Marcia Sewall, an award winning illustrator, will explain the process of creating children’s books in a talk at the Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. The event…
Literature
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Portland native Dave Higgins has been a photographer and educator for more than 50 years. See his selected photographs and paintings at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library,…
Several new books have recently been added to the Southport Memorial Library’s World War II collection. The collection contains over 50 volumes covering all aspects of WWII and the Holocaust. The…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Friends of the Library Used Bookstore at the historic Hyde House at 15 McKown St. opened for the season April 6. The store has been operating since 1961 when a group of volunteers formed the “…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Ginger Grace unmistakably embodies Emily Dickinson in William Luce’s “The Belle of Amherst,” a powerful, one woman show, at the Chocolate…
Is there a place that makes you feel happy? Where you feel safe and relaxed? A place that makes your heart swell a little, where you know you belong? A place you call home?
A couple of…
The Poet’s Corner
Shots ring out
gunshots
bullets richocet, smash
kids lined up
back of the room —
In the halls and
under desks
they text
…
The Skidompha Chats with Champions Committee has invited writers who participated in the “From Memory to Memoir” workshops held in 2017 by Barbara Burt on April 19 at 10 a.m. in the…
Wiscasset Public Library
Jefferson author Kay Hardy Campbell will discuss changing conditions for women in Saudi Arabia at the Wiscasset Public Library March 28, at 5 p.m. The talk, “Saudi Women: Change and Challenge,”…
March is National Reading Month, and at the Lincoln County Historical Association, we are taking a look at one of the book lovers who lived at the Pownalborough Court House, one of the three…
Live! At the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor Friday, March 9, it’s ... YOU!
Or it could be.
If you’re ready to take your singing act out of the shower or the car and into the public…
During the month of March, paintings by local artist Nathan Campbell will be on display at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML) second floor community room.
Campbell’s work has…
Dorothy Magadieu, featured artist for March and April, will be exhibiting her photographs at the Southport Memorial Library. The digital images were taken just before dawn at Bosque del Apache…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is thrilled to announce that we have added a new librarian to our team. We’re thrilled to have the library once again fully staffed; we’ve had a vacancy since…
Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or less—double-spaced) for its 16th annual anthology book, which is beautifully…
Sandra Neily said an early reader of her novel, “Deadly Trespass,” said he was certain she’d be angry at his comments. “It reads like non-fiction,” he said.
Far from being insulted, Neily…
If you want to take a trip, read a book. This was the advice given me and my cousin by her father back when we were in our mid-teens. I already knew what he said was true; it was one of the…
Sally Giddings Smith’s paintings are on exhibit throughout January in the Community Room at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and can be…
Harbor Theater
New York Times critic Manohla Dargis has “A Quiet Passion” on her list of Top 10 films for 2017. Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit,…
When local residents signed up last April for a workshop called From Memory to Memoir, they had no inkling that their writing would be appearing in print by the end of the year. Their prior…
The Winter Open Mic series at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor kicks off on Friday, Jan. 19.
Doors open for sign-ups and early arrivals at 6:30 p.m. entertainment…
Back in the day, when we were all buying albums, before and during the 8-track phenomenon, it wasn’t just for the music; the album covers were works of art. Janis’ “Cheap Thrills” artwork by R.…
Congratulations, Desirée Scorcia
I’m pleased to announce that Desirée Scorcia has been promoted to Assistant Director of Community…
Try something different this Advent! Sharpen your pencil and/or bring your tablet and get your poetry on.
Poet, Pastor, and prolific author, J. Barrie Shepard will offer a poetry workshop…
Photographs by Betsy Bass and Pamela Logan will be on display throughout December in the upstairs Community Room during normal library hours. A reception will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 4.…
Chats with Champions
Television situation comedies--sitcoms--have been a staple of TV culture since its beginning. On Thursday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Library, Chats with…
On Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m., the Maine Historical Society (MHS) will present “A Christmas Carol” at the historic First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland performed by Gerald Charles…
Westport Island resident Sandra Neily will discuss her debut novel “Deadly Trespass – A Mystery in Maine” at the…
Goose River Press is pleased to announce the publication of the 15th annual Goose River Anthology 2017 featuring over 80 talented writers, from across the U.S. and Canada.
Goose River…
Chats with Champions
Author Steven Hanzis is the Chats with Champions speaker for Friday, Nov. 10 in Skidompha Library’s Porter Meeting Hall. Please allow time for parking.
Hantzis has spent…
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop & Café in Damariscotta will host a book signing with Laurie Apgar Chandler, author of “Upwards: The story of the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern…
The Boothbay Region High School drama club, under the direction of Mary Miller, is proud to announce their fall musical, “Cinderella,” with Sierra Murray in the title role.
The Prince is…
Mark Mellor is the November Artist of the Month at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. His exhibit, “Buoys,” can be viewed in the upstairs community room during normal library hours. This is his…
book/series review
The small town of Hawkins, Indiana. It’s November 1983.
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Southport Memorial Library
Photographer Ronn Orenstein will be Artist of the Month in November and December at the Southport Memorial Library. A reception will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Orenstein, who…
A new book by a Boothbay author examines today’s race relations by examining how two U.S presidents shaped the slavery debate as members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Fred Kaplan, 79, is…
Maine Authors Publishing
Jane Karker, president of Maine Authors Publishing, will be teaching a free marketing course for independent writers on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m. at the Maine…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library announces June Elderkin as its October Artist of the Month. June, a Boothbay Harbor native, chose to make her home on…
Harbor Theater
"It," directed by Andy Muschietti is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel that has been terrifying readers for decades. When children…
“It all started with a nightmare.” That’s how P.G. Smith describes the beginning of the journey that resulted in his new book, “Prayers for Evil: A Novel.”
“The image of the book’s villain…
The Southport Memorial Library welcomes three fiber artists for out Artists of the Month for September and October. Helen Farnham, Pamela Riml and Ludmila Schicchi…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Tony van Hasselt as an elected signature member of the American Watercolor Society, finds his inspiration on location, wherever that might be, and the watercolor medium lends itself well to the…
Chats with Champions will welcome New York Times bestselling author Lynne Olson on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Public Library. Olson will speak…
If Linda Porter could, she would open an animal sanctuary. She hopes to, someday. In the meantime, she is using her new children’s book to spread the word in Wiscasset, Damariscotta and elsewhere…
This time of year brings many visitors to our beloved state of Maine and that includes lots and lots of birding enthusiasts. Many come with family and combine traditional seafood-eating, swimming…
The Harbor Theatre
“Dunkirk” - Held over one more week! - In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club invites the public to an author talk and dinner on Tuesday, Aug. 22 with Steven Hantzis, author of “Rails of War.”
“Rails of War” is a compelling story of…
