AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St., in conjunction with the University of Maine at Augusta’s Senior College, will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the museum on Sunday, Aug. 12, from noon to 4 p.m. Demonstrations of wood carving, barrel making and blacksmithing, as well as free food and music, will be available at […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre is holding its 12th annual silent and online auction to coincide with “Sunset Boulevard,” which runs through Saturday. Each year many artists, craftsman, retailers and individual supporters of MSMT donate items to the auction that are up for bid as a fundraiser for the theater. The auction, which benefits […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has launched a new series of Saturday writing workshops. The workshops focus on a variety of writing disciplines, including fiction, memoir, poetry and more. In Bath, Josephina Gasca will conduct a two-part fiction workshop called “PEN2PAGE: Learn to Jumpstart Your Fiction” from 1 p.m. to 6 […]

BRUNSWICK — Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, will feature “Katahdin to Cadillac: Scenes of Maine,” an exhibit of oils and watercolors by Frances Pratt Caswell all this month. There will be a reception on Aug. 10 during the Second Friday Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Caswell, a Brunswick native, captures the […]

PHIPPSBURG — Friends of Seguin Island Lighthouse is hosting its first Seguin Island Art Exhibit at the island’s museum attached to Maine’s tallest and second oldest lighthouse. There will be an opening event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibit and sale will run through the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day on […]

PHIPPSBURG — A watercolor titled “Lilacs,” by Phippsburg artist Judie Freer is just one of many watercolors and pastels exhibited this summer at the Popham Art Show at Popham Chapel House in Popham Village through Sunday. Artists include Diane Charyk Norris, Diane Racine, Tara Marean, Charles Norris, Elizabeth Johnson, Jean Wyman and Claudetter Gamache. The […]

HARPSWELL — Harpswell Community Theater is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with the production of “An Evening of ’40s Radio,” directed by Chris Hall. Performances are today and Saturday both at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall, Route 123, in Harpswell Center. A news release describes the production as follows: […]

FREEPORT — Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, will host the seventh annual Art Fest on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The works of more than 40 New England artists will be available for purchase — fine arts, jewelry, handmade furniture, pottery, photography, glass works, and many more. There will be food, children’s […]