FREEPORT — Final performances of Freeport Players’ production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” will run this weekend with performances tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. A release from Freeport Players describes the production as “a comic satire that takes the audience to the fictional Japanese village of Titipu, where […]

BRUNSWICK — Artwork by Margaret Leonard of South Harpswell will be shown at Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine St., during the month of August. Of the exhibit, a release from Leonard explains, “the elm tree painting was done on family land on Church Road in Brunswick, where I grew up. Other work included in […]

FREEPORT — Figures of Speech Theatre, a puppetry theater company located at 77 Durham Road, is seeking high school students from Brunswick to Portland to join The Figures of Speech Student Ensemble this fall. A news release describes the production as follows: Now in its fifth year, The FOSSE pairs top-quality professional artist mentors with […]

BRUNSWICK — “42nd Street,” the final production in Maine State Music Theatre’s 2012 season, opens Wednesday. An MSMT release describes the Tony Award-winning musical as “a spectacle of tap dancing, familiar tunes and memorable characters.” “‘42nd Street’ is a high-energy show about taking chances,” the release continues. “At the height of the Great Depression, a […]

BRUNSWICK — The work of Melissa Mattes, a fiber artist, and Caleb Nichols, a glassblower will be on display at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, beginning with the opening reception on Aug. 2. The artists will speak at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The exhibit will be […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s 40th anniversary season concludes this summer with a week-long invitation for all alumni to return to the theater. Alumni Week will take place Aug. 6 to 12, with performances, concerts, book signings, and even a chance for alumni to get back on stage to rehearse and perform an improvisational show. […]

AUGUSTA — Viles Arboretum is pleased to announce that it will host the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Public demonstrations including musket firing will take place on Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A news release describes the event as follows: Company B, 20th Maine, is a living history group dedicated to preserving […]

HARPSWELL — Harpswell Community Theater is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012. This year’s production is “An Evening of ’40s Radio,” directed by Chris Hall. Performances are Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4, both at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 5, at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall, Route 123, in Harpswell Center. A news […]

BRUNSWICK — The Novel Jazz Septet returns to the Frontier Café Cinema and Gallery at Fort Andross on Saturday at 8 p.m. for a special concert featuring the works of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. According to a news release, the group will perform standard tunes from the Ellington/Strayhorn repertoire, plus newly arranged compositions found […]