A comedic adventure from one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn, comes to the screen this week when we broadcast from London on Thursday.
Ayckbourn holds…
Culture
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The pilot of the C-130 said one gust of wind blew the aircraft 400 feet upward, and when that gust passed it plummeted 300 feet. The co-pilot was the first to spot the Bounty in the…
Maleficent is the extremely powerful, evil fairy in Disney's 1959 animated feature, “Sleeping Beauty.” The character returns in 2014, played by Angelina Jolie in Disney's “Maleficent” a fairy-tale…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath offers an art gallery and a performance arts venue. To kick off Bath’s ArtWalk on Friday, June 20, the CCAC 3rd Friday Concert Series resumes with original…
Described as timeless and powerful, “South Pacific” is coming to the Boothbay Playhouse stage June 26 through July 12. From the hauntingly beautiful first three notes of “Bali Hai” to the romance…
Maine Artists
Franciska Needham will exhibit her artwork at the Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) office gallery from June 2 to July 11.
Needham is an artist of many media, from all types of paint to…
Damariscotta
Skidompha Library’s By Popular Demand film series will feature “No Time for Sergeants” (1958, 119 min.) on Monday, June 9. This comedy, based on the novel by Mac Hyman, stars Andy Griffith, Myron…
Rob Morrow became a household name playing Dr. Joel Fleischman in the award-winning television show “Northern Exposure” (1990-1995), a role which garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy Award…
Maine History
The Lincoln County Historical Association will conduct a symposium this month about the creation and use textiles hundreds of years ago in Maine.
Titled “Keeping Warm in 18th Century Maine…
Live Music
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is one of the largest family musical events in New England. The festival takes place twice a year, bringing thousands of music lovers from all over the world…
Maine Artists
The Colby College Museum of Art will present “Lois Dodd: Cultivating Vision,” an exhibition that brings together nearly 50 drawings, watercolors and prints, spanning four decades, given by the…
Just in time for summer, the new Art at the Grill (the Damariscotta River Grill) exhibit goes up June 9 to run through July 21. An opening reception for the artists, Kim Skillin Traina, Holly…
“Oliver! The Musical” is Charles Dickens' story, “Oliver Twist,” set to music. The New England Regional Theater Company will present the show June 13 and 14 at the Orion Performing Arts Center in…
This week, along with Grand Slam tennis and an emotionally, psychologically, existentially compelling film, Lincoln Theater is pleased this week to present three world-class theatrical…
Out of Our Past
It was more difficult for shipyards to get Navy contracts in the 1950s than it had been in the 1940s. The Navy had tightened up its procedures and was less forgiving of shipyards'…
Take this art-rich self guided tour of exciting art exhibits, open house receptions, studio tours and artist demonstrations. Enjoy the variety of fine art in galleries and studios — all located…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
Thanks to special funding through Lincoln Arts Festival, fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas performed in a 45-minute program at Boothbay Region Elementary School on May 30.
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Local Business
A new restaurant will aim to bring fresh food to the Twin Villages.
Van Lloyd's Bistro is expected to open in mid-June in Damariscotta…
The Gold/Smith Gallery's new show features the works of Maine watercolor artists Consuelo Eames Hanks and Ted Hanks. Some of Ted Hanks' carved shore birds…
Lara De Pietro likes to joke that in her family, “the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.”
The Westport Island chef is bringing a farm-to-table benefit dinner to Westport Island’s historic…
The “Maleficent” character is an extremely powerful, evil fairy, and the main antagonist in Disney's 1959 animated feature, “Sleeping Beauty.” She returns in this 2014 live-action film with…
Local Business
Shannon Schmelzer, owner of Shannon's Unshelled lobster shack, has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Company Corporation'…
Lincoln Theater
Playing on-screen at the Lincoln Theater next week are two of the world’s greatest living actors: five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury, and two-time Tony Award…
What is true love?
