The Harbor Fest Booth will welcome internationally known resident artist Tony van Hasselt as the featured guest of the week at the Boothbay Farmers Market, Thursday, July 2 from 9 a.m. to noon.…
Culture
It seems like a short time has passed since Carlton, a young artist with great expectations, still in grad school going for his master of fine art in painting at Boston University, hung his…
Gleason Fine Art of Boothbay Harbor has two shows running concurrently now through July 28: Kevin Beers: The View from Here and Jean Swan Gordon: Selections from the Estate. The public is invited…
Deb Boucher makes quilts.
She's also an artist, though she humbly denies it.
Boucher has a studio…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Ronald Salter is Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML) July Artist of the Month. Salters' beautiful paintings will be displayed July 1-30 in the library’s upstairs multi-purpose room.
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Lobsterman's Wharf in East Boothbay is under new ownership this summer.
Dan and Eileen Miller bought the business from Bill Murphy in…
Film Review
Have you ever known someone who has said they sometimes hear voices in their head? Perhaps what they're hearing are conversations being had by their emotions — behind the scenes, so to speak.
…
Carousel Music Theater
The lights go up on the stage.
A young woman, dressed in mid-1600s attire, is seated in a grand sitting room. She is gazing longingly, nay, lovingly, at a photograph the audience cannot see…
Southport Memorial Library
Ursula Smith will exhibit botanical and other counted cross stitch works at the Southport Memorial Library during the months of July and August.
As an 8-year-old in…
The annual summer music series of free concerts on the Common in front of the Congregational Church in Wiscasset will be drawing crowds on Thursdays at 6 p.m., July 2 through Aug. 13.
The…
When then 20-year-old Keith Wass took over his ex-wife’s uncle’s hot dog stand in Rockland in 1972, he was studying psychology in college.
The owner of the newest branch of Wasses Hot Dogs…
Be prepared to travel through the landscape oil paintings of guest artist, the late Lee Winslow Court, when you attend the “Stone and Sky” show at Studio 53 in Boothbay Harbor this month. The…
The Village of Wiscasset, already a treasure trove of high quality art, unique shops, and fun eating places, is pleased to introduce several new additions to its stunning offerings. Discover…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor selectmen approved victualers licenses for Mr. C's, Capers, and Mel's Place and a special amusement license for Mr. C's on Saturday nights at their June 22 meeting.
The…
All tales have a beginning and an end, usually in that order. But, in the case of Stephen King's new audio short story, “Drunken Fireworks,” and Tim Sample's experience recording it, it is tale…
It's a "big bright beautiful world" for everyone's favorite ogre in “Shrek the Musical Jr.” Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek Jr. is an irreverently fun show for the whole family!…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current exhibit illustrates “July in Maine” from as many angles as there are artists.
This members’ show, representing 124 regional artists, also…
The Saltwater Artists cooperative gallery will showcase four member photographers whose work has found an appreciative audience in Maine’s local galleries and throughout the country. The show runs…
At the Theaters
The Harbor Theatre
“Jurassic World” concludes its record-breaking Boothbay Harbor engagement with a special late show at 10 p.m., in addition to the regular 7 p.m. screening on Thursday,…
“Elegant.” That was a word that kept making its way into a conversation during an event at The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor one recent June evening.
Chef Stephen Richards, the…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Boothbay Region Fellowship is sponsoring young gospel pianist Timothy Noble in a free community performance at the Opera House on Thursday, July 2 at 7…
An opening reception for George Sherwood’s “Wind, Waves & Light” sculpture exhibition at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay will be held on Wednesday, June 24 from 5-7 p.m.
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First Parish Church, UCC in Brunswick announces its 30th Annual Summer Organ Concert Series. Beginning Tuesday, July 14 and continuing through Tuesday, Aug. 18, this weekly series of six noontime…
Ready to try something new and different and totally fun? Come paint your own glassware!
