DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Library will screen “West Side Story,” the 1961 film based on “Romeo and Juliet,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Porter Meeting Hall. Use the Elm Street entrance. The film resets the Romeo and Juliet story in the Upper West Side of New York City during the 1950s. It won 10 Academy […]

BATH — Studio Theatre of Bath will present “Beyond Therapy,” a stage comedy by Christopher Durang, beginning Feb. 10 in the Curtis Room at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. Wayne Otto, who has directed and acted in past Studio Theatre productions, describes the play as follows: Beyond Therapy is one of playwright Christopher […]

BATH — The New England Regional Theater Company (NERTC) will host a musical revue of “Les Miserables,” which it describes as “a Parisian cabaret style evening of captivating performances and culinary delights,” today and Feb. 10 at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. Cocktails and bidding for a silent auction begin at 7 p.m. The show […]

BOWDOINHAM — The Ice and Smelt Festival is scheduled to take place Feb. 3 and 4 at Mailly Waterfront Park. The snow date is Feb. 5. The Merrymeeting Arts Center will host a public reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. The reception will include a reading and storytelling of “Smelt Makes Ice” […]

BRUNSWICK — Vox Nova Chamber Choir, a Mid-coastbased ensemble dedicated to the creative exploration of contemporary vocal music, will present “In Song: Sacred and Profane,” a concert of modern choral music, at 3 p. m. Sunday in Studzinski Auditorium on the Bowdoin College campus. “The program showcases stylistic juxtapositions around themes that generate strong emotions […]

BRUNSWICK — The Nor’easters Chorus of Brunswick will send a singing valentine to a special person’s home, business, hospital, nursing home, school or other locations within the greater Bath-Brunswick area to Boothbay Harbor. The singers will present him or her with a longstemmed rose and a love song from their collective quartet heart. In addition […]

BATH To mark the convergence of Valentine’s Day and the buildup to this year’s Academy Awards presentations, Patten Free Library will launch a nine-week film series featuring Oscar-winning love stories. Beginning at 2 p. m. Wednesday, the library will screen films chosen from “100 Years … 100 Passion,” a list of the greatest love stories […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick resident John Dennen, a native of South Africa, has organized a concert to benefit famine and drought relief in the Horn of Africa. Dennen, who will perform, has enlisted a number of other local musicians for the show, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Orion Performing Arts […]

HALLOWELL — Wellknown Maine personality and musician Martin Swinger will perform songs from his latest CD, “Moon,” and old favorites during a show that starts at 8: 15 p. m. Monday at Slates Restaurant on Water Street. Since releasing “Moon” last spring, Swinger has won the eighth annual North Atlantic Song Competition and has enjoyed […]