BATH — For the ninth consecutive year, Hyde School will host a five-day music workshop to be held on Jan. 29 through Feb. 2. The Songwriter Workshop, designed for aspiring musicians interested in perfecting their musical craft in writing and producing, will be led by music legend Michael McDonald. The weeklong workshop will culminate in […]

LOS ANGELES “Gangster Squad” director Ruben Fleischer was stepping out of the shower on the night of July 20 last year when he received a chilling phone call from a studio executive at Warner Bros. There had been a deadly shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo. The studio […]

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra presents Richard Wagner’s Overture “The Flying Dutchman” and Aaron Copland’s “Concerto for Clarinet,” performed by Peter Jenkin, principal clarinet of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra in Sydney, and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, “The Rhenish” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at The Franco- American Heritage […]

BRUNSWICK — Ameranouche, a New Hampshirebased Gypsy jazz-acoustic world music trio, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at The Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St. Tickets are $10, $12 the day of the show. For more information, call 725-5222.

FREEPORT — Freeport Historical Society will host a look at chocolate and its evolution in American cookery on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. at Old Town Hall on Park Street (on the grounds of the Hilton Garden Inn). Food historian and author Sandra Oliver will present a lively and fascinating romp through America’s cooking […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Academy of Modern Music and Portland Music Foundation announce the opening of registration for the 2013 MAMM SLAM — Maine’s hottest high school battle of the bands. The platform is for serious young bands to showcase songwriting, performance skills, web presence, marketing, signature appearance and other aspects of being a professional […]

PHIPPSBURG — VoXX: Voice of Twenty presents “Winter Reflections: Early Music to Celebrate the Turning of the Year” on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. at Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane (off Parker Head Road). Doors open at 1:30 p.m. The acclaimed early music ensemble of 20 voices performs pieces by Allegri, Arcadelt, Debussy, […]

BRUNSWICK — New England Regional Theater Company is offering a workshop to prepare students who are interested in auditioning for NERTC’s production of “Godspell Jr.” The workshop will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Studio 48 Performing Arts Center, 20 Davis St. Students ages 12-17 are encouraged to participate. […]

BATH — The Bath Antiques Show and Sale continues its 23rd season on Sunday, Jan. 13, with more than 50 dealers present. The Bath shows are held on Sundays once a month from November to April. They are the perfect antidote to winter doldrums, a news release said. Participating dealers include Mark Flenard of Berwick, […]