WISCASSET — Sylvan Gallery has added three additional artists to its roster of contemporary artists: Susannah Haney of Wiscasset, Greg Laderer of Boothbay and Neal Hughes of New Jersey. The current group exhibition featuring diverse new works in oil, watercolor and pastel by 21 gallery artists will continue through Aug. 31. The exhibit is constantly […]

FREEPORT — The Freeport Theater of Awesome will continue its run of AudioBody, a family-friendly, electronic-comedy show, throughout August. During each performance of AudioBody brothers Matt and Jason Tardy let their habit of one-upping each other steer a spectacle of kaleidoscopic strobes, LED lights, juggling, music, contortion and hilarity. They create and build wacky musical […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — An opening reception for two new shows will be held today, Aug. 2, at Gleason Fine Art. The shows at the Boothbay Harbor gallery are “William Irvine: New Work,” playful and powerful maritime oils by the Brooklin artist, and “David Peterson: Boats,” Maine work boats in clay by the former Vinalhaven resident. […]

FREEPORT — Brothers Matt and Jason Tardy, cofounders of the Freeport Theater of Awesome, will be presenting their comedy and juggling show, The Tardy Brothers, every Sunday in August. The show features the brothers’ own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, highenergy juggling, physical comedy and daring stunts. Shows will be on Sundays Aug. 4, 11, […]

HARPSWELL — The DaPonte String Quartet launches its third summer concert series and features the return of an audience favorite, soprano Karol Bennett. Bennett joins the quartet for the “Sunrise/Sunset” series to sing selected Bach arias. The rest of the program comprises works by Haydn, Respighi and Verdi. The series will be performed the week […]

WISCASSET — On Sunday, Aug. 4, Historic New England honors the sesquicentennial of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg with a lecture by Thomas Desjardins, historian for the Maine Department of Conservation and author of two books about Gettysburg. Desjardins will tell the story of Maine native Ellis Spear, the Bowdoin graduate and Wiscasset school teacher […]

BATH — New York songwriter Joe Crookston will showcase a range of musical talent on the Chocolate Church Arts Center stage on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. This will be Crookston’s first time performing at the venue. His recording, “Able Baker Charlie & Dog,” is filled with story songs from a Rockefeller songwriting grant […]

BRUNSWICK — Good things come in small packages. After the success of the “tiny” exhibit last year, Spindleworks offers a new collection of small works from the studios on Lincoln Street. Once again, the show will include work from the community which has been juried by the artists of Spindleworks. The jurying process is an […]

BATH — Married with Chitlins are the musical act for this weekend’s “Summer Saturdays at Six” at Bath’s Waterfront Park. This evening concert series is a free family friendly event for locals and visitors to enjoy live music, dancing, warm evenings and the recently updated Waterfront Park. Admission to Summer Saturdays at Six is free. […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will share stories about her famous parents and read from her memoirs in a lively informal discussion during Monday’s Chats with Champions program. The 1 p.m. program will be followed by a book signing. The talk will be in Skidompha Library’s Porter Meeting Hall, […]