The Gary Sinise Foundation proudly presents Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band live in concert at Bowl in the Pines at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts on Sunday, Aug. 3, with a 7 p.m. start.

This unforgettable night of music and patriotism will benefit the Travis Mills Foundation, which supports post-9/11 recalibrated veterans and their families.

Organizers of the 12th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced that six trophieswill be awarded at the upcoming family-friendly event

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church fair this weekend held on the church grounds in Jefferson under the tall pines at 72 Gardiner Road (Route 126). The fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

As the culminating installment of their three-part collaborative multi-year series of public symposia, Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are pleased to announce Deconstructing the Boundaries: Tending to Communities.

First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is holding the annual church fair on the Common from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26.

Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is the tallest mountain in Africa, standing at 19,341 feet above sea level. It is one of the Seven Summits of the World, and longtime regional visitor Greg Godkin, 53, is going to climb it, even if he’s never done anything like this before.  

The Boothbay Region High School Class of 1975 will hold its 50th reunion the weekend of July 25-27.

The "main" reunion will be held Saturday, July 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Brady's restaurant. It's "come as you are" — or dress in 70s clothing to win a prize — with a cash bar and some hors d'oeuvre platters. Attendees may purchase food off a menu as well. A band, 3 Day Funk, will be providing 70s music. Donations to help pay for the band will be appreciated. There will be prizes for various games and a special reunion cake.

A generous donor will match up to $1,000 raised through this challenge. Your donations will help fund the assessment and conservation of some of our oldest holdings. Items such as a 1682 bible translated and annotated in England by John Canne and a ledger belonging to Sawyers Island resident Joseph Patten dated 1753-1762 may require professional assessment.

Three weeks of intensive Heartwood Summer Camp training with Griff Braley and Teralyn Reiter will culminate in a devised performance of "The Epic of Beowulf" in the air-conditioned Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle, Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. 

In the days when Richard “Dickie” Spofford was Boothbay’s fire chief, the firefighters under his command would refer to him in the reverential tones sailors might use for a particularly effective captain.

It is not so much what is said, but how it is said: the voice drops in volume, a spare few words are uttered – rarely is a full sentence necessary, and everyone in earshot nods solemnly, as if to say, “Yes, of course!”

It’s what respect looks like.

St. Andrews Thrift Shop in the Meadow Mall has removed the collection bins from the alley. Anyone wishing to make donations are asked to come to the Thrift Shop during open hours which are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Should assistance be needed, someone at the counter will call for help within the shop.

Local pet advocate Lawrence Pitcher has reported that a new donation container to support the local animal shelters has been set up at Grover's Hardware on Townsend Avenue Boothbay Harbor. He also said that the local shelters need cat and dog food, dog toys, cat litter and grooming items. The donations may be left in the bin at Nathan's Pharmacy, Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor.

It’s party time at the Old Lincoln County Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset! Gather your friends and family for a rousing good time at Jailhouse Rock on Saturday, Aug. 9. from 5 to 8 p.m. Jailhouse Rock is an event for all ages with dancing, food, lawn games, and tours of the jail cells.

The stewardship committee of Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA) Old Jail invites young and old for an evening of music by the jazz-rock-blues band Leopard Girls and their set of foot-tapping music. 

It’s a numbing number: 100,000. 

According to artist Ed Epping, that’s how many people are in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons on any given day — and it’s also the number of hand-sewn stitches he used to embroider the solitary figure in his piece Isolate. 

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the award-winning documentary “Far Out: Life On & After the Commune,” Thursday, July 24 at 7 p.m.  Through interviews, archival footage, and personal reflections, “Far Out” paints a vivid portrait of an era defined by experimentation and idealism—and the realities of sustaining those values over decades. Step into the world of 1960s counterculture in this intimate 85-minute documentary, and join special guests, including the film’s Director Charles Light, for a speci

On Tuesday, July 22, 3-4:30 p.m., Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with experts about state and federal historic tax credits as a tool for economic and housing development.

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) commemorated 101 years of service July 11 with a Mad Hatter tea party on the lawn. The 30-person table was filled as community members and visitors enjoyed fresh tea, mini confections and card games to celebrate the library's birthday and their “unbirthdays.” 

Programs & Technology Manager Bethany Schmidt explained, last year’s 100-year bash was about honoring the library’s legacy, but faculty decided to take a different approach this time.  

The Rev. Tom Lenhart will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 20. Jim Swist will serve as organist.The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!