TOPSHAM — An art exhibit titled “Assembly Line,” featuring the work of Barbara Bean, Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum, opens Wednesday in the Crooker Gallery at Topsham Public Library on Foreside Road. An artist talk and opening reception is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 25. The exhibit will be on view […]

BRUNSWICK — You say you weren’t able to celebrate with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? Well, Friday, Feb. 24, provides a perfect solution to capture those lost moments. It’s an evening cabaret in the cozy confines of the Robinson Room at the Inn at Brunswick Station. This soirée is one of the concluding events of Longfellow […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Authors Publishing of Rockland plans to sponsor a February Blues Book Bash on Feb. 25 at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Independent authors will read, sign and sell their works, and offer information about writing and self-publishing, according to a release from the publishing company. “Fiction, memoir, poetry, children’s stories, and good […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Due to inclement weather, Heartwood’s previously scheduled reading of “Freud’s Last Session,” written by Mark St. Germain, has been rescheduled to Feb. 16 and 17 in the Skidompha Library atrium. Heartwood added a second show in response to overwhelming audience interest. A Heartwood release describes the reading as follows: This smartly written twoman script […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre recently announced that it received a $10,000 matching grant from the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust. The grant will be used to continue an upgrade to the theater’s sound equipment. The grant matches awards received last year from the Fisher Charitable Trust and the Davis Family Foundation, also used […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) plans to host a dance workshop on Feb. 18 that will provide dance training related to MSMT’s upcoming 2012 season. Participants will learn part of the original choreography of the musical “A Chorus Line” and a tap combination from “42nd Street.” The workshop will be taught by Ray […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Factory Stage’s first production of the 2012 season, Tennessee Williams’ drama, “ The Glass Menagerie,” plays through Feb. 25. A release from the theater company describes the production as follows: Set in pre-World War II, when Americans were just beginning to get back to work after a long depression, this is a memory […]

FALMOUTH — Maine State Ballet has received two major grants that will help the dance company present the legendary ballet “Swan Lake” at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on March 31 and April 1. Two local foundations, the Sam L. Cohen Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation, each contributed $7,500. The funds will be used to offset […]