BRUNSWICK — Few people expect that a rabbi in Maine might be a thoughtful collector of Canadian Inuit art. Rabbi Harry Sky, rabbi emeritus of Temple Beth El in Portland, is such a man. After he was given a piece of Inuit art as a gift, Sky discovered that many Inuit carvings and prints depicting transformations […]

LISBON — In preparation for the annual Maine Principals Association One Act Play Festival, Lisbon High School Drama Club will stage “The Boor,” by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. “This short farce written in 1888 shows the characteristics of the genre in its rapid-fire dialogue, extreme emotions, chaotic arguments and surprising reversals,” a release from the […]

BOWDOINHAM — An afternoon of live jazz featuring Leila Percy and Friends on Sunday, March 4, will benefit the Bowdoinham Heating Assistance Program. The jazz performance is scheduled to run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Bowdoinham Town Hall on School Street. Tickets cost $10 per person. In addition to live music, refreshments and […]

BRUNSWICK — The sixth annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, a juried fine arts and fine crafts show, is now accepting applications from artists, crafters and artisans who would like to participate. Sponsored by the Brunswick Downtown Association, the Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, […]

TOPSHAM — The Oratorio Chorale will hold an open rehearsal from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 4 at the Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. Visitors can sing with chorale members as they rehearse music by Bach, Vivaldi and Handel for their March 17 and 18 concerts. All voice parts are welcome. For […]

BRUNSWICK — Tom Mueller, a graduate student in organ at Eastman School of Music, will perform works of Franck, Bach/Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Reger and others at a free concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 2 in the Bowdoin Chapel.

BATH — Studio Theatre of Bath’s production of Christopher Durang’s “Beyond Therapy” concludes this weekend in the Curtis Room at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Washington Street. Directed by April Joy Purinton, the stage farce focuses on Prudence (Christina Boyington) and Bruce (Marc Rodriguez), two Manhattanites who seek stable romantic relationships with the help […]

BOWDOINHAM — Fiddler Lissa Schneckenburger will perform a house concert with Kellen Zakula at 5 p.m. Sunday in Bowdoinham. Reservations are required. Email David Whittlesey at [email protected] for more information.

BRUNSWICK — The second annual Fort Andross Winter Antique Show will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The show will feature more than 50 antiques dealers from all regions of New England. Among the items for sale will be 18th and 19th century country primitives, art, folk art, lighting, textiles, firearms, pottery, nautical […]

BRUNSWICK — Arctic birds will be in the spotlight with activities for the whole family at the Peary- MacMillan Arctic Museum’s annual Family Day event Saturday on the Bowdoin College campus. The free event, “From Talons to Tail Feathers: All about Amazing Arctic Birds,” runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hubbard Hall. Participants […]