Culture

“Minions: The Rise of Gru” – (PG; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - In this version, Gru (Steve Carell), long before he becomes the master of evil, is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia…

“Maine’s First Ship” will be the last talk of the 2022 season for the Popham Beach Library Summer Series. On Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m., Orman Hines, president of the Maine’s First Ship…

Tom DiMenna
Come and “Ride the Peace Train” with singer/songwriter Tom DiMenna as he shares classic tunes from the legendary Cat Stevens on the Lincoln Theater stage, Saturday Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. The…

This year The Lincoln Home, a non-profit assisted living community, celebrates 95 years of serving seniors and our Lincoln County community. On Saturday evening, Aug. 20, we will host our big 95th…

Lincoln County Historical Association continues its series of talks on Women Writers of Lincoln County with a talk by Gary Lawless entitled “Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm.” Lawless,…

Where It’s At

“Why, this is very midsummer madness.” - So said Olivia in Act 3, Scene 4 of “Twelfth Night;” and so will you when you come to River Company’s production of “The Complete Works of William…

The Peace Gallery in Damariscotta is premiering it’s 12th program in August. It’s a one-time-only engagement offering live music and chanting on Thursday evening, Aug. 4 at 6.

Carla and…

Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage will once again team up to present a co-production of “Smoke on the Mountain” Aug. 2-28. 

The show tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of…

Neal Hughes

For the second year in a row, Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer an exhibition of the extraordinary oil paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, two renowned landscape artists recognized for…

The organizers of this year’s OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show are pleased to announce that six trophies will be awarded at this year’s show. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 from…

John Butke

River Arts presents the annual exhibition devoted to “Land and Sea.” Juror Eric Glass selected artworks in this robust exhibition that draw inspiration primarily from the landscapes of Maine. The…

The Boothbay V.E.T.S. Walk-a-Thon for Homeless Veterans kicked off July 24 at Iron One Painting in Boothbay. The event is in support of veterans Ed Harmon’s and Arthur Richardson’s Boothbay…

“Peter and the Starcatcher” is a veritable treasure chest sparkling under the lights, as the lid lifts and the contents are discovered…

The organ concert at All Saints by-the-Sea originally scheduled for this Saturday, July 30 has been postponed to a later date to be determined.

After a successful launch in 2019, the third season of The MidCoast Film Fest sets sail on Friday, July 29 and continues through Sunday, July 31. Join us in kicking off the weekend with an opening…

The Lincoln Theater’s very own film festival, The MidCoast Film Fest, is taking place this weekend beginning Friday, July 29 and continuing through Sunday, July 31.…
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The Boothbay Railway Village Museum hosted the Maine Obsolete Auto League for the annual Antique Auto Day on Saturday, July 23. Approximately 40 vehicles participated and attendees enjoyed looking…

Realism has always left Diana Young feeling cold. What stirs her imagination is the abstract works of Picasso, Matisse and Seagal.

“Where the Crawdads Sing” – (NR; 2 hours, 5 minutes) - Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, a young woman who survives abandonment by her mother and abuse from her father to make a life for herself in…

Update: Due to problems with the church’s organ, this event has been postponed and will hopefully be rescheduled later in the season, according to the church’s executive committee…

Save the date: Sunday, Sept. 18! Midcoast Conservancy is happy to announce the 10th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center. A fun-filled day of live music, great local food…

The 18th Books in Boothbay July 9 featured 40 authors of every genre – history, mystery, healing/self help, poetry, adventure, children’s literature, non-fiction, music – it’s a reader’s candy…

For the current show at the Maine Art Gallery, artists Liz Hoag, Justine Lasdin-Springer, Lin Lisberger, and Paige Taylor were asked to submit works that illustrate their interpretations of…
Artist Jon Imber
Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the third season of the MidCoast Film Fest, playing at the historic theater in downtown Damariscotta the weekend of Friday July 29 through Sunday July 31.…

The Monhegan Memorial Library eagerly announces the return the Distinguished Writers Series with a double program July 29-30.

On July 29, storytellers are invited to share their stories of…

Scout Dunbar

River Arts presents the work of Scout Dunbar in a solo show, “On the Water’s Edge,” from July 21 through August 10. Dunbar will be in the gallery to greet visitors during an artist’s reception on…

Maine State Music Theatre will open the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” on July 21 and run the show through Aug. 6. The most inspirational show…

Cat Video Fest 2022 - (1 hour, 10 minutes) - “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.” - The Wall Street Journal. Fun for all ages and 10% of Lincoln Theater’s ticket sales…

Paul Feyling

Mathias Fine Art has been showing museum-quality, content-rich art since 1991.  This summer the theme is “Blue & Yellow: Persist.” The show opens July 20 and will be exhibited through Oct. 2.…

John Wissemann

July 21 through Aug. 25 Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor will be featuring a retrospective exhibit of incredibly large and elaborate colored pencil drawings by Cushing, Maine and Southold,…

Ed Brown

Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery is proud to be among the sponsors of the 2022 Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta and 2022 Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge.

“We are excited to be participating…

The Maine Art Gallery’s fourth show of the season, “Surroundings,” features Liz Hoag, Justine Lasdin-Springer, Lin Lisberger, and Paige Taylor, with paintings that illustrate the ways in which…

Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail
Before the daily hustle and bustle of business in the harbor, the installation crew of the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail was at work installing the first "WOW" sculpture at Gleason Gallery. …
Ed Parker

On Thursday, July 21, Gleason Fine Art opens two new shows: "Ed Parker: Painting the Story II" and "On the Water with Michael Kahn." Both shows run through Aug. 16, with artist receptions on…

“Where The Crawdads Sing” – (NR; 1 hour, 33 minutes) - Did you love the novel by Delia Owens? You’re not alone. With 12 million copies sold worldwide and a solid 150 weeks on the…

Docent opportunities are now available at Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House. These volunteer guides provide a valuable service in sharing community history with the visiting public. The Chapman-…

Join author Linda Buckmaster for a writing workshop on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson entitled “Where Are We? Where Have We Been?”. Writing…

This year’s annual Fort Popham Concert featuring the Bath Municipal Band under the direction of Kathy Downing will be on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. This outdoor concert is a great time to…

Recently retired Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will appear in conversation with art historian and Chamberlain resident Caroline Bruzelius, distinguished Duke University…

Chats with Champions is proud to present Ed Rice on Tuesday, July 26 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Library. Rice is the author of “Baseball's First Indian: The Story…

On Monday, July 18 at 6 p.m., join Emerson Harris, Phoebe Cook and Emily Mirabile at the Lincoln Theater for an evening of musical theater favorites. Both Emerson and Phoebe are headed to college…

An art soirée, “An Art Form Almost Forgotten: The White-line Woodcut,” will be held Wednesday, July 20, 5-6:30 p.m.

Join us at…

Marylou Lazos had always valued connection: The connections between the past and the present, the art and the observer, and the person to their loved ones. 

It does not get more Maine than this: twin lobsters, chowder, clams or mussels, corn, blueberry pie, “Four good claws” ale and Tim Sample at Brady’s in Boothbay Harbor – all to benefit Maine…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts program is holding three upcoming fundraisers to help with travel costs associated with the Y Arts Competition Team trip to Orlando, Florida for the National…

There are so many great things happening at The Lincoln this weekend and into next week! You can still catch the film comedy “Phantom of the Open” about the world’s worst golfer starring Mark…

Heartwood Theater has just launched its fifth annual Online Raffle Fundraiser, available at www.raffle.…

Audiences have been raving about this bold and brassy version of the Elvis story, starring Austin Butler, who is sure to win an Oscar for melting into the role with such verve. Don’t miss it!…

Susan Conley, the award-winning author of five books, including her newest, best-selling novel Landslide, which was named a New York Times Book…

Press release

The American Pickers are excited to return to Maine! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in October 2022.

“American Pickers” is a…