FREEPORT — William David Barry, research historian with the Maine Historical Society, will be speaking on his recently published book “Maine: The Wilder Half of New England” (now in its second printing with Tilbury House) at Freeport Community Library on Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Copies of Barry’s book will be available for purchase/signing. […]

BRUNSWICK — Derek and Jeannette Lovitch will recount their epic journey cruising the Kamchatka Peninsula in search of the critically endangered, and charismatic Spoonbilled Sandpiper Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. From the breathtaking seabird cliffs of the Commander Islands, to close encounters with brown bears and herds […]

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, under guest conductor Hiroya Miura, presents two performances of Johannes Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Haydn,” Benjamin Britten’s “Les Illuminations” with Tenor Soloist Jeffrey Hartman and Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6, in B minor (Pathetique).” On Saturday, March 23, the Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, […]

TOPSHAM — On March 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, Cathance River Education Alliance will present their first Maine business, education and the environment program as part of its Community Nature Program. Marc Bourgoin, co-owner of Lincoln Canoe and Kayak in Freeport will be on hand to speak to the […]

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies’ recent Broadway hit, “Time Stands Still,” continues its Maine premiere this week at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. “Time Stands Still” examines the relationship between Sarah (Janet Mitchko), a photographer injured in Iraq and her journalist boyfriend, James (Evan Mueller). She has returned to Brooklyn to heal, and we […]

TOPSHAM T he DownEast Country Dance Festival will celebrate its 23rd season of traditional music and dance this weekend, March 22 and 23, at Mt. Ararat High School, 73 Eagle’s Way, and at the Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave. The festival is sponsored by DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts — an “amorphous […]

BURBANK, Calif. Alan Arkin is Steve Carell’s idol, in reality and in their new movie. The 78-year-old Oscar winner plays the master magician who helps Carell’s character find his life’s calling in “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” which opens in theaters today. And Carell, a producer of the film, had everything to do with that. “When […]

TEHRAN, Iran Iran is planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning “Argo” because of the movie’s allegedly “unrealistic portrayal” of the country, Iranian media reported Tuesday. Several news outlets, including the pro-reform Shargh daily, said French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is in Iran for talks with officials over how and where to file the lawsuit. She […]

TAMPA, Fla. Emmy winning actor Martha Plimpton — who plays a no-nonsense housekeeper on the hit TV comedy “Raising Hope” — got her hands dirty at a Tampa home Tuesday, doing laundry and scrubbing the family’s tub. Plimpton and co-star Garret Dillahunt helped clean the family’s home as part of a Fox network promotion. The […]

BATH Back by popular demand, the Bath Area Senior Citizen Center will open its doors to the citizens of Bath and neighboring communities for its second annual talent show, “Seniors Have Talent?”, Saturday, March 16, at 4 p.m. The show is produced by Millie Ackley of Brunswick. Once again, talented area senior citizens will compete […]