Sonic Alchemy: Gongs and Didgeridoos is coming to The Waldo Theatre Sunday, April 27 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.  Join instrument maker and sound worker, Jim Doble, on a large array of gongs; sound worker and intuitive, Maleine Gargurevich on gongs, percussion, and voice; and sound worker and master player, Forest Weston, on an assortment didgeridoos, for an afternoon of diving deep into the potential of sound as a therapeutic force.

The Center for Teaching and Learning is putting on productions of “Twelfth Night” and “The Tempest” on Wednesday, April 16. Students in CTL’s middle school, grades 5-8, have been hard at work learning their lines and rehearsing. Additionally, students have showcased their strengths and taken on responsibilities for tech and sound set up, costumes, props, and set design.

Okay, adults, this one’s for you! On Saturday, May 10, Hearty Roots is offering an immersive experience to nourish your mind and body. The half-day “InterlUde” retreat is open to all female-identifying folks and begins at 1 p.m. at the Hearty Roots campus in Bremen. Upon arrival, you’ll be celebrated and welcomed with open arms. At 1:30, participants will set out on a Woods Wander, an approximate 2-mile leisurely hike meandering through old-growth hemlocks.

Easter Sunday isn't just for bunnies this year as the Discovery Channel's “Naked and Afraid” premiers Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. featuring Maine's own Michael Douglas.

River Arts in Damariscotta welcomes the public to the opening reception of "New Works" on Saturday, April 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. This uplifting exhibition, which opened April 8, will engage visitors in an exciting showcase of vibrant, contemporary art.

"New Works" highlights fresh, spirited pieces by Maine artists, radiating warmth and color in a diverse range of mediums, styles, and perspectives. New Works runs April 8 through May 24.

Legendary filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist John Waters returns to The Waldo with an all-new show, "The Naked Truth." Night one, Saturday, June 21 is sold out; a second show will be Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m.

OK, John Waters is finally coming clean, so to speak, and his all-new, secret-sharing, one-man crackpot comedy show dares to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the filthy truth. Over-sharing? You bet. Too much information? Maybe so, but airing his dirty laundry makes Waters feel clean. He’ll talk to you straight even when he’s definitely not.

They may be framed, but the stories within the photographs at Boothbay Region Art Foundation will not be confined. Yes, it’s the Maine Photographers Showcase, a re-imagining of the Maine Photography Show held at this time for 17 years. Bruce Burnham, chairman for 14 of its years, created the Showcase to keep this art form in the public eye.

As written 30 years ago in April 1995:

The lights came on, the curtains parted and young dancers took to the stage for nearly two hours Saturday evening as the Curry School of Dance and its director, Kandra Ayotte, presented the 13th Annual Spring Dance Demonstration.

Nearly 75 dancers from pre-school age to high school, as well as Miss Kandra, performed for a crowd of nearly 600 people at Porter Memorial Gymnasium. The 21-act program featured ballet and tap dancers, who have worked for weeks and years on their skills.

Y Arts is at it again! 

Come support our incredibly talented youth actors in “Guys and Dolls Jr.”!  Watch as they bring the classic Broadway hit to life on stage with incredible energy, music, and heart!

Two shows only at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11 at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St.,  Damariscotta. General Admission $10.

Don't miss this fun-filled, family-friendly show. 

Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concerts on April 12 and 13, both at 3 p.m. On the program will be Bob Chilcott's "A Little Jazz Mass," and "Folk Songs Through the Ages: Folk songs from the 1200s to the present." Professional tenor soloist David Myers-Wakeman and a jazz combo will join the chorus for this popular event. This musical event will be held at the Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Road.

We welcome the public to join author, humorist and retired Park Supervisor, Tim Caverly, April 17 at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln Home, Newcastle.

Bestselling Maine novelist Tess Gerritsen (author of "The Spy Coast" and the Rizzoli & Isles series) and journalist and science writer Kathryn Miles (author of "Trailed" and "Quakeland") will share the stage on Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for a fundraiser to support literacy education. The evening will feature Gerritsen and Miles reading from their work and in conversation about their inspirations and writing craft. A reception and book signing with the authors will follow.

The next Ocean on Tap event will take place on Thursday, April 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way in Boothbay Harbor. Dr. Laura Sofen of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be speaking about the world's most remote ocean region.

Come experience a virtual reality rendering of a two-month expedition in 2021-2022 from Tahiti to Chile and learn about the phytoplankton and chemistry along this variable transect.

Meet the Easter Bunny!

Please bring the kids to the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary’s free Easter Eggstravaganza at the Boothbay Fire Department, Route 27, Boothbay on Saturday, April 19.

The fun begins at 1 p.m. - rain or shine - the hunts, outdoor games and face painting, too. 

There will be separate Easter egg hunts for older and younger kids, and prizes for finding the Golden Eggs.

Free popcorn, hot dogs, drinks, and desserts. 

The Midcoast High Winds Flute Choir, under the direction of Boothbay resident Carolyn Lanigan, will give a free public concert at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Ave., Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m.

Respect, appreciating love and friendship, accepting others as they are, and standing strong for your beliefs are important themes in this show — qualities author Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel knew and tried to teach all littles through his books.

Since 1989, Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway has grown from an ambitious dream and a single building on Cross Road in Alna, to one of the nation's foremost heritage Railways: a reconstruction of the narrow gauge railroad which served the Sheepscot Valley until 1933. All of this work has been achieved through the generous labor of our volunteers. They are the ones who have taken the dream and turned it into reality.

On Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m., Maine-ly Harmony, the women’s acapella choral group, will hold a concert in Dresden Village at St. John’s Church/Meetinghouse. The concert is free and open to all. Donations are always gratefully accepted. The address is 530 Gardiner Road, Dresden Village, and the events will be held come rain or shine.

I first met sculptress Sonja Weber Gilke here at the Register late last fall. Before she uttered a word I was welcomed by Sonya’s strong, positive energy. Talk about a positive aura! Anyway, she asked if I would be interested in writing about her art and showed me a postcard of herself on the floor with many of her sculptures composed of sea-related and recycled material.

"No Other Land" - (NR; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - A collective of Palestinian and Israeli activist/filmmakers chronicle the Israeli military’s incremental expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta — home to 20 ancient Palestinian villages — in this tightly focused, urgent documentary. Over a period of five years (2019–23), Masafer Yatta resident and Palestinian journalist Basel Adra shoots video of home, school, water well, and road demolitions (legalized by the area’s conversion to an IDF training zone) and their consequent protests by displaced residents.