In addition to the inspiring performances that take place on the stage at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, there is a team of staff and volunteers hard at work behind the scenes. One such group is the Board of Directors who meet monthly and help the staff carry out the Opera House mission.

On February 2 Lincoln Theater will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 150 years since the community was first welcomed into what was then known as Lincoln Hall.

Solas is lighting up stages across the globe as they celebrate three decades of pushing boundaries and honoring traditions in Irish music. And on March 15, Solas comes to Waldoboro for a 7:30 concert at The Waldo Theatre.

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “the finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced,” and by The Wall Street Journal as “an Irish traditional band bearing all the marks of greatness,” Solas continues to captivate audiences with their spellbinding musicianship and genre-defying creativity.

Lincoln Theater will welcome acclaimed Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. for a free public event as part of its ongoing series, Talking Art in Maine.

Talking Art in Maine is a series of one-on-one conversations with artists and curators who have made a substantial impact on Maine’s creative community. Hosted by Emily Sabino, the series is designed to give audiences intimate access to the artist and their selected pieces, complete with firsthand explanations into each piece, as well as the opportunity to ask questions about their work and experiences.

Dagney Ernest, who has been Camden Opera House's promotions and box office manager for the past six-and-a-half years, has retired. Kathleen Payton Brown has assumed that position as of the new year. 

Before joining the COH staff, Dagney had a long and colorful history with the theater, singing and acting on the Opera House stage with local performance groups, including Camden Civic Theatre and the Everyman Repertory Theatre, swing quartet Fascinatin' Rhythm, and the Arthur Hall International Dance Company. 

Candace Vlcek of Jefferson will be the first artist of 2026 to exhibit in the hospital’s Hall Gallery, January through Feb. 27. Her pastels, oils and acrylics all provide a glimpse of life on the Midcoast, a place she has called home since 2021. Prior to then, she and her husband lived in several other parts of the US as well as Costa Rica. They returned to live in Maine three different times since 2005 and now call Jefferson home.

“Thirty-five years is a long time,” said Boneheads’ keyboardist Bob Colwell in a recent interview. “Bands are generally pretty ephemeral things, and it's highly unusual to last that long.”

Right! I say ... longer than The Beatles, not as long as The Stones. Hey, it got an appreciative chuckle ...

"Wintersong: A Midcoast Gathering of Voices" will take place Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Porter Hall at Skidompha Library, Main St., Damariscotta with a snow date of Tuesday, Jan. 20. The event is free and open to the public. Please enter via the Elm Street side (rear entrance) of the library, as the event will be held after regular hours.

"Nuremberg" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 28 minutes) - As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological showdown with accused Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring. Featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award Nominee Michale Shannon, Academy Award Winner Russell Crowe, Academy Award Winner Rami Malek, Academy Award Nominee Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Leo Woodaall, and Colin Hanks. Final showtime Thursday, Jan. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with King Eider’s Pub.

Thursday, Feb. 5

Get out of the house and listen to some beautiful music while supporting Maine musicians. Doors for seating will open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 7 p.m. 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Ticket purchase through the Portland Symphony: https://porttix.com/whats-on/pso-chamber-series-strings/

Studio Theatre of Bath is excited to announce auditions for "Over The River and Through The Woods," by Joe DiPietro and directed by Kirstin Hayward. The show will run May 15-24, 2026.  

The Trustees of the Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival are launching our annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2026 Union Fair which will occur on Aug. 5 - 9. Please note that the deadlines and poster contest rules and requirements have changed.  

Gingerbread Spectacular baker/designer/architect Rimar Reed’s entries have long been part of the much anticipated event held at the Opera House. For this year’s 19th show she decided to challenge herself by creating an interactive game gingerbread, Candy Drop. To her delight and surprise, judges Alyssa Allen, Wendy Bellows, Margaret Branch and Pandy Dickinson selected it for the Best Holiday Spirit award.

Join us at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. for a very special presentation from our Arts on Film series! Even if you caught the Met Opera’s Live presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in December, you will want to revisit this masterpiece with us in Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 cinematic version. Maine-based professional singer John David Adams hosts the screening.

Lincoln Theater is excited to announce its 2026 Free Family Film Series. One Sunday afternoon each month, the theater will offer a free, family-friendly film open to audiences of all ages - no tickets, no reservations.  

The legendary Chicago multi-percussionist and composer Sir Kahil El’Zabar, celebrates 50 years of The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music at The Waldo on Feb. 18.

EHE was formed in 1974 shortly after Sir Kahil El’Zabar graduated from Lake Forest College, with the goal “To combine concepts of African American music with its earlier roots in traditional African music, to produce new motifs and sounds true to their origins yet firmly pointed in a new artistic direction of enlightenment and deep listening.”