Gold/Smith Gallery will be presenting “My House and Garden,” a series of painting/collages by John Vander, August 1 though September 3.
These are all works done this past winter and spring…
Culture
The 42nd annual North Nobleboro Day is August 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Nobleboro Community Hall on Upper East Pond Road. Along with outstanding food…
Al Miller, the The Theater Project’s founder and artistic director, is directing a shortened version of Shakespeare's final play, “The Tempest,” at the gazebo on Brunswick's Mall, as part of the…
Harbor Theatre
Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, action comedy “How To Train Your Dragon-2” …
Out of Our Past
I've written a number of articles on local account books over the years. After all, they are some of the few surviving primary documents that, for readers today, give us a feel for…
Don’t miss local Boothbay region galleries special events and exhibits today, Friday, August 1.
It’s all part of the season-long art walk series.
Learn more about the art walk…
The Boothbay Harbor branch of First Federal Savings & Loan is exhibiting the colorful abstract oil paintings of Damariscotta artist Polly Steadman. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Boothbay…
A unique exhibition opens at Studio 53 on August 29. The works of artist/author Bob McKay and the photography of Heather McKay Bowes will be displayed, side by side, just as the…
Visitors to Maine can experience a vast trove of more than 3,000 works of art by Bernard Langlais (1921-1977) in more than 50 institutions and communities across the state as part of the new…
Albert and Gora Pucci were friends of the Zorach family. It was with a 1970 invitation from the Zorach family that Albert Pucci and his wife, Gora, found Georgetown. Georgetown Historical Society…
Here's a summer read of local and ecological interest for readers of Maine, “Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist,” by Dr. John Juriga.
Why? Hines would not only create the famed 1946 duck…
Bay Chamber Concerts mission is to enrich the lives of the people in our community through music and this week’s concerts are no exception. On Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. the Rockport Opera…
Kefauver Studio & Gallery is featuring the jewelry of three talented artists this summer season: Sally Loughridge, Terry Kovalcik, and the collected works of Bolivian artisans from…
Vernon Rail of Southport has been surfing since 1964, the same year the movie “The Endless Summer” debuted. The movie is about surfers from California traveling all over the world in search of the…
All summer and straight on through October, Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor will be featuring “The Working Waterfront,” by Cushing artist John Wissemann.
Wissemann, a maestro of…
Michael Dunn's decades-long love of Chinese antiques began when he was a fledgling antiques dealer in upstate New York. For many years Dunn exhibited in the prestigious…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company's “The Legend of Jim Cullen,” premiered last summer and opens July 24 this year, completely rewritten by playwright/director Griff Braley with a musical score by…
“Chef,” written and directed by Jon Favreau in the title role is the story of Chef Carl Casper who suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to…
This annual event unveils new highlights from the artist John Paul Caponigro's recent international travels north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle. There were also stops…
At Hurricane Gallery in Waldoboro on Saturday, July 26, a new exhibition will open, “From the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Maine.”
Artist and gallery owner Robert Macdonald called the new…
On August 10 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will play host to the 18th annual Lyman and Antique Boat Rendezvous.
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Did we forget to thank you? Because of you, Lincoln Theater was voted Best Theater Venue in Maine in the 2014 Down East Magazine Reader's Choice awards. This week is a good example of some of the…
Lek Saruta of Northern Thailand’s Akha Hill Tribes is completing an internship this summer with Kim and Philippe Villard at their…
Plein air painter Corinne McIntyre is readying for her new show, “Summer in Full Swing,” opening on August 1 at her Ocean Point Studio/Visions of Maine gallery. New land and seascapes will give…
Playing at The Harbor Theatre
“The Endless Summer” (digitally restored) is Bruce Brown's first film on surfing to receive a…
Laughter echoed through the historic Opera House at Boothbay Harbor when veteran standup comedian Paula Poundstone took the stage on July 18.
