The most important figure in the landmark exhibition “Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea” just might be a little goat standing by a pair of fancy ladies in Prendergast’s “The Idlers.” The goat shifts the painting from a snapshot of early century fashionable leisure to philosophical commentary about society. Filling in for a satyr, Prendergast’s goat […]

“The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State,” by Harry Gratwick, and “Wiscasset and Its Times: Stories of Maine’s Prettiest Village.” by Phil Di Vece, are two volumes that should not be overlooked in the rising tide of Maine-related material. Neither is scholarly nor particularly rigorous, though each is fun to read, […]

BRUNSWICK — The news could hardly be considered shocking. After all, Lewis Kaplan is the only artistic director the Bowdoin International Music Festival has ever had. He helped establish the festival, nursed it through infancy and raised it to become one of the most highly regarded classical musical festivals in the world. Each summer, 250 […]

STONINGTON — Julia Whitworth, founding director of Shakespeare in Stonington, returns to Opera House Arts this week with another original production, “Cymbeline.” The presentation features an original score by composer and musician Phillip Owen (“Measure for Measure,” “Antony and Cleopatra”), and an 18-foot double revolving stage designed by Ray Neufeld, an installation artist and set […]

Jennifer Wixson is out with ‘Peas, Beans & Corn,’ the second in her series of novels set in a small, fictional Maine town.

In the collection ‘Dirtyville Rhapsodies,’ the most idiosyncratic of the offerings work the best.