NEW YORK Elton John and Mumford & Sons will hit the Grammys stage to pay tribute to Levon Helm. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that T Bone Burnett, Mavis Staples, Zac Brown and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes will also perform “The Weight” at Sunday’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles. “Can you think of a […]

NEWCASTLE — Heartwood Youth Performance & Education is taking on a brand new look this season. Eight workshops, presented by a group of dynamic and highly qualified artists, are scheduled in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, from February vacation through April, for students age 8 years and older. Workshop fees are a nominal $10 […]

ROCKLAND — Farnsworth Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition season will include a complete re-installation of almost every gallery in the museum for the presentation of “American Treasures: The Best of the Farnsworth Collection.” The 2013 season will also include a major N.C. Wyeth exhibition, as well as more intimate shows featuring works by Andrew Wyeth, and […]

BRUNSWICK — The Windy Ridge Band will perform an evening of bluegrass music on Friday, Feb. 15, at the Side Door Coffee House at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Doors open 7 p.m., open mike 7:15 p.m., and Windy Ridge at 9 p.m. The Side Door Coffeehouse operates on the third Friday of every […]

BOWDOINHAM — Bowdoinham Dance Series continues on Saturday, Feb. 16, with lively contradancing in the Town Hall at the top of the hill, 13 School St. The dance features Tamora Goltz, David Stimpson and Alden Robinson, with Kim Roberts calling. All dances are taught, beginners welcome, no partner necessary. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes to […]

BLUE HILL — The Bagaduce Music Lending Library announces its 17th annual Young Composers’ Competition and Festival, which is open to all Maine students in high school or younger. Young musicians are invited to submit their new works by Feb. 15 for review by a jury of professional musicians. This year’s judges are Daniel Sonenberg, […]

BRUNSWICK — Nor’easters Chorus will present a singing valentine to a special person’s home, business, hospital, nursing home, school or other location from the greater Bath-Brunswick area to Boothbay Harbor and beyond. Additionally, the quartet will present a long-stemmed rose, personalized valentine card and capture the event with a digital photo. Valentines will be delivered […]

POWNAL — Bradbury Mountain Arts presents the third event in the Keep Me Warm Concert and Art Series on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road. The gallery opens at 6:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. The gallery will feature paintings and etchings by Andrea van Voorst van Beest and […]

YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth Academy will present “The Sound of Music” Thursday, Feb. 14, through Sunday, Feb. 17. One of the most popular musicals of all time, “The Sound of Music” is written by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, with music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. The show is set in 1940s Austria, and […]