BRUNSWICK I f life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans, then bursts of community-centered creativity are what happen when you’re busy making a living. Especially if you’re an artist. Christine DeTroy Jr., an artist who works with vintage and collectible fabrics, was washing windows and sweeping floors when she came up with […]

FREEPORT — This coming weekend, students from 16 high schools will be competing for the State Championship of the 82nd annual Maine Drama Festival. On March 8-9, at nine regional competitions across the State, 72 schools presented plays ranging from the classics to original studentwritten plays. At each of the regional competitions, a panel of […]

PORTLAND — Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine requests submissions of artwork for its fourth annual Show and Tell Gallery, an art show celebrating the work of children and teens on the autism spectrum. Children ages 5-18 (or grades K-12) living in Maine and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are encouraged to submit up to […]

BOWDOIN The foot or more of snow that brought winter back to Maine on Tuesday was not a welcome sight for most of us, who are looking for signs of spring. But for farmers who produce maple syrup — one of the great delicacies of the Northeast — the cold snow around the base of […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — On Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m. Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, at 95 The Lane, hosts Nina Roth- Wells of Georgetown who will describe her painstaking work on the Libby sleigh and answer questions. Nearly all vehicles arrive at the museum covered with dust and dirt, most of which can be gently […]

PORTLAND — This spring, commercial fishermen from Maine will gather once again, not to haul traps or mend nets, but to share poetry, songs and stories about life on the water. On Thursday, March 28, Maine Maritime Museum will sponsor the second annual “Voices of the Sea: The Poetry and Song of Maine’s Fishermen and […]

BRUNSWICK — In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, Spindleworks Art Center and Spin Off Studios will present a collection of recent short animations at Frontier Cafe and Cinema, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Audiences are invited to “Spindleworks in Motion,” a 30-minute series exploring the evolution of animation projects created at Spindleworks and Spin Off […]

PORTLAND Just back from a tour in Japan, the Young@Heart Chorus returns to Merrill Auditorium with their new live show “Young@Heart Chorus Now” This is their only live concert in Maine and Coastal New Hampshire this year. The show is co-sponsored by Volunteers of America Northern New England, headquartered at Fort Andross in Brunswick and […]

BRUNSWICK — The public is invited to join in a creative morning of Theater of the Oppressed activities, focused on our healthcare system. Entitled “Power, Choice and Health,” this Theater of the Oppressed workshop will be held on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the yoga studio, Room 301, Peter Buck Fitness […]