BRAF’s final members’ show for the summer of ’23 is providing a seasonal theme with fall colors predominating, along with the “perennial” last blooms of summer. As always, our collection includes an eclectic variety of styles, mediums and subject matter.
In addition to the regular members’ show, BRAF is sponsoring two special solo-artists with shows in the upstairs area. In Gallery One, East Boothbay artist, Jim Farnan has a collection of iconic local scenes. Subjects include The Footbridge... Read more
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Boothbay Railway Village Museum
First Founder’s Day held in honor of George McEvoy
When George McEvoy opened Boothbay Railway Village in 1965, it became Maine’s first public railway museum. The Village, spanning 1850-1950, now encompasses 30 acres and over 25 historic buildings. To commemorate McEvoy’s vision and passion for preserving Maine’s history of railroading and daily life, BRV’s board of directors created Founder’s Day, an annual event to be celebrated the first Sunday following his Aug. 31 birthday.
McEvoy’s youngest daughter, Kate Rice, is on the BRV board and... Read more
https://youtu.be/0nrYm9Shbcs?si=eLeAzkgzRGZ3yLUk
This week at Harbor Theater
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” - (PG13; 1 hour, 32 minutes) - The original My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) followed the journey of Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), a shy woman surrounded by boisterous personalities. Freshly turned 30, she works for her Greek immigrant parents in the family's restaurant, has always done so, and has little hope of achieving any of her other dreams. For the first time in her family's history, she also begins dating a kind, non-Greek man named Ian (played... Read more
Where It’s At
September’s First Friday: Immersion through imagination
The four Boothbay Harbor art galleries participating in First Friday on Sept. 1 positively buzzed with activity.
Art lovers made their way from Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) to Gleason Fine Art, to Studio 53 and then across the Footbridge to Joy to the Wind, checking out new shows, catching up with or meeting favorite artists and all while enjoying refreshments of the liquid-savory-sweet varieties.
Over at BRAF the action started before the 5 p.m. open house – and people were buying!... Read more
Discussing PFAS Contamination: A community forum
Soil and water quality are critical for human and wildlife welfare. In Maine, where we rely greatly on these two resources, it’s critical to protect both. With the recent scientific evidence that PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances) have been found as a contaminant in Maine’s soils and waters, there is growing concern and many unanswered questions about these substances' impact.
In partnership with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Boothbay Clean Drinking Water Initiative, Coastal Maine... Read more
Women’s Barbershop and A capella Chorus Concert
The Carousel Music Theater will be hosting a special concert on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. featuring the Millennium Magic Chorus, a women’s barbershop and A capella chorus. This highly anticipated event will feature the 2019 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champions, who will showcase their exceptional talent and musicality.
The women’s barbershop and A capella concert promises to be a captivating evening filled with beautiful harmonies and delightful performances. With a repertoire... Read more
https://youtu.be/EzGU9PgyKho?si=8k_ItB8QEDEZEl_y
BBH Opera House: Don Campbell Band
The award-winning Maine-based Don Campbell Band has been a mainstay at concerts, fairs, festivals, cruises, and civic events for over two decades, performing a mix of Don’s original music and covers. Their dynamic performances have won him accolades at Nashville’s Grand Ol’ Opry, and on Saturday, Sept. 16, Don and the band bring their music back to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
Don Campbell has a unique and uncanny ability to sing comfortably in the tenor range of Vince Gill, Chris Isaak... Read more
https://youtu.be/bK6ldnjE3Y0?feature=shared
This week at Lincoln Theater
Season six of the Classic Film Club - “Legends & Lovers” – Enrollment is now open! - Join us for season six of Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club, celebrating the “Legends and Lovers” of Hollywood. Host and Film Historian, Jeannie MacDonald, will take us on a journey through these classic couples over six films from October thru March. Enrollment at $55 per person includes admission to all six screenings, free popcorn, and a free beverage from the bar or concessions. This season’s lineup... Read more
First Southport Musicfest ends in style
On a crisp August evening, with a full moon rising in the sky, The Mallett Brother Band rocked a large and appreciative audience of music lovers with their unique style of Americana at this year’s final Southport Musicfest event.
This last concert, billed under the banner “Music under the Stars” delivered that in spades and brings to a close a hugely successful first season of shows by Mallett Brothers, Motor Booty Affair & Piano Men alongside local openers. “We have been overwhelmed by... Read more
https://youtu.be/AAflXqZ5xs0
This week at Harbor Theater
“The Miracle Club” - (PG13; 1 hour, 30 minutes) - Set in 1967, “The Miracle Club” follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) of Ballygar, outside Dublin, who win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. Just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie (Laura Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her mother's funeral. The women set out on the... Read more
‘Coyote and the Boy, Ben’ : A marionette show for the family
A unique experience awaits all who attend the “Coyote and the Boy, Ben” marionette show at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road in Jefferson on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. This is a marionette show about the wonderful relationships in our lives….and in the lives of the wild ones who share our planet with us. This is a story of a Mother Coyote searching for her little pup who has run off to play with a butterfly, and a boy called Ben who finds himself in the... Read more
Pemaquid Art Gallery donates to local community
A long-standing mission of this group is to foster an appreciation of art in the Midcoast area and to support art education. Funding for this mission comes in part from commissions on sales, membership fees and donations from visitors. Each year the group presents checks to local schools and organizations to encourage art education.
