‘Murder Most Medieval’ — Mystery for Hire actors prepare for the coronation of Prince Ronald in a production of “Murder Most Medieval,” which will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at Marco’s Restaurant in Lewiston. From left are Dan Marois of Poland Spring, Julie Poulin of Monmouth, Gary Hauger of Lisbon Falls, Denise Marois of Poland Spring, Kathleen Nation of Monmouth, Brian Files of Gardiner, and Bob LeBlanc of Newburyport, Mass. Tickets for the show, a meal, tax and gratuity cost $36.95 per person. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. The show starts at 7 p.m. For reservations, call 783-0336.
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ARROWSIC — An event called “ Arrowsic Artworks ,” featuring the town’s artists displaying works in all types of media, is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Arrowsic Town Hall.
BOOTHBAY — The Boothbay Railway Village will present its annual Ghost Train and Haunted Hayride from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday.
“This always popular event is the chance to experience the scary happenings in an otherwise peaceful and bucolic village,” a Boothbay Railway Village release states. “In the spirit of fun, the passengers will pass through cemeteries, see zombies, hear strange animals and experience other sights of unimaginable creatures. The train ride and hayride are suitable for all ages and sure to be a fun memorable experience for all.”
The train crew includes “Casey Bones” and conductor “Frankenstein.” “Several surprise goblins and such will ably assist the engineer and train crew,” the release states.
The Village Store will be open. Harbor Children’s Center will provide refreshments, including cider and homemade cookies.
Admission costs $10 for all attendees 3 years of age and older. Museum members pay $7, with a family rate of $40. The event is designed to be appropriate for children ages 4 and older.
For more information, contact the Boothbay Railway Village at 633-4727 or check the website at www.RailwayVillage.org .
BOOTHBAY — Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host “Family Fright Night at the Gardens” from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Special offerings include a costume parade with prizes, spooky activities, special Halloween foods, live characters in costume, scarecrows, ghoulish displays and a Haunted Fairy House Village. Tickets cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members, with a $5 discount for groups of four or more.
For reservations, including group tickets, call 633-3433, extension 101, or stop by the Visitor Center, off Barters Island Road in Boothbay. For non-group reservations, visit www.MaineGardens.org .
Newcomb’s ‘Fog’ selected for People’s Choice Award
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — “The Fog Rolls In,” an oil painting by Wendy Newcomb of Sebago captured the most votes to win this year’s ArtinMe. People’s Choice Award during an exhibit in Boothbay Harbor.
The Knickerbocker Group First Place and Best of Show Award went to Debra Arter of Damariscotta for her assemblage “Day In and Day Out.”
The second place Sherman’s Books and Stationery Award went to Jay Sawyer of Warren for his sculpture “Feelin’ Lucky.”
Augusta artist Svetlana Beattie’s large oil painting “Tsunami” placed third, earning the John Edwards Jewelry and Design Award.
ArtinMe., an annual statewide juried exhibition, is open for viewing through Nov. 19. This year’s show judges were Lois Dodd, Nancy Wissemann Widrig and John Wissemann.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through the end of October. November hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, as well as 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ArtinMe. is produced and presented by the Boothbay Region Art Foundation and can be seen at its gallery at One Townsend Ave. Admission is free.
BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Performing Arts Center will host a costume party and karaoke night fundraiser from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at its new home, 4 Pleasant St.
Activities include karaoke, games and a costume contest. Refreshments will be served.
Admission costs $10 per person, with a family maximum of $25.
For more information, check the website www.Youth-Theater.org or email Henry@youth-theater.org .
BOWDOIN — The Bowdoin College Concert Band will present its Parents Weekend Concert, “Old Home Days,” at 2 p.m. Sunday in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Hall.
The performance will feature the “Old Home Days Suite” of Charles Ives, as well as music by Samuel Hazo, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Reinhold Gliere, Boris Kozhevnikov, Jack End and Brent Karrick. Admission is free.
BUCKFIELD — The Oddfellow Theater will present “Buckfield ... Who Knew? An Evening with The Duffas” at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
“Maynard and Wilbur Duffa (a.k.a Mike Miclon and Fritz Grobe), the co-presidents of the Buckfield Department of Tourism, have planned a special night to celebrate the town of Buckfield at the Oddfellow Theater,” a release from the theater states.
The duo will welcome “special guests and dignitaries to help extol the rich and exciting history of Buckfield, Maine,” the release states.
Miclon and Grobe created The Duffas as a continuing sketch comedy bit on the Early Evening Show in 2008.
Guest performers each night will include singer-song writer Oren Robinson, “physical comedy meets music technology” pairing Matt and Jason Tardy of AudioBody, and inflatable comedy artist Fred Garbo.
Alexander King of Jesters is scheduled to be the special guest tonight. Randy Judkins will join the show on Saturday.
“It’s your chance to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Buckfield and more in this pre-Halloween comedy feast,” the release states.
Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for children age 12 and younger.
“Buckfield ...Who Knew?” is part of the final season of performance at the Oddfellow Theater, which will conclude its last year with three farewell shows on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31. For more information on the final shows, go to www.Oddfellow.com .
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts will present the first youth concert in its year-long series, coordinated by Dino Liva of the DaPonte String Quartet, at 7 p.m. Saturday at 170 Main St.
Carol Preston, violin teacher and concertmaster of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in Brunswick, will present seven students from her class with pianist, Jennifer McIvor.
The 40-minute performance will include seven young violists playing 10 pieces:
The performance is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, and donations are welcome. For more information, call 563-1507 or check the website www.RiverArtsME.org .
