100 years ago, 1916The French people in Lewiston, Westbrook, Biddeford and other points in this state are to be appealed to by the commanding officer of a French regiment now forming in Canada, to show their interest in the body itself and in the cause. They will be asked to take a special interest in […]

PORTLAND — Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the smash hit Broadway musical, is back by popular demand in a Portland Ovations and NETworks presentation based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers, including “Be Our Guest” and […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will debut the 2016 Membership Art Show with a reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in the annex building, 804 Washington St., Bath. “This show is a highlight of our gallery year while we anxiously wait to see what artwork is entered,” said Jennifer Wilkey, CCAC board member […]

BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 welcomes students and their artwork from Lake Region High School and Bridgton Academy for the 2016 Student Art Show. Thanks to the generosity of the artists who donate their exhibiting spaces, the encouragement of the art teachers, and the willingness of the student artists to share their work, the gallery is able […]

OAKLAND — PRGott Publishing has recently released “A Chosen Path,” a 94-page novel by Chantelle Flores. Ms. Flores resides in Oakland with her parents, cat, dwarf bunny, hamster and three fish. She is a sixth-grader at Messalonskee Middle School. She enjoys writing, reading, dance and sketching in her free time. She loves all animals, especially horses, […]

PORTLAND — The State Theatre and Forefront Events announce another outdoor show with Lake Street Dive on May 29 at Thompson’s Point. Since their first performance in 2014, Lake Street Dive has sold out every show in Portland thus far, including their upcoming March 26 show at the State Theatre. Lake Street Dive is made […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin International Music Festival is currently accepting applications for the 9th Annual Composition Competition. The 2016 competition is for works written for string quartet (two violins, viola, violoncello). To be eligible, composers must be students living within the United States and be under the age of 35. The selected work will be premiered […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Museum of Art announces the launch of the Museum’s first online scholarly catalogue, Art Treasures, Gracefully Drawn: James Bowdoin III and America’s Earliest Drawing Collection  at www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/catalogues/oldmasters/. The catalogue highlights the 141 old master drawings assembled by the founder of Bowdoin College, James Bowdoin III, whose bequest to the College […]