Past recipients have been Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta, Bristol Consolidated Schools, Healthy Kids, South Bristol School, and Lincoln Academy in... Read more
https://youtu.be/Boldti8-5N4?si=SfvEd6da8feskycU
Lincoln Theater
A conversation on addiction and substance abuse disorder Sept. 7
“There’s Only One Place To Go After Rock Bottom.” Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. Lincoln Theater and Healthy Lincoln County are pleased to present a free screening of the documentary feature film “Our American Family,” Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m., providing an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse.
Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment,... Read more
‘The Hamilton Collection’ at Studio 53
Join us to enjoy 15 choice paintings by Robert Hamilton brought together on the first floor of Studio 53. Robert Hamilton (1916-2004) built a unique painting language influenced by so many diverse interests, jazz, Italian puppet theatre, surviving 100 P47 combat missions over Germany in WWII, and his ribald humor. Hamilton was especially prolific after his retirement in 1981 from actively showing in the Northeast and teaching at Rhode Island School of Design. It was then that he built a studio... Read more
Two new shows open at Gleason Fine Art
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 31, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens two new shows: "Janice Anthony: At One with Nature" and "Roger Dale Brown: Painting the Town." The artists' reception for both shows is First Friday, Sept. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m., and both shows run through Sept. 26.
“Janice Anthony: At One With Nature”: Unlike many painters who live in Maine, Janice Anthony lives far from the busy coast, in the tiny, up-country, Waldo County town of Jackson, population 610. On any given day,... Read more
https://youtu.be/Kb7jYOYXiVc
This week at Lincoln 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. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most. Final showtime Thursday, Aug. 31 at 2 p.m.
NT Live... Read more
https://youtu.be/Gp3ZFdklPCk?si=0ceg40wb1cKLUnTH
This week at Harbor Theater
“Barbie” - (PG13; 1 hour, 54 minutes) - Living the perfect life in the perfect world, Barbie (Margot Robbie) has it all. Until one day when things start changing and her perfect world seems to fall apart. From her shower being cold to falling off her roof, rather than floating down, and her heels falling flat to the ground — Barbie now has to choose between her perfect life and finding out about the real world. Driving out of Barbie land and into California with Ken (Ryan Gosling), the two set... Read more
https://youtu.be/EwpLjzKsSWw
BBH Opera House: Scotland’s Heron Valley Sept. 8
In the quiet, furthest reaching parts of Scotland; authentic, skillful, energetic Celtic music has been passed down from generation to generation. The band Heron Valley captures the iconic sounds of the bothies, village halls and kitchen ceilidhs. On Friday, Sept. 8, the band brings their music and their traditions to the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
The history of the Great Highland Bagpipe, the Irish banjo, the West Coast fiddle mixed with the driving accompaniment of the piano... Read more
Joy to the Wind Gallery
‘Ebb and Flow’: John M.T. Seitzer seascapes
The fierce beauty and drama of our rocky cliffs here in Maine are breathtaking. Water surges and splashes with each incoming wave. The inhospitable surfaces are rough in spite of the continuum of smoothing ocean washes. Crevices and low spots become temporary tide-pools. Sun baked rock dries at low tide. If you are close enough to get wet, the salt spray will stay on your skin after it dries.
This is the Ebb and Flow of Maine’s beautiful and often forbidding coastline. Nearby Monhegan... Read more
Bands For Books fundraiser Sept. 4
We are right around the corner from Labor Day and so is the 9th annual Bands for Books hosted by The Friends of Wiscasset Library. The fundraiser is on Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakehurst Lodge, 30 Lakehurst Lane, in Damariscotta.
Historically, our new venue, Lakehurst Lodge is known as a great place for dancing. For many years local bands from Maine graced the stage and provided popular melodies of the day, this gathering will be no different. The Salty Dogs, with members who hail... Read more
Outdoor Film Festival Selects Tour at The Waldo
Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The film program will last about two hours. $10 adults / $5 under 18. Buy tickets at https://waldotheatreinc.thundertix.com/events/216057.
The films for this program are:
“The Trapline” - 11.4 minutes – by Andrea Wing – from British Columbia – Short synopsis: Syd has carved out a rich life in the Yukon and she’s... Read more
Wiscasset Art Walk
Local photographer captures ‘Lights of Lincoln County’
Charles Richards did not start his working life as a professional portrait and wedding photographer. He was a paramedic for 11 years and a police officer for eight of those years. Finally leaving public safety after a diagnosis of PTSD, Richards found refuge and healing in the fascinating world of cameras.Last spring, Richards saw a request on Facebook for volunteers, including photographers, from a community initiative called “716 Candles.” He signed on to the project and now has an exhibit, “... Read more
Childrens author book signing at Sherman’s
New England children's author Susan Edwards Richmond will celebrate the launch of her fourth book for young children, “Night Owl Night,” with signings at the Sherman's Book Store and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Boothbay Harbor Aug. 26 and Damariscotta on Aug. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m.