GARDINER — Topsham artist Russ Gilchrist is one of three Mainers to receive printmaking fellowship grants from Circling the Square Fine Art Press. The other grant recipients are Martha Briana of Northport and Jeffrey Chapman of Gardiner.
Gilchrist was awarded a two-month membership to the press in order to further explore his diverse printmaking interests. Gilchrist, 51, recently received his bachelor of arts degree in studio art from the University of Maine at Augusta. Both he and Chapman studied printmaking there under the instruction of master printmaker Karen Adrienne, the founder, owner and director of Circling the Square Fine Art Press and a longtime professor of art at UMA.
LEWISTON — Pianist Frank Glazer and his former pupil, concert artist and teacher Duncan Cumming will perform a recital of pieces for four hands at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Franco-American Heritage Center. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and will feature compositions by Mozart, Bizet, Schubert and Brahms.
Now in its sixth season, the Franco-American Center’s Piano Series presents six programs throughout each season, offering recitals by world-class artists as well as rising stars.
Tickets to the Nov. 4 recital cost $16 for adults or $14 for seniors. Students age 21 and younger will be admitted free. All seats are reserved. For tickets, call 689-2000 or go online to www.FrancoCenter.org . The venue is at 46 Cedar St., Lewiston.
TOPSHAM — The Oratorio Chorale invites singers to join the group in an open rehearsal from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St.
This season, the chorale is rehearsing for concerts on Nov. 19 and 20 of “British Masterworks,” including music by Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Gerald Finzi and Edward Elgar.
The Nov. 6 open rehearsal gives people who are interested in joining the Oratorio Chorale the opportunity to learn more about the group, and to obtain information about auditions for the 2011-12 season.
The Oratorio Chorale, an auditioned chorus of about 40 singers, performs three programs a year at venues in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Portland and Yarmouth.
For more information about the open rehearsal, call 329-5708. To learn more about the Oratorio Chorale and its programs, visit www.OratorioChorale.org .
OWLS HEAD — The annual Owls Head Transportation Museum Great Fall Auction and Flea Market takes place this weekend.
The event begins Saturday with a giant flea market and auction preview from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A silent auction starts at 8 a.m. Sunday. Live auction bidding begins at 9:30 a.m. A current list of auction items is available online at www.OwlsHead.org .
Big ticket items will be auctioned beginning at noon Sunday. Among them are a week-long, all-inclusive stay at the Divi Aruba Resort on the Caribbean island of Aruba; a week home rental in the village of Seillan in the south of France; a celebrity airplane ride with singer/songwriter (and pilot) Livingston Taylor; plus a variety of luxury lodging and dining packages.
There is no charge to become a bidder and admission to the museum is free all weekend.
The museum is located at 117 Museum St., off Route 73, in Owls Head. For more information, call 594-4418.
PORTLAND — Good Theater, the professional theater in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., on Munjoy Hill, will present a return engagement of its production of Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “August Osage County” from Wednesday through Nov. 20.
The play won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2008. Featuring a cast of 13, the tragicomedy stars Lisa Stathoplos as matriarch Violet and Kathleen Kimball as oldest daughter Barbara.
Also starring in the show are Brent Askari, Cynthia Barnett, David Branch, Kate Davis, Paul Drinan, Janice Gardner, Chris Horton, Charles Michael Howard, Allison McCall, Amy Roche and Mark Rubin.
The play’s running time is three hours, with two intermissions. It contains adult language and mature themes.
Performance times and ticket prices are as follows: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. ($20); Fridays at 7:30 p.m. ($25); Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. ($30); and Sundays at 2 p.m. ($30).
For reservations and information, contact the Good Theater box office at 885-5883 or go to www.GoodTheater.com .
PORTLAND — The Portland String Quartet will open its season at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St.
Earle Shettleworth, Maine state historian, will give a pre-concert lecture at 1 p.m.
With Shettleworth’s assistance, the quartet will present the world premiere of a work composed by Portland native John Knowles Paine in Portland, circa 1855.
Also on the program is Walter Piston’s String Quartet No. 1, and Charles Ives’ String Quartet No. 1, “A Revival Service.”
A reception will follow the concert.
Cost is $22 for general admission or $20 for seniors. Admission is free for those age 21 and younger. Subsidized or free tickets will be available upon request.
For more information, contact the LARK Society for Chamber Music at 761-1522 or lark@larksociety.org .
PORTLAND — The 16th annual WMPG record and CD sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 in Sullivan Gym on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus.
A $2 admission fee will be charged. The sale raises money for WMPG, the community radio station at the University of Southern Maine.
The sale features records, compact discs, tapes and other music-related items plus books and magazines made available by nearly two dozen vendors from around New England. WMPG also sells recordings donated by listeners. All genres of music will be available.
“On the air for (more than) 35 years, WMPG offers a wide variety of cultural and arts information programming including jazz, folk, rock, reggae, blues and community affairs as well as specialty programs from Greater Portland’s Cambodian, African, Jewish, Latino, African-American, Vietnamese, Somali and Native American communities,” a release from the radio station states. “(More than) 200 student and community volunteers create WMPG’s diverse program schedule.”
“Nearly 600 people attended last year’s sale,” Jim Rand, coordinator for the event, said in the release. “Our sale has more of a party or communal atmosphere than other record conventions, it’s just a lot of fun.”
For information about the record sale or donating records to WMPG, call 780-4424 or send an e-mail to Stationmanager@wmpg.org .
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine will host a free reading by poet and author Gray Jacobik at 5 p.m. Thursday in the seventh floor events room at the Glickman Library on its Portland campus.
Poet and author Brigit Pegeen Kelly will give an informal talk about her work at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the same venue. She will read from her works at 4 p.m.
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