SUMMERTIME!
Heartwood’s ‘Hamlet’: ‘Something not to beest did miss in Newcastle!’
Heartwood Regional Theater Company’s final production of its 20th anniversary season, "Hamlet," is a perfect example of the high caliber performances that have been drawing audiences to the Poe Theater over the past two decades … Talk about ending on a high note!
“Hamlet” is said to be William Shakespeare’s greatest work. It has been drawing audiences since it was written in 1599. And with the extraordinary cast Artistic Director Griff Braley has assembled, you will want to be among… Read more
BRAF August members show: ‘Something for Everyone’
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed Members’ Show seems to define creative diversity coupled with the saying “great minds think alike.” As such, our featured artists are the sum total of 90 local and regional artists who deliver an entertaining variety of mediums, styles, and themes.
In addition to the regular members’ show, BRAF is sponsoring two solo-artists-shows in the upstairs rooms.
Pemaquid artist Marcia Brandwein, has installed a collection of her oil and… Read more
‘Lobsterbake & More’ Aug. 12 at Lincoln Home
This week at Harbor Theater
“Asteroid City” - (PG13; 1 hour 45 minutes) - The new film from Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The French Dispatch”), starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Final shows at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2 and Thursday,… Read more
Art for Acres Stone Symposium: Rocking the art form
An artist’s inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere – photographs, events, experiences, dreams, imagination and talent. Six stone sculptors recently spent 10 days, July 21- 30, at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s seaside field creating new work for BRLT’s Art for Acres Stone Symposium & Art Auction.
Almost all are members of Maine Stone Workers Guild. Isabel Catherine Kelley, John Catizone Jr., Joseph DiMauro, Sam Finkelstein, Dan Ucci and Andreas von Huene worked on new… Read more
‘Wyeth’ at The Waldo Aug. 10
“ I’m just appalled and amazed at the way in which people are interested in my paintings. I think it’s because I happen to paint things that reflect the basic truths of life: sky, earth, friends, the intimate things. People are drawn to my work by common feelings that go beyond art.” - Andrew Wyeth, quoted in Time magazine, February 24, 1967.
The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, presents the third and final film in its 2023 Summer Maine Artist Film Series on… Read more
The landscape paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano
Sylvan Gallery is delighted to welcome back renowned landscape artists, Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, for an exhibition of their latest paintings. The exhibit opens Thursday, Aug. 3 and continues through Sept. 2. The reception to meet the artists is on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m., coinciding with the evening of the Wiscasset Art Walk. In conjunction, the gallery will also be displaying work from its regular roster of contemporary fine artists.
As highly experienced plein air… Read more
‘BLOOM. Celebrating the art of the Flower’ new work by Lynne Seitzer
Throughout history flowers have played an important role in human culture. Flowers are woven into the fabric of medicine, cooking, hygiene, embalming, folklore, symbols and environmental enhancement. The early shipping and importing trades in flowers, vegetables and spices shaped many aspects of the worlds history.
This week at the Harbor Theater
“Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 43 minutes) - Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is… Read more
This week at the Lincoln Theater
“Past Lives” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 46 minutes - In English and Korean) - Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. Final showtimes Thursday, July 27 at 2 and 7 p.m.
“The Miracle Club” - (PG-… Read more
Picture Book: A Storytelling Series for Children
Rockland, Maine - The Farnsworth Art Museum is launching a new storytelling series for children ages four to 10 that will feature Maine authors and illustrators reading their own works. The series, in partnership with Katie Drago and the Rockland Public Library, will take place on four consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Aug. 2. “Picture Book: A Storytelling Series for Children Featuring Maine Authors & Illustrators” is free to the public, and will be offered on Wednesdays Aug. 2, 9, 16… Read more
‘Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art’ opens July 27
"Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art" will open Thursday, July 27 at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. The gallery is celebrating its 39th year and the exhibition opening coincides with the Wiscasset Village Art Walk, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m.
"Impressionism and Beyond" will explore the artistic movement of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Modernism and contemporary art by artists from Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, France, Great Britain and the United… Read more
The return of Maine humorist Tim Sample
Tim Sample is a Maine native whose unique New England style of humor has gained him a national following. When introducing Tim on ABC’s Good Morning America Charles Gibson referred to him as, “The man who wrote the book-literally, on Maine humor!” Legendary newsman Charles Kuralt called Sample “Maine’s Humorist Laureate.” On Thursday, July 27, he will make a pilgrimage to his hometown, and perform at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House.
Describing Tim Sample’s work as “humor”… Read more
BBH Opera House: Damn Tall Buildings July 28
Four quintessential roots instruments: the banjo, double bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle come together on the Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage on Friday, July 28, and what happens next is anyone’s guess. Bluegrass, roots, string band music, and so much more from the trio, Damn Tall Buildings – they’ve been called lightning in a bottle.
