Later this month Y-Arts is presenting “Elf Jr” at the Lincoln Theater. With a large cast that includes quite a few young children, director Emily Mirabile is looking for backstage volunteers.…

November has returned. The last of the leaves will drop from the trees, even the oaks, while our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, Christmas, Yule or Kwanzaa. And following those…

I can still remember the first time I saw an actual painting by Vincent van Gogh. It was 1976-ish during a trip to New York City to visit a friend who was attending Pratt Art Institute in Brooklyn…

The Novel Jazz Septet finishes their 14th season of straight-ahead jazz at the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, on Friday, Nov. 9 with a concert from 7-9:30 p.m.

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The DaPonte String Quartet will perform its new concert program, “Must It Be,” featuring another romp through the Bartók String Quartet cycle, and a performance of the last major work by Beethoven…

Harbor Theater is proud to present Exhibition On Screen, a series of six films on current and recent art exhibits in major museums around the world. All shows are on Fridays at 2 p.m. Tickets are…

On Saturday, Nov. 17 at Boothbay Railway Village, distinguished historians Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. will present two unique perspectives from their 2003 book “Fly Rod Crosby:…

 New York’s Slambovian Circus of Dreams bring their warm, raucous — and decidedly unsleepy — brand of “Punk Classical Hillbilly Pink Floyd” to the Chocolate Church for one night, on Nov. 17, at 7:…

Saturday, Nov. 10 kick off your handmade holiday gift-making with a little help from Boothbay Railway Village. We’ll open the doors of the historic 1847 Boothbay Town Hall for two hands-on art…

There’s nothing like live theater, is there? Whether you are an audience or cast member it is a most stimulating experience – for different reasons, of course.

Behind the curtain there’s a…

Music icon Jesse Colin Young will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington Street in Bath on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. As a founding member of the Youngbloods,…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

“Colette”…

“Someone already has a standing reservation for Saturday nights and we are booking holiday parties.” Jen Jones said. She and her husband Jeff, owners of the new Boothbay Harbor restaurant Brady's…

On Saturday, Nov. 3, Maine Maritime Museum will open a new exhibit, “The Tropics Next Door: A Look at Maine and the Caribbean.” The exhibit will be on view through May 5, 2019.

This winter…

Some people challenge themselves to climb a mountain or run a marathon. The challenge for writers is to complete a novel. For them, there is a NaNoWriMo.

That’s the acronym for the National…

Guess which play won the same amount of Tony Awards as the enormously popular Harry Potter play? “Red,” starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch. Don't miss your chance to see it on the big at…

A new shipment of 12-inch by 12-inch canvas squares has just arrived at Boothay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) - One Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.

This is the “green light” for all…

On Oct. 1, Harbor Theater celebrated its first year under the ownership of Friends of the Harbor Theater. Friends was established in 2007 and then raised over $55,000 for the theater, mostly for a…

Meet the director of “ The Uganda Project: A Film of Hope and Creativity,” Robert Fritz, at a free showing of this award-winning documentary on Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Harbor Theater in…

Every November, American families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. We remember the Plymouth Pilgrims of 1621, and feast on turkey with all the fixin’s: mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy,…

Join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry, for a 32-year, piece-by-piece circumnavigation of New England by kayak.

Michael and his three LL Bean friends picked away at their lifelong dream of…

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling for artists to participate in “The Little Holiday Show” art show, running from Nov. 16 through Jan. 2.

This show will…

The Theater Project continues its 47th season with William Shakespeare’s romantic caper “As You Like It,” directed by Al Miller.

Audiences will delight in this enchanting tale highlighting…

Markings Gallery is hosting an artist reception for past and present featured artists of Northern Journeys Magazine. Northern Journeys is a magazine of the arts, humanities and sciences…

On Nov. 2, the classic “Animal Farm,” a thought-provoking tale of power and politics from visionary novelist George Orwell, comes to life at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. For one show…

Midcoast Youth Theater (MYT) announces auditions for Sandy the dog for its fall family show, the musical, “Annie,” with director Tammy Holmes.

Any average or large size breed of any color…

River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting the public to the opening reception for its newest exhibition, “Abstraction”. The exhibition includes 80 abstract works by artists from all over Maine in…

It’s only been five years since Torin Muccino picked up a guitar.

“I knew I was supposed to do it, play the guitar,” he said. “I felt it.”

Why would a young man think he was …

Hamlet may have been right. When we recently asked if anyone had an experience with the supernatural, the number of responses was surprising. So in the Halloween spirit of spirits, here’s what…

The Southport Memorial Library will have a new exhibition for the months of November and December: the photography of Zoe Theberge of Harpswell and Bruce Burnham of Boothbay.

Zoe Theberge…

Adria Horn, the former director of the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services, will be the guest speaker at Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. Horn will…

In a talk Saturday, Dr. Richard Leck shared his experiences restoring and living in a 19th century Woolwich farmhouse. Woolwich Historical Society sponsored the hour-long program at the town…

The Munk Debates, …

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Fall Fine Art & Antique Auction Weekend on Nov. 10-11 will present wide ranging collections of ancient and modern rarities, plus jewelry, fine automobiles,…

For over 15 years, Francois Gauthron has been the premier native guide for the D-Day landings on Normandy's beaches and the ensuing battles across France. Skidompha Library’s Chats with…

“The kids loved seeing themselves on the big screen,” Emily Mirabile said. “I have to say that it turned out pretty great for our first time making a movie in Y-Arts.”

The kids…

On a much-needed — and richly deserved, I’d add — recent date night, my wife and I took in the movie “First Man,” about Neil Armstrong.

I find, days later, that I cannot think about it…

Hank Lunn will share his personal story and photos of growing up on a Maine farm in the county, centering on the work the family had to do each season to keep the farm going. We welcome the public…

John Whittaker was downstairs in Wiscasset Public Library Oct. 13 shopping for books to buy his mother Alice Whittaker and his daughter Olivia, 8.

Saturday was the second of Friends of the…

This heartfelt play within a play, “Man of La Mancha,” with its timely and timeless themes, is a show for the idealists-at-heart. Heartwood and Lincoln Academy deliver their 16th consecutive…

Although they never met, modernist painters Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984) and Patrick McArdle (1915-1997) have much in common. They both studied at the Art Students League, one of the country’s most…

Damariscotta River Grill hosts four new artists, Judy Conlan, Patti Corscaden, Sarah Lynn Richards and Cory Stafford in their upcoming show, Oct. 22 - Dec. 3. The “Art at the Grill” opening…