WISCASSET — A free public preview of Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets project will be on view upstairs at the Maine Art Gallery on Saturday, from 5 to 7 p.m. On display will be an exhibition of historic Wiscasset photos that have been discovered for this project and a sample Museum in the Streets panel. […]

WESTBROOK — Vivid Motion Inc., Portland’s innovative and quirky dance company, will hold open auditions for its 10th annual “Nutcracker Burlesque” on Saturday, Sept.15 from 10 a.m. to noon at Acorn Studios, Dana Warp Mill 90 Bridge St. This year’s “Nutcracker Burlesque” is the annual performance of a historically sold-out and perennially favorite show. The […]

BATH — “Sea Lives” is a new exhibit featuring the works of Maine artist Sonja Weber Gilkey that opens at Maine Maritime Museum on Saturday and will be on view through Oct. 21. The exhibit explores the intertwined nature of the ocean-inspired sculptural works of Weber Gilkey, who has lived and worked among the people […]

BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Youth Theater will hold open auditions for “Fiddler On The Roof” on Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. Auditions will be held at The Midcoast Center for the Performing Arts, 4 Pleasant St. All ages are welcome and encouraged to audition. Actors should be prepared to […]

BRUNSWICK — Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine St., will host a reading and book signing for Monica Wood, author of “When We Were The Kennedys — A Memoir From Mexico, Maine,” at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, as a part of the Brunswick Art Walk. Wood, a Maine author, has published several works of […]

BRUNSWICK — People Plus, Bayview Gallery and Priority Real Estate Group of Topsham are teaming up with local artist John Gable of Bath to help raise money for People Plus programs and senior and youth services on Friday, Sept. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. On display at Bayview Gallery through the month of September, […]

NEW YORK T he Western is tradition more than time or place. It’s a staging area for heroic action and everyday angst. It’s modern life seen through a rear-view mirror, the past made present and vice versa. No wonder the Western feels so up-to-date these days on TV. The surprise hit of the summer was […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Woofstock 2012 has changed venues this year, and will be hosted at the Damariscotta River Association at 110 Belvedere Road on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A news release describes the canine festival as follows: Now in its eighth year, Woofstock has been held at the Lincoln Home and […]

BRUNSWICK — For the first time, Five Rivers Arts Alliance is joining forces with Cornerstones of Science to present this year’s Brunswick Family Arts and Science Festival. The public is invited to join artists, scientists and astronomers celebrating the confluence of art and science. The Arts and Science Festival will be held on the town […]