The Waldo welcomes Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus for a free community concert on Saturday, March 21 at 4 p.m. Welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus helps restart young lives.

Due to the forecasted snowfall, our highly-anticipated Within the Whale program on Feb. 21, made possible thanks to our partnership with the Boothbay Region Land Trust and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is officially postponed to next Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon (new time) at 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay.

We look forward to experiencing Within the Whale with everyone next Saturday! 

This winter’s Noontime Series programs feature a trio of CSC members whose governmental careers total nearly a century of service. The third program in the series, “How the CIA Informs the President’s Foreign Policy Decisions: Dispelling Some Myths about the CIA and Washington, D.C.,” led by Walter Voskian, will be held at noon on Monday, March 9, at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle.

Gleason Fine Art at 31 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor is currently exhibting the paintings of Chris Huntington. There are plans for a spring show in the works. The artist has been a plein air painter for more than 50 years. 

Chris Huntington is a painter, folk art collector, dealer, and curator. After moving to Maine, he became the first curator at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville.

One of Harbor Theater’s dedicated Community Partners is the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. Again in 2026, the Rotary Foundation donated $2,500 to provide at least 15 screenings of films for approximately 675 young people at the theater. Rotary will sponsor films that are related to school curricula, local authors, filmmakers, history and events. In 2025, a total of 880 students attended films with free admission.

Join River Company on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in Skidompha's Porter Meeting Hall for a spirited afternoon of literature, laughter and theatrical flair.

Come celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday year with a lively, witty staged reading that keeps the bonnets crisp, the barbs sharper, and the nerves delightfully unreliable as Austen’s comedy of manners gets a fresh River Company wink.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites community members to gather for an evening of firelight, marshmallow roasting, and sledding. 

If winter has you worn down by snowbanks and subzero days, Lincoln Theater offers a perfect Valentine’s Day escape. Movie lovers are invited to a one-night-only special screening of “When Harry Met Sally” on Saturday, Feb. 14, playing at 7 p.m.

Spirituals, hymns, hollers and work songs were sung either to express a yearning for a better life or gratitude for already having one. Guitarist Walter Parks, longtime sideman to Woodstock legend Richie Havens, is fascinated by this historical music’s universal applicability and power. On Friday, Feb. 20, this legendary guitarist makes a rare appearance in Maine, performing at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor with his band.

"Song Sung Blue" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.  Hudson was nominated for a Golden Globe and is an Oscar nominee for Best Actress. Final showtimes Thursday, Feb. 12 at 2 and 7 PM. Presented in partnership with Gifts at 136.

The Waldo is excited to have Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast member James Austin Johnson performing stand-up April 24 at 7:30 p.m. James Austin Johnson is a comedian and actor currently in his fourth season.

He is also known for his prolific voice-over work in both TV and film. His acting credits include “Barry,” “Better Call Saul,” “She Said” and “Hail Caesar!” He voices the Grinch in Wondery’s podcast series “'Tis the Grinch Holiday Podcast," which recently wrapped its second season.

The following article was written by John Cooper, a ninth grader at Boothbay Region High School. This is an article about Burnt Island history, and its education program for 4th-6th graders in the AOS 98 school district. He wrote this for an extra-credit in a college-prep English class.

Join us at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. for a free screening of "Ocean" (2025; 1 hour, 35 minutes) with David Attenborough sponsored by the Boothbay Region Climate Action Team.

"Ocean" takes viewers on a breathtaking journey, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. Attenborough, the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker, reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery.

Join us at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 for one of Hollywood’s great romances to commemorate the stellar career of actor Robert Redford (1936 – 2025). Our audience voted on five classic Redford romantic films, and the winner was . . . "Out of Africa" (1985, PG, 2 hours, 41 minutes).

Last Saturday, I bundled up, excited for the stories I would experience within the framed and unframed works in Boothbay Region Art Foundation's annual "Wintering" exhibition. 

Couldn't we all - women and men - use a little romance in our lives in the middle of a Maine wintah?

Do you have a sweetheart, friend, or family member who could use a little romance? Ever think of sending a singing Valentine?

The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus of Mid Coast Maine are taking orders for Singing Valentines for Saturday, Feb. 14.  The area covered for orders is Bristol to Brunswick and all places in between. 

Take Two is a series from reporters (and movie buffs) Fritz Freudenberger and Isabelle Curtis to review entertainment options in the region. This month, our film is 2025’s “Hamnet,” based on the book by Maggie O'Farrell, directed by Chloe Zhao, and starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. It was recently nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and will be playing at the Harbor Theater until Jan. 29.