LOS ANGELES What a difference four years have made. When the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” first appeared at PaleyFest in 2009, their sitcom wasn’t even among the top-40 rated shows in the United States. Last week’s first-run “Big Bang” episode topped the list in viewers most coveted by advertisers, those ages 18-49; and […]

In just its second season, the Maine web series “Ragged Isle” continues to garner national awards. At the recent Indie Soap Awards, “Ragged Isle” won for best director in a drama. Director Barry Dodd says taking home this award for the second year in a row came to him as a complete surprise. “We had […]

BRUNSWICK — The very popular New Lamb Day will be hosted by Brunswick Topsham Land Trust at Crystal Spring Farm on Pleasant Hill Road Saturday, March 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. “The 2013 lambing season started on Feb. 8 and as of today 89 lambs have been born at the farm,” said farmer Seth […]

LEWISTON — The recent Broadway hit, “Time Stands Still,” makes its Maine premiere tonight through March 24, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. “Time Stands Still” explores the romantic and professional relationship of a photojournalist and a war correspondent hoping to make a difference in the world by traveling to the hotspots of global […]

PORTLAND — The Young@Heart Chorus — the hippest seniors to ever hit the stage and the big screen — return to Maine with their new live show “Young@Heart Chorus Now.” The performance will take place at Merrill Auditorium on Sunday, March 24, at 2:30 p.m. This is their only live concert in Maine and Coastal […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s adaptation of “Les Miserables,” opens tonight. The production runs Fridays and Saturdays, March 15, 16, 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, March 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. The Theater Project is located at 14 School St. All tickets are pay-what-youwant, and are available online at www.theaterproject.com, or […]

BRUNSWICK — William Cullina, director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, will speak about native plants at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St. Admission is $10 and proceeds will benefit the Tom Settlemire Community Garden, opened by Brunswick- Topsham Land Trust in May 2012. The […]

PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Community Concert Series continues tonight with bluegrass artists Ted & Bobby and the Oshima Brothers, playing folk-pop, reggae and rock at the Phippsburg Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be performed at the historic 1802 Phippsburg Congregational Church, situated on the banks of the Kennebec River. The Phippsburg Congregational […]

BATH — Renowned folk- Americana songwriter Jonathan Byrd will play Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, March 16. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. He is best known for his narrative tales of love, life and death in America. In 2003, he won the New Folk […]

BRUNSWICK — Awardwinning Brunswick author Carla Maria Verdino-Sullwold will be at Curtis Memorial Library on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. to discuss her work and autograph her latest book, “The Whaler’s Bride.” This event is free of charge. “The Whaler’s Bride,” Verdino-Sullwold’s second work of fiction, is a tender and tragic love story about […]