Culture

‘Ghostbusters’ drive-in moved to July 28

Working artists create in pop-up studio at WAW

Hands-on artmaking is the theme of the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., will be the pop-up studio for Scrapwood Renaissance artist Eric...
CMBG's Children's Garden: A place for play, learning

The Children’s Garden, in the northeast part of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, is flush with visitors in the summer months. This natural wonderland for children of all ages welcomes guests with the...
Lincoln Festival Chorus to present Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’

Lincoln Arts Festival, a volunteer organization since 1980, is dedicated to the performing, visual, and applied arts and humanities. LAF is delighted to be able to present to residents and visitors...
Halcyon’s ‘Melody In Motion’ concert this Saturday!

On Saturday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Bristol Marine at the Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor will host “Melody in Motion” a multimedia live and livestream concert featuring Halcyon, one of Maine's finest string...
Salt Bay Chamberfest concerts come to Lincoln Theater

Salt Bay Chamberfest’s annual chamber music concerts will this year be held at the historic 1827 Italianate Lincoln Theater in downtown Damariscotta. Audiences can delight in hearing live classical...
Castlebay concert in Round Pond

The duo Castlebay will be in concert at the Little Brown Church at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11. Well-known for their original music and their thoughtful interpretations of traditional songs,...
Author talk at Southport Memorial Library

Award-winning author Gerry Hawes will present his book “Albatross” in the library's reading rooms on Thursday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. “Albatross” follows the fictional life of commercial pilot Jack...
Robert Mitchell presents a calendar for all seasons

First things first: The opening page of Robert Mitchell’s Around Boothbay Harbor calendar is a newsy letter. How many calendars begin with a letter? That’s just one way Mitchell’s calendars are...
Lincoln Theater

VentiCordi Chamber Music returns

The Lincoln Theater presents VentiCordi on Wednesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. with a program of live music titled “It Takes Five.”This eclectic program features Artistic Directors Kathleen McNerney, oboe...
River Arts’ call to artists for ‘Abstract’

River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for a juried show of abstract art. Deadline for submission is Saturday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. The gallery is pleased to announce that Ingrid...
Battle in the air

A battle over food of some kind ensued over the Sheepscot River July 19 as a laughing gull tried to take away a herring gull’s find. The herring gull prevailed, according to photographer Stephanie...
...two more locations opening this summer

Maine’s oldest bookstore gets reestablished in Midcoast with new Rockland store

ROCKLAND—When Sherman’s Books & Stationary closed its Camden location in Spring 2020 as a casualty of the pandemic, Jeff Curtis, CEO and co-owner of Sherman's told PenBayPilot.com: “We...
MidCoast Film Festival this weekend

This year we are pleased to host our second home grown film festival, the MidCoast Film Fest, featuring three Maine premieres, three New England premieres, and three Q&A sessions with attending...
Heartwood returns to the Poe Theater stage

Heartwood Theater is back on stage this summer, with live performances of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride and Prejudice,” running July 30 through Aug. 7. Loaded with...
Ocean Point Inn

Drawing the Ocean children's workshop with artist Carol Sleeper

Ocean Point Inn will host a children’s drawing workshop with artist Carol Ann Sleeper on Tuesday, July 20, Thursday, July 22 and Friday July 23 from 1-3 p.m. on site. The workshops are open to guests...
‘Melody in Motion’ ... a unique multimedia concert

“Melody in Motion” will be a special evening of music and imagery celebrating children’s sea and science programming at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) and the majestic coastline of Maine...
Hughes and Pisano: Interpreting Landscapes - Two Points of View

Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer a special exhibit featuring the oil paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, two renowned artists represented by the gallery whose camaraderie grew after...
‘The New Deal for Artists’ at Lincoln Theater

The artists of the 1930s gave the world a gift in capturing the memories of a challenging time in American history. Now, in partnership with the Frances Perkins Center, Lincoln Theater is bringing...
Closing reception for ‘Acquired Symbols’ a success

The closing reception for Maine Art Gallery’s critically acclaimed “Acquired Symbols” show was a festive and well attended event July 16 at the gallery in Wiscasset. The show, that opened over a...
Nick Ullo to speak on preserving land in the Boothbay region

