The Coastal Children’s Museum and National Audubon’s Project Puffin are teaming up to offer Seaside Science, a six week series of science workshops for children 6 and up focusing on topics such as biodiversity, adaptations, conservation and more. The workshops will take place from 3:30-4:30 starting Saturday May 25th and continue each Saturday until June 29th. Each program will focus on a different topic to build scientific knowledge and skills through activities, stories, games and art. The series culminates in an afternoon trip to Hog Island off of Muscongus Bay.

COLLECT: MECA's Summer Art Sale

This event benefits MECA's scholarship fund and participating artists - work by over 100 Maine College of Art community artists.

June 7-9, 2013 - 85 Free Street (entrance behind Maine College of Art), Portland, ME.
Friday, June 7, 9:00am-9:00pm, Saturday, June 8, 9:00am-7:00pm (Meet the Artists 2:00pm-5:00pm), Sunday, June 9, 10:00am-2:00pm. For more information visit www.meca.edu/artsale.

The Georgetown Working League is holding their 100th annual fair in 2013. Quilt raffle, handmade items,collectibles, homemade baked goods, art, crafts, books, jewelry, white elephants, childrens activities, lunch. All proceeds benefit the town.

Jamie Wyeth’s connection to Monhegan dates to the late 1950s, when he first went there with his father, and he has continued to paint there ever since. His connection to fellow artist Rockwell Kent goes back nearly as far. Early in his career Wyeth bought several pen and ink drawings by Kent used as the sources for his illustrations to Moby Dick, one of Kent’s most renowned book illustration projects. Subsequently, Wyeth bought several of Kent’s paintings from his first period on the island around 1907.

The Bank of Maine proudly presents Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey opening on Friday, October 5, 2012, and continuing through December 29 on display at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery. The exhibition is free of charge to the general public and features original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera by the internationally celebrated artist and author Edward Gorey. This highly acclaimed exhibit is made possible by generous support from The Bank of Maine and a collaboration between Maine College of Art (MECA) and Portland Public Library.

On a rainy afternoon, a long-married couple’s quiet routine is disrupted by the appearance of an enigmatic young stranger and her boyfriend. But what at first seems to be a ridiculous annoyance soon turns to deeper curiosity, as all four begin to question where they’re going…and where they’ve been.

11:30 to 1pm November 9th, Join Stephanie Martin, Programs Coordinator for the Friends of Maine’s Seabird Islands, for a presentation and discussion of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge and Seabird Restoration. Stephanie will talk about seabird management, ongoing research, and their new visitors center in Rockland. The program takes place at Moore Auditorium on the SERC campus in Winter Harbor. Free and open to the public; donations welcome at the door. Bring your lunch. SERC will supply coffee, tea, and water.

Live demonstrations of the search for other planets are followed by an extraordinary adventure exploring life on our own and other places in space. Ages 9 – adult.

Friday, Nov. 9 & 23

Planetarium shows are held Friday and Saturday nights 7-8pm, and Sunday afternoons 2-3pm. For more information, visit GalaxyMaine.com

This performance will be given by pianists Chiharu Naruse, Anastasia Antonacos ’97 and Bridget Convey. This concert will be held on Friday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Corthell Concert Hall. Pre-concert talk will be given by Daniel Sonenberg at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $6 general admission, $3 students and seniors. For more information on the USM School of Music’s fall concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or find us on Facebook at USM School of Music, www.facebook.com/Music.USM.