BRUNSWICK The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra continues to offer one of the best values in classical music, as season tickets for 2013-14 are just $60. Season tickets include tickets for all four concerts, plus an extra ticket to share with a friend at one concert at either the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham or the […]

BRUNSWICK The Midcoast Youth Theater has been around since 2004, but patrons have never seen its productions in its own theater. That’s because the space the troupe rented — in the old Methodist Church at 4 Pleasant St., with the hope of turning it into a theater space — needed more work than they realized. […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Emmy-award winning television prod ucer Marcy Carsey has donated $20 million to her alma mater, the University of New Hampshire. The Carsey School for Public Policy will train future leaders in the United States and around the world to use research to solve problems. Carsey teamed up with Tom Werner to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mia Farrow says in an interview with Vanity Fair it’s possible her son with Woody Allen is instead Frank Sinatra’s. Farrow told the magazine she and Sinatra “never really split up” and when asked if Ronan Farrow might actually be Sinatra’s son, she answered, “Possibly.” Ronan Farrow tweeted Wednesday: “Listen, we’re […]

LOS ANGELES Jack Ryan is the sort of American hero that’s been a screen staple since the silent era. Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck have all played the fictional CIA analyst, and Chris Pine joins the list when “Jack Ryan: Shadow One” opens on Christmas Day. The character was Tom Clancy’s version of […]

LEWISTON — The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre is holding auditions on Saturday, Oct 19 by appointment only for a young boy or girl to play the role of child/Tiny Tim in its annual production of “A Christmas Carol.” Ideally the boy or girl should be no taller than 5 feet and appear to be […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Lincoln Theater will host three broadcasts on Thursdays in October that capture and explore major world exhibitions, bringing a wealth of artistic masterpieces to the community via high-tech digital cinema technology. It might be the only chance many have to ever get a close look at some of the world’s greatest works of […]

CAMDEN — Fall into fun when the 31st annual Carol Sebold Fall HarborArts Juried Arts & Crafts Show returns to Camden’s Harbor Park on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Hosted by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, this admissionfree, family-friendly event features something for everyone. HarborArts offers items for […]

TOPSHAM — The Coastal Youth Orchestra will offer violin lessons to beginners in a new 10-week program! Students age 7-11 interested in learning and exploring the violin will have the opportunity to work with CYO conductor Nancy Roderick in a group lesson setting. Roderick is the founder of CYO and teaches music and strings at […]