Poundstone's brand of commentary, observation…
Winner of the 1988 Tony Award of Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, “Into The Woods” continues at the Boothbay Playhouse for six more shows. Based on the well-known fairy tales of the…
Maine State Music Theatre
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) in Brunswick presents the hit Broadway show “Godspell” for two shows only on Monday, July 28 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“Godspell,” based loosely on the Gospels…
Smithsonian Magazine has announced its 10th annual Museum Day Live will take place Saturday, Sept. 27. On this day, over 1,000 museums nationwide will open their doors to the public for free.
…Sue Heil Kibbe has been in love with Maine and New England since her first visit to her grandparent’s home on Southport Island. She has pursued her artistic license in virtually every media while…
The Poet's Corner
Slow rise to this humid morning
from the alabaster-white sheeted bed
…
Michael Dunn's decades-long love of Chinese antiques began when he was a fledgling antiques dealer in upstate New York. For many years Dunn exhibited in the prestigious Winter Antiques Show, held…
French, Russian and British composers comprise the meat of “Entente Cordiale,” the DaPonte String Quartet’s second series of summer concerts, running from July 22 to August 6 in Harpswell, Tenant’…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) has once again installed a collection of artwork that reveals the wealth of talent and creativity found here in Midcoast Maine. Our members’ artwork, 135…
Wings Over Wiscasset 2014
Jeff Sawyer said he feels a lot of pride about performing August 8 at a swing dance for Wings Over Wiscasset at the Wiscasset Municipal Airport. Wings honors veterans, as it did in its 2013 debut…
67th Maine Lobster Festival
ROCKLAND — Maine Lobster Festival organizers, among many worldwide fans of blues rock musician Johnny Winter, are reeling from the news Thursday that Winter died July 16.
According to media…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
“From the Mountains to the Sea: A Juried Exhibit of Native New England Plants,” Friday, Aug. 1 through Tuesday, Sept. 30 in the Bosarge Family Education Center. Come enjoy the intricate beauty of…
Kefauver Studio & Gallery is open and offering painting classes, portfolio preparation services, and art demonstrations, in addition to the original artwork of Will Kefauver and guest artists…
“The Legend of Jim Cullen” is a story of a New Brunswick immigrant living in the wild frontier of Aroostook County in 1873, and the only recorded lynching in New England history.
The…
Maine Artists
There's a new art trail in Maine.
Thanks to Colby College and Kohler Foundation of Wisconsin there is a “trail” of wood sculptures and…
The Frances Perkins Center is once again offering its popular tours of the Frances Perkins family homestead located on the banks of the Damariscotta…
Maine Crafts Guild hosts its annual Damariscotta Fine Crafts Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20, at the Central Lincoln County YMCA, 525 Main Street. Known for excellence in their craft,…
Get To Know...
There's some really good art being done on the wharf outside Boothbay Harbor’s Pier 1 this summer. It’s not a gallery, and there are no high prices on these pieces, but if you're wandering around…
When you visit Gleason Fine Art's exhibit, “Celebrating Monhegan: A Survey,” be prepared to give yourself over to “island time.”
This show features 20 paintings by artists on the island from…
“Into the Woods,” is an imaginative blending of the story lines of some of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's most famous characters, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack (…
Due to the rain, the Harbor Theatre will open at 2:30 today for a 3 p.m. matinee of "Jersey Boys." For this week’s complete theater listing,…
On Friday, July 11, the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library held a fundraiser for the library renovation project’s next two phases at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard from 4 to 8 p.m. The fundraiser was…
There's something for everyone this week at The Harbor Theatre: pop music, dog rescue efforts, culinary adventure and surfing.
“Jersey Boys,” rated R, is based on the Tony Award-winning…
Rock, folk, blues and classical, take your choice or choose them all! There will be lots of great music in the Darrows Barn at the Damariscotta River…
Music will again ring from Round Top Farm this summer.
The Damariscotta River Association will again present the Midcoast Music Fest…
