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• Christmas Fair at St. Patrick’s

  Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Join your friends and neighbors over Damariscotta way at St. Patrick’s Christmas Fair Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. New and returning vendors will be selling locally made items. You’re sure to find something for everyone on your shopping list. Admittance is free. As we have offered in the past, there will be baked goods, knitted and crocheted pieces, handmade wooden items, totes, ornaments, plants, gently used items, raffle baskets, a quilt raffle, and even our new parish cookbook...

• The Dough Ball Preview Party

  Tue, 11/19/2019 - 11:30am

  Friday, Dec. 13 The 2019 Gingerbread Spectacular winners are announced at this gala fundraising evening in the spectacularly decorated Opera House. Hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Friends of the Opera House. Cash bar. Live dance band led by Barney Balch. Dress: casual to holiday finery. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. - No early admission. No guests will be allowed in before 5:30. Specially priced advance member tickets: $15 and $25 (non-members). Day of event $30 for everyone. Purchase now through the...

• Thanksgiving events at First Congo

  Mon, 11/18/2019 - 8:00am

  First Congregational Church of Wiscasset and St. Philip’s Episcopal Church will hold a joint service at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 27. A freewill offering of money and non-perishable food items will be collected to benefit St. Philips’ food pantry and the Special Needs Fund. The service is open to the public and all are invited. The public is also invited to a Thanksgiving potluck dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day and hosted by First Congregational Church. A turkey will be...

• POSTPONED: Chamber to host Business After Hours for Ports Pizzaria

  Fri, 11/15/2019 - 12:45pm

  

  UPDATE: This event has been postponed until further notice Original post: The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is delighted to host a Business After Hours for new Chamber member, Ports Pizzaria! The event will take place at Ports Pizzaria, 28 Union Street, Boothbay Harbor, on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. Ports Pizzaria offers authentic Italian brick oven pizza, calzones, and arancini by the great and talented guys behind Ports of Italy. Open year-round, in...
• Press release

  Park supporters celebrate

  Fri, 11/15/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation rented the beautiful third floor bar and gallery at the Opera House Nov. 13 for an event, where approximately 100 generous donors, large and small, representing a cross section of our community, mingled to celebrate the purchase of the Cap’n Fish Motel property. This property will be the future home of the Eastside Waterfront Park. The hors d’oeuvres and soups hit the spot in the midst of our early cold snap and enhanced the warmth of our gathering. Each...

• Gingerbread Spectacular entry forms available

  Fri, 11/15/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Whether you consider yourself a semi-professional baker, a gifted designer, a confectionery expert, a lover of holiday traditions, or just someone who wants to have fun designing and building a structure out of gingerbread, your moment has arrived! The annual Gingerbread Spectacular at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor provides a forum for bakers and creators of all ages and skills to bake, build, decorate and enter their gingerbread creation in the hilarious competition this Dec. 13-15...

• Groom-Weiss wedding

  Thu, 11/14/2019 - 10:00am

  

  Morgan LeeAnn Groom and Ian Laurence Weiss were married at the Chowder House on Sept. 28, 2019. The ceremony was officiated by long-time family friend Alan P. Kelley. Morgan is the daughter of Kimberli Groom of Enid, Oklahoma and the late Dennis Groom. Ian is the son of Ken Weiss and Dr. Nancy Oliphant of Boothbay. Morgan was escorted by her brother Nick Groom, representing her brothers Casey and Conner. The wedding party included matron of honor Anna Groom, bridesmaid Brittini Resendiz, and...

• 10th annual Gifts For Giving is two weekends

  Thu, 11/14/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Now that November’s chill is upon us, we can no longer deny the early winter season is upon us. And you know what that means: It’s time to start thinking about the upcoming holiday season and ... shopping! If you’re looking for something unique, whether it be warm clothing, books, art, pottery, stained glass, Christmas ornaments, notecards, jewelry, or ceramics … you’ll want to check out the 10 th annual Gifts for Giving event at Studio 53, home to some of the best art in Boothbay...

