BATH — The fifth annual Bath Blarney Days kicks into high spirits tonight for a weekend that celebrates all things Irish. Tonight poet Helene McGlaughlin will host a “More than Blarney” evening of traditional Irish poetry, music and a slide show of Irish castles and landscapes from 5-6:30 p.m. at Bath City Hall, 55 Front […]

BRUNSWICK — A startling contrast in color, subject and medium will be exhibited in Still Life/Wild Life, an exhibit presented by local artists Carolyn Judson and Alan Mast. A free public event, the opening will be held on Thursday, March 21, at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way. The artists will speak about their […]

BATH — Jazz musicians Brad Terry and Paul Sullivan will improvise audience-called jazz tunes Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnie Brown Center, 906 Washington St. to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, which was destroyed by fire in June 2011. Master musicians Paul Sullivan on piano and clarinetist and whistler Brad […]

BRUNSWICK — Points of View Art Gallery will host an artists’ reception Saturday, March 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. for “Winter Into Spring,” an exhibit featuring works for the season by 16 Points of View artists. The gallery is located at Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St. The show will be available for viewing […]

TOPSHAM — Fiber artist Natasha Kempers Cullen is exhibiting her work, “Syncopated Harmonies,” in the Crooker Gallery of Topsham Public Library, now through March 30. On Saturday, March 16, at 11 a.m., celebrating both her birthday and the exhibit, Cullen will present an Artist Talk about her work. A news release describes the exhibit as […]

BATH A singer’s life is not always good lighting, good sound and standing ovations. But there’s something about a decorated blues “queen” who makes her own breakfast while on the road that gives the indication she’s got it figured out, and has found a measure of peace, as well. New York-born, Chicago-oriented blues singer Shemekia […]

BATH — Centre St. Arts Gallery, LLC, at 11 Centre St. celebrates National Youth Art Month by featuring work by Morse High School AP art students, and the Painted Chairs of the Phippsburg Elementary School Garden Club. All work will be exhibited during March, Wednesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 […]

BATH — The Bath Antique Show is back on track after being canceled by a February blizzard. The show will take place on Sunday, March 10, at Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road. Harry Hepburn, an antiques dealer who specializes in clock history and repair, will be the featured exhibitor. He has been a […]

BATH — The regional round of the Maine Drama Festival gets under way today at nine regional locations, including Morse High School, 826 High St., beginning at 6 p.m. The one-act competition begins with Maine Central Institute performing “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare,” followed by “J.B.,” performed by Wiscasset High School at 7 p.m. […]

BRUNSWICK — An eightweek in-depth drawing and illustration class will be offered Saturdays with Vance Bessey at The Mix, 53 Maine St. Vance Bessey will offer a fun exploration of the drawing and illustration techniques used by designers, animators, comic book illustrators and professional artists of all types. Classes are for middle school-aged students through […]