Forty years ago, a small group of local people came together to preserve the Little River Dam in East Boothbay. This effort marked the beginning of the Boothbay Region Land Trust, which today ...
Inn Along the Way fundraiser July 24

Inn Along the Way’s in-person sounds and songs of summer gathering, musical celebration and fundraiser returns on Saturday, July 24 at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. This Summer...
DaPonte String Quartet’s free Bicentennial +1 concerts

“Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” is the DaPonte String Quartet’s tribute to Maine’s Bicentennial. They will be joined by guest artist Eric LaPerna, percussion for a program that highlights...
Windjammer Days Porch Parade 2021

Geoff and Linda Dow catch first place

Anyone driving, walking, skateboarding, or living on Kenney Field Drive knew it the moment they saw Geoff and Linda Dow’s Windjammer Days Porch Parade entry. This was going to win in the residential...
‘Ghostbusters’ at Meadow Mall drive-in

Up next at the Harbor Theater drive-in movie is the comedy/adventure film, “Ghostbusters” on Tuesday, July 27. The film will be shown at the Meadow Mall parking lot. It’s free (thanks to a generous...
CANCELED: Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

One of the last true links to the great folk traditions in the United States, with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin' Jack Elliott is considered one of the country's legendary foundations of...
Welcoming back Tapestry Singers

The Newcastle-based community choir, Tapestry Singers, is excited to reconnect as a group and with their audience. "It's been a long time since community choirs have been able to sing together in...
‘Jazz in the Woods’ with the Jamie Saft Trio

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to offer a jazz concert at Hidden Valley Nature Center featuring internationally-renown Jamie Saft Trio on Aug. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. In addition to Saft on keyboards...
BRAF: Three new July shows!

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current show portrays “July in Maine” from as many angles as there are artists. This members’ show, representing 100 regional artists, also marks a...
This week at the Lincoln Theater

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta. For all matinee screenings until July 23, masks are required and tickets must be purchased in advance. For evening...
Melody In Motion

Celebrating land and sea with the Halcyon String Quartet

On Saturday, July 31 Bristol Marine at the Shipyard, 120 Commercial St. in Boothbay Harbor will host a summer evening of music and imagery celebrating children’s sea and science programming at the...
Lina Burley show ‘Reflections of Maine’ at BRAF

A selection of Lina Burley’s works, in both oil and watercolor, will be on exhibit in Gallery One at the Boothbay Region Art Gallery (BRAF) from July 28 through Aug. 30. Lina Burley (1922-2005) was...
An unexpected patriot

You heard the patriotic music first. And its being Independence Day, you followed it. Late afternoon Sunday, on the east side of Boothbay Harbor, people were treated to a good old-fashioned tribute...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor: The Hot Sardines

“These are times that need live music. And I don’t know of anything that brings people together like the joy of hearing traditional jazz live,” says Elizabeth Bougerol, co-leader of The Hot Sardines...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Joan Osborne

On her 10th studio album, the masterful “Trouble and Strife,” Joan Osborne issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sonics, and incisive lyrics, this collection of new...
Artists Alley now two days

The Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days event Artists Alley will be held as planned on Friday, July 2, and now also on Saturday, July 3. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Whale Park. Artists expected to...
Watershed holds Salad Days online

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts’ annual Salad Days celebration offers access to ceramic work that pottery enthusiasts won’t find anywhere else. While the event usually draws more than 500...
Waldo Theater Gallery exhibtion

The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, launches its gallery space with a group art show of 13 artists featuring “Creatures of Maine,” on Wednesday, July 7. Thirteen Maine artists present 40...
Windjammer Days 2021: Gallery 3

Pirates of the Dark Rose maintain their hold on Whale Park as visitors prepare for the Gathering of the Fleet.
Summer Music Series

Boneheads outdoor concert at The Lincoln Home

On Thursday, July 15, The Lincoln Home is hosting the first of three concerts in their Summer Music Series on the shore of the Damariscotta River. Orville Lee, incredibly talented singer and...
‘Henry Isaacs: Near and Far’ at Gleason Fine Art

Beginning Thursday, July 1, and running through Tuesday, Aug. 3, Gleason Fine Art in downtown Boothbay Harbor is showing "Henry Isaacs: Near and Far," oil paintings of Maine, Vermont, and Nepal....

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