ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Community Chorus will perform a concert titled “Simple Gifts” at 4 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills Regional High School. Mimi Bornstein directs the 130-member community chorus. Sean Fleming provides musical accompaniment. “ This concert’s theme of ‘simple gifts’ lends itself to singing some favorite American folk […]

NEW YORK After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, television’s History channel is setting its sights even higher. The network said Tuesday that a 12- hour miniseries, “Mankind: the Story of All of Us,” will debut late this year. History, seen in more than 300 million homes worldwide, will offer different […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The historical epic “War Horse,” the Deep South drama “The Help,” the silent film “ The Artist” and the wedding comedy “Bridesmaids” are in the running for top honors from the Producers Guild of America. Also nominated Tuesday for the guild’s big film prize are two George Clooney tales: the family […]

BRUNSWICK Curtis Memorial Library will host the first of its fourpart film series, “Film Noir for Dark Nights,” at 7:30 p.m. today with a screening of “The Maltese Falcon.” Based on a 1929 novel by Dashiell Hammett, the 1941 film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his duplicitous client. […]

PORTLAND — The Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine will hold auditions today and Saturday. Actors between 11 and 17 years old who would like to join the Kids on the Block puppeteer troupe or the Youth Voices on Stage anti-bullying performance troupe are invited to audition from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at […]

BATH — Susan McChesney will launch new drawing instruction group sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday at her studio at 72 Front St. Small group sessions will run from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays for six weeks. The cost is $180 for six sessions. Using a variety […]

TOPSHAM — The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra plans to perform concerts at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston and at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Orion Performing Arts Center at Mt. Ararat Middle School. The orchestra will perform works by Shostakovich, Mahler, Dvorak and Dukas. Tickets cost $17 for adults. […]

WALDOBORO — Tickets are now on sale for Tim Sample’s Jan. 15 Cabin Fever Relief benefit performance at Medomak Valley High School, 320 Manktown Road. Doors open at 1 p.m. Sample is scheduled to take the stage at 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by American Legion Charles C. Lilly Post 149, with proceeds going […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Bonnie Raitt is releasing a new album in 2012, her first in seven years. “Slipstream,” out April 10, follows a long break from studio work for the Grammywinning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. She lost her parents, her brother and her best friend. “I hadn’t stopped moving in a very long […]