WISCASSET — Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., opened a new exhibit May 30 that will run through June 23. The theme is “Reflections — looking out, looking back, looking forward.” The exhibit includes sculpture, painting, fiber arts, encaustic, photography and hand-pulled prints. Warren Street is in the historic village district of Wiscasset and runs […]

LISBON — Lisbon Adult and Community Education, 19 Gartley St., is hosting a film screening of “In the Blood” with Sumner McKane on Wednesday, June 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. The multi-media presentation on Maine’s legendary lumbermen and river drivers combines film, photography, oral histories and a live musical soundtrack performed by Sumner McKane […]

BRUNSWICK — Studio 48 Dance Studio will present a dance recital at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater, 116 Maquoit Road. Students will perform ballet, hip hop, tap, modern, jazz and lyrical dance routines. Tickets are $12 in advanced and can be reserved by emailing studio48dancestudio@gmail.com or can be purchased at the […]

HARPSWELL — Capt. Jay McGowen of Orr’s Island will talk about what it was like growing up on the islands in an earlier time Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at Orr’s Island Library. Lobstering, fishing, hunting and a laid back lifestyle are aspects of that bygone time. The library is located at 1699 Harpswell […]

POWNAL — Bring chairs and bug spray because Fuego Diablo’s first music night of the summer on Saturday, June 1, will be held outdoors, weather permitting. In the event of wet weather, limited seating will, as usual, be provided inside at the 52 Loring Lane venue. Live acoustic performances from all genres will take place […]

BRUNSWICK M aine State Music Theatre’s 55th season of professional musical theater opens at Bowdoin College’s Pickard Theater Wednesday, June 5, with the Tony Award-winning, “Dreamgirls,” a co-production with Fulton Theatre of Lancaster, Pa. What that means is the cast of “Dreamgirls” will play both houses, instead of both theaters producing the same show separately. […]

LEWISTON — The Maine Public Broadcasting Network received 10 nominations for inhouse television productions at the 36th annual New England Emmy Awards, which were announced on April 30. Three other programs aired on MPBN have also been nominated. In total, six programs and 12 individuals have received nominations. Episodes of “Sustainable Maine” and “MPBN’S Maine […]

BRUNSWICK — In the late spring of 1892, Arctic explorers Robert E. Peary and Evind Astrup made a long and difficult crossing of the northern Greenland ice cap, becoming the first Euro- Americans to visit what is now known as Peary Land. This northernmost coast of Greenland remains one of the most isolated and rarely […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — From Thursday through Sunday, May 30 through June 1, artists are invited to set up their easels outdoors and paint at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens with no admission charge. Pre-registration is not required; artists should simply check in at the front desk to receive the complimentary admission sticker — and then head […]

BATH New England Regional Theater’s production of “Godspell Jr.” holds its second weekend of performances “in the round” at Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the company, originally known as New England Theater Company. To celebrate, the troupe decided to perform a teen production of “Godspell Jr.,” an […]