BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center, with support from the Carlo Pittore Foundation for the Figurative Arts, announces the opening of “Lincoln and The Gettysburg Address” from 5:30 to 8 p.m Friday, Oct. 4. The show will feature large blackand white portraits of President Abraham Lincoln by late local artist Carlo Pittore, as well as […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Strolling down a street in a coastal Maine town, one is bound to see nearly as many art galleries as restaurants and gift shops. What role do artists play in the cultural vitality of a community? How successful have they been in generating revenue in the current economic climate? These are some of […]

UNITY This past weekend was the annual Common Ground Fair, held at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association grounds in Unity in the rolling fields of Waldo County. Unity is home to Unity College, focusing on sustainability science and sustainable agriculture, which shouldn’t come as a great surprise. It’s one of the places in […]

BATH Battlefield Band, a perennial favorite, returns to the Chocolate Church Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $28 at the door. An ever-evolving bedrock of talent for over four decades, Battlefield Band’s ever-fiery instrumental dynamic, exhibits the intuitive interplay and understanding between world class Celtic musicians. The new album […]

BRUNSWICK — On Tuesday October 2, at 7:30 p.m.in the Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center at Bowdoin College, filmmaker Vincent Goubet presents his documentary, “Faire Quelque Chose” (“Do Something”), with English subtitles), giving voice to the experience of the French resistance during World War II. A discussion, in English, will follow.

POWNAL — Fuego Diablo welcomes you to its September open mic music night on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 52 Loring Lane, 5 to 9 p.m. Singers, musicians, storytellers and poets are invited to take the stage at this allages evening of food and fun. Entertainment begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. and continues until the musicians […]

LEWISTON — For one weekend, filmgoers in central Maine will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 16th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at The Public Theatre in Lewiston at 7:30 p.m. Friday, […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Ralph Hassenpflug and River Arts invite the public to the opening reception for his solo exhibition in the River Arts West Gallery. At his show at River Arts, Hassenpflug will present groups of new work from 2013. The exhibition can be seen through Oct. 2.

ROCKLAND — “Letters to Jackie,” a documentary about the hundreds of thousands of condolence letters received by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy after the death of her husband, screens at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., at 7p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1. When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the world came to a crashing […]

WISCASSET — “From Shore to Shore: Select American and European Coastal Paintings” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery this Saturday, Sept. 28. The exhibition explores a broad range of marine art from the highly detailed work of the nineteenth century to early 20th century impressionism to the social realism of the 1930s and 40s. Among […]