ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College will present Steven Laxton’s documentary series Circo El Salvador from Oct. 2 through Nov. 16 at Maine Media Gallery, 18 Central St. The exhibition portrays six nomadic circus families with evocative images that capture the vibrancy of the performances, and provide an intimate view of the circus families […]

“Prisoners” is a mystery told with such skill that just when you think you’ve figured it out, it finds new blind alleys for us to visit. Well-cast and wonderfully acted, it’s a child kidnapping thriller with sorrow, intrigue, psychology and just enough urgency to suck us in. Then it almost outsmarts itself with a draggy, […]

After 10 years as a venue for innovative artists in Portland, Space Gallery finally throws a fundraising party, and it’s a wild one.

More silly than its sinister predecessor, “Insidious: Chapter 2” is entertaining for the contortions the script makes to incorporate both a brief prequel and highlights from the first film into a new 105-minute package. This is a Mobius strip of a movie, looping in on itself with ghosts from “The Further” and parallel existences interwoven […]

Thomas Cornell passed away last December after having taught in the Bowdoin College art department for 50 years. Cornell, in fact, founded Bowdoin’s fine arts program. June Fitzpatrick Gallery’s exhibition of Cornell’s work, “The Priority of Nature,” is a surprisingly bold show not only because of Cornell’s bristling work, but because Fitzpatrick chose to reach […]

Hundreds gather for a Portland Greendrinks event to meet ‘n greet, hoist a glass and support a worthy cause.

One of the most unusual musical events of the season occurs at Corthell Hall on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine this Friday. Noted “modern” music interpreter Bridget Convey, who now lives in Hallowell, will play John Cage’s complete Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano. The word “modern” is in quotes because […]

Join author Eleanor Morse for a conversation about her acclaimed novel, “White Dog Fell From the Sky.” The book paints an intimate portrait of Botswana and a young man fleeing his beloved homeland to escape the brutality of apartheid. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: […]

Jenny McCarthy joins ‘The View’ for the 83-year-old Barbara Walters’ final season on the air.