BATH — During the months of September and October, the 15th annual Community Forest Photography Contest took place. This year’s contest hosted a generous number of entrants and entries, with a good proportion of entrants from surrounding communities. Nine adult entrants and three student entrants submitted 43 photos to be judged. The four top winners […]

BRUNSWICK — The 10th annual Christmas Caroling at the Gazebo on the Brunswick Mall will take place Monday, Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Family and friends will enjoy this short but sweet tradition. It’s just 15 minutes of unaccompanied singing. Bring a flashlight and we’ll provide the lyrics. All Saints Parish will donate $1 to […]

BATH — On Thursday, Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., will screen the blockbuster film “The Hunger Games.” Show time for both days is 1:30 p.m. in the library’s community room. This is a free event, open to the public; refreshments will be provided. Based on the bestselling novel […]

BOWDOINHAM The Merrymeeting Arts Center has announced that as part of the second Ice and Smelt Festival scheduled for February in Bowdoinham, there will once again be a Best Beard Contest so interested participants may want to start growing facial hair now. Several Bowdoinham residents and some members of the Maine Facial Hair Club participated […]

BATH — The Centre St. Arts Gallery, LLC, at 11 Centre St. is seeking sculptors, painters and other fine artists to join the gallery as associates beginning in 2013. The gallery is looking especially for mixed media and threedimensional works to add variety to its offerings. Artists who wish to join the gallery should send […]

PORTLAND — On the three consecutive nights of Dec. 28, 29, and 30 at the Memorial Hall of Woodfords Church, Dimensions In Jazz will present a representative sampling of Brooklyn-bound or Boston-bound but Mainebred jazz musicians who are considered by some to be among their generation’s finest. All sets begin at 8 p.m. They hail […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Daniel Corey of Topsham won the Sherman’s Books & Stationery Award for Second Place for his oil painting “Glory Bound” in the recent ArtinME. juried art contest sponsored by Boothbay Region Art Foundation. More than 250 works were entered by Maine artists; 107 of them were selected by Connie Hayes of Rockland […]

NEWCASTLE — Tapestry Singers will be combining with the Bell Choir of Second Congregational Church for a holiday concert entitled Ring Out, Christmas Bells. There will be two performances, one on Saturday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. and one on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. The Bell Choir, directed by Jane Wilmot, will begin […]

LEWISTON — The Franco-American Heritage Center is staging one of the area’s biggest New Year’s Eve parties by hosting an evening of fine dining, a concert comprised entirely of songs by John Lennon followed by a DJ dance party, and a champagne toast at midnight — all under one roof. Dinner is at 7 p.m. […]