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…
Culture
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…
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION
First Friday Open House and Reception, 5-7 pm at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Come celebrate…
Summer is in full swing at Joy to The Wind Gallery. John’s busy doing custom picture framing…
Y Arts presents: “Once on This Island JR” - (approx. running time: 1 hour) - Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a…
Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are proud to unveil two sculptures by Indigo Arts Alliance artists-in-residence Shane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis. The newly…
Where It’s At
Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…
Hosted by Historic New England (HNE), at the iconic Nickels-Sortwell House, “Favorite Places in Maine” is a plein air art exhibit featuring artists from across the state, displaying paintings of…
“Thelma” - (PG13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) - Experience a refreshing twist on the action genre with “Thelma,” inspired by director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother. This film…
For decades pianist Kevin Kiley has entertained residents and visitors to the Boothbay region and for more than 30 years he has served as many-nights-a-week entertainment at the Boothbay Harbor…
A favorite of audiences and performers alike, the beautiful Franz Schubert “Mass in G” will be conducted by artistic director Linda Blanchard, and performed with professional soloists and…
Can whole communities live sustainably? Can we avoid devouring all the world’s resources? These are questions filmmaker Jim Merkel asked after witnessing the destructive international impact of U.…
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed documentary “That’s Entertainment!” with a special screening at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.
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River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for their upcoming juried show, “Abstract.” Artists are invited to submit works that are nonrepresentational as well as abstract work…
Chats with Champions is proud to present Ruth Monsell on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10…
Nicole Poulton is a senior research scientist and the director of the Center for Aquatic Cytometry at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS). On Tuesday, July 23, before an audience of about…
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We are excited to welcome Georgia native J Scott Thompson to the Merry Barn stage. J Scott brings his distinct, country, Americana-infused sound to Music at Merry Barn on Saturday, July 27.
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Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay is honored and excited to welcome artists and partners Gail Page and Robert Shetterly to a gallery reception on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. The…
The 2024 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show continues to register interesting vehicles for the annual event to be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the former Harbor…
Anyone interested in learning more about the health of Damariscotta Lake and what Midcoast Conservancy is doing to protect it is invited to join Damariscotta Lake Watershed Manager Patricia…
Maine Art Gallery
Works in painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture, photography, and assemblage by members of the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset will be on exhibit from July 25 - Sept. 8. An opening reception for…
“Run Lola Run” - (R; 1 hour, 20 minutes) - In this visually and conceptually impressive film, two-bit Berlin criminal Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) delivers some smuggled loot for his boss,…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering artistic expression and community…
The July 17 benefit show for the Ed and Candie Crocker family featuring “American Idol” top 7 performer Julia Gagnon was a success beyond belief. Folks attending were treated to her unbelievable…
Maine Art Gallery
Maine Art Gallery’s opening reception for the new members show will be on Saturday, July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery with music and refreshments. The show run for “Made In Maine” - July…
The public is invited to a book signing event at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 5 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor, Saturday, July 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The book, a biography for both adults and…
“Fly Me To The Moon” - (PG13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson), brought in to fix NASA's public image,…
Diane Lechleitner’s poems and short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines. “Faron Goss,” a debut novel by Diane Lechleitner, is a Gold Winner of the Foreword Indies Award…
Carousel Music Theater (CMT) is staging “Dominic’s Diner” an hour-long tribute to Boothbay Harbor’s Dominic Garvey (1936-2015), written, directed and choreographed by Michelle Brucker. “I worked…
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera…
New works on paper by John Vander at Gold/Smith Gallery July 29 to Sept. 18.
Said Vander, “This is a visual remembrance of a short trip to the island…
Southport UMC Country Fair & Lobster Roll Luncheon
The annual United Methodist Church (UMC) Country Fair and Lobster Roll Luncheon and Cookie Walk returned to its original in-person format this year. Held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event…
Where It’s At
When I was a kid holiday movies played once a year right in your living room, they weren’t rented, bought for home watching, or on YouTube. You watched them with your family, the big, old-…
The annual Fort Popham Concert featuring the Bath Municipal Band under the direction of Kathy Downing will be on Wednesday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m.
This outdoor concert within the walls of…
Maine State Music Theater
MSMT is delighted to announce its enchanting summer production of the timeless classic Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Running from July 17 to Aug. 3, this heartwarming musical promises to bring…
"Sparkling Summer Days," an exhibition of American and European art celebrating the brilliant warm light and long evenings of summertime, will open on Thursday, July 25 at the Wiscasset Bay…
BRV Antique Auto Show
If it’s mid-July at Boothbay Railway Village, antique cars from around the state will be motoring there. This year, BRV’s 60th anniversary year, the Antique Auto Show was July 13. About 40 members…
Where It’s At
When I first saw David Dupree’s colorful, detailed paintings at Studio 53, I was blown away. The energy produced by the techniques this self-taught artist used including pointillism (painting…
Over 70 drawings by the artist Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), which have never been previously on public display, will open in a selling exhibition at The Gallery at Trifles, 55 Main St.,…
“Janet Planet” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the…
Two concurrent shows, “Paint It!” Wiscasset, the Maine Art Gallery’s annual plein air event and “Drawn to Maine,” an exhibition of works on paper, will conclude on Sunday, July 21. Gallery hours…
The Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., in Boothbay Harbor Maine, is currently running a wonderful new show titled “Dominic’s Diner.”
Set in the 1950s, a lovely young woman inherits…
Celebrate Edgecomb’s 250th!
Edgecomb’s 250th Birthday Committee has arranged a self-guided Shop Crawl to celebrate Edgecomb’s creative artisans and the extraordinary handcrafted work they produce.
On Saturday, July…
Historic New England
Experience Maine through the eyes of 24 artists of the Plein Air Painters of Maine at an Artists’ Reception hosted by Historic New England in the historic Nickels-Sortwell House Barn on Thursday,…
The second concert in this year’s continuing Southport Musicfest series, welcomes Spencer Albee to the stage of the Newagen Seaside Inn…
The Waldo Theatre is pleased to bring back the Heather Pierson Trio on Sunday, July 28 in a 7 p.m. An annual favorite during the holiday season, this will be her first show featuring her original…
Waldo Theatre Art Gallery
“Life is a Carnival: from the Figurative to the Abstract,” a UMVA (Union of Maine Visual Artists) art exhibition, opened at the Bill & Joan Alfond…
