Culture

2023 Student Art Show

For the 69th year, students in Boothbay Region schools are exhibiting their artwork from the past year at Boothbay Region…

“AIR” - (R; 1 hour, 52 minutes) - From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s…

St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to join with the likes of basket weavers, hand stenciled items, or wood turned…

Press release

We have been hard at work on the East side this winter! We knew we had a few things to do… We have built over 40 new docks which are now built to have the power lines underneath the boards to…

Damariscotta River Grill
Elaine Hranich
A colorful new show opens at Damariscotta River Grill showcasing three talented Maine women artists, Pamela Browne, Sandra Crabtree and Elaine Hranich. Celebrate the artists while enjoying a…

“Generations,” a special exhibition at Maine Art Gallery (MAG) in Wiscasset, is underway at the historic Old Academy Building on Warren Street. The show is free to the public and viewable Thursday…

Lincoln County Historical Society

Last summer’s exhibition at The Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset — featuring Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s first woman novelist and an early-19th century resident of Wiscasset, along with over 30 other…

 “Book Club: The Next Chapter” - (PG13; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - HELD OVER by popular demand! - The original “Book Club” centered on four older women (…

The Art Foundation’s Gallery at One Townsend Avenue is displaying the art of the Boothbay Region’s youth – from Pre-K through grade 12 beginning Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14 and Thursday…

Visitors to Boothbay Region Elementary School’s art room the week of May 8 may have been confused by a little mess. Piles of rope, bundled in a mix of bright orange, purple and green, were…

Christian Hayes
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…

Hosted by Sheepscott Community Church (SCC) on Saturday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. Homemade beans and franks, breads, salads and sides, pies, hot and cold beverages at the Sheepscot Clubhouse, 619…

MacGillivray Freeman’s IMAX Experience - (Double Feature - NR; 84 minutes) - The world’s leading creator of IMAX films has released their incredible library to be played on…

Christian Hayes
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…
Owen Kennedy

Seventeen-year-old award-winning fiddler, Owen Kennedy, is releasing his debut album, “Oh When: Now," featuring tunes rooted in the Maine Maritime music tradition as well as favorites from…

Boothbay’s breweries reflect the peninsula’s intense support of local businesses. Made with Adams Pond water, local grains and talented brewers, the beers are deeply imbued with a sense of place…

Members of the DaPonte String Quartet, Myles Jordan, Lydia Forbes, and Kirsten Monke, with guest pianist Laura Kargul, will present Concert Series 3 - a program of the Beethoven “String Trio in G…

Maine Art Gallery
Michael Vermette

For its fourth exhibition of the season, the Maine Art Gallery seeks entries on the theme of “Working Maine.” This show, which runs from July 13 to Aug. 13 will feature artists who have depicted…

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime…

Harbor Theater

There are definite perks to being a member of Harbor Theater.

One of which is the opportunity to attend twice yearly free Members Only film events. The first of those in 2023 is being…

Boothbay Regions Elementary School art educator Jessica Nadeau has been named Maine Elementary Art Educator of the Year by Maine Art Education Association (MAEA), a member-based group that…

On Wednesday, July 19, the Southport United Methodist Church’s Women (UMW) will be hosting a Made in Maine craft fair in conjunction with their popular annual “Lobster Roll Lunch To Go”and cookie…

It’s showtime! On Friday night we open the doors for our live production of “Cinderella.” This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is a perfect production for audiences of all ages. A fun and…

On Tuesday, May 16, at 4:30 p.m., local ship modeler Jon Dunsford will present “Brigs and Bowdoin: Built in Boothbay” at the Boothbay Region Historical Society. Dunsford will display two…

So you’ve finally finished that first novel. Now what? Book yourself a “room” at The Writer’s Hotel, founded 10 years ago by Shanna McNair, TWH is a week-long, intensive series of workshops led by…

The public and members of the society are invited to attend the 56th annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Historical Society at the Reed House, 72 Oak St., Boothbay Harbor on Tuesday, May 16 at 4…

Lincoln Theater
MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s leading creator of spectacular IMAX experiences, has just recently made an exciting change by releasing their incredible library of films to be…

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Drama delivered four performances of ‘Grease: School Version’ (Jacobs and Casey, 1972), directed by Dr. Mary Miller, April 27-30 in the school auditorium to near…

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime…

Southport Memorial Library
Joan Dow

Midcoast Fiber Artists group will be holding an exhibition May through June 2023 at the Southport Memorial Library in Southport. The show will feature diverse work from the…

65th Anniversary year
Jillian Herrigel

In honor of its 65th anniversary, the opening party for the Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, “Generations,” will be a special event. All are invited to join the…

“Marlowe” - “R; 1 hour, 45 minutes” - A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Bay City, the film centers around a brooding, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe (…

Various talents were on display – including a couple of memorable skits – at Southport Central School’s annual talent show at the Southport Town Office on Wednesday evening, April 26.

The…

The Town of Rockport has announced that the inaugural Rockport Donut Festival will take place Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 in downtown Rockport.

The festival pays homage to the…

We are just over a week away from another evening of Community Writes. This month we’ll explore the theme of Celebration! 

The grass is greening, the flowers are…

Sheepscot Valley Chorus

The Sheepscot Valley Chorus presents “Requiem for the Living” at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 at the Second Congregational Church of Newcastle.

“Requiem for the Living”…

Please come to Bremen Library on Thursday, May 4 between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to enjoy art and refreshments! Alice Kirkpatrick will open her show for the month of May in the library gallery,…
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic and most magical of musicals, “Cinderella,” is coming to Lincoln Theater, live on stage, for four performances, Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7. There’…

While the theater is temporarily dark on the outside, inside it is buzzing with preparations for Lincoln County Community Theater’s (LCCT) live production of “Cinderella” - rehearsals, costume…

River Arts of Damariscotta is pleased to announce a call for artists for the 2023 Members’ Show. Artists may deliver one work to the gallery during regular hours from now until the 4 p.m. deadline…

Review

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” Shakespeare was definitely on to something there. This theme repeats and repeats through the centuries as we search, sometimes ache, for that one…

“AIR: Courting A Legend” - (R; 1 hour, 52 minutes) -  From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael…

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime…

Music has a special way of bringing people together and creating a sense of belonging. And, for generations, lobster has brought Maine natives and those “from away” together not only to enjoy this…

The weekend of May 6 and 7 is Maine Pottery Tour weekend in Maine. This year’s Tour marks the 11th year with 65 participating clay studios!
 
The Maine…

The Boneheads, with special guests Mark Stover, Dave Wakefield and Pat Colwell, played Van Morrison tunes all night April 15 to a sold out Boothbay Harbor Opera House.

Said Executive…

“Moving On” - (R; 1 hour, 25 minutes) - Claire (Jane Fonda) and Evelyn (Lily Tomlin) are estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on Howard (Malcolm McDowell), the petulant…

“Paint” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes) -  Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and…

If you want to learn more about the history of the Boothbay region this summer, what better way than to give the Boothbay Region Historical Society help greeting visitors? It is a lot of fun and…

Maine Art Gallery
Deborah Chapin
Students of art are bound to find something of interest in the upcoming classes sponsored by the Maine Art Gallery. There’s a class on Abstract Floral Photography on May 12 at Pineland Farms in…