“Night Owl Night” (Charlesbridge) released Aug. 8, is an introduction to bird banding and capture-and-release research, as well as a mother-daughter story about owl conservation and patience, perseverance, and... Read more
Wiscasset Community Center
Last Wiscasset outdoor movie night Aug. 25
Wiscasset Elementary School Partners in Education (PIE) and the WCC are looking forward to the final free movie night of the summer season, Friday, Aug. 25. We’ll be showing the 2015 film, “Hotel Transylvania 2” at 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset Community Playground, 225 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset.
Film synopsis: Dracula (Adam Sandler) has opened the Hotel Transylvania's doors to humans, and things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis,... Read more
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
‘COLLECTIONS: White-line Color Woodcuts’ new Villard show in Sept.
Villard Studios are pleased to present a new show of collections reflecting the range and versatility of collaborative artists Kim & Philippe Villard in the medium they are known for: the White-line Color Woodcut.The show, curated by Kim Villard, reflects on the different environments and styles that have been explored by the artists over the last 30 years. The works presented have been collated into groupings titled “COLLECTIONS” as the color woodcut images range in style from traditional... Read more
Teams gear up for popular tuna challenge
Registration for the second annual Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge sold out by March. Now, 75 teams are weeks away from a potential $35,000 first place prize for the event to be held Sept. 3 to 9.
"Everybody was just really excited to come back so we wanted to continue keeping everybody happy, supporting the working waterfront and just making sure this tournament grows,” said Jax van der Veen, chair of the tuna challenge committee. “We have really big hopes for the tournament to grow every... Read more
https://youtu.be/0ZsEo-K8uqM
This week at Harbor Theater
“Barbie” held over by popular demand! And “Beethoven” is the FREE drive-in movie in the Meadow Mall parking lot Sunday, Sept. 3!
“Barbie” - (PG13; 1 hour, 54 minutes) - Living the perfect life in the perfect world, Barbie (Margot Robbie) has it all. Until one day when things start changing and her perfect world seems to fall apart. From her shower being cold to falling off her roof, rather than floating down, and her heels falling flat to the ground — Barbie now has to choose between her... Read more
https://youtu.be/avz06PDqDbM
This week at the Lincoln Theater
“Afire” - (NR; 1 hour, 43 minutes - In German with English subtitles) - While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon and photographer Felix are surprised by the presence of Nadja, a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive. Christian Petzold’s acclaimed latest was the winner of the... Read more
Celebrating the opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the Homestead Celebration & Awards Ceremony. The Ceremony honored Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board with the Steadfast Award, Mufalo Chitam, Executive Director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition with the Open Door Award, and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine... Read more
International Overdose Awareness Day
‘716 Candles’: Honoring lives, creating awareness
Healthy Lincoln County is proud to present "716 Candles," a transformative series of events commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day. Taking place throughout late August 2023, this community-driven project aims to shed light on the human cost of substance misuse and the opioid epidemic while fostering healing, unity, and understanding within the Lincoln County community.
In Lincoln County, Maine, substance use disorder and the overdose epidemic touch nearly every individual, family,... Read more
Boothbay Railway Village
RESCHEDULED! Boothbay Cornhole Classic now Sunday, Sept. 24
The 3rd annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic will kick off Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. It was originally scheduled for Sept. 16, but Hurricane Lee was expected to hit the Maine coast.
A fundraiser to benefit the Special Olympics Maine, the rain or shine round robin event is professionally organized by Wicked Cornhole. Registration is $60 per team and 4 games are guaranteed. The tournament will feature food provided by... Read more
River Arts
Cathy Bennigson solo show in the River Room
River Arts is pleased to announce abstract artist, Cathy Bennigson’s upcoming solo show “Color and Motion” in the River Room August 24 through September 13. Bennigson’s vibrant abstract paintings are sure to captivate. A public reception will coincide with River Arts “Abstract” show Saturday, Sept. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Bennigson began her art studies at the School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) in Boston. After studying there for five years, Bennigson was invited to join the board of directors... Read more
https://youtu.be/6EaC3ASi6Cs
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
BB Harbor Opera House: Grammy-nominee Seth Glier Sept. 2
An acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Seth Glier is the winner of five Independent Music Awards. He has appeared on the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage on multiple occasions, since his Maine debut with Livingston Taylor in 2010. On Saturday, Sept. 2, Seth Glier returns to the Opera House stage for a solo show celebrating the release of his 6th album, “Coronation.”
His music has taken Seth around the world, including to China where he participated in a... Read more
Southport Memorial Library
Author talk with Gerry Boyle
Join us at the Southport Memorial Library on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 6:30 to welcome author Gerry Boyle for an author talk.
Gerry Boyle is the author of 16 crime novels, including the acclaimed Jack McMorrow mystery series. His latest novel is “Robbed Blind: A Jack McMorrow Mystery.” The previous McMorrow novel, “Random Act” was awarded the 2020 Maine Literary Award for crime fiction, the second time a McMorrow novel has been chosen for that honor.
