BRUNSWICK — The Nor’easters Chorus of Brunswick will send a singing valentine to a special person’s home, business, hospital, nursing home, school or other locations within the greater Bath-Brunswick area to Boothbay Harbor. The singers will present him or her with a longstemmed rose and a love song from their collective quartet heart. In addition […]

BATH To mark the convergence of Valentine’s Day and the buildup to this year’s Academy Awards presentations, Patten Free Library will launch a nine-week film series featuring Oscar-winning love stories. Beginning at 2 p. m. Wednesday, the library will screen films chosen from “100 Years … 100 Passion,” a list of the greatest love stories […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick resident John Dennen, a native of South Africa, has organized a concert to benefit famine and drought relief in the Horn of Africa. Dennen, who will perform, has enlisted a number of other local musicians for the show, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Orion Performing Arts […]

HALLOWELL — Wellknown Maine personality and musician Martin Swinger will perform songs from his latest CD, “Moon,” and old favorites during a show that starts at 8: 15 p. m. Monday at Slates Restaurant on Water Street. Since releasing “Moon” last spring, Swinger has won the eighth annual North Atlantic Song Competition and has enjoyed […]

STONINGTON — “ The Aliens,” Annie Baker’s Obie Award-winning stage drama will open Thursdayat the Stonington Opera House. Performances run through Feb. 12. “‘The Aliens’ is a sweetly humorous, gentle, and extraordinarily beautiful new play about three young men who find community hanging out in the back alley behind a rural coffee shop, where it […]

PORTLAND — Ron Carroll and Friends will present a special tribute to Scott Joplin and Al Jolson at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. The show is a benefit for Scott Linscott, a minister and photographer in the Portland area. He is awaiting a liver transplant. The cast will […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) plans to present a musical journey around the world at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Guest conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky will lead the orchestra and perform the solo violin part in the “Suite from The Red Violin.” The concert opens with Giocchino Rossini’s “Overture to […]

FREEPORT — The Freeport Creative Arts Creativity Conversation is scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Steve Milligan, technology associate from the Maine Arts Commission, will lead a workshop about online artist portfolios. The workshop aims to familiarize attendees with common web terms and theories. […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Community Library will host the Art Guild of Freeport’s annual exhibit and sale throughout February. Members of the guild will exhibit their original art, most of which depicts local Maine scenes. Guild members whose artwork will be on exhibit include Christy DeVeault, Mary Berry, Diana Johnson, Julia Nichols, Sally Paterson, Lynn Bickford, […]