• The Ledges is a venue for Marketfest events

  Wed, 11/13/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and Wiscasset Creative Alliance are working with the Ledges Associates to hold this year’s annual Snow Ball, and other events at the beautiful and majestic Ledges in Wiscasset. Located on the north side of Main Street at the foot of the Town Common, this amazing 1845 Greek Revival building is one of the most significant structures within the National Register Historic District of Wiscasset. The Ledges was home to schooner owners and ship captains throughout...

• Seasonal cheer abounds at Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest

  Wed, 11/13/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest, a three-day celebration of the wintry season, offers activities and fun for all! From fireworks over the Sheepscot River to shopping and horse-drawn wagon rides, this weekend extravaganza is a great way to get your holiday spirit into gear! On Friday, Dec. 6, shops throughout the Village are offering discounts, deals on gift certificates, and tasty tidbits. Look for the sparkling streamers at the door. The new Gift Shop in the Nickels-Sortwell barn becomes a...

• Come to the Historical Society’s Open House Dec. 7

  Mon, 11/11/2019 - 8:15am

  

  The holidays are upon us! Mark your calendar for the Boothbay Region Historical Society's Harbor Lights Open House at the Oak Street museum on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be delicious homemade finger food, as well as holiday inspired beverages. Our raffle photograph by Robert Mitchell, “Turbulent Sea at Ocean Point,” is available until the 7th for your viewing pleasure. The lucky winner will be drawn at the open house. We will also auction off several creative gift baskets. In...

• Life on the water in the 1900s talk at Lincoln Home

  Sun, 11/10/2019 - 7:00am

  Bill Hill share what life was like working, shipping and fishing in the local area during the 1900s during his talk at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Nov. 18, 3-4 p.m. All are welcome. He will give a brief history of the pinky schooners that were a common type of New England fishing vessel. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more information, contact Rhonda Hanna, 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org . Visit our website, www.lincoln-home.org and follow us on Facebook for...

• Mixing it up: Creating great gingerbread houses!

  Wed, 11/06/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  Once again the gingerbread house building season is about to begin in Boothbay Harbor. The Opera House’s annual Gingerbread Spectacular showcases the confectionery construction talents of everyone from novices to seasoned gingerbread house builders. The Dec. 13-15 weekend is both a community celebration of the holiday season and fun-spirited competition between bakers and designers. In preparation for the 2019 Gingerbread Spectacular, the Opera House is offering a free class on Wednesday, Nov...

• Tickets available for Beam fundraiser

  Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:30am

  

  For the Love of Deb (Holmes Beam) fundraiser will be held at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Friday, Nov. 22 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for entry into the main performance hall. Silent auction items will be displayed on tables near the back of the hall. A cabaret seating area will be set up in front of the stage to accommodate 50-60 people, including Holmes and Beam family members. The fundraiser includes a silent auction, live auction, entertainment, very light...

• CLC YMCA Holiday Bazaar Nov. 16

  Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:00am

  It may be hard to believe, but the holidays will soon be here. Join the Y on Saturday, Nov. 16 for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s 39th annual Holiday Bazaar and start your holiday shopping. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features over 80 local crafters and artisans. You’ll find beautifully handcrafted items including, but not limited to, pottery, photography, fine art, jewelry, wreaths, ornaments and much more. A holiday raffle with donations from participating crafters...

• Contradancing in Damariscotta

  Tue, 11/05/2019 - 9:45am

  

  The public is invited to a Community Contradance at the Damariscotta Baptist Church Hall on Friday, Nov. 8 — part of an ongoing series of second Friday of the month contradances. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dances accompanied by the Oyster Creek Fiddlers & Friends until 8 p.m. Local musicians are welcome to sit in. No experience is necessary and all dances will be taught. This contradance series is an initiative by local musicians and Lincoln Academy students. It is a...

