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, […]
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Garden tour kicks off at 10 a.m. Sunday
BRUNSWICK — The 10th annual Brunswick Garden Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The tour will consist of nine Brunswick gardens, several of which have never previously appeared on the tour. All proceeds will benefit Midcoast Youth Theater. This year’s tour features a stop at the new Harriet Beecher Stowe […]
Crash Barry shares island tales Tuesday
BATH — Crash Barry, author of “Tough Island: Live,” will present a free 45-minute monologue based on his memoir about life on Matinicus Island at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Patten Free Library on Summer Street. “Two years living in a fish shack didn’t make Crash Barry an expert on Matinicus, but it was a long […]
Saturday auction supports Georgetown Fire Department
GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 37th annual fundraising auction on Saturday. A White Elephant tent opens at 8 a.m. An auction preview begins at 8:30 a.m. Bidding begins at 9 a.m.
Logan, Loney harmonize on the Brunswick Mall
BRUNSWICK — As part of the weekly Music on the Mall series, Kat Logan and Jim Loney will sing and play music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday on the Brunswick Mall. Attendance is free. The concert series, which runs through Aug. 29, is sponsored by the Brunswick Downtown Association. The Colwell Brothers Band […]
Fiddlers flock to Morris Farm
WISCASSET — Morris Farm will host Fiddle Day at the Farm from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the back lawn of the Morris Farm Trust. “Concert goers are invited to bring their lawn chairs or blankets and settle in for a festive day of American country and folk music played by a variety of […]
Oboe master to play Bach
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival continues to offer a daily mix of concerts, master classes and community programs. Here’s the lineup for the coming week: Bach, Brahms, Schubert This evening’s Festival Friday concert features Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, featuring Liang Wang, oboe; Schubert’s Death and the Maiden string quartet, performed by the Ying […]
Pictures telling stories
LEWISTON — The summer exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Auburn College is titled “Tell Me a Story: A World of Wonders.” It features children’s book illustrations by 11 Maine artists. The exhibition of more than 75 illustrations continues through Aug. 3. Second in a series of three […]
Artists invited to show works at Seguin Lighthouse
GEORGETOWN — Friends of Seguin Lighthouse plans to hold its first art exhibit on the island this summer. Works will be displayed in Maine’s tallest and second oldest lighthouse. The group invites artists to participate in the show. “Bring your paints, pastels and/or cameras,” a Friends of Seguin Lighthouse release states. “Have a summer adventure, […]