POWNAL — An opening reception for “Steel and Stone,” sculptures by Roy Patterson and Stephen Porter, will run from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road. The exhibit runs through July 29. “Steve Porter designs and constructs precise abstract forms in stainless steel as well as granite,” according to […]

BATH — Joy and Larry Scott will host a grand opening on Saturday for their expanded Coastal Art Glass studio and gallery at 233 Water St. “The new studio was needed both to expand production and give easy access to the location,” a Coastal Art Glass release states. Coastal Art Glass plans to participate in […]

BRUNSWICK — Sally Loughridge’s artwork is on view at the Brunswick Inn Carriage House. The South Bristol painter’s show includes colorful oil and soft pastel works. “I’m always drawn to the contrast between light and shadow and the ephemeral, yet powerful impact of light upon all it touches,” Loughridge said in a release about the […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) added a second performance of the Dartmouth Aires, an a cappella group from Dartmouth College, at 2 p.m. June 18, at Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus. A 7:30 p.m. performance already scheduled for that date quickly sold out when tickets to all MSMT events went on […]

PORTLAND — Though the calendar still says spring, the 39th annual Old Port Festival on June 10 is one of the local kickoffs to the summer season. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Old Port and features six stages of music, activities, food and a Maine arts and crafts section. […]

NEWCASTLE — Theatre of the Spirit will be performing “The Days Are As Grass” beginning today at Second Congregational Church. Performances are scheduled today and Saturday, and June 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for seniors and may be purchased at the Maine […]

BATH — Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James “Mr. Superharp” Cotton and his band will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. June 2. Cotton, who is celebrating his 68th year as a professional musician, after starting at the age of 9, has recorded almost 30 solo albums. As a small boy he […]

BRUNSWICK — Studio 48 Performing Arts Center will present is annual Dance Recital featuring its award-winning Junior Dance Team, Dance Evolution, and Studio 48 dance classes. The 7 p.m. recital will be held today at Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road. Joining the dance recital are voice students of Studio 48 singing […]

TOPSHAM — The Oratorio Chorale will present “A Musical Journey” for its annual spring recital at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. “Singers will travel the halls of music with solos, duets and quartets, performing familiar tunes and a variety of pieces new to many,” an Oratorio Chorale release […]

FREEPORT — Local author Melissa Coleman will talk about her memoir, “This Life Is In Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, And a Family’s Heartbreak,” the story of childhood on a farm with her parents, Eliot and Sue Coleman, pioneers of the back-to-the-land movement. The free public talk is part of Freeport Conservation Trust’s annual […]