• Christmas Fair Nov. 23 at St. Patrick’s

  Sat, 11/02/2019 - 5:45pm

  

  Local crafters and artists are getting ready for the busiest shopping season of the year. Fourteen vendors will be at the St. Patrick Church Christmas Fair, together with our own crafters and bakers. There will be many unique and beautiful items to choose from in a full range of prices. Purchase gifts for family and friends as well as delightful and varied decorations for your tree and home. You are invited to shop at our baked goods table that will have many homemade goodies such as cookies,...

• Naval surgeon veteran to speak at the Southport Library on Veterans Day

  Sat, 11/02/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Dr. Barclay Shepard will be the featured speaker talking about his extensive career as a Navy surgeon at the Veterans Day observance at the Southport Memorial Library on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The event, sponsored by the Southport Library Aides, will honor all those who have served, who serve, or have died for our country. Veterans and their families, as well as all local residents, are invited to gather in the library at 10:45 a.m. for the ceremony, which will start promptly at 11 a.m. Dr...

• Robyn Ham weds Christopher Taylor

  Thu, 10/31/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Robbie and Margaret Ham are pleased to announce the wedding of their daughter, Robyn Allyson, to Christopher Taylor on Oct. 13, 2019. Christopher is the son of Ron and Susanne Taylor of Washington, Maine. The Rev Peter Panagore performed the ceremony at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point, East Boothbay. The bride’s aunt, Katie Ham, sang “The Prayer” and was accompanied by Mary Miller. The bridal party included: maid of honor and sister of the bride, Elizabeth Ham; close friend of the couple and...

• ‘Things that go bump’ in the day

  Tue, 10/29/2019 - 11:00am

  

  How do you take a successful evening event for teens and adults and turn it into a great daytime event for a younger crowd? You might want to ask co-chairmen Kate McEvoy Rice and Caleb Hodgdon at Boothbay Railway Village. They did just that on Saturday, Oct. 26 with the Railway SPOOKtacular. The event provided Halloween fun for children, complete with train rides, a bounce house, carnival games, trick-or-treating at booths around the property and face painting, bracelet making and a creepy...

• Community Lunch begins Nov. 7

  Tue, 10/29/2019 - 7:45am

  The first Community Lunch of the season will be held on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 11:30 a.m to 12:45 p.m. As many of you know, lunches are offered every Thursday each month from fall to spring at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church at 32 Emery Lane in Boothbay Harbor. A meal of soup, bread, dessert and beverages is prepared in turn by groups from area churches and a service club. This year members from the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, the Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church, the East Boothbay...

• Community tapestry debuts at WCC

  Sun, 10/27/2019 - 8:30am

  

  During the Wiscasset Art Walk 2019 season, locals and visitors took part in a community weaving project. The result, a wall-sized woven tapestry, is now on view at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road. You can’t miss it. As you walk in the door, it’s hung in the entry area near tables and chairs where people eat, visit, and settle in with their laptops. Parks and Recreation Interim Director Duane Goud said he knows a lot about the tapestry after watching the recent selectboard meeting...

• Inaugural event promises to be a Win-Tree Wonderland in Brunswick

  Thu, 10/24/2019 - 8:00am

  A new tradition is set to begin in the Midcoast for families around the holidays to raise funds for three local organizations in the Bath-Brunswick region. The Midcoast Tree Festival is scheduled for Nov. 22-24 and Nov. 29-Dec. 1, and will benefit All Saints Parish (St. John’s School), Spectrum Generations’ Meals on Wheels, and the SMMC. The Midcoast Tree Festival will showcase fully decorated, themed, and lighted artificial Christmas trees on display throughout the two-weekend event, which...

• Nobleboro Halloween Party Oct. 26

  Wed, 10/23/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Nobleboro Parent Teacher Organization will host the third annual NobleBOOro Spooktacular at Nobleboro Central School from 4 to 7 p.m. In addition to many fun Halloween themed games, the event will feature a costume parade, a haunted library, a photo booth, silent auction items, and over 50 raffles. Food for sale will include chili, hot dogs, homemade macaroni and cheese, corn bread, apples, carrot sticks, popcorn, hot and cold cider, and a variety of desserts. You can...