Background from the Islandport Press: The... Read more
Skidompha Public Library
Chats with Champions: Adam Hochschild
Chats with Champions is proud to present historian Adam Hochschild, the author of “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.” Hochschild will speak on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. Please allow adequate time to find parking.Hochschild has written a “masterly” (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war,... Read more
New sculpture on the Trail
The Carriage House Restaurant in East Boothbay has become a stop on the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail.
Sculpture Trail board members Dan Ucci and Bill Royall, with artist Rob Lash of Vermont, installed “Bang!” on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Lash, formerly of Gardiner, writes on his website about his work: “From the subtle suggestions in wood such as a hole piercing the work and showing a glimpse of the inside of the form, to steel forms where half the form is exterior surface and half is... Read more
2023 Maine Authors Book Festival Aug. 26
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting their fourth annual book festival Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 High St. in Thomaston. Forty-eight authors will be in attendance to sign and sell their books. The event will also include a children’s area hosted by the Coastal Children’s Museum, presentations, raffles, live music by Don and Cindy Roy, food and drink from Station 118, and ice cream from Stone Fox Farm Creamery.
From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., children’s authors Amy... Read more
Art for Art’s Sake Show & Sale Aug. 25-27
Set your course for Hodgdon Yacht Services, 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport or 43° 49′ 45.768″ N | 69° 40′ 36.6852″ W Over the weekend of Aug. 25-27, art lovers will be bound for Hodgdon Yacht Services for Lincoln Arts Festival’s Art For Art’s Sake Show & Sale. This much anticipated event has been a favorite every summer since 1995! Each year, local and regional artists, weavers, sculptors, authors, jewelers and artisans bring their latest works to this show that attracts hundreds of art... Read more
Midcoast Conservancy
Live Edge Music Festival features Maine bands
Sunday, Sept. 10, Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 11th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from 12-6 pm, a fun-filled day of live music, great local food and beer and wine set in the midst of HVNC’s 1,000 acres of trails, pond shore frontage and bogs. This year’s all-Maine musical line-up includes Primo Cubano, The Boneheads, The Hot Suppers, and Papa Tim and the Desperate Man’s Blues Explosion.
The Hot Suppers are beloved musicians of Waldo County, Maine who meld... Read more
Maine Irish Heritage Center
Ford Film Fest to celebrate with screening in Damariscotta
In their hometown of Portland, Maine, the brothers were known as Frank and Jack “Bull” Feeney. Born to Irish Immigrants from Spiddal in Galway, they were members of St. Dominic’s in Portland's West End, the heart of the Irish immigrant community in Portland; now home to the Maine Irish Heritage Center and the John and Francis Ford Collection. The festival promises an array of opportunities that will appeal to both devoted film enthusiasts and those seeking an enjoyable summer weekend activity... Read more
Maine Art Gallery
Members’ exhibit reception is Aug. 19
Works in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, assemblage, collage, photography, and digital imagery are among the more than 100 individual pieces in the upcoming Maine Art Gallery Members Show. Artists were invited to submit two works for display. “The approaches, technical skills and imagery are wide ranging, which makes for a lively show,” said Mark Coates, exhibit chair.
An opening reception at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 features guitarist Jud Caswell. This exhibit will run from Aug.... Read more
Ninth annual Gardens Aglow tickets on sale Sept. 25
See the Gardens in a Whole New Light: Nov. 18 through Dec. 31. At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, planning is underway for the ninth annual Gardens Aglow. Consistently ranked in USA TODAY’s 10 Best poll for top five holiday light shows in the country, this year’s seasonal celebration will feature new walking routes and paths to explore, as well as some new vistas and old friends (hello, Wade the Moose!). With more than 750,000 LED lights woven through 14 acres of central gardens, the Gardens... Read more
Bands For Books silent auction
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakehurst Lodge, 30 Lakehurst Lane, in Damariscotta, the Bands for Books Fundraiser for Wiscasset Public Library returns with its silent auction.
The Committee is pleased to announce we have several new and different donations from area residents and businesses. You may wish to bid on Dzerts by Daphne – a dessert each month for 12 months; a photograph of Cuckold’s Pass; a nautical canvas bag full of goodies; four general admission seats to the... Read more
https://youtu.be/Ss0jpO3txVQ
This week at Lincoln Theater
“Forrest Gump” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 22 minutes) - What better way to celebrate summer than with some old favorites on the big screen! Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the final film in our 2023 Summer Blockbuster series, “Forrest Gump.” Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam... Read more
LCHA makes final preparations for annual Preservation Party
Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual dinner and auction, Preservation Party, to be held at Pownalborough Court House 23 Court House Rd, Dresden, is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, just a few short weeks away! Seating is limited, so this is a perfect time to reserve a place at the table. Full details can be found at lincolncountyhistory.org
Cocktails begin at 4 p.m. with antipasto appetizers and music by jazz guitarists Neil Lamb and David Lawlor. After the catered three-... Read more
Chamber Music Festival
World famous flutist will perform with Lincoln Center musicians
A concert starring MacArthur “Genius” Award-recipient flutist Claire Chase will highlight the final week of this year’s 29th annual Salt Bay Chamberfest, an acclaimed chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta. The 2023 season, called Goddess, will come to a grand conclusion with an exciting performance on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. In addition, free events will take place on Aug. 17 and 19.
