LEWISTON — The Public Theatre presents the Maine premiere of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” playing Jan. 25 to Feb. 3. This side-splitting Sherlock Holmes spoof turns the tale of an ancient family curse and a mysterious hound from hell inside out, and stuffs it with nonstop laughter, a news release said. A news release […]

BRUNSWICK — Will Brown, Kat Logan and Jim Loney will perform as Meteora at the Side Door Coffee House tonight at 7 p.m. in Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Meteora translates from the Greek as “suspended in air” and formed as a local folk group in 2011, playing an eclectic array […]

BATH — On Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m., Susan Poulin will be reading from and signing copies of her new self-help humor book, “Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Livin’ the Good Life,” at Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St. The program is free and open to the public; Bath Book Shop […]

TOPSHAM — Fiber artist Susan Mills will give an artist’s talk in reference to her show “Night Travels” at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25. Mills works in several mediums including mixed media, photography, fiber related arts as well as theatrical set design and costuming. Her work […]

BRUNSWICK — The second film in Curtis Memorial Library’s series of classic heist films will show on Friday, Jan. 25, with “The Italian Job” in Morrell Meeting Room. Film critics Robert Long and Melissa Orth will give an overview of the heist film genre. Free refreshments and popcorn will be served. For more information, call […]

BOWDOINHAM — A contradance is planned at Town Hall, 13 School St., Saturday, Jan. 19, with tunes by Ellen Gawler and the Pineland Fiddlers with Maggie Robinson calling. All dances are taught and beginners are welcome. No partner is necessary. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes to preserve the dance floor. A beginners workshop is at […]

BATH — The Bath Family Dance will take place tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St. on the third floor. This is a beginner-friendly event based on the old-time dances done in New England since colonial times. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the community dance was the […]

BATH — For the ninth consecutive year, Hyde School will host a five-day music workshop to be held on Jan. 29 through Feb. 2. The Songwriter Workshop, designed for aspiring musicians interested in perfecting their musical craft in writing and producing, will be led by music legend Michael McDonald. The weeklong workshop will culminate in […]

LOS ANGELES “Gangster Squad” director Ruben Fleischer was stepping out of the shower on the night of July 20 last year when he received a chilling phone call from a studio executive at Warner Bros. There had been a deadly shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo. The studio […]