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Culture

The Tugboat Smasher at Tugboat Inn. Two brisket, chuck, and short rib smashburger patties with burger sauce, lettuce and American cheese. Courtesy Tugboat Inn
A sandwich to remember
Fireworks by Mike Leonard
Making Your Best Shot – Fireworks

Seafood
Seafood that satisfies

Robert Mitchell’s 2026 Around Boothbay Harbor calendar offers 13 photos to savor through the year.
Robert Mitchell’s 25th calendar: a serene look at the region
"Upper Door" - 30" x 18" - Jack Silverio. Courtesy of the artist
Current paintings by Jack Silverio through July 27

Art

  • Making Your Best Shot – Fireworks
  • Current paintings by Jack Silverio through July 27
  • July classes at Maine Art Gallery
  • 'Color Group' features the work of seven artists
  • July 4 First Friday Art Tour
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Dining Out

  • How about a drink before dinner ... or during, or after?
  • Windjammer Days hosts 7th annual Crab Cook Off
  • New show features three Maine-based artists
  • ABR Roadshow to feature Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery in Wiscasset
  • America's Best Restaurants is coming to Brady's
  • New art show and art scholarship award
  • Local restaurateurs take over Coastal Prime
  • Lafayette Hotels buys Oceanside Golf Resort
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Film and Theater

  • 'RED'
  • Playing at the Lincoln Theater
  • Oscar Mirabile is Top Royal Windjammer
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • This week at Harbor Theater
  • Summer Blockbuster Series returns to Lincoln Theater
  • Once again, Broadway to Boothbay
  • 2025 offering: John Logan's 'RED' at BRVM
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Lectures and Conferences

Sacred Altar Retreat coming to Boothbay Harbor
Behind Closed Doors Tours of Castle Tucker
Art Talk: 'Collage: The Sum of its Parts' at MAG
'There's life after injury': Southport Central School donates to veteran organization
Combating negative effects of technology on youth mental health
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Literature

The Sea and Me
BHML says 'ahoy' to summer reading challenge
Deception crashes on Maine's shore in new novel
Celebration of Write ME: An Epistolary Poetry Project
Damariscotta author completes book one of 'Time Travel Fantasy' series
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Music

  • Kalos at the BBH Opera House July 16
  • BBH Opera House: Cécilia playing July 3
  • Live Jazz in Damariscotta Mills with Susanna Fiore
  • Local to perform national anthem for July 4 Sea Dogs game
  • Women’s Barbershop, A Capella Chorus showcase Millennium Magic Chorus
  • Lincoln Theater and Skidompha partner for free summer films
  • Y Arts pirate play at the Opera House
  • Announcing the cast of 'Carousel'
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Don’t Be Late for this Very Important Date!
Adventure in Wonderland with Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Guests arrive at BHML’s 2024 Storybook Ball. Courtesy of BHML

Step into a topsy-turvy world of whimsy and wonder at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s 2nd annual Storybook Ball: "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" happening Saturday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Carousel Music Theater. This event is generously presented by Ryder Systems, Inc. and R.M. Davis Private Wealth Management.

Your ticket includes a festive cocktail hour with charcuterie for grazing, a catered dinner with wine service, dancing, dessert, and a lively live auction, plus the joy of supporting free library services for our region. The Storybook Ball is a 21+ event.

BBH Opera House: The Wolff Sisters
The Wolff Sisters - courtesy of Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

“The Wolff Sisters live comfily at the crossroads of Americana, roots, and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll, where The Band might meet Brandi Carlile and take her out for a beer,” says The Boston Globe. On Thursday, July 10, the sisters travel to Maine to perform at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

Sylvan Gallery
'Golden Horizons: The Sunsets and Moonrises of Paul Batch'
Paul Batch -"Light on the Rising Tide" - 30 x 40 inches - is one of his paintings on exhibit at Sylvan Gallery through July 31. Courtesy of the venue

Sylvan Gallery is proud to present an evocative new exhibition featuring the masterful landscape paintings of Paul Batch, on view July 1 - 31. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on Thursday, July 31, from 4 - 7 p.m., coinciding with the evening of the Wiscasset Art Walk. In conjunction, the gallery will also be displaying new work from its regular roster of contemporary fine artists.

