BATH — As part of its summer film series, Patten Free Library on Summer Street will host a free screening of “The Shawshank Redemption,” a 1994 drama starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the community. Admission is free. For more information, call 443-5141.

BATH — The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus invites the public to a rehearsal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave. “Any man who likes to sing is welcome to attend to see what barbershop singing is all about as it is unique a capella singing,” a release from the group […]

BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center’s summer show opens today and Saturday. The show features three artists — Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith — with strong ties to the town. Each artist will have a separate exhibit in a room in the arts center and will be honored by special events later in […]

BATH — A full-scale replica of the War of 1812 privateer Fame will be available for boarding at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “During the War of 1812, more than 500 privately owned vessels were commissioned by the U.S. government to arm themselves and […]

The 48th annual Bowdoin International Music Festival begins this weekend as more than 250 musicians from 27 countries arrive in Brunswick to begin six weeks of collaboration, instruction and performance. Renowned performing artists and aspiring virtuosos will explore the music of two very different composers — Bach and Debussy — and the composers they influenced, […]

BRUNSWICK — Three area teens are among Mainers vying for the title of Miss Maine’s Outstanding Teen 2012, while one local lass competes for the title of Miss Maine 2012. Emily Baker, Charlotte Crosby and Audrey Thames, all of Topsham, will compete for the Miss Maine’s Outstanding Teen 2012 title this evening at Crooker Theater […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln Theater will screen the film “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” at 7 p.m. Thursday. A Lincoln Theater release describes the film as follows: In 1995, during the making of his TV series “Triumph of the Nerds,” about the birth of the personal computer, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with […]

GARDINER — The Greater Gardiner River Festival begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday with the Kavanaugh Carnival on the waterfront. The Bilge Pumps rock band will play from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and fireworks from Central Maine Pyrotechnics kick off at 9:30 p.m. This festival traditionally kicks off the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Whatever […]