Culture

Salt Bay Chamberfest
 Jennifer Koh

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC)’s 30th anniversary season concludes in Damariscotta with an exciting concert featuring the powerhouse pianist Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber…

Maine artist David Estey
Lincoln Theater is pleased to announce the return of the beloved program "Talking Art in Maine." While the focus of the program remains the same as season’s past, welcoming notable Artists…
Where It’s At

Eileen Ivers. The violin player a New York Times reviewer once described as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” And, I’ve gotta say, after watching and grooving to many videos on her YouTube channel…

Merry Barn

In celebration of Maine Craft Weekend, The Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb will be hosting a Pop-up Art and Craft Fair Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Regional makers of…

Where it (was) at
John Vander

This year’s August First Friday was just as hot as it was in 2023 – and not just because of the weather. The participating galleries – Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Gold/Smith, Studio 53, Joy to…

Harbor Theater

Before you head back to school, join us at Harbor Theater on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. for a free rockin’ retro blast to the past with “Grease” (1978; 1 hour, 50 minutes) on the big screen.…

The Jerry Douglas Band

Dobro master and 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is a bandleader, producer, session musician, instructor, and a very funny guy. He’s produced over a hundred albums and he’s featured on over 1,…

Please join Boothbay Region Historical Society for their biggest fundraiser of 2024. Once again they're partnering with Harbor Theater, bringing you special historical programming in a…

What better time is there for a road trip than during the summer? 

On Aug. 9 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML…

SOUTHPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY

The Southport Memorial Library is pleased to host speaker Ken Nomiyama on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m.  Mr. Nomiyama is a Japanese American who was born during WWII at Tule Lake, California, one…

Y Arts: “Finding Nemo JR” - Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Carol Wiley
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation has issued a call to artists for their large format “Art in Maine” juried exhibition to be held Oct. 5-Nov. 9. The awards ceremony will be held…

“Inside Out 2” - (PG; 2 hours) - In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Riley’s mind headquarters is being demolished to make room for new emotions. Joy, Sadness,…

Susan Tilton Pecora
A new show opens Aug. 19 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Doug Houle, Susan Tilton Pecora and Kimberly Skillin Traina. Three distinct styles and mediums explore a…
Merry Barn

Regional makers of every description are invited to display, sell, and demonstrate their visual art talents and handcrafted wares on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Don Demers

As part of our Take Part in Art series, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) announces an upcoming slide lecture/demonstration by acclaimed maritime and landscape painter Don Demers on…

Sylvan Gallery
Crista Pisano

Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano reunite for the fourth exhibition of their work at Sylvan Gallery on Water Street, Wiscasset. The exhibit opened Tuesday, Aug. 6 and runs  through Sunday, Sept. 8.…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) concluded its 2024 Café Sci lectures on Tuesday, Aug.6 at the Opera House of Boothbay Harbor with Catherine Mitchell, Ph.D. and senior research…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

Popham Beach Library

The Popham Beach Library will host an engaging “Afternoon of Tea and Poetry” with local author Julia Bouwsma, Maine State Poet Laureate, at the library on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 3 p.m.

Ms…

Jean Kigel
Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, 1396 Back  Cove Road in Waldoboro hosts an Open Studio on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug. 9, 10, and 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Where It’s At
JAAP EDUARD HELDER

The first time I wrote about Jaap Eduard Helder’s fabulous art was in 2020 and his solo show at Studio 53, “The Wordless Stories of …” and I had a wonderful time viewing and writing about the…

Maine Antiques Dealers

The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) is holding its 25th annual Maine Coastal Antiques Show on Wednesday, Aug. 14 in a new location at Medomak Middle School, 318 Manktown Road, Waldoboro…

Villard Studios is broadcasting a local silent auction fundraiser, which includes a unique Villard Studios donation- 24 handmade sentiment cards. Silent Auction bidding began Aug. 2 and will…
The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo is ready to rock the Midcoast with The Rebels- A Tom Petty Tribute on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m.

