PORTLAND — Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler’s punchy, hard-drinking, tough-talking iconic character who became the model for steely private detectives and “film noir” performances, prowls the stage in Portland Stage’s production of “Trouble Is My Business.” The world premiere of James Glossman’s stage adaptation of Chandler’s detective stories runs through Feb. 19 at Portland Stage, 25A […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Due to inclement weather, Heartwood’s previously scheduled reading of “Freud’s Last Session,” by Mark St. Germain, has been rescheduled to Feb. 16 and 17. A second performance has been added to accommodate overwhelming audience interest. The reading will take place in the atrium at Skidompha Public Library on Main Street. The two-man script […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s Young Company will perform an interactive edition of “Charades” at 2 p.m. Saturday at 14 School St. Tickets cost $5 at the door, and proceeds benefit the Young Company. Audience members will participate by suggesting clues from the designated topics — books, music, movies, television, etc. — that Young Company will […]

PHIPPSBURG — Singer and folklorist Jeff Warner will perform in concert at the Phippsburg Congregational Church at 7: 30 p.m. Feb. 10. He will be accompanied by singer Barbara Benn. The son of legendary song collectors, Anne and Frank Warner, who discovered such classics as “ He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” and “Tom […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre plans to host a Valentine’s Benefit Concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11. The evening will begin with desserts and cocktails served at Bowdoin College’s Moulton Union and includes a concert and auction held at Studzinski Hall. The concert features MSMT veteran actor Gregg Goodbrod, and a professional actress from the […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has opened the 2012 Maine Literary Awards for nominations. Entries will be accepted until March 1, and the winners will be announced on May 31. The new nomination form and guidelines are available on the MWPA website: mainewriters.org. The MWPA added four new categories in the […]

BATH — Every year since 1993, Studio Theatre of Bath has staged “ Love Letters” on Valentine’s Day. The company will continue that tradition this year. The production will revive for one night only, with the curtain rising at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Curtis Room of the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Factory Stage opens its 2012 season with Tennessee Williams’ drama, “The Glass Menagerie,” on Thursday. 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 play that is as […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Novel Jazz Septet will perform from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Skidompha Library on Main Street. “Skidompha’s Novel Jazz evenings began eight years ago with the observation that lovers of books often are lovers of jazz,” a release from the septet states. “Moreover, the superb acoustics of Skidompha’s atrium, plus […]