“Maleficent” is the back story to the wicked fairy of “Sleeping Beauty” fame. And, like all good stories, real and imagined, love, loss and betrayal is at the heart of…
Artists and art lovers drifted in and out of Studio 53 Fine Art on May 24 to view the fascinating new works of Heidi Seidelhuber and Terry Seaman. The couple, owners of the gallery, attended the…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Pat Slattery and Sally Bullard will show and describe some of their whaling artifacts at the Boothbay Region Historical Society on Thursday, June 12, at 4 p.m. The talk at the…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Perry Palmer, a docent at Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, was between tours one summer day in 2012 when she decided to check out the attic.
Electricity had just been added to the…
Now that we have enjoyed the unofficial start of summer with Memorial Day weekend, Lincoln Theater is adjusting its schedule, adding an additional night and having a weekly matinee on Thursday (…
“Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art,” is on view at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main Street, Topsham now through June 28. A reception will be held on Sunday, June 1 from 2 to 5 p.m.
The exhibition…
Oil paintings by Cheryl Blaydon will be on display at Boothbay Harbor’s The First bank for the months of June and July.
Blaydon’s exhibit is a small representation of her many seascapes…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
An eclectic collection of works by 115 local artists is now on exhibit at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s Gallery at 1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
This…
The comedy-drama, "The Grand Budapest Hotel," tells the story of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. It…
Damariscotta
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine. Playing in the month of June the lineup includes pop, country and…
St. Andrew's Church Youth Choir presents their annual musical production, "Welcome Back, Billie Best," Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m., at Second Congregational Church, Newcastle, and again …
Rhode Island School of Design/Continuing Education is presenting an Antiques and Fine Art Appraisal Class in Maine with Jackie Sideli, antiques show manager, writer and dealer, on June 25, 26 and…
Maine artist Duncan Halm is a painter and sculptor whose latest works-two small steel sculptures are part of a juried show called “My Community” at the River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta, Maine,…
Gold/Smith Gallery will be presenting a selection of original watercolors by noted Maine artists, Consuelo Eames Hanks and Ted Hanks May 29 through June 30. An opening reception, open to the…
Maine Maritime Museum is one of 28 museums and historic sites in Maine and more than 2,000 across the U.S. that will offer free admission to military personnel and their families from Memorial Day…
2014 Y-Arts Celebration: At the Boothbay Playhouse on Monday, May 26 at 6 p.m. A free music event!
YMCA Active Older Adult Trip to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Friday, May 30, 10:30 a.m…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced. Natalie Haas is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music…
As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, we are starting to transition to our summer schedule. This summer we will be open six nights a week. Matinees will be fewer so that more time can be spent…
Al Miller, founder and artistic director of The Theater Project, is seeking actors for a production of Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” The play will be performed on Brunswick's outdoor mall on August…
The featured artists at Studio 53’s first show of the 2014 season will be gallery owners Heidi Seidelhuber and Terry Seaman.
On the first floor Seaman will exhibit his new drawings and…
Back in mid-March, I had the opportunity to visit the American Cemetery at Nettuno-Anzio, 38 miles south of Rome, Italy.
This is the largest cemetery for World War II servicemen in southern…
Saltwater Artists have gathered the last two weekends to ready the Bristol gallery for the traditional Memorial Day weekend opening day on Friday, May 23. The roof has been completed, the bathroom…
Lucy Cooney and Judith Long conceived of the idea for the 10 x 10 Brunswick Benefit Art Exhibit & Sale and the first show was held that very same year, 2007.
Submissions for the 2014…
Read All About It
When first-time visitors to the harbor come into the library, very often one of the first things they tell us is how beautiful our gardens are. This hasn’t always been the case. It…
Based on the 2010 #1 New York Times best-selling book, “Heaven Is For Real” tells the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage…
In 2014, the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic site once again will host a series of living history events, lectures and an archaeology workshop to showcase various aspects of life in Midcoast…
