. Join TAM favorite, Mark S. Cartier, as he covers a ten-month period in the history of the most influential band in the rock era: The Beatles. […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Tom Curry, Brooklin artist, opens a new show at the Gleason Fine Art Gallery, 31 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. A reception for the artist will be held Friday , August 1. Monet had his haystacks and Brooklin, Maine, artist Tom Curry has his Chatto Island. Rising 26 feet above the sea, Chatto […]

BATH When the ribbon is cut for the Kenneth D. Kramer Blacksmith Shop Exhibit during a member’s reception on Friday, August 15, it will mark the latest transformative addition to Maine Maritime Museum’s campus and will complete the curated story of the historic Percy & Small Shipyard, part of the museum’s campus and a remarkable […]

BRUNSWICK On July 23rd and July 30th, new pieces were performed at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, bookended with audience favorites. The new pieces couldn’t have been more unalike. On July 23, Samuel Adler’s new string quartet (his 10th) was premiered by the allfemale Cassatt String Quartet. Ethereal, with pure harmonies and counterpoints, the new […]

Annual Orr’s Island Library Book Fair HARPSWELL — Large selection of books, CD’s and DVD’s, puzzles and children’s books for sale. Children’s tent with fun, games and prizes. Hula hoops with Amanda from 10 to 11 a.m. Home-baked goods, white elephant table, and lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, sweets and beverages also for purchase. The […]

PHIPPSBURG The Town of Phippsburg is holding an anniversary celebration day on July 26th as part of its year-long 200th Celebration. Events include a parade, lobster bake, entertainment, blueberry pie eating contest and a community photo taken from a ladder truck! The day will start off with a parade at 11a.m. on Route 209 from […]

TOPSHAM —Tickets Now Available for the BEATLES FOR SALE show at Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. Beatlemania will prevail at the Orion Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. when the Beatles For Sale perform. Beatles For Sale is an awardwinning, New England-based Beatles tribute band that is committed to re-creating the […]