BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Daniel Corey of Topsham won the Sherman’s Books & Stationery Award for Second Place for his oil painting “Glory Bound” in the recent ArtinME. juried art contest sponsored by Boothbay Region Art Foundation. More than 250 works were entered by Maine artists; 107 of them were selected by Connie Hayes of Rockland […]

PORTLAND — On the three consecutive nights of Dec. 28, 29, and 30 at the Memorial Hall of Woodfords Church, Dimensions In Jazz will present a representative sampling of Brooklyn-bound or Boston-bound but Mainebred jazz musicians who are considered by some to be among their generation’s finest. All sets begin at 8 p.m. They hail […]

BATH — The Centre St. Arts Gallery, LLC, at 11 Centre St. is seeking sculptors, painters and other fine artists to join the gallery as associates beginning in 2013. The gallery is looking especially for mixed media and threedimensional works to add variety to its offerings. Artists who wish to join the gallery should send […]

BOWDOINHAM The Merrymeeting Arts Center has announced that as part of the second Ice and Smelt Festival scheduled for February in Bowdoinham, there will once again be a Best Beard Contest so interested participants may want to start growing facial hair now. Several Bowdoinham residents and some members of the Maine Facial Hair Club participated […]

BATH — On Thursday, Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., will screen the blockbuster film “The Hunger Games.” Show time for both days is 1:30 p.m. in the library’s community room. This is a free event, open to the public; refreshments will be provided. Based on the bestselling novel […]

BRUNSWICK — The 10th annual Christmas Caroling at the Gazebo on the Brunswick Mall will take place Monday, Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Family and friends will enjoy this short but sweet tradition. It’s just 15 minutes of unaccompanied singing. Bring a flashlight and we’ll provide the lyrics. All Saints Parish will donate $1 to […]

BATH — During the months of September and October, the 15th annual Community Forest Photography Contest took place. This year’s contest hosted a generous number of entrants and entries, with a good proportion of entrants from surrounding communities. Nine adult entrants and three student entrants submitted 43 photos to be judged. The four top winners […]

ALNA — Come join a Victorian Christmas celebration at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, 97 Cross Road, on Saturday, Dec. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free steam-train rides and horsedrawn sleigh/wagon rides (depending on snow); trains for the sleigh rides will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the last […]

Tis the season for many things, but light displays cross all religious traditions this time of year, beginning with the lighting of the Menorah during Hanukkah. For Christians, Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and may include lighting a candle each week in an Advent wreath. Candles are lit in a kinera during the seven […]

NEW YORK Repeated filming delays almost caused Ian McKellen to quit his reprise as Gandalf the Grey in “The Hobbit” trilogy, a prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” in which he first played the wily wizard. “It wasn’t a simple offer,” he said, recalling that in the two years since he first accepted the […]