Preparing for Boothbay Region High School’s performances of the musical “Newsies” – set for Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 at 1 and 4 p.m. – has created a vibrant, deeply…
Culture
Harbor Theater
When I was growing up in Texas, I went to the Broadway Theater every Saturday for the “Six to Sixty Matinee.” My parents would drop me off at Luby’s Cafeteria next door to the…
The Maine Art Gallery
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset heralds its 2022 season with “Time Shift,” an exhibit by the artists at Spindleworks, a well established non profit project for working artists. For almost 50…
Maine Art Gallery
This is a last call for submissions to the Maine Art Gallery Members Show, June 4-25. Works will be exhibited in the Maine Art Gallery’s historic Old Academy Building at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset…
“It’s definitely a day I’ll never forget,” said Jennifer Bechard, the Hallowell-based photographer whose image of a snowy owl, entitled “Arctic Visitor,” is Best of Show in the 17th Maine…
Women on the Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage…
Two exciting new events will join the line-up alongside many…
Skidompha Library will host two award-winning fiction authors on Wednesday, May 4 at 2 p.m. in their Porter Hall meeting room.
Maine writer Bruce Robert Coffin, author…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a call for new members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2022 season.
The gallery has been in operation for 94…
Sheepscot Valley Chorus
Sheepscot Valley Chorus is delighted to announce the winners of our 2022 Student Music Awards are Evan Strong from Wiscasset High School and Emerson Harris from Boothbay Region High School, and…
“Uncharted” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 56 minutes) - Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to…
Harbor Theater has updated its COVID policy. Proof of vaccination is no longer required. Masks are not required, but highly recommended. Masks and hand sanitation are still available in the lobby…
Bayville resident Alina Blakesley has been painting Ukranian eggs at Easter for decades. This year, the parallels between what is happening to the people of Ukraine and their country, and what her…
Storytree Theatre will hold auditions for the original play, “The Only Woman in the Room,” which tells the story of Newcastle resident Frances Perkins on Saturday, May 21 from noon to 4 p.m…
River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for “Wild Things.” Participants are invited to respond to the theme to reflect their own interpretation.
Work may be representational…
Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or fewer, double‐spaced). Book will be beautifully produced with full color cover in paperback and…
Tickets go on sale online starting Friday, April 22 at 8 a.m. for the Gala Opening of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” on Friday, May 20, 6 p.m. at the Harbor Theater.
General seating tickets…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaTM invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year's official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Thursday, May 19.
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In accordance with CDC guidelines, Harbor Theater no longer requires proof of vaccination. Masks are not required, but still highly recommended. Theater capacity is now 100%,
but…
The Maine Art Gallery is happy to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Davis Family Foundation for restorative work on the 1807 “Old Academy Building” at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset…
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) will be hosting a free movie…
Maine Photography Show
Hallowell photographer Jennifer Bechard was awarded Best of Show for her stunning photograph of a Snowy Owl in flight entitled, “Arctic Visitor.” Bechard is a professional photographer…
“Dog” - (PG-13; 1 hour 41 minutes) - A buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger…
“Infinite Storm” – (R; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - An experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington, but turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge…
Easter is right around the corner and is considered by many to be the greatest story ever painted. Exhibition on Screen brings a stunning documentary film presenting one of the most…
Tickets are now on sale at Maine State Music Theatre for a full summer season at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus for the first time since 2019.
The 2022 mainstage…
Maine State Music Theater
Maine State Music Theatre is committed to helping young audiences experience the magic of theatre by providing Theatre for Young Audiences performances each season. However, a standard theatrical…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
JigJam are a multi-award winning quintet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded…
Author and artist Kathleen Earle Fox’s new book, “An Early History of the Wyoming Valley: The Yankee-Pennamite Wars & Timothy Pickering” published by Arcadia Publishing, will be available…
If you couldn’t make it to London or Broadway to catch the high-kicking cast of Cole Porter's “Anything Goes,” never fear! You can still see this ‘show of the year’ (The Telegraph) on the…
A sale of original artworks by Maine artists to benefit the Ukrainian people will take place on April 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at the Round Top Farm, 3…
Mountainfilm on Tour is back in the Midcoast. Over the two nights of more than 20 films will be shown Tuesday, April 12 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta and Wednesday, April…
Allison Jornlin and brother Michael Huberty of American Ghost Walks are preparing for a first season in Maine after buying Red Cloak History Tours last month.
Jornlin and husband Scott…
Dogs … the perfect companion. They are loyal. They love, support, protect and defend. Human beings have relationships with dogs that they simply can’t have with other humans. With all that being…
“The Outfit” – (R; some bloody violence, crude language - 1 hour, 46 minutes) - Leonard (Mark Rylance) is a tailor caught up in the crosshairs of gangster rivalry and dangerous…
Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee offers a unique opportunity to observe fashion styles for women and men from 1750 to the late 1820s in “Dressing…
River Arts
River Arts in Damariscotta presents all new work by Christine Covert of Warren, Maine April 8 through 27. This one woman, multi-media show, “Bound by Yellow,” is a vibrant show of painting and…
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will offer its annual Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History for children ages 7 through 11.…
The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St., Waldoboro) is shifting its scheduled dates of the play “Our Town” to June and holding more auditions for that show along with open auditions for a…
Singer-songwriter John Schindler of Boothbay will perform a set of his folk-influenced original music during the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s online Frances Perkins Award Celebration…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a call for new members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2022 season.
The gallery has been in operation for 94…
River Arts of Damariscotta presents “New Works,” a hopeful vision in challenging times. Running from March 29 to May 7, the “New Works” show graces the walls of the…
“Death on the Nile,” opening Friday, reunites the film-making team behind the 2017 global hit “Murder on the Orient Express” and stars five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh as the iconic…
Founded 17 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, the Henhouse Prowlers now find themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education. On…
“Cyrano” – (PG-13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) – A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant…
Women on the Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
A new spring show opens at Damariscotta River Grill showcasing two Midcoast Maine artists, Marijke Felix Damrell and Elaine Hranich. The pair of artists met ten years ago at a pastel class, and…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold open call local auditions at 22 Elm Street in Brunswick.
Dates and times: teens ages 12 to 18 on Thursday, March 31 from 4 to 8 p.m.; for…
Heartfelt, artistic, and entertaining. Three words to describe the new adaptation of “Cyrano” opening this Friday. Emmy Award winning actor, Peter Dinklage, delivers an outstanding performance in…