Sasha Dubyk on upright bass and vocals, Max Capistran on guitar, banjo and vocals and Avery Ballota on fiddle and vocals bring electric energy,… Read more
‘Votes for Women: The History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song’ July 23
Beachcombers’ Discovery Center invites nature exploration
The Beachcombers’ Discovery Center at Pemaquid Beach Park is now open for its 20th season, offering fun, interactive learning activities, interpretive displays, books to borrow, and games throughout the summer.
A partnership between Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and the Town of Bristol’s Parks and Recreation Commission, the Discovery Center has its own space in… Read more
‘Art for Acres’ Stone Symposium and Art Auction
It is an art extravaganza this summer at Oak Point Farm, and you are invited! This year Boothbay Region Land Trust will be hosting the Art for Acres Stone Symposium & Art Auction, which includes a free ten-day stone symposium by the Maine Stone Workers Guild from July 21-30, and a ticketed art auction gala on Aug. 4. Join us for one, or both of these events, for there is something for everyone as nature and art unite!
The Art for Acres events kick off with the Maine Stone Workers… Read more
‘Hamlet’ storms the stage at Heartwood
“Hamlet,” the capstone production of Heartwood Theater’s first 20 seasons, opens July 28 with six evening performances ending Aug. 5. For those who love Shakespeare, for those who have never seen Shakespeare, for those new to Heartwood, and longstanding patrons – this show is a gem, a must see for Midcoast summer theater.
Presented in the black-box Poe Theater, with seating very close to the stage, audience members will thrill to the action, as this committed cast delivers one of… Read more
This week at the Lincoln Theater
“Blackberry” - (R; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - ‘BlackBerry’ tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone. Final showtime Thursday, July 20 at 2 p.m.
Y Arts presents: “Flat Stanley Jr!” - The first summer camp production for 2023. Based on the best-selling book series, Stanley folds his way around the world with his flat-tastic hijinks… Read more
John John Brown performs ‘Lessons from Strangers’
Award-winning folk musician John John Brown is bringing giant comics and iconic photographs to The Waldo stage on Sunday, July 30 at 4 p.m. Titled “Songs, Stories, & Art - Lessons from Strangers,” this original project weaves together songs, stories, and visual art in a live multi-media concert performance.
Throughout the concert, Kerrville New Folk Festival winner John John Brown takes the listener inside the lives of 14 unique characters. An imaginative and colorful world is… Read more
‘Working Maine’ celebrates Mainers and their livelihoods
The first image directly in front of you as you enter Maine Art Gallery is the color photograph of Kaleb, a Bath Iron Works shipfitter taken by Bath photographer/artist Heather Perry. Kaleb is taking a final draw on his cigarette, barely more than a stub. Kaleb is looking straight into the camera. His is a hard job – hard on the body and spirit being crammed into small spaces welding and grinding, but he looks young and strong. Perry has a triptych photograph entitled, “Lunch Break at South… Read more
Antique auto show brings out enthusiasts
Wet weather did not deter the Maine Obsolete Auto League from its Antique Auto Day at Boothbay Railway Village Museum July 15. Despite heavy mist and light rain, several dozen dedicated owners and enthusiasts came to show their love of vintage cars and meet old friends.
Dennis Vieira said he and wife Pauline have been coming to the show for around 30 years, “every year without fail.” This year, they even missed a wedding to attend with their Edsel. Vieira, who drove from Auburn, New… Read more
49th Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta just a few days away
Ahoy Sailors! Great racing begins July 22 with the 49th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 22 and 23. Large colorful sails will be seen in the outer harbor on both days.
Race Committee members have been busy organizing the most premier racing event on the Maine coast. Several local boats will be among the fleet of 60-70 boats expected.
Several classic day sailors will be racing along with a complement of Boothbay Harbor One Designs, a… Read more
Studio 53: David Estey’s ‘Reimagined’ runs through July 30
“David Estey Reimagined” is a solo exhibit by the Belfast, Maine artist of 23 paintings, two thirds of which have been reworked from earlier states. They are improvisational abstract images often with narrative references, done in a variety of sizes using acrylic paint on canvas, wood panels or synthetic paper mounted on panels. This is his fourth solo show at Studio 53 and it fills two rooms.
“While I may have been perfectly pleased with… Read more
This week at Harbor Theater
“Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One” - (2 hours, 43 minutes) - Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider… Read more
Salty Dogs next up in Wiscasset concert series
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to enjoy the free Alive on the Common Concerts for 2023. The concerts are performed on the bandstand on Wiscasset Common, in front of Lincoln County Courthouse and begin at 6 p.m.
