ROCKLAND — London’s National Theatre “NT Live” 2013-14 season of play broadcasts opens at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., with “Othello,” a new production of Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy, on Thursday, Sept. 26, with two shows: a live transmission at 2 p.m., and an HD rebroadcast at 7 p.m. […]

LEWISTON — Lyceum Gallery, 49 Lisbon St., will be hosting “An Evening of Classics,” today, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. This musical event is a fundraiser for the Patrick Dempsey Center and will feature local cellist, Daniel Rand, the art work of Auburn painter Michael Ranucci, and an interlude with champagne and dessert. Rand, a […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Midcoast Printmakers Inc. is starting a new series of wood block printing classes on Fridays, Sept.27 and Oct. 4. The classes will be held in the studio at the DRA/Round Top Farm on Business Route 1 (across from Hammond Lumber) in Damariscotta from 9 a.m. to noon. Come to one or both. […]

BATH — Maine Marine Museum in Bath is participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day 2013, a program that provides two free admissions to any of more than 1,500 museums nationwide. This year, Museum Day is Saturday, Sept. 28. To receive free admission on Museum Day, visitors simply download a ticket from the Smithsonian magazine website […]

NEWCASTLE — The 14th annual fine art show sponsored by St. Andrew’s Church in Newcastle will support Maine artists as well as many local, national and international charitable organizations. Again this year, the event will be held in the Parish House at the corner of Cross and Glidden Streets in Newcastle. A reception will be […]

PORTLAND — WMPG Community Radio, southern Maine’s one-of-a-kind, volunteer run, noncommercial radio station, is celebrating its 40th birthday. Forty years ago in a dorm room on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine (known then as the University of Maine, Portland Gorham), a student set up a pirate radio station using parts from […]

WISCASSET — Wiscasset Art Walk will close its inaugural season with quite a splash on its final walk of the year, Thursday, Sept. 26, from 5-8 p.m. This month’s featured artists dazzle with rich textures, vivid colors and unique designs. They are the spellbinding paintings of Alna artist Jon Luoma and the gorgeously hand-crafted, Asianinspired […]

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 and creative nonfiction. Applications may be obtained at the library […]

BRUNSWICK — Barry Norman cheered when the Saco Drive-In reached its goal and was one of the five winners in the Honda contest for a new digital projection system for drive-ins. “I understood completely why people wanted to keep the drive-in open,” he said. “But small privately owned cinemas need support, too.” Norman runs Eveningstar […]

BRUNSWICK This fall, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will present an exhibition showcasing the artwork of eight pioneering Chinese women artists who, collectively, have played a major role in shaping the current landscape of contemporary Chinese art. “Breakthrough: Work by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists” comprises more than 25 works, including painting, sculpture, photography and […]