BRUNSWICK— The negative way women of power are portrayed in media today, and the pressure that puts on young women, is the subject of the documentary film “MISS-Representation, which will be screened at 6 p.m. June 21 at Frontier Café & Cinema at Fort Andross on Maine Street. The Mid Coast Medical Group — Women’s […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Globetrotting entertainer Brent McCoy returns to the Boothbay Harbor Opera House at 7:30 p.m. June 15 to perform his award-winning show, “Circus Works.” “His construction-themed stunt comedy show features a toolbox full of props, hilarious audience interaction and breathtaking circus feats. It’s been described as watching Cirque du Soliel at the Home […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre has added an additional performance for the a cappella performance by The Dartmouth Aires on June 18 at 2 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. performance already scheduled for that evening quickly sold out back in May. A limited number of premium seating is available in the front rows of the […]

LITCHFIELD — The annual Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, one of New England’s largest family bluegrass festivals, is scheduled to run from Thursday through June 17 at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. Early bird camping begins Monday. Organizers note the festival grounds have a new bigger and better stage that was built in 2010 and […]

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 on June 15 at the […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln Theater will show the “Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s version of “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. Thursday. The production stars Christopher Plummer, who won the 2012 Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in “Beginnings.” Believed to be Shakespeare’s final complete work, “The Tempest” “pits the desire for revenge against the […]

On June 22, Bangor’s Waterfront Pavilion will play host to the most enduring American rock band of all time, the legendary Beach Boys. As they “dance, dance, dance” — albeit much more slowly than they did half a century ago — across the globe on the band’s 50th anniversary tour, the Beach Boys, to many, […]

PORTLAND — Crooked Still vocalist Aoife O’Donovan will perform with her own band at 8 p.m. Wednesday at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. For the past 10 years, O’Donovan has fronted the alt-bluegrass/string band Crooked Still, which she formed when she was 18. She has toured in 10 different countries, performed with the Boston […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Ale House String Band will return as featured performers tonight at the Damariscotta River Association Round Top Coffee House. The Ale House String Band is comprised of Brian Dunn on mandolin, April Reed-Cox on cello and Oren Robinson on guitar. The three have played together since 2009. The DRA Round Top Coffee […]