Music

Lincoln County Community Theater

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,…

Lara Tupper & Bobby Sweet

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…

Sheepscot Chorus
Sheepscot Chorus invites you to concerts featuring…

“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…

Tony Trischka

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…

Music at Merry Barn: Story and Song

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…

Trout Fishing in America will be performing live at The Waldo Saturday, April 13 at 4 p.m. for music lovers of all ages - so bring the kids!…
Kathleen Edwards
The Waldo is excited to have Kathleen Edwards on stage for her only Maine appearance on Sunday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
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The Waldo is very excited to have 10,000 Maniacs at The Waldo for the first time ever, in their only Maine…

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

The program: Amadeus Mozart’s “Oboe Quartet KV 370,”…
Where it’s at

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,…

John McEuen

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…

The Waldo Theatre
Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet
Known as the “Lennon and McCartney of children’s music,” the musical performing duo Trout Fishing in America has garnered National Indie Awards,…
The Waldo is excited to announce that for the first time ever in Maine, Andy Summers will be performing his live, solo multi-media show, “The…
Alina Blakesley

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…

Looking for a belated Valentine's date? You’re in luck! On Thursday, Feb. 29 and Friday, March 1 Damariscotta's historic Lincoln Theater is bringing audiences the ultimate romantic ballet…

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

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…

Sean Fleming and Beth Preston are creating a new singing group for seniors called "Classic Harmony.” Many members of Hearts…
DaPonte String Quartet
The DaPonte String Quartet

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…

Sheepscot Chorus
Sheepscot Chorus invites you to sing Mozart's masterpiece, “…

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

The Consequences

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

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…

Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Theater is pleased to bring a live dance performance to the stage as we kick off 2024. Join us in welcoming Korinn Mowrey for a live presentation of “A Dancer’s Journey to Live”…

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’…

The Waldo
Get ready to sing your heart out with Toronto- based Choir! Choir! Choir! Saturday, May 18! You better be ready…

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 Amethyst Project

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…

Waldo Theatre

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

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 popular North Pole Express kicks off this Saturday at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. The event will take place on Saturdays and Sundays for three…

“A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est” by…

The Waldo is excited to bring New England based Echoes of Floyd back to Maine on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Echoes of Floyd is making their debut at The Waldo Theater performing ‘Dark Side…
The Waldo
Heather Pierson Trio

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 Theater

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…

Dave & Chris Gagne
The Fall Starlight Music Series to benefit the Boothbay Region Health Center will feature the Dani Tribesmen Reggae Band, local favorites Dave and Chris Gagne,…

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…