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Crime writer Kate Flora discusses her craft

Fosdick Sunday

This weekend is the 100th Anniversary of one of the most famous sermons in the 20th century. Harry Emerson Fosdick, a Mouse Island summer resident, preached the sermon, “Shall the Fundamentalists Win...
This week at Lincoln Theater

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” opens this Friday, and Lincoln Theater has some fun drawings to add to the excitement of this new film release. Anyone who attends a screening of “Downton Abbey: A New Era...
Y Arts’ Spring Recital

Y Arts held the annual spring dance recital on Saturday, May 14 at Boothbay Region YMCA. Over 30 dancers, ages 3 to 15, performed for family and friends in the gym. YMCA Arts and Humanities and Y...
Expanded offerings at the Merry Barn!

The Merry Barn is growing! From inception we have held offerings for children, such as summer camps and book clubs. But creativity is not just for the young, the vibrancy it brings is for folks of...
Researcher sought to write untold history for a $5K fellowship competition

There is no Wikipedia page for Andersen Design, established in 1952 as production as an art form on the Boothbay peninsula in Maine. Coming across the Wikipedia page on Mid-century design under the...
LCHA offers Lincoln County residents free tours June 4

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites all Lincoln County residents to visit its three museums free of charge on June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761...
This week at Harbor Theater

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” - (R - some violence, sexual material, language; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - An aging Chinese immigrant who can’t figure out how to pay her taxes is swept up in an...
Heartwood & LA auditions for ‘Les Mis’

Heartwood and Lincoln Academy (LA) announce auditions for their fall 2022 musical production, which will mark the 20th season of their collaboration, a unique relationship which began with a...
KELT to host Storybook Trails throughout spring and summer

This spring and summer, KELT is excited to offer storybook trails across the region! With the help of passionate volunteers, KELT has designed storyboards that will serve as temporary exhibits at a...
River Room presents Sandra Kimball

River Arts in Damariscotta features the landscape paintings of Sandra Kimball from May 19 through June 8 in the River Room. Kimball of Harrison, Maine launches her solo show "Freedom of the Soul"...
Ukraine Night at Harbor Theater

Come hear Paul Zalucky, retired CIA bureau chief in Kyiv and Moscow, speak about the situation in Ukraine and see “The Earth is Blue as an Orange,” a moving film made in Ukraine about a family who...
Women on the Working Waterfront

Katie Doughty was raised a mariner

On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our...
Heartwood Regional Theater Company

‘The Chalk Garden’ comes to the Poe Theater May 20-28

“Back in Heartwood’s earlier years,” notes Executive Director Joy Braley, “we produced annual winter dramas (affectionately referred to as our ‘Janu-Dramas’) in the atrium of Skidompha Public Library...
Lincoln County Community Theater

‘Bright Star’ opening Friday at Lincoln Theater

Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, “Bright Star” tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the...
Get your tickets for the ‘Downton Abbey” opening night gala – fast!

Tickets are almost sold out for the Downton Abbey Opening Night Gala on Friday, May 20, sponsored by First National Bank. Deadline for online tickets is May 13; get yours now before it’s too late. We...
This week at the Harbor Theater

“The Duke” – (R - language and brief sexuality; 1 hour, 36 minutes). In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in...
‘Wild Things’ and ‘Big Girls’ at River Arts

River Arts in Damariscotta presents “Wild Things” in a show juried by art consultant Tammy Ackerman, former founder and executive director of Engine in Biddeford. The gallery invites the public to...
Kentucky Derby party at Brady’s

Over 100 people attended the second annual Kentucky Derby hat party and race Saturday at Brady's, with over 50 participants vying for the coveted 'Brass Lamp Cup of Fake Roses" trophy. The winner was...
Women on the Working Waterfront

Dr. Clarice Yentsch: Research scientist, educator, author, humanitarian

On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our...
This week at the Lincoln Theater

“Turnadot” - The Met Live in HD - (3 hours, 15 minutes; two intermissions: one 40-minute intermission, & one 30-minute) - Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s stirring opera, which takes the stage...
LCCT shares an incredible story live on stage

Where would we all be without good stories… Stories teach, influence, and inspire. They build connections between people and their relationships. They make us fall in love. And not just romantic love...
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to feature conductors galore

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents concerts with three conductors taking the stage on Saturday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston and Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. at...
Harbor Theater

British film director to introduce EOS: ‘Raphael Revealed’

Famed Exhibition on Screen Director Phil Grabsky is coming from the UK to Boothbay Harbor to introduce his latest film, “Raphael Revealed,” on Sunday, May 15 at 5 p.m. He will follow with a Q & A...
Andrea Peters painting part of Jane Wellehan collection at Bates College

East Boothbay artist Andrea Peters has quietly joined the ranks of Maine's most recognized and respected artists. Peters' paintings are in dozens of collections, both private and public. Museum and...
This week at Harbor Theater

Tickets are now available online for the May 20 “Downton Abbey” Opening Night Gala. Go to www.boothbaycinema.org for the link to purchase tickets. “The Automat” - (NR; 1 hour 59 minutes) - Take a...
Isabella Corwin in the River Room

River Arts in Damariscotta showcases a mixed media exhibition by Isabella Corwin of Bristol. Featuring paintings, cloisonné jewelry, and enamel works, this show opens in the River Room on April 28...
Damariscotta River Grill

New art exhibit opening May 16

The Art at Damariscotta River Grill show opens Monday, May 16 showcasing the diverse styles of Sandra Crabtree, Rebecca Shorb and Sherrie York. The “Art at the Grill” opening reception is Thursday,...
Maine Art Gallery offers something for everyone this summer

Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery on Warren Street is a busy place these days. This season’s calendar is filled with exhibits and classes designed to fulfill the artistic interests of the local community...
Women on the Waterfront

Barbara Scully: Marine biologist and aquaculture pioneer

On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our...
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Maine mystery writer Sandra Neily visits May 14

Sandra Neily’s presentation, A Deadly Mystery in the Maine Woods, will be held on Saturday, May 14 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Great Room of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. There will be a...
Where It’s At

Beltane, dancing ’round maypoles and fire

Ah, spring is here … trees are budding, daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinth, Mother Nature’s spirit-lifting spot color on her canvas of greening earth. This weekend, April 30-May 1, is a time...
Southport Memorial Library

Suzi Thayer is the featured artist of May, June

The Southport Memorial Library is pleased to announce a show featuring the art of Suzi Thayer will run from May 3 through June 30. Thayer will include paintings spanning 20 years, most done plein...
This week at the Lincoln Theater

This Friday we begin the final preparations for Lincoln County Community Theater’s spring musical production, the Maine Premiere of the Tony nominated musical “Bright Star!” The theater will be open...
This week at the Harbor Theater

“Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore” – (PG-13: fantasy, action violence; 2 hours, 23 minutes) – Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to...
Harbor Theater

Take a nostalgic trip back to ‘The Automat’

When I was growing up in Texas, I went to the Broadway Theater every Saturday for the “Six to Sixty Matinee.” My parents would drop me off at Luby’s Cafeteria next door to the theater, where I would...

A local celebration of student art

Nonprofit launched, more classes

Film and Theater

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