“Deadpooll & Wolverine” R; 2 hours, 7 minutes. For the third installment in the Deadpool franchise, this action comedy finds a listless Wade Wilson toiling away…
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As summer days grow shorter, the light continues to shine at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) Gallery where the September Members’ Artist Showcase will be unveiled on Aug. 28 and continue…

Skerryvore, the acclaimed 8-piece band from Glasgow, takes the stage at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 plus fees.…

The historic 1910 Popham Beach Library, nine miles from Malaga Island, provided the perfect backdrop for “Our Arms Spread Out Around It All, A History of Malaga Island through Poems,” with Maine…

Lincoln Theater is excited to welcome Liam Purcell back to the stage! Fans may recall Liam Purcell’s captivating banjo performance in the Lincoln County Community Theater’s 2022 production of “…

New works by Lincoln County artists are among the oils, watercolors, collages, photography, prints and sculptures on exhibit in the Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) current show, “Made in Maine.” The…

The beloved Storytree Theartre run by Teralyn Reiter returns to the Merry Barn for a fall season!
Join us for a 12-week theatre adventure packed with fun and…
The Waldo Theatre has announced some new faces and new roles on the theatre’s staff and board of directors. Current board members Ken Stevenson, Maya Crosby, and Keri Lupien are taking on new…

The amazing "Rocket" is back to perform a free concert on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. Renowned organist, The Rev. Dr. Lorna Lee Curtis aka Rocket…

Novel Jazz returns to Skidompha Library on Friday, Aug. 30 from 7 to 9:30 p.m., for an evening of swinging jazz in support of the Library's "Little Food Pantry." The library is located at 184 Main…

Having brought US crowds to their feet earlier this summer at the Montana Folk Festival and Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Quebec’s Le Vent to Nord headed to the UK and are just finishing up a…

Maine Food & Beverage Education Center (MFBEC) is excited to announce its first-ever Maine Night Market, taking place on Aug. 31, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Maine Tasting Center campus in…

Chicken wire, sticks, and dried hydrangeas, put to an artful purpose, are the tools of the trade for dried floral designer Maria Salcines. During Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday…
Alfred Kildow of Boothbay Harbor will talk about his fourth novel, “Chandelle,” at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Friday, Aug. 23 at 1:30 pm. The public is invited. …

“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs…

“Janet Planet” - (PG13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination…

The United States Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble Country Current is nationally renowned for its versatility and superb musicianship. The group performs a blend of modern country music…

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…


Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in partnership with the Opera House on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening with Maine author Paul Doiron. This free, community event will take…

“At the Mercy of Chance” [Breadalbane Publishing July, 2024] is a memoir that recounts a young man’s journey from humble beginnings in small town Illinois to combat in Vietnam. The author, Larry…

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC)’s 30th anniversary season concludes in Damariscotta with an exciting concert featuring the powerhouse pianist Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber…


Eileen Ivers. The violin player a New York Times reviewer once described as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” And, I’ve gotta say, after watching and grooving to many videos on her YouTube channel…

In celebration of Maine Craft Weekend, The Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb will be hosting a Pop-up Art and Craft Fair Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Regional makers of…
This year’s August First Friday was just as hot as it was in 2023 – and not just because of the weather. The participating galleries – Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Gold/Smith, Studio 53, Joy to…

Bands for Books is the major annual fundraising activity for The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library. This year, we will celebrate our 10…

Before you head back to school, join us at Harbor Theater on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. for a free rockin’ retro blast to the past with “Grease” (1978; 1 hour, 50 minutes) on the big screen.
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Dobro master and 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is a bandleader, producer, session musician, instructor, and a very funny guy. He’s produced over a hundred albums and he’s featured on over 1,…

During the September 2022 Wiscasset Art Walk, musicians Chris Lannon and Rick Turcotte were playing their blues and country on the sidewalk when a woman carrying a violin…

The Southport Memorial Library is pleased to host speaker Ken Nomiyama on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Nomiyama is a Japanese American who was born during WWII at Tule Lake, California, one…

Y Arts: “Finding Nemo JR” - Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their…


“Inside Out 2” - (PG; 2 hours) - In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Riley’s mind headquarters is being demolished to make room for new emotions. Joy, Sadness,…


Regional makers of every description are invited to display, sell, and demonstrate their visual art talents and handcrafted wares on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb…

Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano reunite for the fourth exhibition of their work at Sylvan Gallery on Water Street, Wiscasset. The exhibit opened Tuesday, Aug. 6 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8.…

As part of our Take Part in Art series, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) announces an upcoming slide lecture/demonstration by acclaimed maritime and landscape painter Don Demers on…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

The Popham Beach Library will host an engaging “Afternoon of Tea and Poetry” with local author Julia Bouwsma, Maine State Poet Laureate, at the library on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 3 p.m.
Ms…


The first time I wrote about Jaap Eduard Helder’s fabulous art was in 2020 and his solo show at Studio 53, “The Wordless Stories of …” and I had a wonderful time viewing and writing about the…

The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) is holding its 25th annual Maine Coastal Antiques Show on Wednesday, Aug. 14 in a new location at Medomak Middle School, 318 Manktown Road, Waldoboro…


The Waldo is ready to rock the Midcoast with The Rebels- A Tom Petty Tribute on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m.
The Rebels, America’s premiere Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band, is…

The Barn Project is pleased to present: “Blue: A Spatial Dialogue” featuring sculptures and paintings by Maine-based Douglas Gimbel and New York-based Alejandra Seeber.
Anchoring the…
Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 16, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, which celebrates the arrival of the…

The sun came out late the afternoon of July 27, and a good crowd turned out for Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) opening of its annual member exhibition, “Made in Maine.” In addition to the about 138…

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), open Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. is currently hosting the August Members’ Show, which includes an eclectic mix of the creative works of Maine…