• Harvest Fest at Dow Furniture Oct. 26

  Tue, 10/22/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Dow Furniture is all about local Maine businesses which is why they are partnering with Cornerstone Financial of Waldoboro to put on this year’s Harvest Fest at Dow Furniture under the big tent right off Route 1 in Waldoboro on Saturday Oct. 26. Allan Beck, president of Cornerstone Financial, said, “I have had the joy of serving individuals and families in the Midcoast area since 1988. It is my pleasure to partner with Dow Furniture in this event to say thank you to our community.” The Harvest...

• For the love of Deb Beam

  Tue, 10/22/2019 - 7:30am

  

  A fundraiser for Debbie Holmes Beam will be held on Friday, Nov. 22 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. downstairs at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Beam has been fighting cancer since last September, a fight that rages on. She needs our help, though she would never ask for it. Close friends and family are holding this event to give her some financial peace of mind when she is no longer able to work. There will be a silent auction and live auction organized by Becky Beam...

• Twentieth anniversary

  Mon, 10/21/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Due to last week’s storm, the start of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s Thursday Night winter socials was held on Friday. This is the 20th year of these gatherings, which has met once a month, October through May, in the warmth of members’ homes. Dee and Howard Wright originated these socials in October of 1999 at their Southport home. They had the pleasure of hosting at their East Boothbay home to start the 20th season. Despite the storm damage around the region, some 30 guests arrived with...

• Fall flower arranging at Lincoln Home

  Sun, 10/20/2019 - 8:45am

  Shelley, whose floral business, Shelley’s Flowers and Gifts, is in Waldoboro, will demonstrate ways to arrange the spectacular colors of fall through flower arranging. Join us at The Lincoln Home Monday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 4 p.m. and maybe you will be one of the lucky few to take home an arrangement. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more information, contact Rhonda Hanna, 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org . Visit our website, www.lincoln-home.org and follow us on...

• Pumpkin Roll is back for Scarecrowfest

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The Garden Club of Wiscasset is sponsoring the fun, festive, free Children’s Pumpkin Roll during Scarecrowfest Oct. 19. It will be held on the green across from the Wiscasset Public Library at 21 High St. Pumpkins will roll is beginning at high noon. There will be two age groups, 3-6 years and 7-10 years. Prizes will be given in several categories including: youngest contestant, the longest roll, straightest roll, and the craziest roll to name a few. Children must pre-register at the Garden...

• Chamber to host Business After Hours for H.T. Winters Company

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 8:15am

  The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is delighted to host a Business After Hours for Chamber member, H.T. Winters Company. The event will take place at H.T. Winter’s Showroom located at 289 Route One, Edgecomb, on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. H.T. Winter’s carries a wide variety of carpet, tile, vinyl, LVT, hardwood, backsplash décor, and an extensive line of Schluter products that are in stock and ready to go. The company has been in business for more than 100 years and has...

• Morris Farm supper, silent auction Nov. 2

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:15am

  Join the Morris Farm for a silent auction and baked bean supper on Saturday, Nov. 2. The Morris Farm Trust Board of Directors will be busy preparing baked beans, hot dogs, salads, and brown bread for all to enjoy. Desserts and soft drinks will also be provided and you are offered the option of BYOB. This “Saturday Night” special will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. and is by donation only. The silent auction will open for bidding promptly at 5 p.m. Hand-crafted items, gift baskets and gift...

• Pownalborough Court House offers eery evening tour Oct. 19

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:00pm

  The stewardship committee of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden invites the public to a special Voices from the Past tour on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Will you meet a ghost? The public is invited for a night of historical spooks. There will be plenty of hot cider, cookies and scares. Admission is $5 for adults; children 12 and under are free. The Pownalborough Court house, built in 1761, was in use as a court house through the Revolutionary War. The house museum is...

