BRUNSWICK — Dine On!, an evening of food, music and auction items will usher in the Bowdoin International Music Festival’s season on Tuesday, June 25. The event raises funds to benefit the festival’s scholarship program for gifted young artists. Since 2008, Dine On! has generated more than $150,000 for student scholarships; 62 percent of the […]

RICHMOND — On Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Swan Island in the Kennebec River, join Bob Gobeil, an accomplished Maine Butterfly Survey participant, to survey Swan Island for butterflies. Gobeil will first present information about this state’s butterflies, and the Maine Butterfly Survey (http://mbs. umf.maine.edu/). Afterwards, spend time in the field identifying […]

BATH — Carleton Realty on Commercial Street is hosting an exhibit of more than 75 photographs of varying style and theme by local members of First Light Camera Club. Several of the photographs have won awards at regional competitions. The opening celebration coincides with Third Friday ArtWalk, 5-8 p.m. today, June 21. The photography will […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Lincoln Theater will hold a special screening of “Girl Rising,” an innovative new feature film about the power of education to change a girl — and the world — from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez and other A-list actresses contribute voice performances […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Tim Sample, widely acknowledged as New England’s premier native humorist, will perform at the Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27. Sample was born and raised in Maine and says that he “has never lived — or for that matter, wanted to live — anywhere other than the Pine Tree State.” […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial librarians Sarah Brown and Linda Oliver will discuss summer reading during the Author’s Chat at People Plus on Wednesday, June 26, at 2 p.m. The two will focus on “what’s buzzing in the book world” this summer, according to Rebecca Banks, program director at People Plus. Discover books that are destined […]

BATH — Patten Free Library will host a presentation and book signing by Bath resident Richard Rubin, author of “The Last of the Doughboys.” The talk is set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25. In 2003, 85 years after the armistice, it took Rubin months to find just one living American veteran of World […]

PHIPPSBURG — The footstomping sounds of Upper Louisiana come to the historic 1802 Phippsburg Congrega- tional Church when Dennis Stroughmatt and L’Esprit Creole perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28. Strough- matt takes listeners on a musical odyssey not so different from his own musical journeys into Creole culture. Born and raised in […]

BATH — The Bath Freight Shed Alliance will feature the work by artist, farmer and community organizer Maina Handmaker. Her black paper cutouts and letterpress prints inspired by her time at Milkweed Farm in Brunswick and daily work at Six River Farm in Bowdoinham will be on exhibit at the Freight Shed today through Sunday, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Miss Maine Scholarship Competition will take place at Crooker Theater today and Saturday, June 21 and 22, at 7 p.m. Crooker Theater is located at Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. Thirteen Maine’s Outstanding Teen and 13 Miss Maine contestants will compete for their respective crowns. The Miss America Scholarship organization is […]