Frost Gully Gallery, 150 Main St., will host an exhibit titled “Laurence Sisson Paintings and Watercolors” from Saturday through June 22. An opening reception will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Describing Sisson as “one […]
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Works of peace highlight Memorial Day concert
CAMDEN — The Down East Singers and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, under the direction of Anthony Antolini, will present Handel’s Te Deum and Jubilate for the Peace of Utrecht (1713) at 5 p.m. Monday at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. A Down East Singers release describes the program as follows: Handel, a German composer, […]
‘Mr. Superharp’ Cotton blows into Chocolate Church
BATH — Grammy Awardwinning harmonica master James “Mr. Superharp” Cotton and his band will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. June 2. Cotton, who is celebrating his 68th year as a professional musician, after starting at the age of 9, has recorded almost 30 solo albums. As a small boy he […]
Coastal excursion trains get rolling Saturday
ROCKLAND — The Maine Eastern Railroad will launch its ninth season of passenger excursion service on Saturday. The company, which is owned by the Morristown & Erie Railway in New Jersey, is a full time, year-round freight rail operation that runs on the state-owned tracks known as the Rockland branch of the former Maine Central […]
‘Steel and Stone’ opens June 2 in Pownal
POWNAL — An opening reception for “Steel and Stone,” sculptures by Roy Patterson and Stephen Porter, will run from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 2 at Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road. The exhibit runs through July 29. “Steve Porter designs and constructs precise abstract forms in stainless steel as well as granite,” according […]
Documentary film explores bikers’ rights
BRUNSWICK — “Pedal-Driven: A Bike-umentary,” a documentary film about conflicts related to mountain bikers using public lands, will screen at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Frontier Cinema and Café in Fort Andross. The film “examines the longstanding confrontation between mountain bikers and federal land management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service over bikers’ […]
Coastal Art Glass celebrates expansion
BATH — Joy and Larry Scott will host a grand opening on June 2 for their expanded Coastal Art Glass studio and gallery at 233 Water St. “The new studio was needed both to expand production and give easy access to the location,” a Coastal Art Glass release states. Coastal Art Glass plans to participate […]
Painter displays works at Brunswick Inn
BRUNSWICK — Sally Loughridge’s artwork is on view at the Brunswick Inn Carriage House. The South Bristol painter’s show includes colorful oil and soft pastel works. “I’m always drawn to the contrast between light and shadow and the ephemeral, yet powerful impact of light upon all it touches,” Loughridge said in a release about the […]
Georgetown gallery exhibits ‘Coast and Country’
GEORGETOWN — A new art exhibit called “Coast and Country” opens today at the Old Post Office Gallery, 833 Five Islands Road. A public reception will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Among the artists with works on view will be Barbara Bean, Cory Hart, Letty Husson, Lea Peterson and Sue Zimmerman. First […]