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…
Culture
Music will again ring from Round Top Farm this summer.
The Damariscotta River Association will again present the Midcoast Music Fest…
Since this season's Carousel Music Theater cast arrived on June 16, they've been memorizing songs and learning how to serve — cabaret style.
On June 17, Carousel owner Robb Barnard handed…
The next guest in Lincoln Theater’s Talking Art in Maine: Intimate Conversations Series will be acclaimed artist, Lois Dodd. Talking Art in Maine is a series of personal, one on one discussions…
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A friend of Nathan Campbell’s mother taught him to make art when he was young. “She was terminally ill, and she wanted to pass on her knowledge to a young artist,” Campbell said. A month ago he…
The paintings of Karen Pettengill will be the featured solo exhibition entitled, “Verdigris,” at River Arts' West Gallery July 3 through July 15. An artist’s reception will be held on Friday, July…
Summers in Bath just became more melodic with the Summer Saturday Concert Series presented by the Chocolate Church Arts Center. The concert series begins at 6 p.m. on July 12 with the folk-rock…
A new, uniquely hand-built gallery, the Cord Wood Gallery, is now open in Bremen. The gallery features traditional folk carvings by Daniel Strawser Sr., a folk artist originally from Berks County…
Photo
This scene from the July 2 performance of Cave Dogs at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor was one of many that dazzled and mystified. The piece, entitled "Sureminded Uncertainties," used…
River Arts in Damariscotta, is inviting artists to submit work for an exhibition with the theme of “The Maine Story.” Artists in any media are encouraged to submit up to three works for jurying.…
The Saltwater Artists Gallery invites patrons and the public to visit the gallery to enjoy light refreshments and mingle with the artists at the annual…
Salt Bay Chamberfest will host a very special afternoon of music, friends and refreshment to support the upcoming 2014 Festival on Sunday, July 6 at 4 p.m. The concert will be at the Gregory…
Summertime, and the living is easy ... sports, plays, food, friends. Hope you can join us this week at Lincoln Theater.
Chef (R, 1 hour 55 minutes)
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“Painting Maine” returns to the Damariscotta River Grill for its fifth annual show, opening on Monday, July 21 and running through Sunday, September 14.
Highlighting the unique beauty of…
The DaPonte String Quartet was named best music group in Maine by the readers of Down East Magazine in its 2014 Readers Choice poll.
“To be included in this list means that you truly are…
The Novel Jazz Septet will be performing eight concerts throughout Maine between July and September featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, two of the most celebrated pillars of…
An artist reception of the Maine Coast Artist Gallery’s “Maritime Show” will be held Saturday, July 12 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friendship is the home of the design and building of the famous…
A small group of Theater Project alumni are taking the stage this summer for a production of Matt & Ben, a satirical look at the early lives of the authors and stars of the 1997 film “Good…
There's a new gallery in East Boothbay. One that was seven years in the making — and one that glows from within.
Artist Brad Betts held a grand opening for his first studio, Down East…
Opening July 24 at Heartwood, “The Legend of Jim Cullen: A Dramatic Musical,” has indeed grown, since its premiere run last summer. Tighter, restructured and compacted, it soars on the notes of a…
Maine State Music Theater
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) continues the 2014 season with the rambunctious production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” July 16 through August 2. Based on the MGM blockbuster film of the…
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, author Richard Rubin will discuss his book, "The Last of the Doughboys," and his decade long…
The past was coming up in shards and other small pieces in Woolwich on July 8, as Claire and Michael Robinson opened up their Kennebec River property to an archaeological dig.
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The Lincoln Arts Festival and Opera House at Boothbay Harbor present a performance by Maine Pro Musica on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. This perfect summer concert offers the Bach Concerto for…
All of your favorite fairy tales will come to life when the Boothbay Playhouse performs the Tony Award winning musical, “Into the Woods.” The brainchild of songwriting genius Stephen Sondheim, “…
Live Music
The Woolwich Historical Society begins the summer with its first ever summer concert series. Held in the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse on Thursday evenings in…
Maine native Kevin Lyons is the July Artist of the Month at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library.
Lyons' interest in…
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is Wes Anderson’s comedy masterpiece about the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa…
Yes, each of the 12 pages in Robert Mitchell’s “Around Boothbay Harbor 2015” calendar offers a stunning view of the Boothbay region. This year in particular, though…
It’s a perfect summer day and children sail out of Cozy Harbor, Southport in Turnabouts. It could be summer 2014 except the young sailors have…
The Artist's Eye Contest
Readers of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper casting votes in The Artist's Eye contest chose Thomas Block as Midcoast Artist of the Year. A total of 500 votes were cast on 40 entries by…
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Who are you? Where are you from? What do you do?
Audience members at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Friday, July 18 may be asked these questions when Paula Poundstone brings her brand of…
The third in the weekly summer-long series of public discussions about science issues is set for Tuesday, July 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. Café Scientifique, hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Oceans…
The second week of Bay Chamber Concerts' Summer Series promises to be as enchanting as the first. On Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House, the sounds of sonatas by Mozart,…
There's a new pizza joint in town. Well, not exactly a joint, but definitely a place to get one of the best, freshest wood-fired pizzas in the area.
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A pictorial history of shows performed at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus date back to 1959 and “The Song of Norway,” staged by the Brunswick Summer Playhouse. The performance…
This year’s Lincoln Arts Festival Jazz Church Service takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 13 at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. The joyous and dynamic program has been a favorite of…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will bring their North American tour show to the Cumberland County Civic Center Sunday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. This concert is the most recently added date to the…
Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its July music series featuring local musicians. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and delight…
Local Business
A new waterfront deli is serving its version of a classic American sandwich. Ava's Seaside Deli opened last month with a menu consisting of breakfast and lunchtime sandwiches. But the one sandwich…
Concert Review
One of the highlights and closing features to the 52nd Windjammer Days Festival happened the night of June 27. No, it wasn't the fireworks, and it didn't get rained out.
It's Friday in our…
Boothbay Region YMCA
Woof, woof, woof! The YMCA Music Theatre Camp wowed audiences with their first production of the summer, 101 Dalmatians KIDS. The cast of 30 danced their way through two performances on Friday,…
The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid are sponsoring an evening lecture on Monday, July 14 by cultural historian Nate Randall, appetizingly entitled “A Plenty of Fish and Lobsters Very…
River Arts in Damariscotta is having a public opening reception of its eighth annual member show, Friday, June 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. The artwork submitted by members for this reflects the “artist…
Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin…
Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor is proud to present the premiere exhibit of wood constructions by Boothbay Harbor artist, and physician, Andr…
The Wiscasset Bay Gallery is hosting an evening reception on Thursday, July 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., which is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The reception coincides…
Plein air painter Corinne McIntyre will feature and exhibit her most recent landscape and seascape paintings of the surrounding area in the new show, “Summer is Here.” A special open house will be…
There are so many great folks that work in the hospitality business in Damariscotta — making life fun for residents and tourists alike. What they often don't get a chance to do is enjoy things…
A small collection of Lois Kramer’s fiber folk art will be on exhibit at the Southport Memorial Library during the months of July and August. Lois calls her…
