Authors attending Books In Boothbay at Boothbay Railway Village Museum Sept. 11 will be divided into two sessions. Check out the session your favorite author(s) will be in the Town Hall.
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Seacoast Community Orchestras invites local string musicians of all ages and levels to join our community orchestra program for the 2021-2022 season. The first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, Sept…
His breakout role was in the Oscar winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008). In May 2012, he played Sonny Kapoor in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (2011). In March 2015, he had a leading role…
Where It’s At
I’ve written about the tapestries of Priscilla May Alden a few times over the past nine or 10 years. And there’s a reason for that: I love her art and I love to write about it. All that warp (…
This month’s First Friday Art Tour in Boothbay Harbor was held Sept. 3.
Gallery owners, mostly artists, talked art with the people stopping by and most often it was about a particular…
The Railway Village Museum will partner with several non- profit organizations this fall season, offering a collection of festive events with Covid safety protocols as top priority.
“Fall…
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the slate of feature and short films for its 17th edition, which will take place in person, from Sept. 16-19, at venues in Camden and…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Susan Jerome’s talk “my fingers on the canvas move….” will explore how samplers are an expression of American culture and folklore
Lincoln County Historical…
As we move into September, movies return and we gallop towards resuming many of our favorite series, including broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera whose tickets go on sale in the upcoming week…
Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery owners and artists Ed and Susan Brown are appealing for community support of Boothbay Region Health Center. Alarmed by news the 501(c)(3) nonprofit is at risk of…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s upcoming 2021 fall exhibit, ARTinME is open to all full and part time Maine residents. …
The Y Arts Itty Bitty Broadway Performers made their debut Aug. 27 in a production of “Winnie the Pooh” in the Boothbay Region YMCA gym. Fifty or so family and friends were in the audience.
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Southport Memorial Library
“Breathing salt air is where I flourish, and for over 30 years, Southport Island has been home.” - Artist Fran Scannell
Scannell and Boothbay-based artist Wendy Bellows are the featured…
Along Main Street, Wiscasset Thursday night, dancers’ feet were leaving the ground and coming back down, and a towering bird was walking around without touching the ground.
Dance Maineia…
THE POWER OF LIVE PERFORMANCE TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
ROCKLAND — Never Leaving This Boat—Fragments of a Blues Opera, a provocative and challenging new work by Maine-based playwright Michael Gorman will premiere during National Recovery Month…
While Maine State Music Theatre has made the decision to end its season early, it will produce “Jersey Boys” on Sept. 1 – 19 at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
“Jersey…
The outdoor “boatin” at Linkein Bay Resort Aug. 25 drew quite a “flotilla” for the screening of “Shrek” and a classic Looney Tunes cartoon.
Picnic fare - hot dogs, hamburgers was paired…
River Arts in Damariscotta is hosting a solo show of Brunswick artist Renuka O’Connell’s work in the River Room. The show runs from Aug. 26 – Sept. 15. O’Connell’s work in paint, assembly, and…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit original work for the juried show “Artist’s Choice.” Deadline for dropping off work is Saturday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. Artists may choose works…
Wiscasset Bay Gallery
“Impressionism, Modernism & Realism Across the Atlantic” will open at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset Saturday, Sept. 4. The exhibition will feature works by artists from the United…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Castle Tucker, at 2 Lee St. in Wiscasset, is a Maine…
This week: cooking, music, dance and ... auditions! Now that’s entertainment.
“Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” - (R; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - It’s not where you go. It’s what you…
The Windgate Charitable Foundation has awarded Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts with a $3 million endowment to support the organization’s programs and operations. Watershed serves artists…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The summer of 2021 on the Coast of Maine has been a busy one for almost everyone, including the crew at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. While performances will continue year round, as long as…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Trifles I, an art and antique gallery at 55 Main St. in Wiscasset Village, will be hosting abstract painter Tom Flanagan during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 26, 5-8 p.m. An exhibit of…
Burnt Island’s bicentennial celebration honored former keepers and their families; recognized the donors, volunteers over the last two decades, the Keepers of Burnt Island Light - a nonprofit…
Boothbay Region Y Arts
The Boothbay Region Y Arts group entertained good crowds at it two-performance (2 and 5 p.m.) production of “Shrek Jr. The Musical” on Saturday, Aug. 21. The story of the ogre, Shrek, his pal,…
On Sept. 18 a cast of singers who worked with the late musical director and pianist Dominic Garvey will perform a tribute concert in his honor at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
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Wiscasset Art Walk
The new sidewalks in Wiscasset Village are finally getting the workout they deserve. In 2019, the sidewalks were under construction during an MDOT project and underused during the Covid shutdown…
Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation held its Maritime Photo Show and Exhibit Aug. 19 at Boothbay Harbor Opera House. The 38-photo silent auction started Aug. 6 and is sponsored by a Maine…
Maine Art Gallery
“Contemporary Realism,” the upcoming show of painting and sculpture at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is a turnabout from the gallery’s most recent show, “Lost and Found,” which featured…
Where It’s At
Summer reading. There’s something about that phrase that immediately moves the corners of your mouth into the beginnings of a smile. Fond memories of reading in a favorite beach chair, maybe at…
Jeff Kowalski’s art work may be viewed from Aug. 28 though October in the Great Room of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) during…
Y Arts presents SHREK Junior! Saturday, Aug. 21 at 2 and 5 p.m. in the Boothbay Region YMCA gymnasium.
It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast…
If you’re a history buff or just plain curious about landmarks and about centuries gone by, then this is your week. The…
We are so pleased to have live music continue this week from the Lincoln Theater stage with our friends at the Salt Bay Chamberfest. And on Friday, we open an intriguing - and controversial - film…
“Children of Eden JR,” a musical written by lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz (“Godspell,” “Wicked”) was performed brilliantly by the Boothbay Region Y Arts Encore Teen Ensemble in the Y gym…
The Saltwater Artists Gallery is featuring Sue Heil Kibbe this week, showcasing her pastels and oil pictures.
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Maine State Music Theatre collaborates with Portland Stage to present “Ring of Fire,” a musical revue featuring the timeless music of Johnny Cash starring Scott Moreau.
All performances of…
After canceling last year’s event due to COVID-19, Lincoln Arts Festival held its Art for Arts Sake show and sale August 12-15. The event had a new venue and featured 20 local artists whose work…
Down East Magazine
The results of the annual Down East Magazine poll, Best In Maine, are in! Here are the winners and finalists in the Boothbay Region, Wiscasset, Bath, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Camden, Rockport,…
When U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Massachusetts, ran for President in 2019, the podium she toured with had wood from Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle. “I love Frances Perkins,” Warren…
John Wissemann can find his inspiration almost anywhere. In the working waterfront of small towns of the Maine Coast, in the traditional Japanese color woodblock prints…
Selected pieces from Jonathan Waldo’s 42-year career in making musical instruments, furniture, and art will be on display in the Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., during Wiscasset Art Walk on…
Ocean Point Inn & Resort is pleased to exhibit and promote the works of local artists and sculptors who share their unique interpretations of the natural beauty that is present here in the…
Horror fiction author Steve Burt’s latest collection of short stories, “New England - Seaside, Roadside, Graveside, Darkside,” was published in early April. Many around the peninsula know, or…
Ocean Point Inn & Resort is pleased to exhibit and promote the works of local artists and sculptors who share their unique interpretations of the natural beauty that is present here in the…
DaPonte String Quartet’s concert dates, between Aug. 14 and Sept. 25, will feature by Mozart’s “String Quartet in C Major K. 465 (“Dissonance”); and “String…
On Monday, Aug. 9, the Meadow Mall parking lot in Boothbay Harbor was packed full of cars in anticipation of Harbor Theater’s second, free drive-in movie. Following “Ghostbusters” (1984…
