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Miles Hospital Gallery

The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee announces a call for area artists to exhibit for the 2024 season in the Hall Gallery at Miles Hospital, Damariscotta. Prospective artists should…

Great Art on Screen returns to Lincoln Theater with a new series of…

Robert Hamilton

GLEASON FINE ART

Not a new show opening this First Friday but ... Kevin Beers, Peter Rudolph and Janice Anthony are among the contemporary artists with work in the…

Friends and members of Woolwich Historical Society will gather Saturday, Oct. 14 for the annual dinner meeting at Montsweag Restaurant. Rather than recognizing an individual or family, this year’s…

Carol Wiley

Announcing the ARTinME 2023 opening reception and awards presentation, Saturday, Oct. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave/, Boothbay Harbor.  This is a juried…

Join us on a creative adventure as we explore the FUNdamentals of theatre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 10 – Dec. 19! Participants in grades 1-4 will develop skills in performance,…

Dresden is a small, rural town in Lincoln County. It is bordered on the west by…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The 55th annual Fall Foliage Festival is set to kick off this weekend at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum. A long standing fall tradition and Midcoast favorite, the festival features an…

The bridge on Alna’s Dock Road has a deck and substructure both in poor condition and a superstructure in satisfactory shape, according to Maine Department of Transportation. MaineDOT has the…

Textile artist Michael Olszewski

“The crafts are as beautiful as the fine art,” said one visitor to Maine Art Gallery’s opening last Saturday of “The Artful Interior.” The age-old academic debate of the difference between crafts…

It’s Pumpkinfest weekend! Come celebrate the season at Lincoln Theater with the feel good comedy, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.” Then avoid the crowds (and be warm and dry) by catching the live-…

On Thursday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents “The African Queen.” In 1967, when the LA Times asked its readers what movie they would most like to see again, the…

“A Haunting In Venice” -  (PG13; 1 hour, 43 minutes) -  Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve this terrifying mystery features the return of the celebrated…

1 - Music on the Railway - At Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. Departure 2 p.m.…

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Sept. 30 celebrated the opening of Jodie’s Cafe and Bakery on Water Street, Wiscasset with a ribbon-cutting. 

Wiscasset Art Walk wrapped for the 2023 season Thursday, Sept. 28 with music, fare and more, including a dance party after dark. 

The evenings are drawing in all over Maine and autumn in New England is the perfect time to cozy up with a warm beverage in front of the fireplace and read that book you have been wanting to read…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

It has been a year of celebration at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Twenty years ago on Sept. 29, 2003, the nonprofit of the same name purchased the 1894 building for $1.2 million from John…

Kathy Mattea

On Sept. 7 County Music Association award-winning vocalist Kathy Mattea released “Pretty Bird,” her first new album in six years. On Saturday, Oct. 21, traveling in support of her newest album,…

Rolling Stone magazine calls Martin Scorcese’s new film “Killers of the Flower Moon” simply a “masterpiece.” During its two-week run at Harbor Theater, there will be two showings daily. What that…

Lincoln Theater
It’s almost here! Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club kicks off its sixth season on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday Oct. 6. In this sixth season, Lincoln Theater is celebrating the “Legends and…

It’s time for you to add the Harbor Theater Classic Film Series to your winter calendars. This year, with the assistance of our good friend Dr. Jon Cavallero, chair of the Bates College, Rhetoric…

The Artful Interior, Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) final exhibit of 2023, and two years in the making, is every bit the standout season finale art enthusiasts want. An eclectic mix of wood, stone,…

Art patrons and members of the community will have one more opportunity to see the exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open…
Melanie Essex

River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, “Artist’s Choice.” Submissions are now open through Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. This show is open to members…

“Between Two Worlds” - (NR; 1 hour, 47 minutes – in French with English subtitles) - Famed author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) goes undercover to investigate the…

Claire Hancock

Member artists at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Lighthouse Park, Bristol, Claire Hancock and Hannah Ineson have been showing their work at the Gallery for many years. Both artists, Damariscotta…

Jeanne Rosier Smith

Jeanne Rosier Smith grew up painting, but first discovered pastel when a box of Nupastels arrived in the mail from an uncle in Massachusetts, 20 years ago.  "You might enjoy these," he said. …

“Jules” - (PG13; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - “Jules” follows Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when…

Mine Oyster hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 24, after tropical storm Lee postponed the event one week. An enormous crowd enjoyed…

Revolutionary War era reenactors will appear in period dress at Pownalborough Court House in Dresden on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. In addition, fiddler Nikos Pappas will play…

In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of all of God's creatures, St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson is holding a special Blessing of the Animals service…

Boston-based author and photographer Susan Mara Bregman will share stories about the history of Route 1 in an online talk at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 sponsored by Lincoln County Historical…

Lincoln County Television is proud to offer three new community-focused productions this coming Saturday and Sunday on Spectrum/Tidewater channel 7, LCTV.org, and…

River Arts in Damariscotta will host a gathering for anyone interested in sharing creative experiences. Opening up the conversation is River Arts’ member, William Anthony, artist, writer and…

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta has several hundred DVDS on sale for $1 each or 6 for $5, from now through Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Besides popular and classic movies,…

There will be an exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open on two consecutive 3-day weekends, Fridays through Sundays, Sept. 22-…

Produced by Maine Crafts Association in partnership with Maine Made, Maine Craft Weekend is a statewide tour of Maine's craft artist studios, businesses, and special events. The weekend is an…

It gets dark early in late September and the community is invited to “Hold Back the Night” at a contra dance during Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) on Thursday, Sept. 28. WAW runs from 5 to 8 p…

The characters from four children’s books are coming to the stage in Bath this fall! Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit organization that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, will…

“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” - ( PG13; 1 hour, 32 minutes) -  “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is uproarious with much of the same family comedy and joy that made the first and second…

Maine Art Gallery
Sara Hotchkiss
“To make something functional requires skill. To make something beautiful requires a refined aesthetic. To make something both functional and beautiful takes a very special kind of person,” says…
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church will see the return of “The Sunday Summer Songbook.”  A program filled with song and laughter and maybe the occasional…
Where it’s at

Thinking of eating dinner out tonight? Don’t feel like cooking? Celebrating a special occasion from a birthday or anniversary, or because it’s Wednesday, a.k.a. Anything Can Happen Day (for those…

Music at the Merry Barn: Celebrating the Intersection of Story and Song returns with a full lineup beginning on Saturday, Sept. 30, when Greg and Jessie Boardman will bring their myriad talents to…

Lincoln County Historical Association

LCHA announced the following Wednesday, Sept. 13: Because of the impending storm, the shape note singing demonstration originally scheduled for Sept.16 at Pownalborough Court…

Joël LeVasseur

River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta invites the public to the annual, all abstract show. A jovial celebration with artists and refreshments held Sept. 9 made for a delightful afternoon in the…

There will be an exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th century…

Lincoln County Television is welcoming fall with community partnerships that bring friends and neighbors together in person.

The premiere showing of LCTV's…