Wiscasset history, clam harvesting in Maine, and book illustration will be the subjects of four lectures scheduled at the Wiscasset Public Library on…
Lectures and Conferences
The Lincoln County Historical Association will host Jim Leamon at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, in the court room of the…
“Food can make the world bigger. It can change lives.”
Award-winning chef and author Kerry Altiero made this statement in the introduction of his book, “Adventures in Comfort Food.” He…
At the Theaters
The Harbor Theatre
“Ricki and the Flash”: Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep goes electric and takes on a whole new gig starring as Ricki, a woman who gave up everything for her…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library welcomes Dane Hartgrove, Ph.D., who will discuss "U.S. Diplomacy and Current Issues" from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2…
Coastal Senior College’s fall term includes the return of “Our Towns,” a highly popular course first offered 11 years ago.
Course facilitators Emily MacKenzie and Betty Welt have arranged…
Master of stone, bronze, and the human form, Barry Baldwin’s sculptures are on public exhibit in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Hamburg and California.
Major clients over the past decades have…
The Rev. Tom Lenhart will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 23. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Music will be provided by the Maine duo Castlebay.…
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) will be holding its Wiscasset Lyme support meeting at the Wiscasset Municipal Building (police/fire station) in the…
“Death in A Dacron Sail” is Noelle Granger's second Rhe Brewster mystery novel, set in the fictional coastal Maine town of Pequod; part Boothbay Harbor, part Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The…
Lecture
On Wednesday, Aug. 19, 5 p.m., Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, Lyme disease expert and medical advisor for MaineLyme, and Constance “Happy” Dickey, president and founding director of MaineLyme, will enhance…
Coastal Senior College's Challenge of Change discussion group will host the author of “The Dandelion Insurrection,” a protest novel about making change through non-violent action,…
Artist Alan Braley will be at Studio 53 in Boothbay Harbor to talk about his artistic process and methodology behind his latest body of work called “Mending Fences,” on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m.…
Colin Woodard, author of "The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators & the Struggle for a…
The typical victim of a scam is a white female between 70 and 89, according David Leach, Principal Examiner at the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection in Augusta. Often, she…
Science on Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House on Wednesday evenings, from 6-7 p.m.
On July 29, the series…
Batten down the hatches — a pirate is putting in at Pemaquid again!
Although reputed to be the “dread pirate” Dixie Bull, who attacked and sacked Pemaquid in 1632, his appearance at Colonial…
Sandra L. Oliver, noted food historian and celebrated author of “Saltwater Foodways: New Englanders and their foods at sea and ashore in the nineteenth century,” will present a mini-workshop in…
The first in the weekly summer-long series of public discussions about the latest ocean science topics is set for Tuesday, July 14, from 6 to 7 p.m…
Science On Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m.
On July 22, the Science…
Step into the shadows of history on Saturday, July 11, at 8:30 p.m. when the staff of Colonial Pemaquid assisted by The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will lead the first evening lantern walk of the…
Irving Berlin was one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of the 20th century. According to the classic songwriter Jerome Ken, "Irving Berlin is American…
Enjoy a colorful tour of historic wallpaper with Peggy Wishart, Americana Foundation Assistant Registrar at Historic New England, on July 12, at 3 p.m. in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn. Learn…
It has been 239 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century…
Dane Hartgrove, Ph.D., will share his experience and knowledge with the community as an accomplished world history expert and traveler on a European World War II…
At the Theaters
The Harbor Theatre
“Avengers: Age of Ultron”: When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain…
Matthew Hansbury, collection manager for the Knox Museum, will share with us the life of Henry Knox and his time in Maine on Monday, May 11 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Born and raised in Boston,…
Author and painter Ernest DeRaps is a living link to the days when lighthouse keepers on Maine’s coast kept the beacons lighted and rescued the shipwrecked.
…
Maine Maritime Museum
On May 7 at 6:30 p.m., join Ian Fowler, Acting Director of Osher Map Library Smith Center for Cartographic Education, at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath as he…
Registration has begun for the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce education program entitled “Local Access to Healthcare Services: Today’s…
Dress historian and author Jacqueline Field will give an illustrated lecture to open a three-day exhibition entitled, "Fashions in Damariscotta 1880-1920," on Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. at the…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to join Brownie, the big brown bat, and her wild animal friends at the Patten Free Library on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. Brownie is an animal…
Spectrum Generations
Spring and mud season are the perfect time for making room in one's life by adopting good organizational habits. Getting organized is different when you are a…
This year marks the 150th anniversary of one of the world’s most beloved poets, William Butler Yeats. There are celebrations galore across the Atlantic…
Popular historian Jerry Wiles will discuss the life and legacy of Maine-born Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Chase Point Assisted Living, Damariscotta on March 20 at…
How can you heat your home efficiently? What’s the difference between these appliances?
Come learn about a variety of heating appliances available in today's market, the pros and cons of…
Lincoln County Historical Association
“What Is It? Possessions of a Colonial Household” was the topic of a recent visit between Louise Miller and the students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb.
Miller is…
Brunswick resident and Boothbay native Ryan Leighton will recount his 2014 adventures on a restored whaling ship’s sail along the New England coast…
Boothbay photographer Peter Felsenthal will be speaking and presenting slides from his recent book, "New Growth: A Portrait of Six Maine Organic Farms," at the FARMS Community Kitchen above the…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) in Bath invites the public to participate in the fifth annual Winter Read, a community book discussion on March 12. This year's selection is "Hope Beneath…
In 2004, Dan and Nick Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and the world’s best longevity researchers to identify pockets around the world where people lived…
The Boothbay Railway Village will host author and adventurer Rinker Buck for its next Winter Lecture, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Buck is the author of the critically-acclaimed “Flight of…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Former carpenter and woodworker Don Perkins will discuss the use, evolution and regional typology of Maine's barns in a talk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 in the County Communications Building…
On Sunday, Feb. 15, Peter Cook, a spinner, weaver and college professor, will examine the cultural significance of handspinning and spinning wheels throughout…
The second talk in the Lincoln County Historical Association’s Winter Lecture Series, originally scheduled for Feb. 8, was postponed due to predictions of snow. Don…
On Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village will host an illustrated talk about the 38th voyage of the Charles W. Morgan. …
From its beginning in 2007, when 10 founders used their homes for collateral to purchase 128 acres of pristine coastal land in Boothbay, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Beginning Feb. 1, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about Mainers and their relationship to their land in Colonial times. The presentations begin at 1 p.m…
A team of scientists from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the New England Aquarium will gather at the popular new District Hall, 75 Northern Ave. in Boston’s Innovation District on…
Film Screening
What better way to start 2015 than by joining others in the Midcoast for an optimistic and entertaining film about climate change that features visionary citizens like “the wind farmer” and “the…
