Film and Theater

Film review

From writer and director Edgar Wright (“Sean of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz,” “The World’s End”), Baby Driver features Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and Jon Bernthal. It…

Play review

“Once upon a time.” When read or heard, this phrase, long associated with the fairy tales of childhood, lets us know we are about to be taken to a magical, far away land. The enchanting musical “…

"Walking Home" the documentary film that follows several Boothbay region locals along the 2,200-mile foot path through the Appalachian mountains, will debut at the Harbor Theatre at 7 p.m. on July…

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“Despicable Me 3” - The adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters- Margo, Edith and Agnes- and the Minions return! The…

Studio Theater of Bath (STB) is thrilled to announce auditions for its production of the longest running production of any kind in the world and in American musical theater: Tom Jones and Harvey…

Last August, The Harbor Theatre announced it would close its doors exactly a year and one month later — September 4, 2017. With just three months to go before the peninsula’s only film theatre…

Venture “Into the Woods” with Heartwood Theater on July 13-22 with the Tony Award winning book and score by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.  One of Sondheim’s most popular…

Maine State Music Theatre

Opening night for the second show of Maine State Music Theatre’s 2017 season was rife with plaid, and not in a bad way. “Guys and Dolls,” with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, is a cacophony of…

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“Despicable Me 3” - The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the Anti-Villain League fires…

Heartwood Theater opens with the enchanting and beloved musical, “Into the Woods” on Thursday, July 13.  In their Tony Award winning book and score, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine bring…

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“Wonder Woman” plays through June 28 at The Harbor Theatre followed by the premiere of “Despicable Me 3.”

After making an…

Lincoln County Indivisible is hosting a free screening of the new National Geographic feature film, “From the Ashes,” on Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House, 77 Belvedere Road…

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For the fourth consecutive year, the Chocolate Church Arts Center located in Bath has announced a summer schedule that includes some ticketed shows as well as continuation of…

Rosters are nearly maxed out, for Heartwood’s 15th

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“Wonder Woman” continues this week! After making an appearance in last year's “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “Wonder Woman” now gets her…

The balance between two actors on stage can tilt with a slight upstaging gesture, too much movement or volume by one, an undeniable force of personality, or a thankfully…

Exhibition on Screen’s “Michelangelo: Love and Death,” directed by David Bickerstaff, will have two special screenings at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater on Thursday, June 15 at 2 and 7 p.m.The…

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 "Wonder Woman" gets her own feature film after an appearance in last year…

The Waldo Theatre has received a $5,000 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to provide capacity building and training in sustainable fundraising, historic…

Lincoln Theater has established a new operating endowment which resulted from an anonymous gift of $1 million. 

“This wonderful donation is truly a…

Get your summer off to a sizzlin’ start at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, June 17 when Portland-based burlesque dance troupe Red…

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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow.…

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Do you do Meatless Monday as often as possible? Is Taco Tuesday a new family tradition? The Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta would like to encourage you to consider a different form of alliterative…

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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” -  Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow…

“Down Along the Cove,” a new work in progress by Heartwood Theater Artistic Director Griff Braley  will be presented as an open reading on June 7 at 7 p.m. in the…

Ashley Ames and Courtney Lewis will be performing in a two woman play next Friday, May 26 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Region High School auditorium  under the direction of Mary Miller. 

The…

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“Ked” - A Turkish documentary about the many stray cats that live in Istanbul. These are not house cats or the strays you occasionally see in…

Do you have a special place in Maine? A place you hold dear and would hate to see change?

On Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m., the Community Center will host the first Boothbay-area showing of…

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Christine Mild as Patsy Cline

The nationally regarded Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) celebrates music legend and cross-over sensation Patsy Cline, June 7…

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“The Zookeeper’s Wife” -   In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (portrayed by Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan…

Film review

As I anticipated, “The Zookeeper’s Wife” is an emotional, inspirational and memorable film – and it’s playing at The Harbor Theatre.

The film closely follows Diane Ackerman’s book of the…

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will hold auditions for Roger & Hammerstein’s great American musical “Oklahoma,” Sunday, June 25 from 1-3 p.m. and Monday, June 26 from 6-8 p.m.

This…

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“Going In Style”  -  Oscar winners Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies…

Play Review

“Eurydice” … it’s all about love: the unconditional, unwavering love of a father for his daughter, the love of a daughter for her father, or the love of a woman for a man. It’s about the indelible…

For three days in the first week of May, TED2017 will bring three unique broadcasts of highlights from the TED2017 Conference to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater featuring TED…

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“Going in Style” — Oscar winners Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to…

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) in Brunswick and Portland Stage (PS) in Portland announce a second partnership and artistic collaboration that will continue to broaden the connection between the…

“The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare is the spring theatre production at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington Street in Bath. This play…

River Company announces its impressive 20th season with four exciting productions. The plays are “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike…

Tickets for Maine State Music Theatre’s 2017 season will go on sale at midnight on April 26, 2017. Season subscribers are at an all-time high – breaking the record…

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"Fate of the Furious" is the latest installment of the "Fast and the Furious" film franchise, this time featuring two Oscar-winning…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company

Every now and then a piece comes along that just fits … perfectly.  That is most certainly the case with Heartwood Theater’s upcoming production of “Eurydice,” by…

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Featured earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, “Get Out” is a comedy/horror film written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele…

Mrs. Spaulding’s kindergarten class presented “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” to a packed classroom of family members and friends at Boothbay Region Elementary School on Friday, April 7.

The…

Film Review

Remember the first time you met your boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse’s parents? A bit nerve-wracking wasn’t it? I hear you; though I doubt any one of us has a “meet the parents” comparable to the…

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"Beauty and the Beast" - (PG) Based on Disney's 1991 animated classic with additional original music and several new songs, this is the fairy-…

“Twelfth Night” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard, performed by the National Theater Live, will be onscreen at the Lincoln Theater…

Right on cue with the coming of spring, Heartwood Theater is holding its annual Online Vacation Property Raffle. This year’s five diverse destinations…

The Waldo Theatre board of directors conducted an online survey in January, February, and into March to help chart a course for the historic building’s future. Over 175 responses were received. To…