Aug. 19, Chase will perform works for various kinds of... Read more
https://youtu.be/6kY4tgGy55Q
This week at Harbor Theater
“Barbie” - (PG13; 1 hour, 54 minutes) - One week only! Wear pink to any show and take a selfie in our Barbie picture frame! Living the perfect life in the perfect world, Barbie (Margot Robbie) has it all. Until one day when things start changing and her perfect world seems to fall apart. From her shower being cold to falling off her roof, rather than floating down, and her heels falling flat to the ground — Barbie now has to choose between her perfect life and finding out about the real world.... Read more
https://youtu.be/4jVSZzW0HL0
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Jon Pousette-Dart Aug. 26
He’s been called “the missing link between The Byrds and Vince Gill, a folk rock legend,” by the MTV network and on Saturday, Aug. 26 singer-songwriter Jon Pousette-Dart comes to Boothbay Harbor to perform at the Opera House.
Pousette-Dart is a veteran within the music industry having launched his successful run in the 70s. In the new millennium he is still making music that is touching, timeless and imbued with universal appeal. His long-time band mate Jim Chapdelaine appears on his recent... Read more
Capital City Improv bringing on-the-spot comedy to the Waldo
The Waldo welcomes Capital City Improv for a night of fun and laughter on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. Using audience suggestions and interviews, Capital City Improv creates unique, on-the-spot comedy shows that live for one night only!
Dennis Price, founder of Capital City Improv, studied and performed improvisation in Chicago with The Second City and IO Theater (formerly ImprovOlympic). While performing with IO house team Honeyslide, Dennis watched and worked with some of the best... Read more
‘Art at the Grill’ celebrates summer in Maine
A new show opens Aug. 21 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Susan Tilton Pecora and Kimberly Skillin Traina. Three distinct styles and mediums explore a number of themes, each capturing a unique viewpoint depicting the natural beauty of Maine. The “Art at the Grill” opening reception is Thursday, Aug. 24. Art is on display through Oct. 16.
Join us for a special Prix Fixe three course menu that will be offered for $29, with a choice of wine... Read more
https://youtu.be/2-VoY2QRaww
Canada’s Cecilia at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House Aug.12
Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue – that is Cécilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada's finest musicians, it is a pleasure to see how much enjoyment Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy, and Louis Schryer find in playing together. While honoring their heritage as Cécilia, their music making has an undeniably fresh and high-spirited sound.
They bring the best of many musical worlds together in their explorations of traditional, Celtic and Quebecois music... Read more
https://youtu.be/iGEj-Nsdt4U
20th season celebration weekend
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Back to back shows Aug. 17-19!
Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has graced the downtown for nearly 130 years, and in its long life it has had many incarnations. For the past two decades it has roared back to life as a live performance venue, bringing in renowned regional, national and international acts. In celebration of the organization’s 20th season, three back to back concerts are planned for mid-August. Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas on cello and Scots fiddle kick-off the performance trifecta on Thursday, Aug.... Read more
A visual history fundraiser like no other Aug. 20
There really could not be a better fundraising idea for a historical society than that of the upcoming event for Boothbay Region Historical Society. On Sunday, Aug. 20 at Harbor Theater, world renowned freelance photojournalist/filmmaker Bob Krist will present six of his mini-documentaries that feature coastal Maine. Krist has invited photographer Ben Williamson who from 2012 to 2022 he was Down East magazine’s staff photographer, photo brand coordinator and “adventure leader.”
Over the course... Read more
Pat Colwell/Soul Sensations: ‘Women of Soul’ at The Waldo
Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations are bringing their 100% old-school soul revue to The Waldo in Waldoboro this Saturday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. A loving tribute to the female giants of soul music, Women of Soul is 90 minutes of pure, unadulterated joy featuring the sounds of superstars Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, Etta James, and Dusty Springfield.
They’ll also be taking a deep dive into the musical genius of lesser known, but brilliant artists like Ann Peebles,... Read more
Kerr+Jones Gallery
Reception for artist Scout Dunbar Aug. 17
Kerr+Jones Fine Art and Craft in East Boothbay continues to showcase noted contemporary Maine artists with a reception for artist Scout Dunbar on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Dunbar’s works in ink, paint and colored pencil stand alone in the realm of creativity. Her dreamlike, primitive images of birds, boats, fish and flowers evoke a playfulness that draw in the viewer to a magical sense of place. In her current collection, she finds steady inspiration along the shore of Muscongus Bay... Read more
Press release
WW&F plans picnic weekend
Throughout the second weekend in August, you can visit the WW&F Railway for its Annual Picnic, which it has been hosting since 1992 to showcase what the Railway has to offer.
