FREEPORT — Girl Scout dropout, artist and author Sandi Amorello will be at the Freeport Community Library on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. reading and sharing thoughts from her book “The Irreverent Widow: Shockingly True Tales of Love, Death and Dating … with Children in Tow.” Many local residents are fans of Amorello’s “No […]

TOPSHAM W hen you do the right thing for the right reasons, usually you have to make some changes to make it work. That’s what Elizabeth Drucker Treadwell did when her mother, Nancy Drucker, had a major stroke in 2008. She closed The Ballet School in Topsham, where she had taught dance since 1999. She […]

BRUNSWICK — Pejepscot Historical Society will premiere the film “Joshua Chamberlain: Scholar, Soldier, Statesman” on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St. This documentary, by New Hampshire filmmaker Beth Carroll, examines the life of Maine’s best-known Civil War hero, Joshua Chamberlain, from his birth in Brewer, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is left out following the latest game of musical chairs on “The X Factor.” Fox said Monday Mario Lopez is returning this fall as host of the music competition series, but Kardashian won’t. Simon Cowell’s series, which has never quite met ratings expectations, is in the midst of turnover […]

ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum will open a major exhibition entitled “Every Picture Tells a Story: N.C. Wyeth Illustrations from the Brandywine River Museum” on Saturday, April 27. The exhibition of approximately 30 paintings will run through Sunday, Dec. 29, at the museum’s Wyeth Center. Based on the holdings of the Brandywine River Museum […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is the soul of wit, Comedy Central is partnering with Twitter for a comedy festival played out in 140 characters and 6- second videos. The Viacom Inc.-owned network said Sunday that the festival with the hashtag “ComedyFest” will debut April 29. Over […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Metallica already planned to go big with its new 3D film. IMAX is helping make the debut for “Metallica Through The Never” giant-sized. The film that mixes concert footage with a dramatic narrative and CGI will open Sept. 27, becoming the first movie to debut on IMAX’s chain of super-sized screens. The film […]

FREEPORT — The final First Friday of the season winds down with Not Too Shaap (Ellen Ebert, Jane Bradley, Daric Ebert, Tod Donahue and Chris Nichols) on Friday, May 3. Their repertoire — “some things old, some things new, some things borrowed and a little blues” — includes great classics and moving original songs, a […]

BRUNSWICK — Talented local musicians and dancers, ages 6 to 99, have an opportunity to compete for fame and prizes at the 2013 Brunswick Rotary Hometown Idol, Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Drive, Topsham. The winner will have an opportunity to perform at the Maine State Music […]

FREEPORT — The third annual “Feathers over Freeport,” a unique event designed to appeal to birdwatchers of all abilities and especially to families and children, will take place this weekend. “Feathers over Freeport” will highlight special birding opportunities at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, including the hawk watch at the summit, from 8 a.m. […]