• Circus performer Rob Mermin will be in Maine on Saturday and July 22 to present “Circle of Sawdust,” a one-man show of high adventure and low comedy from 40 years in the circus. He performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris. At 7 p.m. July 22, he performs at […]

BIDDEFORD — Through July, Sarah Gorham will present “Meditation on Reflection” at the University of New England Campus Center Gallery on the Biddeford campus. The exhibition features a collection of acrylics on paper exploring colorful interpretations of the water’s edge. The series is a 20-plus-year investigation of painted water reflections. The works were created using […]

When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton famously replied, “because that’s where the money is.” The quote popped up while I was doing some reading about why (or whether) audiences for classical music have been declining generally, and particularly in Maine. One of the writers on the subject pointed out that except for the current recession, […]

Art “The Draw of the Normandy Coast (1860–1960),” European and American paintings and works on paper, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 3. “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” small oil sketches, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 30 “Art Is Community II,” show and sale […]

You can’t help but marvel at the view as you walk around to the front porch entrance of the Grey Havens Inn, a building on the National Register of Historic Places. Linger at this elevated spot and soak in fir-lined islands and broad ocean views bordered by manicured lawns and gardens. The building is a […]

Laura Faure thought long and hard about the best way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bates Dance Festival. We sometimes overlook the festival. Dance is a thin slice of the performing arts, and summer in Maine tends to lead one to the summer theaters and classical music festivals on the coast. It’s easy […]

BRUNSWICK – An exhibition that showcases more than 30 years of work by the artist William Wegman will open at Bowdoin College Museum of Art on Friday and remain on view through Oct. 21. “William Wegman: Hello Nature” will feature more than 100 works, including photographs, videos, paintings and drawings — all produced in or […]