This year’s picnic, called “Little Trains and Littler Trains,” will highlight model railways with two different displays: at Sheepscot Station, the Great Falls Model Railroad Club will be displaying two layouts and have select items available for purchase; at Alna Center Station, the association of 16mm Modellers will... Read more
https://youtu.be/aLgB-jyZEKo
This week at the Lincoln Theater
“GODDESS” - 2023 Salt Bay Chamberfest Festival Concert Series - . On Friday, Aug. 11, join them for their second festival concert, featuring the Brentano String Quartet. And on Tuesday, Aug. 15, the third concert, features mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich, violinists Susie Park and Sean Lee; with Che-Yen Chen and Natalie Loughran on viola, and cellists Oliver Herbert and Wilhelmina Smith. Festival concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. with pre-concert lectures at 6:30. Information on each festival concert is... Read more
‘Night of the Living Rez’ author speaks on Monhegan
The Monhegan Memorial Library is pleased to welcome Morgan Talty in our fifth annual Distinguished Writers Series on Monhegan Island. Winner of several prizes including the National Book Critics John Leonard Prize, his debut work “Night of the Living Rez” is a series of connected stories about life on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. Talty has been heralded for his “electric and captivating voice,” a part of the “canon of great Native American Literature.” (The New York Times).On... Read more
‘Something Rotten!’ opening at MSMT Aug. 10
What happens when you take one part “Spamalot,” one part “Book of Mormon,” and add a rhyming couplet (or two) with a large splash of thrilling dance routines? You get the hilarious musical comedy that brings Shakespeare to glorious, vibrant life … “Something Rotten!”Set in 1595, “Something Rotten!” follows the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling artists struggling to succeed in the Elizabethan theatrical world – constantly in the shadow of The Bard himself, the Renaissance rockstar... Read more
Maine Art Gallery
An exuberant celebration of Mainers at work
Visitors to the current exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset will find an exuberant celebration of Mainers at work that is not to be missed. “Working Maine” encompasses a wide variety of mediums ranging from photography, watercolors, pastels, acrylics and oils to whimsical wood assemblages. And the images in the show represent the grit, determination, and creativity of the people who make our state so special.The Maine Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges show sponsors Camden... Read more
Debbie Myers to play at North Nobleboro
The 51st annual North Nobleboro Day will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Nobleboro Community Hall, 554 Upper East Pond Road. Along with a delicious chicken barbeque, giant silent auction, raffles and homemade crafts, the North Nobleboro Community Association (NNCA) is proud to present the return of Debbie Myers and her band Redneck Rodeo from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Born and raised in the Canadian country music scene, Debbie has been singing professionally since... Read more
Boothbay Farmers Market in 20th year
Thursday mornings are set aside during the summer months by local residents and visitors for visiting Boothbay Farmers Market on Boothbay Common, off Route 27 in the heart of Boothbay Center.
Held from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday from mid-May to early October, the Common is a beehive of activity, as a variety of vendors set up and display their wares and customers roam around looking for and buying fresh food and much more.
2023 is the 20th year of Boothbay Farmers Market which has been held... Read more
Salt Bay Chamberfest
‘GODDESS’ kicks off Aug. 8
Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta, is set to open its 29th season next week. This year’s festival, entitled “GODDESS,” celebrates five centuries of women in music as creators, storytellers, and muses. More information and tickets can be found at www.saltbaychamberfest.org.
Running Aug. 8-19, the nationally recognized festival will feature a series of concerts as well as free community events. The first concerts will take place on Tuesday, Aug... Read more
Fort Edgecomb standing guard over Sheepscot since 1809
Fort Edgecomb is a state historic site, but 215 years ago it served as an important defense post. During the Thomas Jefferson administration, hostilities between the U.S. and Great Britain were growing. The Crown and the burgeoning new nation were at odds over trade and commerce, Native American policy, and Britain’s seizing of American sailors for use in its navy. The Embargo Act of 1807 also closed American ports to foreign trade during the Napoleonic War between Great Britain and France.
In... 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 sculptures to... Read more
Mathias Fine Art
Book talk and signing by Michael Culver: Aug. 10
Michael Culver is the featured artist of the show and he will present a book signing and talk on Thursday, Aug. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m.
His new book, “Sparring in the Dark: The Art and Life Of Maine Painter Henry Strater,” chronicles the untold story of Ogunquit and Lost Generation artist Henry Strater who first contemplated a literary career had strong ties to the literary community in the interwar years. He is known for two portraits of Hemingway and for his illustrations of Ezra Pound’s Cantos... Read more
Heartwood Regional Theater Company
‘Hamlet’ : Final four performances this week
To be there – or not to be there? The answer: “yes!” Heartwood Theater’s production of “Hamlet” - the greatest play ever written, is a must-see, with a gorgeous set and modern costumes, beautiful lights and soundscape – and incredible acting by a well-cast, strong ensemble, in the black-box space of the Parker B. Poe Theater.