Celebrate 'Salad Days' at Watershed!
Reserve a plate by Maine-artist Emily Armstrong at this year’s 30th Annual Salad Days event! Courtesy of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites the whole community to its 30th annual Salad Days festival on Saturday, July 12. This beloved tradition offers an opportunity to get to know the arts nonprofit organization that welcomes hundreds of world-class artists to Midcoast Maine every year. Guests may shop the invitational pottery sale, enjoy a delicious picnic lunch, watch artist demonstrations, tour campus and learn about Watershed’s programs that support the growth of artists working in clay.

Summer happenings at Kerr + Jones
Matt Barter: "Save the Things You Love" at Kerr + Jones Gallery, East Boothbay. Courtesy of Kathleen Jones

Kerr + Jones Fine Art & Craft celebrates its fourth season in East Boothbay with a remarkable new roster of contemporary Maine artists. Join us this summer for a series of special events showcasing inspiring—and at times thought-provoking—works of art.

"Elements of Art – Paint, Clay, Wood and Metal" - New Artist Reception Wednesday, July 16, 5–7 p.m.

Free registrations for OBD Vintage Car Show
Dog

Organizers of the 12th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced that registrations of all types will be free once again this year, provided by Bristol Township.  

New shows by Ed Parker and Lyn Asselta at Gleason Fine Art
Lyn Asselta, "Kresge Pt. Sunset," pastel on paper, 8" x 10" - Gleason Fine Art

Beginning July 3, Southport artist Ed Parker and Damariscotta artist Lyn Asselta open new shows at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor. Both Lyn and Ed will be present at the opening reception on Saturday, July 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is cordially invited to stop by the gallery, have a glass of wine, and chat with the artists. Lyn's show, titled "The Poetic Coast," runs through July 29, as does Ed's, titled "Painted Stories."

This week at the Harbor Theater
"The Life of Chuck," starring Tom Hiddleston opens July 4 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" - (R; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - A charming contemporary romance that blends literary nostalgia with fresh, French flair. Directed by Laura Piani and starring Camille Rutherford, the film follows Agathe Robinson—an aspiring writer stuck in a quiet life of routine at Shakespeare & Co. bookstore in Paris. Haunted by past trauma and paralyzed by self-doubt, Agathe yearns for the sweeping love stories she devours in books but struggles to write her own.

63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
Windjammer Days ... they aren't over yet!
WJD final day events

The 63rd Windjammer Days Festival continues today and Saturday! 

Today's events include the Artists Alley in the Whale Park (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.), the Vintage Boat Parade (4 p.m.), the Pier Party (ticketed event) immediately after the Parade at Bristol Marine. Visit www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org for tickets! Live music, food, drinks and an antique car and motorcycle show! 

Decorated boats around the harbor will light up and then take a few turns round the harbor. 

Windjammer Days 2025
Abby Baker wins lobster eating contest
Contest winner Abby Baker of Brunswick, Maine. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The lobster eating contest is one of the most popular events of Windjammer Days, just as it was during the region's former Fishermen's Festival. The contest drew a huge crowd Wednesday, June 25 for the high noon competition. And, for the first time in many years, a woman took the prize.

Windjammer Days 2025
Street Parade: Salutes to the Coast Guard and much more!
KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

A salute to the Coast Guard was the main theme of the annual Windjammer Days Street Parade and several floats sported signs, T-shirts and more to thank the Guard on Wednesday afternoon, June 25.

The parade was filled with three Kora Karts units, the longtime participants The Sailing Masters of 1812 from Essex, Connecticut and the Boothbay Region Community Band, several non-profit groups and lots of kids — many who squirted the onlookers with water, cooling them off in the high heat and humidity.

