Culture

“Fly Me To The Moon” -  (PG13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, “Fly Me To The Moon” is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Contenders

Internationally renowned Canadian Brass, acclaimed singer-songwriters The Contenders, NYC’s hot jazz group The Hot Sardines, and Maine’s own Grammy-winning Patty Griffin on stage in the coming…

Niesa Ryder, executive director of Squirrel Island Historical Society, has a unique perspective on her island community. She has known it since her infancy, spending summers there in her family's…

Stop by the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn between 3 and 6 p.m. today to celebrate 100 years of library service in the community!

Festivities will include a cookout in the Library…

The acclaimed Latingrass duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop return to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Thursday, July 25. The two…

Local Southport summer resident Dr. Paul Schacknow is passionate about helping make our community safer from cardiac emergencies. He participates with a number of cardiac specialists, other M.D.s…

Smuggler’s Cove Inn

Smuggler’s Cove Inn is delighted to…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
David Hunter

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

Boothbay Region Historical Society
People have long been fascinated with Queen…
Where it (was) at

The breeze was as strong as the sun during 2024’s Windjammer Days’ Artists Alley down to Whale Park June 27 and 28. Coordinating this event the past two years, is Friends of Windjammer Days member…

Cave Dogs presents a startlingly original way of telling a story. Fluid shadows and images dance in wild imagination across the screen. Each performance promises a healthy dose of the sublime, the…

“Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1” - (R; 3 hours, 1 minute) - Part one of Kevin Costner’s zealous, multi-character Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure…

“Thelma” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) - Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, “Thelma” puts a clever spin on movies like “Mission Impossible” shining the…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

Fifty years ago, in 1974, Jean Armour Hunt had a vision. She was a popular artist and had traveled the United States to attend art shows in small towns that drew big crowds. After spending her…

Captain Rusty Court of East Boothbay and his son Eben Court were at the Farnsworth in Rockland on Friday, July 5 for the opening reception  of Jamie Wyeth’s new…

Robert Mitchell’s annual calendar is a very personal endeavor – for him and for those who will use it and enjoy the photos month after month. After flipping beyond the stunning sunset on the cover…

The 11th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show volunteers report that 2024 trophies have already arrived due to quick action by the Bristol Town Office staff. Six trophies will be awarded…

Soprano Alaysha Fox

Opera Maine presents a very special concert featuring soprano Alaysha Fox and baritone Grant Jackson with pianist Timothy Steele at The Waldo on Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. Bringing Opera to the…

Mango tacos, passion fruit cheesecake, curry noodle soup, and lemon cocktails are some of the ways 62 Midcoast eateries are incorporating the color yellow on their July menus in the second…
Sylvan Gallery
Paul Batch

Sylvan Gallery in Wiscasset is celebrating their 23rd year of representing a diverse group of fine, contemporary New England artists. A selection of new work by the gallery’s roster is on view,…

St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson will present a talk Sunday, July 14 by a leading expert on Baxter State Park and how it was acquired by Percival P. Baxter, who donated the property to the…

The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre will host the first of three films about masterful Maine Artists. Beginning on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. with “Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye,”  the film series highlights…

62nd annual Windjammer Days

Do you believe in ghosts? Or like a side of the metaphysical with your history?

From 1920s booze runners and…

The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for an intimate solo performance with Hiss Golden Messenger on July 19 at 7:30 p.m.

The Durham…

Harbor Theater

Join us at Harbor Theater on Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. for a lovely, meditative immersion into the sights, sounds, tastes, and people of Norway through Margreth Olin’s film “Songs of Earth,”…

The Popham Beach Library has a full schedule for its “Summer Series 2024” as well as additional community activities this summer. The Library welcomes all residents, seasonal residents, and…

The cool and rainy weather brought dozens of art lovers to the Boothbay Region YMCA on Friday, June 29 for a special evening. Local artist Charlie Nowell helped the Y celebrate art with his show…

David DuPree
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION
1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor…

The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce the receipt of a gift of $1,000 from Maine State Credit Union (MSCU) in support of their community arts and education programs. MSCU has signed on at the…

727 Ocean Sunset is delighted to welcome international Irish singer, Gabriel Donohue for a special, and free, one-night regional performance on Saturday, July 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. 
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“Thelma” -  (PG-13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) -  Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, “Thelma” puts a clever spin on movies like “Mission:…

“Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1” - (R; 3 hours, 1 minute) -  Part one of Kevin Costner’s zealous, multi-character Western epic, explores the lure of the Old West and how it…

Henry Isaacs

Gleason Fine Art opens its 39th July with a dazzling show by gallery favorite Henry Isaacs. “Henry Isaacs: From Portland to Mt. Desert and Everywhere in Between” opens Wednesday, July 3, and runs…

Southport Musicfest

The weather gods were smiling once again, when Motor Booty Affair returned to the stage Wednesday, June 26 for the first concert in this year’s Southport Musicfest…

Southport Memorial Library is pleased to display the photography of Bruce Burnham during the months of July and August. 

Bruce is a Boothbay native whose family roots date back to the…

Mathias Fine Art is pleased to present “RELIEF – an exploration,” June 26 – Sept. 29, a summer group exhibition organized by Cordula Mathias. Featuring work by 10 artists from New England and New…

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said she grew up without electricity or running water. Instead of TV, she went to the nearest library where she could borrow five books a week, what she…

Summer is here in full force and Lincoln Theater plans to celebrate all summer long with a fantastic summer blockbuster line up filled with family favorites. Whether…

Brady's deck will echo the American Idol stage on Wednesday, July 17 when Maine's Julia Gagnon performs to raise funds for the Crocker family whose Abenaki Road home in Edgecomb was lost to a fire…

Salt Bay Chamberfest 30th Anniversary
Pianist Conrad Tao

Damariscotta’s Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC) celebrates its 30th season in August. To mark this auspicious milestone, the 2024 festival has chosen the theme of “Music in Blue,”…

Camden Shakespeare Festival

“The Comedy of Errors” is Shakespeare’s hilarious farce about two sets of twins who end up in the same town, each unaware of the other. This show will have a lot of music,…

James Noseworthy

River Arts presents their highly anticipated, annual exhibition devoted to “Land & Sea.” Artist, Tom Ferrero, juried this popular show drawing inspiration from coastal and…

The grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden will be filled with the sounds of a perfect summer day on Sunday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. This annual free event, open to…

I recently discovered something I would like to share with people of the Midcoast region. During the previous winter my project was to translate an ancient document. The one chosen is called the “…

Saturday, Sept. 7, Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 12th annual Live Edge Music Festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from noon to 6 p.m., a fun-filled day of live music…

Former CIA Director John Brennan will address the challenges and opportunities facing the United States on Monday, July 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle. Michael Putzel,…

Wednesday, July 17

The menu at the Wiscasset Senior Center will be curried carrot soup (mild), herb rolls, salad, stuffed chicken breast, mashed potato, sauteed summer squash, gravy, rolls…