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Maine Arts Commission

The Maine Arts Commission is honored to announce a call for submissions for the upcoming Maine Veterans Art Exhibition, set to be displayed at the State Capitol Complex in Augusta. This…

Common Ground Country Fair: Sept. 20-22. Common Ground Education Center, Unity. www.mofga.org/the-fair/

Fryeburg Fair: Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 . 1154 Main St., Fryeburg. www.fryeburgfair.org/…

Divine September weather was the ideal backdrop for last week’s First Friday Art Walk at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s Fall Member Show – the last of the 2024 season.

Artists and…

Kerr+Jones Gallery
Fr. Paul Plante

Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay will host a live auction and reception on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. to benefit the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council. The BRCRC serves…

Area musicians are invited to play music with the Seacoast Community Orchestras this fall. Adults and children, experienced players and those less experienced, are invited to join one or more of…

New parents and grandparents and other family members are invited to bring along their newborns to share their experiences with having a new addition to the family at the new Milestones Meet…

The now annual Sunrise Photography Cruise is coming up this Saturday, Sept. 14, aboard the Balmy Days out of Pier 8 in Boothbay Harbor.  You can make your best shot of the area…

In conjunction with Edgecomb’s 250th Anniversary celebration, the Edgecomb Community Church is hosting an autumnal equinox labyrinth walk in their Labyrinth in the Field behind the church at 15…

LincolnHealth’s flu clinics will begin later this month and extend until Oct. 26.  

Drive-up service is being offered at primary care locations in…

Sylvan Gallery
Stan Moeller

Sylvan Gallery features paintings by Stan Moeller of York, Maine, opening on Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 13. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on Thursday, Sept.…

Where It’s At

The Barn Project’s current show, “Blue: A Spatial Dialogue,” features work by local artist and sculptor Douglas Gimbel and Alejandra Seeber of New York City – and it’s one no one should miss.…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
A 60th Celebration Fundraiser is planned for Saturday, Sept. 14 at The Boothbay Railway Village Museum from 6 to 9 p.m.
 
The evening will begin with a train ride to the…
Burnt Island Lighthouse will be hosting an open house on Saturday for Maine Lighthouse Day from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
 
As part of the Return…
Merry Barn
Laurel Dodge

The Merry Barn is thrilled to welcome Laurel Dodge as the featured author at The Sounding Board,…

The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee at 2 p.m. of the popular new film “It Ends With Us” (PG13; 2 hours, 10 minutes) adapted from Coleen Hoover’s romantic novel will include a special opportunity to delve…

Carol Wiley
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION - First Friday reception: 5-7 p.m.
First day

With backpacks and many with smiles, Wiscasset Elementary School students arrived to start school Tuesday, Sept. 3. They, families and school faculty and staff got a sunny morning in the mid-50’s…

Red, white and blue signs, some with stars, stripes, or both, fill a window at Craig and Laurie Winslow’s commercial building at 51 Water St. in Wiscasset. The signs declare local pets’…

The workshop, “Give Light: Spiritual Support for Climate Engagement,” is open to anyone interested in participating.  It will be held Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Second Congregational Church, 51…

Damariscotta Open Mic

As we enjoy the special warm days of our region’s second summer days, before the frost of fall really sets in, there’s still time to kick back, relax and enjoy the sounds and spirit of a gypsy…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Harvest Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 ,…

From the Maine House

This time of year, the Maine Legislature is fairly quiet, with members getting an opportunity to spend some time in their home districts to enjoy the summer and meet with constituents. It’s also a…

Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and criminology program coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology…

A drive to collect jars of peanut butter and jelly is being held through September at branch locations of Bangor Savings. Local branches are in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.

This…

Lincoln County can be justly proud of the people who have contributed to the rich and colorful history of this region. Evidence of this pride can be found in local historical societies like…

On Sunday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m., at the Edgecomb Town Hall, the Edgecomb Historical Society will host a talk by longtime resident Bob Brown entitled, “Yesterday's Mount Hunger and Today's Schmid…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce our autumn fundraiser - - native wildflower seeds. October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth…

Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, Sept. 8.  She will participate in the first Maine Bee Fest with the Maine State…

Wiscasset Elementary School’s Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset Newspaper Aug. 28, she is ecstatic to be a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year. The news came hours earlier from Maine Department of…

Sheepscot Valley Chorus invites you to join us as we…
Tapestry Singers
Tapestry Singers is delighted to introduce Classic Harmony, a non-auditioned singing group for older adults directed by Beth Preston and accompanied by Sean Fleming. The first rehearsal is…
Southport Memorial Library

Southport Memorial Library is pleased to welcome he highly acclaimed, award-winning author of  the Mainely Mystery series, Matt Cost as its next author/speaker on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6…

Local author William W. "Skip" Simonds has been honored as a runner-…
Harbor Theater

Labor Day weekend brings two major family events to Harbor Theater: a Family Free Pass Night for “Harold and the Purple Crayon” on Friday, Aug. 30 only, and the free “Grease” sock hop event on…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset will begin its monthly meetings for 2024-2025 on Sept. 5.
 
The program at 1 p.m. will be presented by Peter Arnold on “Growing Micro-Greens at…
Wiscasset school committee

“There is no reason we should lose one (student) to ‘dropout’ (status),” Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Aug. 20. “If they want to leave us, let’s make…

Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration open for the next session on Tuesday,…

What do sunflowers, a former NFL Commissioner, and the Y have in common? On Thursday, August 22, they were all part of the celebration of the legacy of the Tagliabue family’s long-time stewardship…

Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real experts,…

Guitar playing

On Thursday, Aug. 23, Hearty Roots (HR) hosted a gathering on its newly acquired Bremen property to honor the land, express gratitude and appreciation…

Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for volunteers who want to work…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is hosting a series of gatherings to close out the summer season and support the work of the land trust across the estuary. Join KELT staff, Board, and…

Celebrate the last day of summer vacation with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) and Bath at Play with an ice cream social at 11…

Join Orthopedic Surgeon Ross Feller, MD and LincolnHealth Surgical Service Director Jessica Pinkham to…

Edgecomb Bus #1 Peter Greenleaf

Morning: Begin Route departing from BRES/HS at 6:40 a.m. heading North on Route 27; 6:50 Right on River Road; 6:53 Right on McKay Road; 6:…

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to have conserved “Singing Cove”, 67 acres of undeveloped land north of Mill Rd in Edgecomb. The property consists of…

19 Towns, 19 Stories, a county-wide project created through a massive community effort, begins next week. Including events in each of Lincoln County’s 19 towns from Aug.…

If you have never experienced the grandeur of the Schmid Preserve, or if you want to learn about about the ways of homesteading and farming in early Maine, here is your opportunity! 

On…

Press release

Summer is the season of events, galas, and get-togethers here in Maine. One of these events was Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table’s “Dîner en Blanc” Auction Fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 11. …

Wiscasset School Department has released its 2024-25 bus schedule.

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