BATH — Fred and Sally’s “Winter Sucks” party, a fundraiser for the Bath Area Food Bank, will run from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St. The Knights of Columbus will provide a cash bar with their “legendary strong drinks for short money for a charitable […]

BRUNSWICK — An opening reception for “New Visions of New England, a joint exhibit by painters Priscilla Myer McKeith and David McKeith, runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St. Their oil paintings focus on the seacoast, on lakes and hills in the rugged North Country, and on views […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, will hold a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Crooker Gallery to kick off the fourth annual “Joy of Art” juried art exhibit. Refreshments will be served, and music will be provided by Bill and Kate Gray. The exhibit, which will be on […]

Studio Theatre of Bath will hold auditions for its spring fundraiser on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 at the Winter Street Annex in Bath. The April 21 show will feature local performers sharing their renditions of pop classics that topped the charts between 1955 and 1979. See page C2 for details.

As the second installment of its January “film noir” series, Curtis Memorial Library will screen “Double Indemnity” at 7:30 p.m. today. Admission is free. Popcorn, candy cigarettes and “mocktails” will be served. For the scoop, see page C3.

HALLOWELL — Michael Kolster, a Brunswick photographer who teaches at Bowdoin College, will give a free presentation titled “A River Lost and Found: The Androscoggin River in Time and Place,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. Thursday’s presentation is based on a project that Kolster undertook with writer Matthew Klingle. […]

BOOTHBAY The Boothbay Railway Village will host a program titled “Largest Public Works in Maine, 1900-1950” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. This is the second in the museum’s winter speakers series. Historian and model maker George Barrett will discuss the significance of the biggest public works projects in Maine during the first half […]

BATH — Studio Theatre of Bath will hold auditions on Jan. 20 and 21 for its spring fundraiser, which will follow the first 25 years of Billboard rock ’n’ roll hits from 1955 to 1979. A seven-piece house band will provide the music, while performers who successfully win roles via auditions will strut their stuff […]

YARMOUTH — Award-winning musicians Jesse Brock (mandolin), Mike Bub (bass), Gary Filgate (banjo) and John Miller (guitar) will lead an intensive, bluegrass music workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Community Music Center, 317 Main St. The workshop is open to the general public. For the first two hours of the […]

BRUNSWICK Curtis Memorial Library will screen “Double Indemnity,” director Billy Wilder’s 1944 murder mystery, at 7:30 p. m. today as the second installment in its four-part “Film Noir for Dark Nights” series. The film, directed by Billy Wilder, stars Fred McMurray as Walter Neff and Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis. Based on a novel by James […]