The dry summer posed a challenge for Garden Club of Wiscasset members making floral…
Culture
The Maine Lighthouse Museum
Due to popular demand, The Maine Lighthouse Museum will host Tom and Lee Ann Szelog on August 30 at 7 p.m. who will give their narrated photography presentation about the 14 years they lived at…
The public is invited to enjoy an evening of art with Joan Atkinson, during the Twin Villages ARTWALK, Friday, August 18 from 4-7 p.m.
A…
Maine Coast Stone Symposium
Kamu Nagasawa is visiting from Tokyo Zokei University as part of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium at Boothbay Railway Village. Nagasawa, who hails from Sapporo, Japan, attended Zokei for his…
If Linda Porter could, she would open an animal sanctuary. She hopes to, someday. In the meantime, she is using her new children’s book to spread the word in Wiscasset, Damariscotta and elsewhere…
Two hundred and twenty people came together on Aug. 4 at the Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) Sunflower Celebration in Damariscotta to support girls and young women at risk of being trafficked in…
This time of year brings many visitors to our beloved state of Maine and that includes lots and lots of birding enthusiasts. Many come with family and combine traditional seafood-eating, swimming…
There’s a new bar in Newcastle. And it’s not just for cocktails, though beer and wine are served.
Experience the 18th century in the glow of flickering candles for a very unique DaPonte String Quartet concert. The concert will be held at the all-original, pre-revolutionary, Old Walpole…
The Harbor Theatre
“Dunkirk” - Held over one more week! - In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air…
As the night gets a bit crisper it’s clear that the month of August will quickly give way to September. The final demonstrations and programs of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium will be just as…
From the ting of hammer and chisel to the screech of the carbide blade saw and the percussive beat of the quarry hammer, there is no mistaking that it’s not business as usual…
A local tour company that began as a Halloween season specialty and developed into a season-long offering with tours throughout Midcoast Maine has been named in second-place as…
The Vox Nova Chamber Choir is holding auditions for its 2017-2018 season on Thursday, Aug. 17, 24 and 31 from 1-7 p.m. at the rehearsal hall located at …
Come have a "crazy good time with us" at “The All Night Strut” Aug. 15 - Sept. 15.
Swing’s the thing in this classy, sassy musical celebration of the 1930’s and 1940’s, conceived and…
On Sunday, one day after Jakoby Koehler turned 7, the Augusta boy, his mother Ally Small and her boyfriend Steve Batchelder took the train at Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum…
It’s the festival with that ‘Welcome Home’ country atmosphere, the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival held at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. The gates will open at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20.…
Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers [KLCB] host their End of Summer Wrap Up meeting with hive opening on Saturday, Aug. 19. The topic of this meeting is “Early Fall Look.” The meeting begins at 10 a.m…
Sylvan Gallery’s “Late Summer Exhibition,” featuring the work of contemporary New England artists, is now on view and will continue through Sept. 30. A reception marking the gallery’s 17 years of…
There’s a change to the schedule for the artist talks this week during the Maine Coast Stone Symposium.
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The Kennebec Early Music Festival will take place from Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 at Grace Episcopal Church at 1100 Washington Street in Bath, and the Linden Tree Meetinghouse at 10 Church Lane in…
Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, Aug. 24 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker, overlooking the Sheepscot River and Wiscasset Harbor. Beginners welcome! Space is…
For the first time in almost 20 years, the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is collaborating with the Wiscasset Garden Club on a show that celebrates fresh flowers from a creative point of view.…
Maine State Music Theatre
If you didn’t have a chance to see Maine State Music Theatre’s (MSMT) first three shows, all of which were great, then really, really try to get to its current and final production of the…
Film review
From writer and director Christopher Nolan (“Interstellar,” “Inception,” the “Dark Knight” trilogy) featuring Mark Rylance, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom…
Theater review
Beware! River Company’s latest production of “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike” is seriously funny. Yes, the Tony-nominated Christopher Durang play is well-written, but it’s the cast that really…
Savory Maine Dining and Provisions in Damariscotta is pleased to exhibit the oil paintings of Waldoboro artist Brooke Pacy from Aug. 16 to Sept. 26.
Before coming to Maine with her husband…
The Harbor Theatre
'The Big Sick" - Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. The film tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring…
Concrete and artificial flowers, friendly cotton and luxurious silk are a few of the unique materials displayed at Chocolate Church Art Gallery, located at…
The Sandy River Ramblers will appear in an intimate concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, at the River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta.
The Ramblers play bluegrass music…
Mathias Fine Art is hosting a free artist talk with Genetta Mclean on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the gallery from 2-4 p.m.
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The Wiscasset Public Library will host the next Town Talk on Wednesday Aug. 16, at 3 p.m. One of the topics will be farming in the area. Participants will share stories and questions about the way…
Throughout the summer, Oxbow's Farmhouse Brewery located in Newcastle has been kicking off the weekends with Food Truck Fridays. In addition to delicious, locally sourced food from food trucks…
A rich and colorful collection of wood, ceramic, paint, silver and fiberglass works will greet visitors at the Stable Gallery, starting Thursday, Aug. 10…
Maine Coast Stone Symposium
Don Justin Meserve’s widow Juanita Dugdale said Aug. 4, through the sculptor’s fellow artists who were his colleagues, “He’s still with us in spirit.”
Two of Meserve’s works are prizes in a…
Lighthouses have long been beacons of fascination for people in the communities in which they stand, and for visitors. Maine has 65 historic lighthouses, 59 of which are still active, more than…
The phrase “starving artist” has a double-meaning for the Maine Coast Stone Symposium.
The participating sculptors are traveling to Maine from across the state and even from Japan. Many are…
Paul Doiron, noted author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels set in the Maine woods, will be at the Southport Memorial Library on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. to discuss his latest book, “…
The Lincoln County Court House will host the Penobscot Marine Museum photo exhibit, Lincoln County Through Eastern’s Eye during the months of August and September.…
While it’s long been known as the “Ski Capital of the East,” Stowe, Vermont is poised for a new moniker: the “Tango Capital of the United States.” For the fourth year, The Argentine Tango Society…
Amy Gallant, AARP Maine’s advocacy director, will discuss state laws that impact Midcoast seniors 50 and older at AARP Coffee & Conversation at the Coastal Landing Retirement Community, 142…
John H. Anderson shared the work he had done to transcribe 3o years of his grandfather’s journals and family stories in his recently completed book during the first official event of the Maine…
From director Michael Showalter (“Wet Hot American Summer,” “Hello, My Name is Doris”) featuring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, and Bo Burnham, “The Big Sick,”…
Naval ship tours, First responder crate racers still to come
ROCKLAND – Despite numerous Rockland Lobster Festival visitors already through the gates by…
River Arts is calling all artists to submit work for jurying into our next show entitled “Celebrate Maine.” We encourage work in any medium including sculpture, ceramics, fiber and assemblage.…
Carolyn Gabbe considers herself something of an American nomad who now calls Maine home. The Nobleboro artist will be exhibiting nearly thirty paintings in a solo show at Midcoast Conservancy in…
Parents are counting the days till it’s time to the pack away the beach towels and bust out the backpacks. Celebrate that “most wonderful time of year” for parents - back to school…
The Monhegan Memorial Library is delighted to announce a program by Maine mystery writer Paul Doiron to take place on Monhegan Island, Aug. 4-6.
A Murder Mystery Party will be held at the…
At the heart of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium (MCSS) is the 10-day sculpture symposium. The participating artists will be arriving soon and are scheduled to begin work at the Boothbay Railway…
The Harbor Theatre
“Despicable Me - 3” - They’re baaack ... The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the…
