FREEPORT — Circus Smirkus, the acclaimed international youth circus, will return to Merriconeag Waldorf School on Desert Road in Freeport with four shows on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 5 and 6, at 1 and 6 p.m. The 2013 Big Top Tour is celebrating a 26- year tradition of bringing joy and magic to towns all […]

TOPSHAM — The heat and humidity didn’t keep aspiring dancers out of Elizabeth Drucker’s Ballet School in Topsham earlier this month, as they didn’t want to miss the opportunity of studying with master instructor Sabir Yapparov. Yapparov, who visited on July 1, was one of three teachers who visited the school this summer as part […]

AUGUSTA — More than 600 quilts — from antique to contemporary — will be on display this weekend at the Augusta Civic Center. Doors are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on today and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. There will be workshops, a merchants mall, demonstrations, lectures and […]

BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham is holding an auction of lighthouse lawn ornaments painted by local artists. The fundraiser will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. in conjunction with its current show, “Every Maine Lighthouse: 65 paintings by Ernest DeRaps.” Robin Brooks, Angela Kimberk, Ernest DeRaps, Mathew […]

BOWDOINHAM — Enter the world of “Salamanticus”: a stunning fantasy set in a strange and wonderful realm of corrupt empires, giant insects, amazing contraptions and living statues; as well as malevolent queens, eccentric alchemists, evil astrologers and beautiful princesses. “Salamaticus” is about three misfits who go off in search of a book that is said […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Former Sen. Olympia Snowe will be the featured guest Monday during Chats with Champions at 4 p.m. at The Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. Known for her ability to work across party lines to forge compromises, Sen. Snowe offers a candid appraisal of a broken political system and what can, and must, be […]

TOPSHAM — “Hidden Histories,” work by Sallie Findlay of Deer Isle, Karen Munson of Brunswick and Debra Spaulding of Bowdoinham, is on view at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St. The public is invited to come view these abstract, naturally dyed and stitched figures and textile works through Aug. 31. A reception will be held on […]

GARDINER — Monkitree, at 263 Water St., will present an exhibition featuring the work of Marsha Proud Coelho and Peggy Cope Mascher from Aug. 2 to Sept. 14. The show features abstract works by both artists ranging from abstract expressionism to abstraction. An opening reception for the “What’s In A Name?” exhibit will be Aug. […]

FREEPORT — Award-winning author, musician and conservationist Phillip Hoose will be at Freeport Community Library to share from his latest book, “Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95,” on Wednesday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. The story looks at a now 20- year-old bird — a merely 4 ounce marathoner — […]

DAMARISCOTTA — An exhibition of oil paintings by Bath artist Sarah Greenier will be on display at Savory Maine Dining and Provisions through Sept. 2. Greenier, an award-winning oil and watercolor artist of quintessential Maine scenes and landmarks, grew up on Orr’s Island, studied graphic art at Pratt Institute in New York, and returned to […]