BATH — The Kennebec Art Club seeks participants for its annual “Art in the Park” feature of Heritage Days in Bath. During the festival, artists from Maine and elsewhere display their work at City Park. The net proceeds of “Art in the Park” are used for scholarships distributed to art students from local high schools […]

BATH — The Friends of Patten Free Library will host Maine’s Poet Laureate Wesley McNair for a poetry reading 6:30 p.m. April 17. The author of nine volumes of poems, including “Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems,” McNair has held grants from the Fulbright and Guggenheim foundations, two Rockefeller fellowships, two National Endowment […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library on Foreside Road will host an artists reception for “Joy of the Lens” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 14. “The show features original photographs by year-round Maine residents, both amateur and professional,” a library release states. “Prizes will be awarded in categories including “Nature and Landscapes/ Seascapes,” “People,” […]

GEORGETOWN — “Georgetown: A Painter’s Paradise,” an exhibit of works by painter Stuart Ross, opens Saturday at the Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Road. The show will run through June 15. An artist’s reception will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 14. “Georgetown presents to the landscape painter a wide mix of […]

BRUNSWICK — The James Carter Organ Trio will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College. “One of the most admired jazz saxophonists of his generation, James Carter will perform with Gerard Gibbs on the Hammond B3 and Leonard King on drums,” a Bowdoin College release states.

BATH — Bath resident Wayne Robbins, a biologist, teacher and sculptor, will show carved seabirds and sea mammals during April at Markings Gallery, 50 Front St. Using a variety of native and exotic woods, Robbins aspires to share and inspire responsible stewardship of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem through his artwork and teaching. The gallery is […]

BRUNSWICK — The University of Maine Symphonic Band, under the direction of Christopher White, will perform at Crooker Theater at 7 p.m. Monday. The ensemble is the premier concert band of the University of Maine. They play throughout New England, performing advanced wind band literature, including the works of John Philip Sousa, Philip Sparke, Samuel […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Middle School will stage “Seussical Jr., The Musical” at 7 p.m. today and Saturday at Mast Landing School. “The show follows Horton the Elephant as he does his best to save the planet of Who from a vicious vulture, meddling monkeys and of course, the scheming Sour Kangaroo,” a release from the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Rotary Club’s “Hometown Idol” contest kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. Twenty-one contestants of all ages will vie for trophies, a cash prize and the honor of being named Brunswick’s “Hometown Idol.” Performance categories include instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers in either solo […]

PHIPPSBURG —  To mark the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s birth, Bob Webb and Dave Peloquin will celebrate his music and times in their concert titled “Woody’s A’Hunnerd.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at the Phippsburg Congregational Church. A release from concert organizers states: Guthrie’s songs of hard times and good people […]