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Culture
In 1998, Dan and Mary Kaler opened Kaler's Restaurant in the Maine Trading Post building in Boothbay Harbor. It quickly became a favorite and well-known restaurant for locals and tourists alike…
Thirteen students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb had their writing published in the most recent issue of Epoch, a creative magazine developed by Skidompha Library and edited…
River Arts presents an exciting new show, “Artist’s Choice” in the main gallery. Juror, Melanie Essex, selected the artworks in this varied and engaging exhibition. “Artist’s Choice” runs Oct. 17…
Maine native Scott Moreau brings his hit one-man musical “Late and Alone: An Intimate Evening with Johnny Cash” to the Lincoln Theater on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m…
Where it’s at
It’s that time of year ... time for spine-tingling occurrences that stop you in your tracks ... the sudden cry of a raven, the call of a barred owl in the dark of night ... the howl of a…
“The Origin of Evil” - (R; 2 hours, 3 minutes, In French w/ English subtitles) - When Stéphane gets in touch with wealthy Serge, announcing that she is his long-abandoned…
Harbor Theater’s new season of the much-admired Exhibition on Screen art series opens this Friday. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit (on screen) the most significant recent exhibitions of world-…
Miles Memorial Hospital Hall Gallery is featuring paintings and collages by Alna artist Jon Luoma, through Nov. 3 in a show entitled “Lands and Waters.”
Luoma is well known for his…
“She Came To Me” - (R; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - This film is a truly modern romantic comedy, a multi-generational love story set against the iconic backdrop of New York: A composer…
A new solo show opens at Damariscotta River Grill Oct. 17, showcasing the work of Philippa Beal. Art is on display through Dec. 3.
Boston’s Berklee College of Music was on Sophia Scott’s short list of post-secondary possibilities before she attended its five-week intensive summer program, Music Aspire, July 8-Aug. 12. And on…
Theater at Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth On Tour will bring their innovative approach to Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” to the Strand Theatre stage with a performance on Friday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The show is suitable for…
As we are moving into the cooler season, gallery hours are changing. Until Oct.15 Mathias Fine Art is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment.…
Jerry Farnham returns for another book signing of “Red Sky at Night” at Sherman’s Book Store, 5 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Portland-based singer-songwriter Jenny Van West will take the stage on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. as part of “Music at the Merry Barn: Celebrating the Intersection of Story and Song.”…
Diana Kerr of Kerr-Jones Gallery in East Boothbay was ARTinME juror for the first "large format" show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. Kerr chose Carol Wiley’s abstract, “E=Mc2” as Best In Show…
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus will perform their annual public concert at the United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road in Brunswick.
That concert will feature…
This weekend brings us Friday the 13th. What better film to hit the big screen than “The Origin of Evil,” a delicious family-fortune thriller from award winning French director, Sébastien Marnier…
“Golda” - (PG13; 1 hour, 40 minutes) - “Golda” is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Helen…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Sue Goard grew up in upstate New York, and was brought up by parents with a really strong work ethic. “My dad was born in 1928 and was selling magazines on the street by the time he was five! “…
The Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled to announce The Sounding Board, a monthly gathering for writers of all abilities to celebrate the creativity inspired by the Midcoast and share work in…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Join your friends, neighbors and other area business people at the Wiscasset Chamber’s October Business After Hours, being held Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the lovely Water’s Edge…
Miles Hospital Gallery
The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee announces a call for area artists to exhibit for the 2024 season in the Hall Gallery at Miles Hospital, Damariscotta. Prospective artists should…
Great Art on Screen returns to Lincoln Theater with a new series of…
GLEASON FINE ART -
Not a new show opening this First Friday but ... Kevin Beers, Peter Rudolph and Janice Anthony are among the contemporary artists with work in the…
Announcing the ARTinME 2023 opening reception and awards presentation, Saturday, Oct. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave/, Boothbay Harbor. This is a juried…
Join us on a creative adventure as we explore the FUNdamentals of theatre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 10 – Dec. 19! Participants in grades 1-4 will develop skills in performance,…
Dresden is a small, rural town in Lincoln County. It is bordered on the west by the mighty…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The 55th annual Fall Foliage Festival is set to kick off this weekend at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum. A long standing fall tradition and Midcoast favorite, the festival features an…
“The crafts are as beautiful as the fine art,” said one visitor to Maine Art Gallery’s opening last Saturday of “The Artful Interior.” The age-old academic debate of the difference between crafts…
It’s Pumpkinfest weekend! Come celebrate the season at Lincoln Theater with the feel good comedy, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.” Then avoid the crowds (and be warm and dry) by catching the live-…
On Thursday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents “The African Queen.” In 1967, when the LA Times asked its readers what movie they would most like to see again, the…
“A Haunting In Venice” - (PG13; 1 hour, 43 minutes) - Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve this terrifying mystery features the return of the celebrated…
1 - Music on the Railway - At Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. Departure 2 p.m.…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
It has been a year of celebration at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Twenty years ago on Sept. 29, 2003, the nonprofit of the same name purchased the 1894 building for $1.2 million from John…
Rolling Stone magazine calls Martin Scorcese’s new film “Killers of the Flower Moon” simply a “masterpiece.” During its two-week run at Harbor Theater, there will be two showings daily. What that…
The East Boothbay Methodist Church, on Church St. is having a turkey dinner with all the sides and dessert, from 4 to 7 p.m. all for just $16 per person.…
Lincoln Theater
It’s almost here! Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club kicks off its sixth season on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday Oct. 6. In this sixth season, Lincoln Theater is celebrating the “Legends and…
It’s time for you to add the Harbor Theater Classic Film Series to your winter calendars. This year, with the assistance of our good friend Dr. Jon Cavallero, chair of the Bates College, Rhetoric…
The Artful Interior, Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) final exhibit of 2023, and two years in the making, is every bit the standout season finale art enthusiasts want. An eclectic mix of wood, stone,…
Art patrons and members of the community will have one more opportunity to see the exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, “Artist’s Choice.” Submissions are now open through Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. This show is open to members…
“Between Two Worlds” - (NR; 1 hour, 47 minutes – in French with English subtitles) - Famed author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) goes undercover to investigate the…
Member artists at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Lighthouse Park, Bristol, Claire Hancock and Hannah Ineson have been showing their work at the Gallery for many years. Both artists, Damariscotta…
Jeanne Rosier Smith grew up painting, but first discovered pastel when a box of Nupastels arrived in the mail from an uncle in Massachusetts, 20 years ago. "You might enjoy these," he said. …
“Jules” - (PG13; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - “Jules” follows Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when…
Mine Oyster hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 24, after tropical storm Lee postponed the event one week. An enormous crowd enjoyed…
On Sept. 7 County Music Association award-winning vocalist Kathy Mattea released “Pretty Bird,” her first new album in six years. On Saturday, Oct. 21, traveling in support of her newest album,…
