BOWDOIN — Country Haunted Scareways will return Saturday, Oct. 27, for an encore fright night from 7 to 11 p.m. The event takes place at Country Fareways, 1549 Augusta Road. Parental discretion strongly encouraged for the wild side romp and is geared for children ages 10 and up. The event supports Mt. Ararat Class of […]

BATH — Scurvy Dick and the Yardarms return from a 43-stop Caribbean tour on Saturday, , with a cosstume party gig at Byrnes Irish Pub, 38 Centre St. from 8 to 11 p.m. The band consists of Dave Koenig, Conrad Hersom, Mark Martin and Ed Rice.

NEWCASTLE “There’s lots of energy in the house,” notes Griff Braley, director of Heartwood Regional Theater, during his opening-night introduction of “Godspell,” now playing at the Parker B. Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. Energy! That’s the best word to capture Heartwood’s rousing spiritual songfest performed with amazing professionalism by Heartwood’s youth ensemble. “Godspell,” an audience […]

BATH — The folk duo Castlebay will perform a concert of music and lore for Samhain, the late autumn Celtic holiday also known as Halloween on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. A news release describes Samhain as follows: Before the industrial revolution, when the vast majority of people […]

BATH A mber oak leaves fall to the ground, and gold and rustcolored mums and gaptoothed pumpkins dot the porches along Washington Street, welcoming Battlefield Band to Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., once again. The Saturday show begins at 7:30 p.m. “It’s a great time of year to tour,” Sean O’Donnell, guitarist and […]

TOPSHAM — Fiddle-icious, Maine’s largest fiddle orchestra of traditional Celtic music, will open its ninth season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, 66 Republic Ave. The orchestra includes Maine musicians playing fiddle, piano, harp, guitar, banjo, accordion, cello, tin whistle, concertina and upright bass. The tunes are passed […]

NEWCASTLE — The 10th season of Heartwood Regional Theater Company will open with the Broadway musical “Godspell” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Academy’s Poe Theater, under the direction of Griff Braley. “Godspell” was conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, best known for “Pippin” and “Wicked.” […]

TOPSHAM — Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform the first concert series of their 21st season under music director Rohan Smith on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Franco American Heritage Center in Lewiston and Sunday, Oct. 21, at 2:30 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. George Lopez, artist-in-residence at Bowdoin College, will […]

LOS ANGELES Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian Odom are officially joining “The X Factor.” After weeks of speculation, Fox announced Tuesday that the “Extra” host and the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” co-star will indeed host the second season of the talent competition. Lopez and Odom will first appear as hosts during the show’s live […]

NEW YORK All the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers — that’s because Beyonce is the halftime show performer. NFL confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon after Beyonce posted a photo of herself sporting eye black, where “Feb. 3” is written on one and “2013” on the other, on […]