Culture

Heartwood Regional Theater company announces auditions for two upcoming plays in their 23-24 season.

Adults may audition for a…

Sit back and relax as Boothbay Region students proudly present, for your entertainment, “Beauty and the Beast JR.” at Boothbay Region High School in the auditorium. Shows are Thursday, Nov. 9 and…

When the Rev. Steve Burt was pastor at Edgecomb Congregational Church in the late 1990s, he penned a few Halloween tales that appeared in the Lincoln County Weekly.

“Captain James’s Bones…

The Waldo Theater

The Waldo (916 Main St., Waldoboro) is excited to bring acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Nakoa to the stage on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. with Portland-based musician Connor Garvey opening.…

“A Haunting in Venice” - (PG-13: 1 hour, 43 minutes) -  “A Haunting in Venice” is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring…

Saturday, Nov. 11

Boothbay Region students proudly present “Beauty and the Beast JR.” in the Boothbay Region High School auditorium. The 90-minute shows are at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets: adults…

Final shows for “Joan Baez I Am Noise” and Classic Film Series “The Searchers”(1956) this week; “Priscilla” opens Nov. 10.

Joan Baez I Am Noise”- NR; 1 hour, 49 minutes: “…

Where do creative ideas come from? Have you ever wondered, how did they think of that?

Boothbay Region Art Foundation welcomes artist and teacher Katharina Keoughan to the gallery on…

Brent McHale, horticulturist and lighting designer for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), gave a lecture on lighting design, installation and safety at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library…

Dozens of community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 4, at pier one to construct Boothbay Harbor’s 900-plus buoy tree.

Eric Gimbel, Jay Quinn and Ren Jones began installation of the wood…

Rick Dickinson is the featured artist at the Southport Memorial Library in November and December.

Dickinson grew up in West Sand Lake, a small town in upstate New York, where he first…

The Pemaquid Art Gallery is closed for the season in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, but the Gallery has a new website. Selections of the work of all current juried…

featuring Midcoast’s Shane Schag and Nora Willauer

CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House presents Love Finds Judy Garland, a musical love letter by NYC vocalist Joan Ellison, Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The concert also features Shane Schag on piano…

“My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories,” playing Nov 10, 11 and 12 at The Public Theatre in Lewiston, is the amazing tale of the brains, heart and courage it took for a gentle kindergarten…

Boothbay Region High School drama students will present four performances of “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 and 11 in the BRHS auditorium.

Directed by…

Calling all Midcoast writers! Join us at the Merry Barn for the Nov. 9 Sounding Board featuring Matt Cost. 5:30 p.m. - Gathering and refreshments; 6-8 p.m. - Readings and feedback

For nearly two decades Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has been transformed each December with a display of dozens of gingerbread houses and castles, cabins and camps and more. The exhibit…

For the second year, the Mini-Seahawks have had an outstanding football season with it all coming to an end on Saturday for their championship game. To celebrate the little bruisers, Brady’s…

Paula and Emma Dunn will be in concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church on Friday, Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served after the concert. All are invited to join us for free night of…

The Waldo Theatre proudly presents the Maine Premiere of “FULL CIRCLE,” the spinal cord injury documentary spotlighting snowboarder Trevor Kennison and Alpinist Barry Corbet on Friday,…

The holiday season is upon us! Don’t miss out on grabbing a gift card at 10% off during Damariscotta’s annual Early Bird Sale. And the ’stache is back in an Italian murder mystery and Agatha…

A local favorite in the region, The School Street Band which hails from Augusta, will rock the Boothbay Playhouse, Saturday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. The performance is part of the Fall Starlight…

River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta will be filling its rooms with original art and fine craft for a special holiday year-end show. All artists are invited to submit their work in person until the…

“Killers of the Flower Moon” -  (R; 3 hours, 26 minutes) -  Already being touted as an Oscar front runner in all categories- cinematography, directing (Scorsese) acting (Di Caprio…