The concert series is brought to you by the chamber, Wiscasset Parks & Recreation and others: July 20, Salty Dogs, sponsored by Jenn Spaur; Aug. 3, Whitebeards, by Sherri Dunbar-Tim Dunham Realty; Aug. 10, Crying Out Loud, by Big Barn Coffee/… Read more
Frivolity for all at Heartwood
Fast, funny family entertainment opens on Heartwood’s stage this weekend, as students present two performances of “Scapino!” in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. Open seating is available (no reservations) on Friday,July 14 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m. Doors open for general seating 30 minutes prior to show time. Tickets are $5/students and $10/adults. “Scapino” delivers frivolity and laughter for all ages! (No infants or young toddlers, please.)
Students have spent… Read more
Gabe Tonon’s Country & Western Revue at Opera House
Gabe Tonon and his Country & Western Revue are coming from Nashville to play the Opera House at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 16. The band: bassist (and fellow Mainer) Elijah Ocean, drummer Kevin Finn, Leo Grassl on pedal steel guitar and Tonon, lead guitar.
Tonon is looking forward to returning to Boothbay Harbor and not just for the gig, but to kick back with family and friends he has not seen for 18 months.
Sometimes, Tonon said, it seems like it has taken a whole… Read more
‘Wild Birds and Whimsies’ in the River Room
River Arts in Damariscotta presents photographers, Gail and Paul Karlsson, in a two-person show “Wild Birds and Whimsies” in the River Room. This captivating display runs from Thursday, July 13 through Wednesday, Aug. 2. A public reception will be held on Saturday, July 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Gail Karlsson, an environmental lawyer, writer and photographer focuses on protection and appreciation of the natural world. Gail grew up in New York City and spent summers at her family’s house in… Read more
Chats With Champions welcomes Tess Gerritsen
Chats with Champions is pleased to present Tess Gerritsen as the next speaker at Skidompha Library on Thursday, July 20 at 10 a.m.
Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she… Read more
The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper – hometown news you just can’t get anywhere else.
Lobster Boat Races
SATURDAY of FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND
Races begin at 10 a.m.
Commemorative Ts and sweatshirts at sign up table at Brown’s Wharf on Atlantic Avenue go on sale at 8 a.m. - and they go fast (not as fast as the lobster boats, but pretty close!)
The lobster boat season revs up here in Boothbay Harbor the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend each year!
22 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-7200
Sail the Bennie Alice from Pier 6 in Boothbay Harbor to Cabbage Island, a quintessential Maine experience. The Moore family hosts guests 7 days a week from mid-June through Labor Day serving up traditional Downeast clambakes cooked on the water's edge.
Pier 6, Boothbay Harbor.
207-613-7339
Take the Harbor Princess or Pink Lady II for adventure ... Whale watching - Puffin and pelagic bird trips - lighthouse tour - Reggae cruise - and so many more!
Ticket booth at Pier 8.
207-633-2284
Book a trip aboard the Novelty, Balmy Days II, Miss Boothbay, or Friendship sloop Bay Lady.
Trips include: Monhegan Island, mackerel fishing, harbor tours, more!
Ticket booth on Pier 1 - 20 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-6598
Day sails, sunset cruises, private charters aboard Eastwind and Applejack (formerly the Lazy Jack)!
120 Commercial St./Bristol Marine
Please note: Schooner Isaac Evans is not sailing in 2023.
92 Wall Point Road, Boothbay Harbor
Freedom Boat Club offers an affordable alternative to boat ownership.
207-650-6027
66 Fort Road, Edgecomb
Held the last Thursday in June through September.
Art gallery events, entertainment, food, public participation art projects, more!
First Friday Art Tour
Held between the hours of 3-8 p.m. on the first Friday of June through October.
A self-guided walking (or driving) tour of the art galleries in Boothbay Harbor. See new work by local artists and gallery owners, refreshments; often with live demos and/or music! Times vary. Look for the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber info table outside Coastal Maine Popcorn for the map of participants the first Friday June - Oct. and/or check out the listings in the week’s edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper!
296 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor
Dinner and a music-filled show - summer stock that’s not to be missed! Visit the website for show dates.
Call 633-5297 for reservations.
Established in 2017 as the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. Sculptures of stone from granite to marble, metal, steel and more lead you along the Trail through town, and then by car to locations in Boothbay, East Boothbay and Southport Island. Trail maps are available at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, and other locations to be announced.
50 Sugar Maple Lane, Boothbay.
Breathtaking vistas, challenging 18-hole golf course, and a sea breeze blowing off the ocean. The stunning new clubhouse is unlike any other facility in Maine with luxury amenities - including Giselaine’s Spa, and unparalleled service.