BOOTHBAY — The Maine Brewers’ Guild will host the second annual “Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay” beer-tasting event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Boothbay Resort, 301 Adams Pond Road. New this year, gates will open at noon for VIP ticket holders to enjoy some “back stage time” with the brewers and be […]

SOUTH PARIS — Michael Miclon will revive “The Early Evening Show,” an Oddfellow Theater mainstay for more than a decade, at 8 p.m. Saturday at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. “The show’s wild improvisations, surprise guests, and audience interactions have made it the longest running variety show in Maine,” a Celebration Barn release […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society in Portland now offers walking tours of the historic Old Port section of the city. Formerly offered through Greater Portland Landmarks, these 90-minute tours are conducted by trained guides from the Maine Historical Society Museum and Store at 489 Congress St. “The walking tours will cover the scope of […]

PROSPECT — The Friends of Fort Knox its annual Scottish Tattoo on the parade grounds from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Massed marching bagpipe bands from throughout Maine will perform. Tickets, available at the fort’s visitor center or by calling 469-6553, cost $10 for adults or $5 for children age 12 and younger. For […]

YARMOUTH — The four international voice teachers of the 317 Main International Voice Seminar will present an evening of vocal pieces, ranging from jazz to classical Irish to selections from musical theater from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Higgins Hall, North Yarmouth Academy, 168 Main St. Giuppi Paone (Italy), Elizabeth Goell (Ireland), and […]

ROCKLAND — The North Atlantic Blues Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday at the public landing, 275 Main St., in Rockland. Music starts at 11 a.m. each day and continues into the evening. Performances on Saturday kicks off with the Randy Oxford Band at 11 a.m. Albert Castiglia follows at 12:15 p.m. The Royal […]

PORTLAND — Beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Victoria Mansion and PORTopera will present an evening of “Opera at the Mansion” — in advance of PORTopera’s summer mainstage production, Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The soiree takes place at Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., and includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and performances on the mansion’s central staircase […]

GARDINER — This year marks the centenary of Woody Guthrie’s birth, so Maine musicians Bob Webb and Dave Peloquin will celebrate his music and times in their concert “Woody’s A’Hundred — The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie” at 7:30 p.m. today at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. Drawing on more than […]