The Rebels, America’s premiere Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band, is…

Ed Parker

Area residents are in for a real treat on Monday, Aug. l2, when the Southport Historical Society brings renowned maritime artist and Southport resident Ed Parker to the Southport Town Hall for a…

The Barn Project
Douglas E. Gimbel

The Barn Project is pleased to present: “Blue: A Spatial Dialogue” featuring sculptures and paintings by Maine-based Douglas Gimbel and New York-based Alejandra Seeber.

Anchoring the…

Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 16, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, which celebrates the arrival of the…

Kichung Lee Lizee

The sun came out late the afternoon of July 27, and a good crowd turned out for Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) opening of its annual member exhibition, “Made in Maine.”  In addition to the about 138…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Carol Wiley

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), open Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. is currently hosting the August Members’ Show, which includes an eclectic mix of the creative works of Maine…

Bruce Burnham, Maine

The photography of Bruce Burnham exhibit at the Southport Memorial Library (SML) continues through the end of August. A variety of subjects have been captured through the lens of his camera:…

Irene Plummer

The exuberant and diverse paintings of flowers by Irene Plummer of East Boothbay are now being exhibited in the Cafe at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens until Oct. 15.

“Flowers are a…

The Lincoln Theater is set to host a magical celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the timeless classic, "The Wizard of Oz." On Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. fans of all ages are…

“Despicable Me 4” - (PG; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain- turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns…

The next Ocean on Tap event, ‘Another World: A Travelogue of the Galapagos Islands,’ will take place…

“CARLO…and His Merry Band of Artists” - (NR; 1 hour, 17 minutes) - UMVA Portrait Pop-Up Art Gallery reception
Filmmaker Richard Kane (“Truth Tellers”) will join us for this…

Textile artist Kathie Hills will demonstrate and discuss the art and craft of hooking rugs at the historic Chapman-Hall House on Sunday, Aug. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Her demonstration is free and…

Susan Long

The first show at The Barn Project, a new summer gallery in East Boothbay,  opened July 6 in a natural venue for Maine – a barn. That show, “

Boothbay Region Historical Society
For the second straight year, Boothbay Region Historical Society is fortunate enough to partner with Harbor Theater, bringing you special historical programming in their wonderful cinema setting…

The annual 5-Mile Yard Sale down Cross Point Road in Edgecomb will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, beginning at the Edgecomb Community Church. From 8 a.m. to around 1 p.m. items will be on sale in the…

Maine State Music Theater
Kyra Kennedy as Carole King

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” a captivating journey through the life of one of music’s most iconic…

Press release

A sale of hand painted floorcloths will be held by Susan Connery between noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Willing Workers Hall in New Harbor.…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

She’s appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and guest starred with over 50 orchestras. On Friday, Aug. 16 Grammy awarded and Emmy nominated Celtic fiddle star Eileen Ivers…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Stillhouse Junkies

A crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, the Stillhouse Junkies share the charmed chemistry that elevates both musician and audience alike. On Friday, Aug. 9, the band travels to Maine…

Celebrating 100 years

You’ve seen them around; the legions of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) fans, donning their signature tie-dyes, carrying their upcycled T-shirt book bags; children with painted faces,…

Ramunas Stepanauskas, Ph.D., senior research scientist and director of the Single Cell Genomics Center (SCGC) at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS), delivered the third lecture in the…

Alice de Mauriac

River Arts is pleased to present the abstract paintings of Alice de Mauriac in the solo show, “True Confessions,” in the River Room Aug. 1-21.

Currently residing in New Harbor, de Mauriac…

The Waldo Theatre
Peter Antoniou

Former contestants from America’s Got Talent and Italia’s Got Talent perform at The Waldo, in August. On Friday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. laugh and be amazed with comic psychic, Peter Antoniou. From…

Lyn Asselta

On Friday, Aug. 2, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens a one-person show for the renowned pastel painter Lyn Asselta."Where Rock Meets Water" runs through Sept. 3, with an opening reception…

Local community choir, Tapestry Singers, is organizing for the fall semester with “‘Tis the Season” concerts on Dec. 14 and 15 at the Damariscotta Baptist…