NEWCASTLE — The Newcastle Historical Society and the Edgecomb Historical Society will join forces to present “The Lost Community of Mt. Hunger” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Room of the Newcastle Fire Station on the River Road. Local historian Bob Brown will share his knowledge of Mt. Hunger, “where now all that is […]

SOUTH PARIS — Michael Miclon will revive “The Early Evening Show,” an Oddfellow Theater mainstay for more than a decade, at 8 p.m. July 14 at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. “The show’s wild improvisations, surprise guests, and audience interactions have made it the longest running variety show in Maine,” a Celebration Barn […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society in Portland now offers walking tours of the historic Old Port section of the city. Formerly offered through Greater Portland Landmarks, these 90-minute tours are conducted by trained guides from the Maine Historical Society Museum and Store at 489 Congress St. “The walking tours will cover the scope of […]

POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society hosts a concert by Castlebay at 7 p.m. Monday at the All Souls Chapel. With two other musicians, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee formed Castlebay in 1987 to perform and promote the music of Maine and the Celtic lands of Scotland and Ireland. Castlebay became a duo in […]

PROSPECT — The Friends of Fort Knox will host musical performances on Saturday and July 14 at the historic site. Yellow Brick Road, an Elton John tribute band, will perform from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday on the fort’s parade grounds. The Friends of Fort Knox invite those who attend to bring a lawn […]

ROCKLAND — The North Atlantic Blues Festival will take place July 14 and 15 at the public landing, 275 Main St., in Rockland. Music starts at 11 a.m. each day and continues into the evening. British blues legend John Mayall headlines this year’s festival. Mayall is scheduled to play at 3 p.m. July 15. Performances […]

BATH — Music Doing Good will present “The Art of the Songwriter” on July 21 to benefit the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. Music Doing Good presents shows throughout the country to benefit local nonprofit and arts organizations. A Music Doing Good release describes the event as follows: The Art of the Songwriter […]

HARPSWELL — Sukanya Rahman will exhibit her recent works on paper at the Gun Point Cove Gallery, 1241 Harpswell Islands Road, Orr’s Island, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. A resident of Orr’s Island, Rahman was born in Calcutta. India. She studied painting at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris, studied dance […]

BRUNSWICK — Librarians Melissa Orth and Linda Oliver from Curtis Memorial Library will lead a program on how to use the Star Walk iPad app to identify constellations and celestial bodies on July 17 at Crystal Spring Farm, 277 Pleasant Hill Road. “We’ll arrive around 8 p.m., but the sun is not scheduled to set […]

HARPSWELL — Members of the Harpswell Art and Craft Guild will take part in the second annual “Celebrate Summer in Harpswell” at 33 venues on July 14 and 15. Guests are invited to take farm tours, visit studios and gardens, sail or paddle Harpswell’s coves, make wreaths, sample local food, learn how antique engines work, […]