NEW YORK Zuhair Murad has the clients — hello, Jennifer Lopez — and the clout to put him on the path to becoming a force in fashion. It’s OK, though, if it doesn’t happen overnight. That just means more time to savor his tiny touches. Go ahead. Take a good L-O-N-G look at the gowns […]

FREEPORT — Retired Maine game warden John Ford comes to Freeport Community Library at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11 as part of a “Meet the Author” series. Ford is author of “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste so Good: Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine,” and his latest, “This Cider Still Tastes Funny!”

TOPSHAM — Kathleen Clemons will present a program on NIK software at the First Light Camera Club of Brunswick at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, Topsham Medical Building, 4 Horton Place. Guests pay $10, no fee for members. Membership is $35.

FREEPORT — AudioBody will present their “Halloween Family Show” at the Freeport Theater of Awesome at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19; 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25; and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The show will feature family friendly comedy, pumpkin juggling, crazy lighting effects, a bed of nails, live music, and […]

BATH If you haven’t seen the very popular exhibit “Beyond the Breakers: Lighthouses, Life-Saving and the U.S. Coast Guard,” you only have a very short time to do so. It closes Monday, Oct. 14. Replacing that exhibit will be an exhibit about nautical humor: “Going Coastal: Humor, Parody and Amusement of a Maritime Nature.” Undoubtedly, […]

LEWISTON Jim Rodrigue’s Androscoggin Balloon Adventures will provide you with a whole new perspective on leaf peeping in Maine. Androscoggin Balloon Adventures is based in Lewiston, where Jim Rodrigue lives and the sights — on the ground or in the clouds — are endlessly pastoral and filled this time of the year. From 6,000 feet, […]

BATH — Sagadahoc Preservation’s Dreamland Theater will open for its fifth season at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Winter Street Center. This year’s season is dedicated to Martha Steen, who passed away this summer. Steen attended almost every movie during the past four years and is fondly remembered by Dreamland moviegoers. This week’s film, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Rotary Club presents “Tasting for Good” a food and wine tasting on Monday evening, Oct. 21, at Aki Japanese Cuisine, 94 Maine St. This fundraiser, from 5 to 8 p.m., benefits the Brunswick Bike Rodeo and 4th of July Games on the Mall. A variety of food and wine will be […]

ROCKLAND — The Farsnworth Art Museum, in support of our federal workers, will offer all furloughed federal employees free admission to the museum and Wyeth Center throughout the current federal government shutdown. The admission price of $12 for adults and $10 for seniors over 65 years of age will be waived to any furloughed employee […]

BATH — The theme will be “plenty” during downtown Bath’s annual Autumnfest celebration to be held Saturday, Oct. 12 this Columbus Day weekend. The daylong event includes plenty of free family activities such as scarecrow making, face painting, fire truck rides, hula-hooping and Zumba for kids; a cornucopia of Made-in-Maine Craft Show items; lots of […]