GARDINER — From 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 19, Water Street will come alive with music during Walk the Beat, a night of free music and commiserating presented at participating businesses. Restaurants, galleries, clothing stores, martial arts centers, and Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center will host musical groups from throughout Maine. Blues, gypsy jazz, bluegrass, folk, […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Players will present “The 39 Steps” from July 19-Aug. 4, at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Four actors play dozens of characters in this fast-paced comedy and homage to thrillers and film noire based on the classic Hitchcock film of the same name. Set in the late 1930s, Freeport Players’ production stars Christopher […]

LEWISTON — Lyceum Gallery will host a Plein Air Celebration on Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 28. The theme is the downtown areas of Lewiston and Auburn. All artists are invited to participate using media such as paint, pastel, pen and ink, and multi medium. No photography. L-A is experiencing a renaissance of growth […]

Vignola has been the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel and guitar legend Les Paul. Raniolo has performed and recorded with Bucky Pizzarelli, Tommy Emmanuel and David Grisman. Vignola’s and Raniolo’s jaw-dropping technique and incredible showmanship has made them an unforgettable […]

On Saturday, July 13, this highly energized chamber rock group will perform at the historic Opera House. The ensemble is built upon cello, performed by Jeremy Harman; concert cimbalom, played by Richard Grimes; piano played by Brian O’Neill and percussion performed by Andrew Beall. One-of-a-kind creations such as the electric mbira (finger piano) and the […]

Next, from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Fort Knox visitors may listen to the haunting refrain of bagpipe music from four Maine-based bagpipe bands in what is known as the annual Scottish Tattoo. Tickets for each event are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Tickets may be purchased the evening of the […]

While she has drawn on some of her experiences as a physician in her previous books, it wasn’t until her 2011 book “The Silent Girl,” that she strongly incorporated another important part of herself — her Chinese-American heritage. Gerritsen’s newest book “Last to Die” is her 10th in the famed Rizzoli and Isles crime series […]

Jo Baker’s studio in her Newry farm house is filled with the aroma of art supplies and where dozens of works in watercolors and pastels line the walls and shelves. For 40 years her work has been a Bethel favorite, especially her scenes of the ski resorts. An exhibit of her work will open with […]