Opening weekend audiences leapt to their feet, with thunderous applause. The most frequently heard exiting comment was, “This is the first time I think I’ve been able... Read more
https://youtu.be/9FXCSXuGTF4
This week at Lincoln Theater
Auditions! For Lincoln County Communiy Theater’s 2023-24 season on Monday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall. The 2023-24 season will include a Fall play with production dates planned for November 10-12, 17-19, as well as a spring musical with production dates planned for May 3- 5. For those auditioning for a play, cold reading sides will be provided. You can prepare an audition piece, such as a monologue, but it is not required. Those auditioning for the musical... 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 pastel paintings... Read more
Gleason Fine Art
‘Ed Parker: All in the Same Boat’
Southport artist Ed Parker's new show, "All in the Same Boat," at Gleason Fine Art opens Aug. 3 and runs through Aug. 29, with a reception for Ed on First Friday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Ed Parker likes a good story, one with a twist or one that might be called a tall tale. He also loves pretty much anything to do with the sea; animals, exotic ones like sea serpents and more ordinary ones like dogs, cats, and moose; and history, especially the 19th century, otherwise known as the Victorian... Read more
‘I’m bored!’ We’ve got some cures for that
Swim, swing, search ... ride, row, read … When the long summer days become a dilemma for parents who hear “I’m bored” more often than not from their kids, there are plenty of opportunities in the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions to engage the youngsters for a few hours a day … and get them away from their screen time.
For the younger ones, there is Clifford Playground on Back River Road in Boothbay. The newly refurbished facility has slides, swings, climbing bars and more items to burn that pent... Read more
Storytime at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library presents “Frog and Toad”
Storytime, a summer event series hosted by Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, performed a reading and special musical performance of “Frog and Toad” on the lawn Saturday, July 29 to a crowd of near 70 parents and excited children. The event was organized by Bethany Schmidt, programs and technology manager for the library.
Actors Imij Armstead (Toad) and Scout Martin (Frog) sang “A Year with Frog and Toad” (Robert and Willie Reale, 2002) from the musical of the same name, then segued into a... Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uQgd8wCQo
‘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 Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7... Read more
https://youtu.be/bK6ldnjE3Y0
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, Aug. 3.
“Asteroid... Read more
Where It’s At
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 the... Read more
‘Lobsterbake & More’ Aug. 12 at Lincoln Home
The annual Lobsterbake & More returns to the Lincoln Home on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. Get your tickets early for a fun summer evening under the tent on the shores of the Damariscotta River. The Sandy River Ramblers bluegrass band returns for some toe tapping music and after dinner dancing. Enjoy fresh Damariscotta River oysters, lobsters and chicken with delicious blueberry desserts. Take a chance to win two bicycles or two kayaks at the raffle.
The event will be under a... Read more
Sylvan Gallery
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 (on... Read more
Follow the Gleam
Thanks to Windjammer Days, a rich marine history and a community of sailing enthusiasts, Boothbay Harbor sees its fair share of beautiful boats. It is hard for a ship to stand out amid other stunning vessels. But whether due to its sleek lines, long history, or because the 86-year-old boat still wins races, the Gleam turns heads.
“Gleam’s presence in Boothbay Harbor is pretty special because she's not from here, and you don't see boats like that often here,” said Andy Tyska, owner of... Read more
Hendricks Hill Museum
A place where visitors step into the past
There was a time when people owned their own street lights, slept on a hay mattress with rope supports, and did their daily chores without any electrical appliances. For those wanting to take a glimpse into the past, Hendricks Hill Museum in Southport is the place for you.
Established in 1988, the museum is at a circa 1810 farmhouse filled with artifacts, exhibits and photos highlighting Southport’s past. Southport Historical Society was established in 1976 during America’s Bicentennial... Read more
There’s something for everyone on Monhegan Island
The natural beauty of Monhegan Island awaits on Balmy Days’ Monhegan Cruise. Take the 1.5-hour trip aboard the Balmy Days II to experience the breathtaking scenery that has attracted artists and nature lovers from around the world. Visit for a day or stay overnight at one of the island’s accommodations. The optional half-hour “Trip Around the Island” tour also provides a view of the highest cliffs in Maine, as well as occasional whale and seal sightings on the Duck Rocks.
“I think it really... Read more
Farnsworth Library
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 and... Read more
Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail: Hewn by hand sparked by imagination
Created in the imagination and realized in granite, marble, quartzite, bronze, metal and steel ... carved into abstract shapes, archetypal figures, birds, animals, and people – including two children: One in a soap box derby racer; another, flying on a magic carpet with an open book … welcome to the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail (BRST).
The sculptors/artists represented on the Trail are Andreas von Huene, Miles Chapin, Chris Lewis, Mitch S. Billis, Roger Milinowski, Dick Alden, Lance... Read more
Joy to the Wind Gallery
‘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.
On a more personal level, the love of flowers is a bond that connects and unifies those who find solace in them. Flowers are a source of pleasure, sustenance and healing.. “The... Read more
Wiscasset’s 1807 Castle Tucker
Castle Tucker was Silas Lee’s dream house, on land he spent 15 years piecing together from “teeny” properties he bought up, owner Historic New England’s Midcoast Maine Site Manager Peggy Konitzky said.
