Culture

A journey through the Prado comes to the screen

Ragtime concert with Sean Fleming

Monday, Nov. 18 Join pianist Sean Fleming for the Real Ragtime Concert, a collection of classic, early 20th century ragtime tunes. The free 2 p.m. concert will feature compositions in the original...
Novel Jazz concert at Skidompha Nov. 15

The Novel Jazz Septet’s final 2019 performance at Skidompha Public Library will be from 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. The musicians will be Herb Maine (acoustic bass), Mickey Felder (piano), Dave...
Mixing it up: Creating great gingerbread houses!

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...
A visual journey through the fynbos at Southport library

On the very tip of Africa you will find what may well be the tiniest and mightiest floral kingdom in the world. This kingdom (about the size of Portugal) rivals the Amazon rain forest for the density...
Photography show at BHML

An exhibition of photographs taken by Peter Felsenthal will be at the second floor gallery of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial lLbrary during November and December.These photos, some of local and some...
Attention artists: ‘Art in the Square’ opens Nov. 29

A new shipment of 12-inch by 12-inch canvas squares has just arrived at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), 1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. This is the “green light” for all regional artists...
Drama students to perform fall cabaret

The drama department at Boothbay Region High School is putting on a fall cabaret called “Broadway Decades,” a walk through the 1930s through 1960s. The show will feature songs from five musicals...
Community drum circle

Friday, Nov. 29 The Harbor Peer & Wellness Center Community Drum Circle, from 6-8 p.m., is at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor (corner of Townsend and Eastern avenues). Please note:...
Community drum circle

Saturday, Nov. 9 River Arts is the venue for the community drum circle led by Kitty Hartford of Boothbay Harbor from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your own drum (or other percussion instrument), or use one...
Halloween parade turns indoor extravaganza

If people were disappointed about the rain and the cancellation of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s annual Halloween parade, nobody showed it. Hundreds turned up Oct. 31 for the last-minute...
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

CMBG’s Great Pumpkin Hunt

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens welcomed families for its annual free event, The Great Pumpkin Hunt Oct. 26. CMBG was peppered with pumpkins and gourds of all colors, shapes and sizes, but the golden...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org Closed Monday & Tuesday “Judy” - (PG-13, 1 hour, 58 minutes) - Rupert Goold’s...
Michel Droge ‘Talking Art in Maine’ at Lincoln Theater

Michel Droge will be the first guest of the 2019-20 season of Talking Art in Maine, Intimate Conversations. Michel will join host, Jane Dahmen, on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater...
‘Leonardo: The Works’ kicks off new EOS season

A new season of documentaries from Exhibition on Screen (EOS) is coming to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, beginning Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. celebrating the singular Leonardo Da Vinci. Working...
Camden Conference presents Kristin Vekasi

The Camden Conference presents Kristin Vekasi at the Camden Public Library on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Her talk is titled “Beyond the Great Firewall: Censorship and Politics in Contemporary China.” This...
Art series returns Nov. 8

Harbor Theater presents a new season of the popular British film series: “Exhibition on Screen,” (EOS) showing six films on works of the world’s most beloved artists monthly on Fridays at 2 p.m....
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

Fall Auction features rare Ben Franklin ship’s figurehead

A monumental 19th Century carved oak ship’s figurehead depicting Benjamin Franklin will preside over Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ fall three-day auction on at 11 a.m. Nov. 8-10. Originally...
Fall One Acts open at River Arts

Don’t miss the River Company’s Fall One Acts this weekend at Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall! The very entertaining productions of Anton Chekhov’s “The Proposal," and Christopher Durang’s “The Actor’...
River Arts’ ‘Abstraction’ show opening

River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to meet the artists and join in celebrating the opening of three shows. The reception is Friday, Oct. 25 from 5-7 p.m. The Main Gallery swells with...
Chocolate Church Arts Center

Melanie to perform Woodstock Anniversary concert

Melanie Safka, who played at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969, and who is known professionally simply by her first name, will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 9 at...
Where It’s At

Drawn to Brenda Bettinson’s ‘SUBTLE’

Brenda Bettinson’s show “SUBTLE” at Mathias Fine Art features 16 of the artist’s drawings completed between 1992 and 2002. Some have never been shown before. The work is done in pencil, colored...
ARTinME

Andre Benoit’s ‘Mermaiden’ Best in Show

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s annual ARTinME show always draws a large crowd and this year’s opening and awards night was like the previous nine on that score. Juror Roy Germon chose 70 works of...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org Winter schedule: Closed Monday and Tuesday, open Wednesday through Saturday, 7 p.m., Sunday...
Multimedia exhibition at Green Lion Gallery

The Green Lion Gallery is proud to host a show of Greg Shattenberg’s multimedia work from Nov. 8 through Dec. 8. The opening reception for the artist will be Friday, Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m....
Blind athlete rides the rapids in ‘The Weight of Water’

“The Weight of Water” is an award-winning documentary starring Erik Weihenmayer, a blind athlete who attempts to kayak down the rapids in the Colorado River as it winds its way through the Grand...
Last call for artists to exhibit at Miles Memorial Hospital

The Miles Memorial Hospital Art Committee will be jurying applications for artists wishing to show in the Hospital Hall Gallery in 2020. Paintings, photography, collage, all two-dimensional media are...
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra opens 30th season

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO), conducted by Rohan Smith, opens its 30th season with "Delight and Despair," two concerts that will take listeners on a roller-coaster of emotions from Dvorak's...
Fiber and Paint at River Arts

Jill and John Butke will be exhibiting their latest handwoven garments and paintings in the River Arts West Gallery, Oct. 17-30. Color and texture abound in this terrific, new show in Damariscotta....
Award-winning Celtic musicians to perform at CCAC

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present acclaimed Celtic musicians Gillian Boucher and Bob McNeill in their Annex performance space at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Boucher, an exceptional...
New Art at the Grill show

A new show opens at Damariscotta River Grill Tuesday, Oct. 22 featuring local painters Sandy Crabtree, Lisa Kyle and George Wardwell. The “Art at the Grill” opening reception is Wednesday, Oct....
Beatles tribute band in concert

Beatles For Sale, the hugely popular Beatles tribute band from Massachusetts, is returning to the Orion Performing Arts Center, 50 Republic Ave., Topsham on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. for a fourth...
Boothbay Opera House: Brian Dunne with Kate Rhudy

New York based singer-songwriter Brian Dunne claims his biggest musical influences are Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, and while influenced by these music giants...

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