BRUNSWICK — As part of the weekly Music on the Mall series, Kat Logan and Jim Loney will sing and play music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday on the Brunswick Mall. Attendance is free. The concert series, which runs through Aug. 29, is sponsored by the Brunswick Downtown Association. The Colwell Brothers Band […]
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Fiddlers flock to Morris Farm
WISCASSET — Morris Farm will host Fiddle Day at the Farm from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the back lawn of the Morris Farm Trust. “Concert goers are invited to bring their lawn chairs or blankets and settle in for a festive day of American country and folk music played by a variety of […]
Oboe master to play Bach
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival continues to offer a daily mix of concerts, master classes and community programs. Here’s the lineup for the coming week: Bach, Brahms, Schubert This evening’s Festival Friday concert features Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, featuring Liang Wang, oboe; Schubert’s Death and the Maiden string quartet, performed by the Ying […]
Pictures telling stories
LEWISTON — The summer exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Auburn College is titled “Tell Me a Story: A World of Wonders.” It features children’s book illustrations by 11 Maine artists. The exhibition of more than 75 illustrations continues through Aug. 3. Second in a series of three […]
Artists invited to show works at Seguin Lighthouse
GEORGETOWN — Friends of Seguin Lighthouse plans to hold its first art exhibit on the island this summer. Works will be displayed in Maine’s tallest and second oldest lighthouse. The group invites artists to participate in the show. “Bring your paints, pastels and/or cameras,” a Friends of Seguin Lighthouse release states. “Have a summer adventure, […]
College art museum to close for repairs
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Museum of Art, including the museum shop, will close from Monday through July 12 for building repairs. The museum will reopen July 13, with the opening of an exhibition titled “William Wegman: Hello Nature” and its companion exhibition, “A River Lost & Found: The Androscoggin River in Time and Place.” […]
Elizabeth Drucker returns, reopens her ballet school
TOPSHAM — Elizabeth Drucker, former owner and director of The Ballet School in Topsham, is returning to the Mid-coast region after a four-year absence. Drucker plans to reopen her ballet school, offering beginner through advanced classical ballet instruction for all ages. Drucker ran The Ballet School from 1999 through 2008, providing nine different levels of […]
Exhibit to focus on Androscoggin, once among the nation’s worst rivers
BRUNSWICK The story of the Androscoggin River, once devastated by contamination and labeled one of the 10 most polluted rivers in the country, is the focus of a new project set to go on display this summer at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The exhibit derives from a cross-disciplinary, collaborative project by Bowdoin professors […]
Skidompha books chat with Richard Ford
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library’s “Chats with Champions” program will host author Richard Ford at 7 p.m. Thursday. By special arrangement, the venue for this chat will be the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. Ford’s new book, “Canada,” published in May, has garnered critical acclaim and is on the New York Times best seller list. “Canada” […]