So why is it not Castle Lee? Showing Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper around, Konitzky explained, for one thing, Lee called it Elm Lawn, for all the elms, which later died. The current name dates to early 20th century, when Jenny Tucker, daughter of Captain Richard and Mollie Tucker, was... Read more
Blake’s Boatyard: Family-owned for 70 years
At Blake’s Boatyard, the term “family business” could not be more fitting. For 70 years, it has been owned by members of the Blake family, starting with Fred Blake in 1951 through to current owners Amy – who is Fred’s granddaughter – and her husband Dusty Goodwin.
Amy’s grandparents, great-grandparents and extended family members have all worked at Blake’s. As she told the Register, “Growing up myself, my brother Tyler and cousins Aaron and Charlinda all worked here at various times.”
Amy and... Read more
Plein Air Painters of Maine artists' reception July 27
Come see Wiscasset through the eyes of 14 Maine artists at the Plein Air Painters of Maine Artists' Reception, hosted by Historic New England, at Nickels-Sortwell House Barn on Thursday, July 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
On view and available for purchase are works by Michael Vermette, John Sawyer, Anthony Watkins, Diane Dubreil, Celia Ludwig, Jim Farnan, Deena Ball, Eric Glass, Cassie Sanos, Allison Donahue, Ken Harvey, Sarah Hopkins, Stephan Gianinni, Penny... Read more
https://youtu.be/Gp3ZFdklPCk
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-13; 1 hour, 31 minutes) - Set in 1967. A... Read more
https://youtu.be/2m1drlOZSDw
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 forced to consider... Read more
BHML sets summer line up, eyes centennial
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML), a community hub since 1924, is gearing up for a busy summer of activities and events. Executive Director Joanna Breen explained, “circulation is almost back to pre-pandemic levels: 28,000 in 2022 after dropping to 12,000 in 2020.” With local population swelling in July and August, the library expects circulation, or checkouts, to hit 30,000 this year.
The Summer Reading Passport program for children is indicative of the library’s sustained growth. “... Read more
https://youtu.be/BBpCk7UD6NQ
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, extraordinary... Read more
Wiscasset Bay Gallery
‘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 States.
Among... Read more
Where It’s At
‘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
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
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” rather than... Read more
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure at Rotary’s Big Gray Barn
When you are handed lemons, you make lemonade. And this “lemonade stand” has been more fruitful than ever imagined.
In this case, the lemon was the pandemic. But Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club did not let COVID-19 sour the club’s enthusiasm or hard work after the 63rd annual August Auction in 2020 was canceled, as were a number of other main events in the region.
“The pandemic forced us to think and act differently, create new goals for socializing while social distancing and wearing masks, and... Read more
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 the pavilion at Pemaquid Beach Park. A naturalist from Coastal Rivers staffs the Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday through... Read more
Sweetest tradition in the Harbor
Year after year, century after century, residents and visitors are drawn to Orne’s Candy Store at 11 Commercial St. and there’s no mistaking the sweet smell of chocolate as soon as you enter.
The story behind the oldest retail business in the Boothbay area is also the story of two families: the Ornes and the Websters, consecutive owners of the store for the past 138 years.
The business opened on July 4, 1885, owned by 16-year old Thaddeus Orne and William Weymouth offering bananas, candy and... Read more
Sunken Garden: Peaceful spot near Wiscasset’s downtown
Sunken Garden, off Federal and Main streets in Wiscasset, has “a certain peacefulness about it,” Garden Club of Wiscasset’s Emily Adler said. Created in the early 1900s in the foundation of a burnt hotel, it is free for the public to step down into, away from a busy week and into the tranquility, said Adler and, interviewed separately, Terry Heller of the club and head of Wiscasset’s Appearance of the Town Committee.
“The Sunken Garden is a hidden jewel in the middle of the historic village, a... Read more
‘An experience you won't ever forget’
A front row seat to the world's first restored Atlantic Puffin colony awaits on Cap’n Fish’s Puffin Cruise. Take the 2.5-hour trip aboard the Pink Lady II to Eastern Egg Rock to see Maine’s iconic cuties. Narration by a naturalist from National Audubon’s Project Puffin provides the history of the puffins and the Eastern Egg Rock restoration directly from the people involved.
“They are just the most charismatic birds,” said naturalist Arden Kelly. Kelly described the puffins’ beautiful... Read more
At work in Boothbay Harbor: Assemblage artist André Benoit
Winding roads with picturesque views, and then a steep gravel drive, lead to artist André Benoit’s scenic studio property in Boothbay Harbor. It is a sunny spring day and he has just finished “Rub a dub dub,” a wood assemblage depicting three men in a tub, rowing against one another, spiraling and spinning.
His studio is a 30-foot x 30-foot two-story workshop packed with finished art, materials and tiny bits and pieces of scrap metal and furniture and antiques. To the naked eye, it is a hot... Read more
‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at MSMT
The award-winning Broadway hit based on the 1980 cult classic movie, “9 to 5: The Musical” is set to keep the summer entertainment going full speed at Maine State Music Theatre.
“I get letters every year saying ‘When are you doing 9 to 5?,’”said MSMT Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark. “The movie was one of the most hilarious ever written, and the success of the stage show is the fact that they’ve found a way to transfer the humor of that film onto the stage – it’s outstanding!”
With music and... Read more
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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.
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