BRUNSWICK Following an outstanding season, Maine State Music Theatre is pleased to announce new leadership for the 56-year-old organization. Don Gerrish, president of the Board of Trustees, announced the appointment of Stephanie Dupal as managing director and Curt Dale Clark as artistic director. “The Board of Trustees are thrilled to have Stephanie and Curt leading […]

BRUNSWICK This fall, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will present an exhibition showcasing the artwork of eight pioneering Chinese women artists who, collectively, have played a major role in shaping the current landscape of contemporary Chinese art. “Breakthrough: Work by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists” comprises more than 25 works, including painting, sculpture, photography and […]

BRUNSWICK — Barry Norman cheered when the Saco Drive-In reached its goal and was one of the five winners in the Honda contest for a new digital projection system for drive-ins. “I understood completely why people wanted to keep the drive-in open,” he said. “But small privately owned cinemas need support, too.” Norman runs Eveningstar […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library is accepting applications for its annual writing competition: The Joy of the Pen. The Joy of the Pen is free to enter for year-round Maine residents, both amateur and professional. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Applications may be obtained at the library […]

WISCASSET — Wiscasset Art Walk will close its inaugural season with quite a splash on its final walk of the year, Thursday, Sept. 26, from 5-8 p.m. This month’s featured artists dazzle with rich textures, vivid colors and unique designs. They are the spellbinding paintings of Alna artist Jon Luoma and the gorgeously hand-crafted, Asianinspired […]

PORTLAND — WMPG Community Radio, southern Maine’s one-of-a-kind, volunteer run, noncommercial radio station, is celebrating its 40th birthday. Forty years ago in a dorm room on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine (known then as the University of Maine, Portland Gorham), a student set up a pirate radio station using parts from […]

NEWCASTLE — The 14th annual fine art show sponsored by St. Andrew’s Church in Newcastle will support Maine artists as well as many local, national and international charitable organizations. Again this year, the event will be held in the Parish House at the corner of Cross and Glidden Streets in Newcastle. A reception will be […]

BATH — Maine Marine Museum in Bath is participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day 2013, a program that provides two free admissions to any of more than 1,500 museums nationwide. This year, Museum Day is Saturday, Sept. 28. To receive free admission on Museum Day, visitors simply download a ticket from the Smithsonian magazine website […]