Harbor Theater

When our favorite Bates College professor and classic film consultant, Dr. Jon Cavallero and I began talking about the theme of this year’s classic series, “The Great Directors,” we, of course,…

Biribá Union features Grammy-winning Mike Block (cello, vocals), Grammy-nominated Christylez Bacon (beatbox, guitar, rhymes), and Patricia Ligia (electric bass, pandeiro, vocals) from Montevideo,…

Paul Lorrain, who grew up in Boothbay Harbor, was an outstanding high school basketball player, served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and once was involved with a marijuana smuggling business…

The Everyman Repertory Radio Theatre will bring a radio dramatization of “Dracula” to the Strand Theatre stage in Rockland on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. This live show will feature a cast of 10…

The Merry Barn

On Saturday, Nov. 4, Elsie…

Where it’s at

It just may be time to settle down with a magical or frightening book or film, or two, in the comfort of home. With the week before Halloween, or Samhain for we pagans out there, upon us the time…

WALDOBORO — The Medomak Valley Players will open “The Little Mermaid,” an MTI Production, Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in the Ronald E. Dolloff auditorium, at Medomak Valley High School, in…

A Heartwood Theater - Lincoln Academy production

In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy present their 21st collaborative production in LA’s Poe…

“Joan Baez I Am A Noise” - (NR; 1 hour, 49 minutes) -  Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, but a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer…

Lincoln County Television is pleased to announce a new Special titled “Soccer Memories” featuring the Lincoln Academy 1987 State Championship soccer team who were lauded at this year’s Homecoming…

There’s only one place in Maine to catch David Ferrario’s immersive documentary on Umberto Eco, the brilliant Italian writer best known for his novels “The Name…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) highly popular annual show/sale, Art in the Square is opening Saturday, Nov. 18 running through early January. 
 
Professional…

Thursday, Nov. 9 and 10

Boothbay Region High School Drama presents “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” (Menken, Ashman, Rice, Woolverton), directed by Dr. Mary Miller. The club is hosting four…

Saturday, Nov. 11

Boothbay Region High School Drama presents “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” (Menken, Ashman, Rice, Woolverton), directed by Dr. Mary Miller. Two shows: 1 p.m.…

A special partnership recently formed between Sara and John Berkeley, new owners of the Boothbay Playhouse, and the Boothbay Region Health Center. The Berkeleys are patients of the healthcare…
Daylight hours through Nov. 26
 
Read a family-friendly book while walking through the woods. Follow the illustrated signs along the 1-mile trail as they tell a tale that…

Wednesday, March 6

Congregational Church of Boothbay…

Waldoboro fiber artist Laura McNelly will be showing her work in the River Room at River Arts Gallery beginning Thursday, Oct 26. There will be an opening reception Saturday, Oct. 28 from 2 to 4 p…

Welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus helps restart young lives. On Saturday, Oct. 28 the chorus will perform at The Waldo Theater, 916 Main St.,…

Saturday, Nov. 4

The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a to-go baked bean supper!  Homemade baked beans, hot dog, coleslaw with cornbread and molasses cookie for $10. Pick-up 10 a.m…

“Killers of the Flower Moon” - (R; 3 hours, 26 minutes) - At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the…

What does a Welsh slate mine in World War II have to do with home antiques? More than many might think, according to museum collections expert Barbara Moore. Moore gave a talk at Boothbay Region…

Merry Barn
Morgan Mitchell

Join Morgan Mitchell, Creatress and Flowcilitator, at The Merry Barn for a series of Creative Flow Circles, this fall and winter. 

Creative Flow Circles provide a supportive and…

Friday, Nov. 17

All Boothbay Region residents are invited to enjoy Gardens Aglow for free from 4-9 p.m.…

This is the 20th year of collaboration for Heartwood Regional Theater Company and Lincoln Academy; this time bringing “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s Tony Award winning play (of 1953), to the Poe…