• Scary readings and Halloween potluck

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 8:00am

  

  October has arrived and with it the leaves have started to skitter along the path at night, and the night itself comes ever earlier. Fires are starting to burn in the hearths around town and stories are being told into the evening. The Opera House celebrates the fall season with one night only of Scary Readings. Less scary is the Halloween community potluck and both events take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. A cast of Maine readers will share some unsettling...

• Haunted house at Boothbay Fire Station

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 5:15pm

  Saturday, Oct. 19 Get your Halloween thrills! 6-8 p.m. Free! Refreshments. 911 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. Refreshments – for those who survive – courtesy of the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary.

• Zambia Night

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 4:15pm

  Sunday, Oct. 20 The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle will host a community chili potluck supper at 6 p.m. in the the church’s Fellowship room. All are invited to share a meal and listen to Robert Breckenridge share his experience working as a Global Ministries partner in Zambia, in Africa. After retiring from the faculty at Lincoln Academy in 2017, Breckenridge volunteered to teach church history at the United Church of Zambia University while his wife Charo volunteered in the...

• Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 3:45pm

  Saturday, October 12 Kid’s Fun Run & Adult’s Zombie Run : Central Lincoln County -YMCA 8:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. Registration9:15 a.m. Kid’s Fun Run AND 9:30 a.m. Adult 5K Zombie Run525 Main Street, Damariscotta Sponsor: Central Lincoln County -YMCA. Pumpkinboat Building: All Day - Pinkham’s Plantation, 431 Biscay Road, Damariscotta. Parking & Shuttle: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. (Suggested donation $1) Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill,...

• St. Patrick’s Church preparing for Christmas Fair

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 7:30am

  

  It’s that time of year again. Thirteen vendors will be at the St. Patrick’s Church Christmas Fair with their unique items perfect for gift giving. In addition, St. Patrick’s own crafters will have many new items available — there will be homemade baked goods, plants, a re-gifting table and raffles. The Shamrock Café will again be open for lunch. There is no fee to attend the St. Patrick’s annual Christmas Fair. Please mark your calendar to join us on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...

• Begin your journey to perfect pumpkin aboard WW&F

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 8:00am

  

  This Oct. 12 and 13, take the WW&F Railway to Alna’s SeaLyon Farm for an unforgettable pumpkin picking experience with your family and friends. Pumpkin picking trains will leave Sheepscot Station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for Top of Mountain Station, where passengers can either board a hay ride or take a short walk to the pumpkin patch at SeaLyon Farm to buy their very own pumpkin(s) to take home and participate in other fun activities. Board any hay ride with your pumpkin in hand for your...

• Audubon talk at Lincoln Home

  Mon, 10/07/2019 - 8:45am

  Local historian Jerry Wiles will share the life of John James Audubon on Monday, Oct. 14, 2-3 p.m. at The Lincoln Home. An American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter, Audubon was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more information, contact Rhonda Hanna, 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org . Visit our...

• Free supper and movie

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 10:00am

  Saturday, Oct. 5 “Live Action” Aladdin on a large screen In surround sound, downstairs in the hall at 4 p.m. Dinner: hotdogs and Karen’s homemade mac n’ cheese. First United Methodist Church, 81 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Off street parking. Accessible to all.

• 52nd annual Fall Foliage Festival Oct. 12 and 13

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 8:15am

  

  One of Maine’s earliest and longest running crafts fairs, devoted to showcasing the handmade or hand-manufactured wares of Maine craftsmen, craftswomen, and artists, returns Oct. 12 and 13 to the Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd./Route 27, Boothbay. The event is co-sponsored by Village and the Boothbay Region Information Center, who have been organizing Fall Foliage Festival together for decades. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5...

