TOPSHAM — The Oratorio Chorale will hold auditions on three dates for the group’s 2012-13 season. Auditions are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday or from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, Aug. 29. All auditions are held at the Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church at 84 Main St. in […]

FALMOUTH — A selfguided tour of a dozen Falmouth gardens will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 30, rain or shine. Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Falmouth Memorial Library and St. Mary’s Garden Club in Falmouth. The garden locations will remain a secret until the morning of the tour, but […]

BRUNSWICK — Kelly Strout now leads art and fine craft classes at Sun Tide Studios in Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. For more information, call 423-0440 or visit www.Sun- TideStudios.com.

BRUNSWICK — Mystery for Hire, a Maine-based mystery dinner theater troupe, will perform “Bingo Spells Murder,” a murder mystery dinner theater performance, Thursday at the Captain Daniel Stone Inn on Water Street. “The show is headed up by Father Patrick O’Sullivan who is trying to save the orphanage from a big city mobster and some […]

FREEPORT — Auditions for the Freeport Players One-Act Play Showcase will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday in the Music Room at Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St. The showcase will include plays by John Cariani, Ray Dinsmore, Cullen McGough, Linda Britt and others. Roles for men and women age 16 […]

BATH — As part of its summer film series, Patten Free Library on Summer Street will host a free screening of “The Shawshank Redemption,” a 1994 drama starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the community. Admission is free. For more information, call 443-5141.

BATH — The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus invites the public to a rehearsal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave. “Any man who likes to sing is welcome to attend to see what barbershop singing is all about as it is unique a capella singing,” a release from the group […]

BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center’s summer show opens today and Saturday. The show features three artists — Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith — with strong ties to the town. Each artist will have a separate exhibit in a room in the arts center and will be honored by special events later in […]