You choose the glass you would like to paint and select one of the four designs. We provide all…
The Lobster Dock, on the East side of Boothbay Harbor, is celebrating its 15th season in business.
Dawn and Mitch Weiss, originally…
New Harbor Artist Marcia Brandwein's work, primarily oil paintings, will be displayed in her exhibit “In the Moment” at Savory Maine Restaurant in Damariscotta June 17 through July 28. The public…
Dick Alden of Studio 53 and Starfish Studio has been immersed in the art of sculpture for 25 years. His mediums have been both wood and stone, but stone has taken center stage in his creative mind…
River Arts in Damariscotta is hosting an opening reception in the West Gallery for artist Petrea Noyes of Lincolnville who will have a solo show June 19 through July 1.
The opening reception…
The Poet’s Corner
The tiny crab-like spider
crawls about my ceiling
forages for food.…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) is hosting The World of Dance Workshop, July 22-24. This series is designed for students ages 9 to 13 on the basics of popular dance styles, the language of…
The Maine Art Gallery, a nonprofit arts organization, is seeking submissions.
Artists interested in showing their art at the historic “Old Academy” should submit three images of their work…
The village of Wiscasset’s first art walk of the 2015 season is on Thursday, June 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitors from away and local residents are invited to park their cars and stroll the village…
Prompted by the enthusiastic reception of the Mystery Writers' panel discussion last year, the Maine Coast Book Shop will host Maine's top crime and suspense novelists Tess Gerritsen and Julia…
This year marks Sylvan Gallery’s 15th anniversary with a move to a larger commercial space in Wiscasset. The gallery’s new location, at the northeast corner of Water and Main streets, right next…
Established and budding artists are invited to a three-day plein air watercolor workshop with Tony van Hasselt on July 24-26 at various locations in Midcoast Maine. The workshop is open to artists…
Round Top Farm Arts Center
After six years putting on monthly open mic sessions at the Round Top Farm arts center in Damariscotta, organizers have decided to call it quits.
…
53rd annual WIndjammer Days Festival
East Boothbay artist Brad Betts has had a connection with the sea, old sailing vessels and maritime scenes. That connection was nurtured during his years growing up on the Gulf coast. Betts has a…
It’s not too late!
There are still a few open spots for Heartwood’s 13th session of summer camp, running June 29 through July 8, for students entering grades 1-12. Scholarships available by…
The Harbor Theatre will begin presenting musicals and operas on the first Wednesday of each month beginning in July.
In addition to offering first run movies preceded by classic cartoons or…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Maine humorist, author and prize-winning syndicated columnist Tim Sample returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, June 25.
The celebration of the 53…
At the Theaters
The Harbor Theatre
“Jurassic World”: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar, located off the coast of Costa Rica, now features a fully…
A wine and cheese reception for the artists of Centre St. Arts Gallery, and guest artist Camille Davidson of Brunswick, will be held Friday, June 19 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Camille Davidson of…
The Wilderland Interactive Exhibit at the Chocolate Church Art Gallery is an invitation to be curious.
The display combines the artwork of artist kdb with an interactive sensory experience…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
In fall 2014, Girls Guns and Glory were named to Rolling Stone’s “10 New Artists You Need to Know” list.
On Saturday, June 20 the Boothbay Harbor region will have an opportunity to get to…
Film Review: ‘Jurassic World’
Imagine entering a prehistoric world where you can roll with the dinosaurs — literally roll.
Visitors to Jurassic World, constructed on the same island that was home to Jurassic Park, can…
Schooner Landing, the long-standing restaurant and bar in Damariscotta, opened its summer entertainment season Wednesday afternoon with a "Party on the Pier.”
"We have a evolved away from…
Fred Munro bought the Blue Moon Cafe from Wendy and Paul Johnson (who now run nearby Red Cup Coffeehouse) in 2006.
Before running Blue…
Registration is open for Spark ARTS’ 2015 summer program.
Spark ARTS, a youth art program, focuses on…
