New monthly series, library programs, and Common Ground Country Fair appearances highlight a growing literary community.

The Waldoboro Public Library launches its new Poet's Corner this September, opening the door to a month of readings, new programs, and literary gatherings that reflect the remarkable growth of Midcoast Maine's poetry community.

The Cody Sisters bring their distinctive brand of bluegrass to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Maddie and Megan Cody have been making music together since ages six and eight, respectively. Raised on the Colorado folk and bluegrass scene—with encouragement from their dad, who often played guitar around the house and was the original bass player in the band—festivals like RockyGrass were high notes amidst a lifelong musical awakening filled with live performances, songwriting, and travel.

The Waldo, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, welcomes Northern Cross; New England’s premier tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to the stage on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. 

Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole will mark a full century of golf and community on Saturday, Aug. 1, with a day-long centennial celebration honoring the club's opening on Aug. 11, 1926, and looking ahead to its next hundred years.

The club's story began on that August afternoon a century ago, when Murray Shipley stepped to the first tee and sent a true, well-placed opening shot down the fairway — a swing that, in effect, opened Wawenock Golf Club to the community it has served ever since.

A night out at the theatre became an opportunity to nourish neighbors across the Midcoast when The Waldo Theatre partnered with Veggies to Table during its June production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Through a silent auction and raffles held across the production’s four performances, the community raised $2,530 for Veggies to Table, supporting the nonprofit farm’s work to grow and donate organic produce and flowers to people experiencing hunger and needing joy.

Organizers of the 13th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced that “The Golden Gup” will be back to spin the old tunes for the show. Gup will be joined again this year by Mallory Haeberlin with her “Truckin’ Good Food” gourmet food truck, featuring family fare at reasonable prices.

12-year-old chess prodigy Raza Patel, a 1900-rated player, of New York City is returning to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Wednesday, Aug. 26 for an Open Chess Social and fundraiser for BHML’s Children’s Library.

Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is hosting its annual 5-mile yard sale Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. The Edgecomb Community Church will be the first stop on the road holding its annual yard sale and bake sale. The Thrift Store will also be open from 8 to 1 along with a bake sale and Busy Hands homemade items hosted by the church downstairs in the church vestry. Free coffee will be available along with access to restrooms. 

Well-known throughout the Episcopal Church as a writer, retreat leader, spiritual advisor and teacher, The Rev. Martin Smith will lead services at All Saints by-the-Sea on Southport Island for the next two weeks. Holy Communion will be offered at both the 8 and 10 a.m. services on both Sundays. Mr. Henry Lowe will provide our music for all services. People of all faiths are invited to attend the services. 

The Rev. Scott Planting, former president of Maine Seacoast Mission, will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 2. This will be Maine Seacoast Mission's 102nd year leading service at Wilson Memorial Chapel. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Margaret Mceldowney will serve as organist, and special music will be provided by the renowned Maine duo Castlebay. Castlebay weaves together the heritage of New England with Celtic lands in their ballads; their music transcends time and place.

Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 21, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, which celebrates the arrival of the Popham Colonists in 1607, will be led by founder George Popham and his second-in-command, Raleigh Gilbert, portrayed by Popham residents in costume. The parade will progress through the village ending at Ft. Popham. Town vehicles such as fire trucks and an ambulance have been invited to the parade, along with local children and antique cars.

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. 8 beginning at 5 p.m. Jailhouse Rock is an event for all ages with dancing, food, lawn games, and tours of the jail cells. 

Movie lovers are invited to celebrate the enduring magic of independent cinema when Lincoln Theater hosts a free screening of the documentary, "Out of Print" on Thursday, July 30 at 7:15 p.m. The event is part of the annual Art House Theater Day, a nationwide celebration of independent theaters and the vital role they play in their communities.

If a craftsman builds 60% of a chair and says it's finished, will someone be able to sit in it? And doesn’t this analogy apply to one’s grades and their learning as well? This is the vital question we face at Boothbay Region High School. Truthfully, 60% of anything is insufficient for use. And the solution? Raise the grade needed to complete a class to 70.

Readers may wonder how the Boothbay Region Historical Society, the Elizabeth Freeman Reed House at 72 Oak Street, the Boothbay Harbor Monday Club, and Tea are woven together in the fabric of history. Everyone driving into Boothbay Harbor past the triangle passes by the tall stately building on the right and might get a view of the outside. Some are curious enough to park and come inside the house built in 1873 by Captain Freeman K. Reed on the estate of his wife Annie Fisher Blair’s family. The master of the schooner James S.

The highly anticipated Drone Show, featuring over 20 formations of local and patriotic displays, drew thousands of people to the shorelines and on boats in Boothbay Harbor Friday night, July 17. Cheers and boat horns rang out over the harbor as each formation took shape.

The 700-drone light show, which lasted about 20 minutes and was rescheduled from Saturday to Friday due to Saturday’s weather report, was in celebration of America’s 250th bithday and was the largest in Maine thus far.

Burnt Island Light is once again open for the season! After some unavoidable delays in getting to the island to clean up after a long winter, the island is looking beautiful and ready to welcome visitors.

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum will be hosting the third annual Cocktails & Chrome event on Saturday, Aug. 29 – a community-wide celebration in support of Maine's automotive heritage.

The event is a one-of-a-kind experience that will feature a lobster bake, silent auction, tours of the Antique Auto Museum, music by the Don Campbell Band, dancing, and of course train rides. Registration is now open at railwayvillage.org. Tickets are $110 for the general public and $100 for Railway Village Museum members.

For Charles Thayer, retirement didn't mean slowing down — it meant beginning a new chapter. About seven years ago, after retiring from a career in banking, Thayer turned to writing mystery novels, a passion inspired by wife Molly.

"I read mysteries on my flights back and forth," Thayer said. "She suggested, 'Why don't you write?'"