BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College Museum of Art will present the first American retrospective of one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary painters, Danish artist Per Kirkeby, March 26 through July 14 at the museum of art, 9400 College Station. Kirkeby is a painter, sculptor, geologist, filmmaker and writer whose career spans 40 years. The major retrospective […]

Throughout their history, bagpipes have been linked by definition with the fighting Scots — first the Highlanders who invented them, then the Scottish regiments of the United Kingdom. That military spirit will be evident Sunday afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center, when the pipes, drums and Highland dancers of the Black Watch (officially, the […]

John Rebus is not ready for retirement from Ian Rankin’s crime novels.

A new book by York’s J.A. Hitchcock offers horror stories of cyber misdeeds.

The Emery, the performance and gallery space on the UMF campus, has been a game changer for western Maine.

It was a foodie’s delight this past Sunday night as Maine Restaurant Week culminated another successful year with its Bartender and Pastry Chef Competition, hosted by Prime Mercedes-Benz in Scarborough. “We are happy to do this,” said Ira Rosenberg of Prime Motor Group, gesturing to the crowd of 500 food and drink aficionados, revelers and […]

BANGOR — Penobscot Theatre Company presents “WIT,” a Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, Wednesday through March 31 at the historic Bangor Opera House. “WIT,” written by Margaret Edson, tells the story of a poetry professor named Vivian Bearing, who is undergoing experimental treatment for Stage IV ovarian cancer. A scholar who devoted her life to […]

Maine writer Katherine Lippa comes to terms with an unorthodox and sometimes difficult upbringing in her new memoir, ‘Hiding in Water.’