BATH — Auditions for the seventh Hot Chocolate Jubilee will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. The theme and title of HCJVII is “Let the Good Times Roll.” Potential acts should fit this theme and be three or four minutes […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library once more hosts a series of classic films featuring mystery, mayhem and murder — all for the sake of robbery — tonight at 7 p.m. with “Trouble in Paradise” and Friday, Jan. 25, with “The Italian Job” in Morrell Meeting Room. Film critics Robert Long and Melissa Orth will give […]

BOWDOINHAM — Bowdoinham Dance Series will present a lively contradance at Town Hall, 13 School St., Saturday, Jan. 19, with tunes by Ellen Gawler and the Pineland Fiddlers with Maggie Robinson calling. All dances are taught and beginners are welcome. No partner is necessary. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes to preserve the dance floor. A […]

BATH — Spindleworks returns to the Midcoast Center for Higher Education this winter to brighten the campus at 9 Park St. from Jan. 11 to Feb. 28. Works will include Bath artists Donald Freeman, Dana Albright, Kevin Babine and Michelle Rice. Work may be viewed Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., and […]

POWNAL — Bradbury Mountain Arts is presenting the second concert in its Keep Me Warm Concert and Art Series, raising funds for heating fuel assistance, on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Mallet Hall, 429 Hallowell Road. The art gallery opening from 5 to 7 p.m. features the work of Lois Strickland, Lin White and Jeff Raymond. […]

BATH — McChesney Art Studio, 72 Front St., No. 16, Bath, will hold drop-in Clothed Figure Model open studios on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. The cost is $10. Materials are not provided, and participants should bring easel and stool, if available. The studio will also offer drawing instruction beginning Thursday, Jan. 17, for […]

BOOTHBAY — On Saturday at 1:30 p.m. the Boothbay Railway Village will host its first in a series of speaker programs for this year. Admission is free to all for a discussion titled “The History of Side Paddle Wheel Steam Boats in Maine.” The museum has produced these historic talks covering a variety of topics […]

NEW YORK Where once the post-holiday schedule was a blizzard of chilly reruns, January is aburst with premieres and finales. Already, the much-adored British miniseries “Downton Abbey” has made its much-awaited season return Sundays on PBS. On IFC on Fridays, the hilarious “Portlandia” is back for its third season of sketch comedy poking fun at […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. The new movie “Promised Land” digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that’s generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its possible impact on the environment and human health. Written by and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski, the film comes at an opportune […]