BERLIN Germany says it won’t return two paintings once owned by a Jewish businessman who fled the Nazis, even as the western city of Cologne agreed to hand back almost a dozen other valuable drawings to heirs in two separate cases. The contrasting decisions were both announced Wednesday. They illustrate the considerable legal leeway that […]
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Holiday Guitar Night at Lincoln Theater
DAMARISCOTTA Lincoln Theater will present its first annual Holiday Guitar Night featuring two extraordinary musicians, Eric Lugosch and Stephen Bennett, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 the theater. National fingerpicking champion Eric Lugosch presents a truly original and inspirational show. There are no gimmicks or gadgets — just a genuinely gifted imagination and a fluency that […]
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Abstract art show at River Arts
DAMARISCOTTA River Arts welcomes the public to an evening of music, refreshments, conversation and art at its opening reception for the “Abstract” juried exhibition tonight, 5-7 p.m, Dec. 20 at its galleries on U.S. Route 1 in Damariscotta. The exhibition of 80 pieces of art by 60 different artists from all over Maine, includes paintings […]
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Castlebay to perform tonight at Curtis Memorial Library
BRUNSWICK Now Christmas comes, ‘tis fit that we should feast and sing and merry be. Keep open house, let fiddlers play; a fig for cold, sing care away. Maine’s premier Celtic duo, Castlebay, will “drive cold winter away” with joyous and mysterious seasonal songs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles, as well […]
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25 movies chosen for the National Film Registry
Here are the 25 filmsselected in 2013 by theLibrary of Congress to bepreserved as part of theNational Film Registry:·“Bless Their LittleHearts” (1984)·“Brandy in the Wilderness” (1969)· “Cicero March” (1966)· “Daughter of Dawn”(1920)· “Decasia” (2002)· “Ella Cinders” (1926)· “Forbidden Planet” (1956)· “Gilda” (1946)· “The Hole” (1962)· “Judgment at Nuremberg” (1961) · “King of Jazz” (1930)· “The […]
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Wales and Tales at the Theater Project
BRUNSWICK Wales & Tales is returning to The Theater Project for its annual holiday visit at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22. Al Miller and his merry band of holiday celebrants will offer an entertaining potpourri of stories and even a song or two. With a reverent nod to the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Miller will […]
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2014 Maine Photography Show reminder
In the midst of seasonal hustle, bustle and weather, put entering The 2014 Maine Photography Show on your holiday calendar. The deadline is midnight Jan. 24, but it will creep up if you don’t take note. Instructions for submissions are available now at www.mainephotogra- physhow.com. This year’s contest marks the ninth annual Maine Photography Show, […]
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Mid-Coast Holiday Events and Fairs this weekend
BATH FRIDAY & SATURDAY BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER!, 7 p.m., Make this heartwarming play a part of your Christmas tradition. It tells the story of six delinquent Herdman children and what happens when go to church for the first time. They tell the Christmas story in a most nonconventional and humorous fashion. Each show will […]
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Lanyard Theater Company raising funds
BATH — Lanyard Theatre Company, founded and based in Bath, is raising funds for the premiere of “Temporary Living Arrangements,” the first full-length dramatic work written by company Artistic Director Elizabeth Lardie. A dark comedy centering around a young obituaries editor and her terminally-ill mother, the play was inspired in part by Lardie’s four years […]
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Moods of Christmas concert rescheduled
FREEPORT — The Greater Freeport Community Chorus winter concert postponed due to the weekend snowstorm has been rescheduled to Saturday, Dec. 21. The 70-member chorus will perform The Many Moods of Christmas at 2:30 p.m. at the First Parish UCC Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Led by Director Virgil Bozeman and accompanist Dorothy Cuprak, the […]