BRIDGTON — On Friday, the Bridgton Art Guild will host an auction that will feature 45 wooden loons bearing the designs of local artists. The money will be used for an ongoing capital campaign. The guild, which operates Gallery 302 in Bridgton, wants to own its own building that will accommodate a gallery and learning […]

Not that you need an excuse to go to Deer Isle in the summer. But if you do, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts opens an exhibition today worthy of your attention. Curated by Falmouth architect Carol Wilson, “Haystack’s Architecture: Vision & Legacy” is on view at Haystack’s Center for Community Program through the fall. […]

Hall of Famer Dwight Evans and other friends of the Cromwell Center for Disabilities raise $70,000 to support the nonprofit.

NEWCASTLE Frances Perkins’ FDR book reissued as Penguin Classic The Frances Perkins Center has announced the reissue as a Penguin Classic of “The Roosevelt I Knew,” Perkins’ memoir of her years working with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perkins was secretary of labor during Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Originally published in November 1946, Perkins’ book was the first […]

Cue the stirring overture. Train the spotlight directly on the food. The table is full of an energetic and colorful cast of characters. Think of this as the opening act of an exotic musical you suspect is going to end happy. This is Bandaloop. The word is fun to say as well as puzzling. The […]

Maine is such a diverse state, it can sometimes seem unfamiliar even to people who live here. Robert Chute of Poland Spring explores that theme in this week’s poem about Down East.   Driving Down East By Robert M. Chute Crossing the Penobscot on Route One we enter a different country. Our home state on […]

THIS WEEK The Bowdoin International Music Festival begins this week in Brunswick. More than 250 musicians from 25 countries are in Maine to study, teach and perform. Over six weeks, established artists and aspiring virtuosos will present more than 80 concerts, including Brahms’ double concerto, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, performed by pianist Yefim […]