• BRLT’s Babes in the Woods

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:30am

  Wednesday, Oct. 2 Come to the Boothbay Region Land Trust at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd., Boothbay Harbor, 10-11 a.m., for nature discovery geared toward kids 2-5 years with parent(s) or caregiver(s). Games, crafts, short and easy walk. Group meets at kiosk near parking lot. Free. Wear clothes and shoes that can get muddy! FMI: thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• WW&F celebrates fall with music, pumpkins and more Sept. 28

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:00am

  The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, located at 97 Cross Road in Alna, is holding a Fall Festival this Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Festivities include family favorites such as pumpkin decorating, children’s games like apple bobbing, hayrides on the museum’s antique Ford Model AA truck, snacks and more. For your listening pleasure, the museum has partnered with the Bluegrass Association of Maine to hold a bluegrass jam at the festival. Acoustic musicians from...

• Museum closing party

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:00am

  Sunday, Oct. 6 Southport's Hendricks Hill Museum will host its annual closing party, 2-4 p.m. Apple cider, donuts, and homemade applesauce from the museum's Ben Davis tree will be served. 419 Hendricks Hill Road.

• Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Damariscotta Sept. 29

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 7:30am

  

  Oyster lovers from far and wide are gearing up for the 19th annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival on Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Schooner Landing in Damariscotta from noon to dusk. The event is a fundraiser for the Edward A. Meyers Marine Conservation Fund which awards grants to local non-profit organizations who protect the marine environment and promote the working waterfront. The Pemaquid Oyster Company has been busy harvesting their celebrated bivalves to be shucked and served at two raw bars with a...

• Business After Hours Sept. 25

  Mon, 09/23/2019 - 8:45am

  Join the Chamber for it next Business After Hours celebrating Boothbay Lights . The Sept. 25 event will take place at Tugboat Inn from 5-7 p.m. Please call the Chamber to RSVP for the event, 633-2353. Join fellow local business people for some good old-fashioned mingling. Network with like-minded people in your community to share ideas, stories and solutions. These popular gatherings are a terrific way to get to know each other and show support. Boothbay Lights is a celebration of signature...

• LCHA’s Fall Fashion Show returns to Waters Edge Oct. 5

  Mon, 09/23/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Lincoln County Historical Association will host its second Fall Fashion show at Waters Edge in Edgecomb on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m. The event provides an opportunity to showcase fashions available at local stores at the same time that it raises funds to help preserve LCHA’s three historic properties. Who knew that a fashion show could be so much fun? “Well, the members of the board of trustees harbored some reservations about the idea,” said LCHA board member Joe Zoellers, who came up...

• Cider pressing at the Pownalborough Court House Sept. 29

  Sun, 09/22/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Families are invited to bring apples and press their own cider at the Pownalborough Court House in Dresden on Sunday, Sept. 29. Members of the stewardship committee of the historic siteon Courthouse road off Route 128, will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to advise participants on the use of an electric grinder or a traditional press. A bushel of apples makes two dozen gallons of cider (Keep in mind that perfect apples are not necessary to make excellent cider). Donuts will be served and...

• Inn Along the Way celebrates fall with lawn and barn party

  Sat, 09/21/2019 - 8:15am

  Music, autumn, fall treats and fundraising converge on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Inn Along the Way located at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main Street in Damariscotta. This Autumn Music Celebration in the Big Red Barn featuring the Rusty Hinges, Damariscotta Region Open Mic, a yard sale, inn tours and hay field walks is a by donation fundraiser for the Inn Along the Way. At IAW, older community members live interdependently in a neighborhood-style setting of small, environmentally friendly homes. In...

• Blessing of the Animals at Edgecomb church Oct. 6

  Sat, 09/21/2019 - 7:00am

  Edgecomb Community Church will hold a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m. The Rev. Kate Pinkham will be on hand to present blessings to the animals. The event is open to the community, and all types of animals are welcome. Blessing of the Animals occasions often take place at the beginning of October, around the time of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in remembrance of his love for all creatures. The blessing will be held at the Labyrinth in the Field, located in the field...

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