Behind the scenes at Antiques Roadshow with the luckiest volunteer
Volunteers for the Triage Team wait to escort Roadshow attendees into the gardens for their long-awaited appraisals. Raye S. Leonard photo

A line of umbrellas inched like a multicolored caterpillar along the access road to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as people waited beneath them to enter the set of Antiques Roadshow on June 18. 

The weather did not dampen the cheerfulness of the crowd. Antiques Roadshow was an event fans believed would never come to humble, out-of-the-way Maine. And yet there it was. 

Southport Memorial Library
Unfurling: a celebration of the lyricism of the everyday
Nancy Custer Carroll

The July and August show at the Southport Memorial Library is a collection of 20 paintings by Nancy Custer Carroll. With her brushes and colors and objects gathered or seen in her rambles, this body of work celebrates the simple beauty unfurling in our everyday worlds.

July programs at Popham Beach Library

The Shortridge Coastal Foundationfrom Bates College will be the topic at the Thursday, July 10 “Summer Series” talk at the Popham Beach Library.In concert with the Bates Morse Mountain Conservation Area, Shortridge Coastal Center has served faculty, students, and resea

Perfect for fall reading: Jerry Farnham's third novel
Book three of Jerry Farnham's "Red At Night" series is out! Courtesy of the author

Have you wondered what would happen if the Waltons met the cast from 90210? "First Light" allows readers a peek into the foundation of the families who make up Jerry Farnham’s "Red at Night" series, a mixture of mystery, romance, and drama with a bit of Maine humor. While this book has been preceded by "Red at Night" and "Red in the Morning," "First Light" will afford readers the opportunity to learn the back story of their favorite characters in the series; who doesn’t love Jack Finn and Melissa Andrews, Boothbay Harbor’s power couple?

Maine Art Gallery
Fiore show: 'A Treat for the Eyes and the Heart'
Joseph Fiore, 1971,"View From Bald Rock" - oil on canvas. Image courtesy of Bob Bond

“A treat for the eyes and the heart,” remarked visitor Caroline Janover of Damariscotta about the exhibition "Fiore at 100: Maine Observed" which opened at the Maine Art Gallery (MAG) on Saturday, June 21. The Wiscasset gallery is marking the 100th anniversary of the artist who was an active member in the 1960s and 1970s, and a summer resident of Jefferson.

Judith Schuppien show at River Arts
"Ledgewood" by Judith Schuppien. Courtesy of the artist

River Arts is delighted to showcase the artwork of Judith Schuppien in the solo show, “Treasures of Our Local Land Trusts,” in the River Room at River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta. Schuppien’s show will run from June 26 to July 16. Schuppien’s lush and lyrical paintings pay tribute to Maine Land Trusts. Meet the artist at an opening reception on Saturday, June 28 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Author C.W. Wells at Southport library July 10
Author C.W. Wells, known by locals as Charlie Britton is the speaker at SML's next Author Talk. Courtesy of the author

Local author Charlie Britton, better known by his pen name C.W. Wells, will speak at Southport Memorial Library on Wednesday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at his newest novel, "Lobster Trap."

Pemaquid Art Gallery watercolorists: Cindy Spencer and Bob Vaughan
Fishing Shack, watercolor by Bob Vaughan

Two delightful watercolor painters at the Pemaquid Gallery, Cindy Spencer and Bob Vaughan, are long familiar to regular Gallery visitors.  Their styles have evolve

DaPonte String Quartet Community Concert July 13
DaPonte String Quartet, from left: Myles Jordan, Philipp Elssner, Kirsten Monke and Lydia Forbes.  Photo: Jeffrey Morris, The Pierce Studio

The Second Congregational Church located at 51 Main St. in Newcastle has long been a bastion of community spirit, a place where people gather not only to worship, but also to celebrate the arts. In the spirit of fostering a deeper connection to music and culture, the church proudly presents its season’s final community concert to be held Sunday, July 13 at 3 p.m. featuring regional favorite, the DaPonte String Quartet.

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