Described as timeless and powerful, “South Pacific” is coming to the Boothbay Playhouse stage June 26 through July 12. From the hauntingly beautiful first three notes of “Bali Hai” to the romance…
Film and Theater
Damariscotta
Skidompha Library’s By Popular Demand film series will feature “No Time for Sergeants” (1958, 119 min.) on Monday, June 9. This comedy, based on the novel by Mac Hyman, stars Andy Griffith, Myron…
“Oliver! The Musical” is Charles Dickens' story, “Oliver Twist,” set to music. The New England Regional Theater Company will present the show June 13 and 14 at the Orion Performing Arts Center in…
This week, along with Grand Slam tennis and an emotionally, psychologically, existentially compelling film, Lincoln Theater is pleased this week to present three world-class theatrical…
The “Maleficent” character is an extremely powerful, evil fairy, and the main antagonist in Disney's 1959 animated feature, “Sleeping Beauty.” She returns in this 2014 live-action film with…
Lincoln Theater
Playing on-screen at the Lincoln Theater next week are two of the world’s greatest living actors: five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury, and two-time Tony Award…
What is true love?
“Maleficent” is the back story to the wicked fairy of “Sleeping Beauty” fame. And, like all good stories, real and imagined, love, loss and betrayal is at the heart of…
Now that we have enjoyed the unofficial start of summer with Memorial Day weekend, Lincoln Theater is adjusting its schedule, adding an additional night and having a weekly matinee on Thursday (…
The comedy-drama, "The Grand Budapest Hotel," tells the story of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. It…
2014 Y-Arts Celebration: At the Boothbay Playhouse on Monday, May 26 at 6 p.m. A free music event!
YMCA Active Older Adult Trip to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Friday, May 30, 10:30 a.m…
As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, we are starting to transition to our summer schedule. This summer we will be open six nights a week. Matinees will be fewer so that more time can be spent…
Al Miller, founder and artistic director of The Theater Project, is seeking actors for a production of Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” The play will be performed on Brunswick's outdoor mall on August…
Based on the 2010 #1 New York Times best-selling book, “Heaven Is For Real” tells the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage…
Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” recounts the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European…
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is a comedy-drama which tells the story of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the…
May is always a month of transition. This week, we have our final MET broadcast of the season. Our special live events begin to wind down as we get ready to shift to our summer schedule. This…
Director Marc Webb continues the story he began in 2012. In “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is a normal, everyday high school kid, until he is bitten by a radio-active…
You will laugh yourself to death. OK, almost to death (so you won't end up in “Panama”). I'm speaking of Heartwood's current production of “Arsenic & Old Lace” at the Poe Theater. The show's…
The Theater Project’s 6th Annual Benefit Auction takes place on Friday, May 9, in the Robinson Room at the Brunswick Hotel and Tavern located at 4 Noble Street in Brunswick. The festivities begin…
Open to students entering grades 3-12, Heartwood presents its 12th season of summer camp training, made possible in part by Heartwood's Season Sponsor, Bath Savings Institution, and Season Youth…
Teens To Trails, or “T3,” is teaming up with the Cony High School Outing Club for the second annual Maine Outdoor Film Festival in Augusta on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.…
This week, some might say the most famous play of all time, Shakespeare’s King Lear, will be broadcast live from London to our theater. Come see a master work by a master theater company. Then…
The first of the summer “popcorn movies” has arrived in town.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is based on the Marvel Comic written by Stan Lee. The first movie in the series, “Spider-Man,” was…
Audiences of the Midcoast should head to the Chocolate Church Arts Center for Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard," opening this weekend. The performers, directed by Howard Waxman, will draw you…
Wes Anderson's new comedy-drama recounts the fictional adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his…
Everybody loves a good laugh, and Heartwood Regional Theater Company in Damariscotta has assembled a spot-on cast to provide just that.
The company will present Joseph Kesselring’s well-…
Action, art, opera and Paris — what could be better? This week we launch our new series of occasional conversations, free to the public, that focus on the visual arts. It’s our hope that they will…
Theater-goers today flock to productions of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a play of high and low society, magic, and love. But in the 17th century, the play was in eclipse, driven off…
Wes Anderson's new comedy-drama “The Grand Budapest Hotel” recounts the adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby…
It seems human beings often have a fascination with the idea of what celebrities were like, or doing, “before they were stars.” Just prior to her award-winning star turn in “12 Years A Slave” made…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The synthesis of music, comedy and technology, AudioBody’s performance is an electronic journey into an unknown realm of seriously spectacular entertainment. Featuring an explosive mix of sibling…
Director/actor Ellie Busby of Waldoboro has been bringing V-Day benefit performances of Eve Ensler's play, “The Vagina Monologues” to local stages for 14 years. This year the show will be at The…
Bath
Classic theater returns to the Chocolate Church Art Center with the presentation of Anton Checkhov's “The Cherry Orchard.” This last work by Russian playwright is the spring production opening the…
In a limited four-city tour, Compagnia De'Colombari presents a story based on “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” the name of the final book of short stories written by Flannery O'Connor.
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There are three very different movie experiences this week – from the humor of Gloria and the intrigue of The Girl with the Pearl Earring, to the coming of age of some young birders.…
In “Muppets Most Wanted,” the entire gang embarks on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and…
By the time you read this column, we will have surpassed 6,000 visits paid to Lincoln Theater so far this year. Just under 2000 visits have been made each month to enjoy a movie or play, a concert…
“No God, No Master” PG-13
"A powerful, compelling movie, " is what Film Critic Jeffrey Lyons had to say of our mid-week offering. What will you say?
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“Non-Stop” (PG-13) is a suspense thriller played out aboard a jetliner at 40,000 feet. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson)…
Waldo Theater
“The Vagina Monologues,” Eve Ensler's masterpiece, is based on interviews with 200 women the world over about their sexuality, and with those who had experienced domestic violence in their lives.…
From literary affairs of the 1850s, to private romantic liaisons of the 1930s and to artistic heroics of the 1940s, there are so many wonderful adventures from across the years to enjoy this week…
After its successful productions of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” and “Les Miserables,” The Theater Project of Brunswick 's next on stage community collaboration will be “As You Like It.” The…
Maine Film
“Catatonk Blues,” filmed on Monhegan Island, in Rockland and in Augusta last fall, is “rounding second and heading for home,” according to director-writer-producer Bob Mrazek. He expects a final…
Sagadahoc Preservation's Dreamland Theater in Bath will screen “Mud” on Thursday, March 20. This film is a 2012 American coming of age drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. The film…
Set during World War II, “A Farewell To Fools” takes place somewhere in Romania. A German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must identify the murderer or…
Along with some terrific films this week with stories of families and mistresses, we’re pleased to host the Camden International Film Festival’s 'Aging in Maine Film Tour' … a wonderful chance to…
Movies resume this week, now that “The Pirates of Penzance” is a fond memory. We’re thrilled to be able to bring “Philomena” back for two days. If you missed Judi Dench the first time around, don’…
Set during World War II, somewhere in Romania, a German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must identify the murderer or they will all be shot by Nazis the following…
Film Review
Set in World War II Romania, “A Farewell To Fools,” tells the story of a French veteran of World War I, injured and left behind there by the French Army. He is discovered by a clergyman who brings…
