Filled with spectacular costumes, music, and staging, “Beauty and the Beast” is beloved tale perfect for audiences of all ages! This year’s production is directed by Emily Sue Barker,…
Music

When they head out on the road to tour as a duo, vocalist Lara Tupper and Bobby Sweet, on guitar and vocals, present spirited interpretations of folk/pop standards and Bobby’s original Americana…

“To Kill A Mockingbird” - (1962; 2 hours, 9 minutes) - Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the third film in a new film series – Screen Thoughts, hosted by writer and…

Fans of bluegrass, in particular, welcome spring and the musical news that the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor is bringing two nationally acclaimed bluegrass-inspired bands to the stage in early…

Nick Prato brings his distinct, folk-infused sound to Music at Merry Barn: Story and Song on Saturday, April 13. Prato is an independent artist from Yarmouth, whose music features an…
Tap, tap, tap ... “Do Re Mi” ... “Great Balls of Fire!”
The Boothbay Region YMCA gym was alive with songs and dances Tuesday, April 9 as the Y Arts’ 2024 Spring Recital, performed by the…




DaPonte String Quartet welcomes oboist Amanda Hardy to five performances. Hardy is first oboe with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

I’ve got another shout out for the Boomers out there this week. Cast your memory back to your teen years at the beach with your friends. What do you hear? The rhythmic sound of the ocean waves,…

Friday, March 29 – Seth Warner Band: The best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Saturday, March 30 – John McEuen and The Circle Band
The 2024 performance season at Boothbay Harbor’s…



Bayville resident Alina Blakesley returned from her most recent ballroom dancing competition last week with more awards from the New York Dance Festival.
The event was held at Midtown…


The Wiscasset Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Chorus performed a Valentine’s Day concert for residents of St. Andrews Village and other guests in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Feb.…

“American Fiction” - (R; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous…

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), a highly regarded and popular Maine chamber music festival held annually in Damariscotta, has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a $…

Boothbay Regions High School (BRHS) Seahawk Singers performed their annual winter concert Jan. 29, at the Southport United Methodist Church. The concert, typically held before Christmas, was a…

The DaPonte String Quartet, Lydia Forbes, violin; Kirsten Monke, viola; Ferdinand Liva, violin; and Myles Jordan, cello; will present its first concert series of 2024 on Sunday, Feb. 4, 7, 8…

Beginning on Saturday, Jan. 13, Community Literacy Events return to the Merry Barn, celebrating the power of story and…

Driven by a passion for exploring the colors and complexities of Irish music, The Consequences are a new Irish traditional band featuring Lexie Boatright (concertina & harp), Jake James (…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing for our May 4 and 5 Fauré ‘Requiem” concerts, performed with chamber orchestra, and paired with the…


After wonderfully received December concerts, Tapestry Singers is gearing up to begin a new semester. Tapestry performs a variety of classical choral music. Some of the repertoire is very…

While the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor frequently attracts internationally known talents to the stage, it also serves as the backdrop for dozens of local and regional talents who haven’…


Since the first new year merriment dating back as far as 2000 BCE in Mesopotania – now Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey and Syria – people have marked the last day of the year with celebrations. Back then,…

The Ladies of the Amethyst Project, anchored by the professional singers of the Amethyst Chamber Ensemble, perform Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” and other seasonal tunes at three…

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor hosted its annual holiday potluck dinner and carol sing Wednesday night, Dec. 20, featuring Kevin Kiley and Friends – John Adams, Devin Dukes, Jason Hersom and…

The Boothbay Harbor Opera House has been celebrating its 20th season with a full schedule of concerts featuring acclaimed artists and community events this year. The final performance of the…

Potluck dinner gatherings are a staple of small town Maine, while Christmas caroling with a group may be more a thing of the past. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, the historic Opera House in Boothbay…

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” - Y Arts Presentation - Because of his shiny nose, Rudolph doesn’t feel like he belongs in Christmastown and sets off to find a place…

“The Holdovers” - ( R; 2 hours, 13 minutes) - From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, “The Holdovers” follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New…
The Heather Pierson Trio brings their holiday 'A Charlie Brown…

The Downeast Brass Quintet will return to perform in the annual Holiday Concert, this year on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. at St. John’s/Meetinghouse (next to the Town…

Seacoast Community Orchestra will present a free fall concert of classical music this Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Great Salt Bay Community School. This family-friendly concert will feature…


The Heather Pierson Trio brings their holiday "A Charlie Brown Christmas" show back to The Waldo Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 4 p.m.
Heather Pierson is a New Hampshire based singer/…

The Boothbay region will not only be bright with thousands of holiday lights this season, it will also come alive with the pounding sound of Celtic music and dance including performances by Cape…

The Waldo Theatre is again kicking-off the holiday season with a fun and festive post-Thanksgiving Community Sing-A-Long on Friday, Nov. 24, at 4 p.m. The holiday favorite “White Christmas” will…

Peppino D’Agostino’s music continues to resonant in Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House, even though it’s been several years since his last performance on the historic stage. On Friday, Dec. 1, this…

“Killers of the Flower Moon” - (R; 3 hours, 26 minutes) - At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest…