BATH An exhibit of more than 150 artifacts and documents collected by Maine Maritime Museum over the past half century marks the culminating event of the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration. “Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum” opens Saturday and will be on view through May 26. An opening reception […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm Troopers, cyborgs, superheroes and other comicbook fans can count on their annual pilgrimage to San Diego for another four years. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Monday that Comic-Con has extended its contract with the city through 2016. It had been set to expire in 2015. The pop-culture convention draws […]

NEW YORK Taylor Swift’s new album is called “Red,” but its true color is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week — the largest sales week for any album in a decade. Nielsen SoundScan confirmed the blockbuster sales on Tuesday night. “Red” marks Swift’s second […]

AUGUSTA — Maine Arts Commission has announced that the 2012-13 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest is set to begin in high schools across the state in the coming months. Schools wishing to participate should visit MaineArts.com for details. MAC is working with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to organize […]

LEWISTON — “The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?” will be performed Nov. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St. According to a news release the play is hailed by critics and audiences alike. Winner of the New England Critic’s Choice Award for best solo […]

HALLOWELL — On Saturday, local artists Margo Ogden and Claudia Brahms will teach a workshop on bookmaking for artists at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Making an artist book is not really about writing, a news release said. It is about taking a vision or pictorial story […]

BRUNSWICK — A concert featuring the Opus One Big Band and Brunswick High School Jazz Band will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., at Crooker Theater, 116 Maquoit Road. A silent auction with more than 60 items donated by local businesses will begin at 5:30 p.m. There will be a raffle for three […]

TOPSHAM — Oratorio Chorale will host an open rehearsal on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. Sing with the chorale as they rehearse music by Schubert and Mozart for performance on Nov. 17 and 18. All voice parts are welcome. For more information, call Rachael Bairstow at 329-5708, […]

POWNAL — Mountain Arts is hosting a Keep Me Warm Concert and Art Series in the historic Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road. The first of this series will be held on Nov. 10, featuring Kevin Midgley and friends and also Pejepscot Station. In the gallery there will be a quilt show and turned wood by […]