“Hope Can’t Be Stopped” – This is this year’s theme song for Hope Haitian Choir 2021! Even though our numbers are smaller this year due to no new or renewed visas from the embassy which has been…
Culture
Health-based shake and tea shop Nautical Nutrition at 43 Oak St. is the latest addition to the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce roster. Owner Kourtnee Langlais and mother-in-law and…
The duo Castlebay will be in concert at the Little Brown Church at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11. Well-known for their original music and their thoughtful…
Monhegan Island was covered in a thick layer of fog Wednesday, July 14, but that wasn’t going to stop Judine French from painting.
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First things first: The opening page of Robert Mitchell’s Around Boothbay Harbor calendar is a newsy letter. How many calendars begin with a letter? That’s just one way Mitchell’s calendars are…
Lincoln Theater
The Lincoln Theater presents VentiCordi on Wednesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. with a program of live music titled “It Takes Five.”
This eclectic…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for a juried show of abstract art. Deadline for submission is Saturday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. The gallery is pleased to announce that Ingrid…
A battle over food of some kind ensued over the Sheepscot River July 19 as a laughing gull tried to take away a herring gull’s find. The herring gull prevailed, according to photographer Stephanie…
This year we are pleased to host our second home grown film festival, the MidCoast Film Fest, featuring three Maine premieres, three New England premieres, and three Q&A sessions with…
Heartwood Theater is back on stage this summer, with live performances of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride and Prejudice,” running July 30 through Aug. 7. Loaded…
Ocean Point Inn
Ocean Point Inn will host a children’s drawing workshop with artist Carol Ann Sleeper on Tuesday, July 20, Thursday, July 22 and…
In addition to featuring Midcoast Maine lobsters during its Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 8, the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will offer guests the chance to…
Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer a special exhibit featuring the oil paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, two renowned artists…
The U.S. “might not remain a unitary state,” journalist and best-selling author Colin Woodard told an audience of about 50 July 16 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial…
The closing reception for Maine Art Gallery’s critically acclaimed “Acquired Symbols” show was a festive and well attended event July 16 at the gallery in Wiscasset.
The show, that opened…
Photographer Ed Kenney’s exhibit, featuring images from his new book “The Winter Coast of Maine” and his extensive travels, is on display at Boothbay Region Art…
Response to the Maine Art Gallery’s call for artists to participate in this year’s plein air “Paint the Town” event has been overwhelming. In fact, the gallery has had to turn away last minute…
The Lincoln Arts Festival committee has announced that its annual Art Show and Sale Aug. 13-15, with a preview sale on Thursday, Aug. 12, 5-7 p.m., will now be held at the Boothbay Region YMCA…
Gold /Smith Gallery is showing a selection of small paintings by Boothbay artist John Vander. The paintings are a distillation of summer itself.
The artist says, “The works are mostly…
Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music, a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt, and keyboardist Sean…
Hit summer films continue this week as we approach the “dog days” of summer. Come into the air conditioning and enjoy some sizzling hot movies.
“Dream Horse” (PG; 1 hour, 53 minutes):…
Inn Along the Way’s in-person sounds and songs of summer gathering, musical celebration and fundraiser returns on Saturday, July 24 at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. This Summer…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library invites you to the library lawn on Friday, July 16 at 6 p.m. for a conversation and book signing with bestselling writer-historian Colin Woodard…
There should be plenty of smiles around Boothbay Harbor due to returning tourists filling local restaurants and inns. Several restaurants report business is up 30% over 2019. But instead of smiles…
“Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” is the DaPonte String Quartet’s tribute to Maine’…
New Boothbay Harbor restaurant Craft Kitchen and Tavern opened officially after a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce July 7. Owner Chef Rick Koplau and wife…
Windjammer Days Porch Parade 2021
Anyone driving, walking, skateboarding, or living on Kenney Field Drive knew it the moment they saw Geoff and Linda Dow’s Windjammer Days Porch Parade entry. This was going to win in the…
The Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts group did two performances of “Dear Edwina JR” at the YMCA Saturday, July 10.
Dear Edwina JR is about a youth theatre group, Spoonapple Repertory Theatre,…
The Newcastle-based community choir, Tapestry Singers, is excited to reconnect as a group and with their audience.
"It's been a long time since community choirs have been able to sing…
Where It’s At
Studio 53 has an outstanding show going on through Aug. 1 featuring the work of David Estey and Jack Silverio. David’s abstracts continue to take viewers on unpredictable journeys, while Jack’s…
It has been three years since artists Catherine Day and Sue Kenney opened Black River Gallery in downtown Boothbay Harbor. The gallery, which showcases their…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current show portrays “July in Maine” from as many angles as there are artists. This members’ show, representing 100 regional artists, also marks a…
Boothbay-based Friends of Thai Daughters is pleased to announce its “Raise the Roof Sweet Sixteen” celebration to be held on Barters Island on July 31. The event is open to the public but advance…
The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta.
For all matinee screenings until July 23, masks are required and tickets must be purchased in advance. For…
A selection of Lina Burley’s works, in both oil and watercolor, will be on exhibit in Gallery One at the Boothbay Region Art Gallery (BRAF) from July 28 through Aug. 30.
Lina Burley (1922-…
You heard the patriotic music first. And its being Independence Day, you followed it.
Late afternoon Sunday, on the east side of Boothbay Harbor, people were treated to a good old-fashioned…
The sky was overcast Friday, July 2. It was an abrupt weather change, in true New England fashion, from the oppressive heat that marked most of the Windjammer Days’ festivities. However, the…
Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset should definitely be on your list of galleries to visit – and by July 17. Yes, there is a deadline. The current show, “Acquired Symbols,” is an experience. The show…
It’s becoming a tradition — strawberry shortcake (homemade biscuits, fresh strawberries, real whipped cream) at the Wiscasset Yacht Club after the July 4 parade. Shortcakes go on sale beginning at…
The Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days event Artists Alley will be held as planned on Friday, July 2, and now also on Saturday, July 3. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Whale Park.
Artists…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts’ annual Salad Days celebration offers access to ceramic work that pottery enthusiasts won’t find anywhere else. While the event usually draws more than 500…
The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, launches its gallery space with a group art show of 13 artists featuring “Creatures of Maine,” on Wednesday, July 7.
Thirteen Maine artists…
Pirates of the Dark Rose maintain their hold on Whale Park as visitors prepare for the Gathering of the Fleet.
Beginning Thursday, July 1, and running through Tuesday, Aug. 3, Gleason Fine Art in downtown Boothbay Harbor is showing "Henry Isaacs: Near and Far," oil paintings of Maine, Vermont, and Nepal.…
Community theater auditions are being held by appointment over zoom from Thursday, July 1…
Rob Smith starts his days early. He only has a few hours before the first light of morning fades and with it the gentle lighting he prefers for his avian photography.
In a year, Smith said…
Breakfast is served (more on Wednesday), Pirates of the Dark Rose take over the park, kids play, and Windjammer Days 2021 is well underway.
Can you hear the feet tapping and the dancer rapping? Isn’t it time to raise your spirits? Come celebrate summer and get a different “jab-in-the-arm.”
“In the Heights” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 23…
Boothbay Harbor Inn hosted the third annual Crab Cake Cook-Off June 28 for the long awaited and revived Windjammer Days Festival. Forty first-come, first-served donors toward WJD were treated to…
