Culture

A call for art: Maine Arts Commission seeking submissions for veterans show

Artists paint live during this month’s Wiscasset Art Walk

If art is your passion, then Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 5-8 p.m., is the place for you! Wiscasset Village will be humming with exceptional exhibitions and accomplished...
Carol Wiley solo show at River Arts

River Arts in Damariscotta presents Carol Wiley in a solo show, “Figures and Shapes.” This West Gallery show runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4. Three summers ago at the West Gallery, Jefferson Maine...
Roger Dale Brown: ‘Around Town’ opens at Gleason Fine Art

For “Around Town,” his first solo show at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor, Roger Dale Brown, one of the country’s foremost marine painters, chose to focus on Boothbay Harbor and the surrounding...
Plein Air Painting Day at Castle Tucker

Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, Aug. 22 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating Maine...
Gold/Smith Gallery

Kenyan artist Irene Wanjiru’s “Menagerie” next show

Irene Wanjiru, a native of Nairobi, Kenya will be having an exhibit of her paintings and fabric collage pieces on canvas and her small sculptures at Gold/Smith Gallery from Aug. 29 through Sept. 24...
The 8th annual Boothbay Harbor Fest begins Friday, Aug. 30

Boothbay Harbor Festival fans love that every event is totally unique and different than other events and they are able to enjoy ocean views and breathe the salt air while attending every event. Why...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “Maiden” - HELD OVER! - Audiences have raved about “Maiden...
Lincoln Theater

Enrollment in Classic Film Club ending soon

The enrollment period for membership in the third season of Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club is fast approaching and will end on Saturday, Aug. 31. The Classic Film Club is the perfect opportunity...
24th annual DaPonte Candlelight Concert Sept. 8

Experience the 18th century in the glow of flickering candles for a very unique and special DaPonte String Quartet concert by candlelight. The concert will be held at the all-original Old Walpole...
Sylvan Gallery to celebrate 19th anniversary with receptions

Sylvan Gallery celebrates its 19th year of representing a core group of talented New England artists with receptions on Thursday, Aug. 29 and Thursday, Sept. 26, both from 5-8 p.m., to mark their...
Behind closed doors at Castle Tucker Aug. 17

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 visitor...
Lincoln Arts Festival

It’s time for the Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale

Summer in Maine is prime time for art shows, exhibitions, and spending time on the water – among so many other activities and pastimes. At Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual Arts & Yachts Exhibition...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Blues master Chris Thomas King

Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in...
Le Vent du Nord at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org ‘Yesterday” - What if you were the only person in...
Kate Fletcher is The Waldo Theater’s new executive director

After a four month search that attracted more than 50 applicants from throughout the U.S., The Waldo Theater’s board of directors is very pleased to announce that Kate Fletcher will be the...
Behind the closed doors of Castle Tucker

Saturday, Aug. 17 Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker (built 1807) on a Behind Closed Doors Tour from 10-11:30 a.m. that includes rooms and stories not included on the general tour. 2...
Theater review

‘A Grand Night For Singing’ is perfectly grand, indeed

Bravo Lincoln County Community Theater! LCCT’s latest production, “A Grand Night for Singing - The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” was a delight from start to finish. Honestly, I could have...
Theater review

MSMT’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: Memorable magic

You’ll be over the rainbow for Maine State Music Theater’s season finale “The Wizard of Oz” on stage through Aug. 24. This colorful, outstanding production rates four enthusiastic broomsticks! Taken...
Pemaquid Gallery’s new mid-season artwork

As they have in past seasons, the exhibiting artists of The Pemaquid Artists Group have refreshed their panels with new works of art. Visitors to the gallery after the mid-season point will discover...
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

Sizzling Summer Auction Aug. 23-25

An important collection of firefighter memorabilia and tools will fire up bidding at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries three-day summer sale on Aug. 23, 24 and 25. This auction will also serve up an...
Boothbay Railway Village announcements

Vendor applications are now available for the 52nd Fall Foliage Festival at the Boothbay Railway Village, an annual event that draws attendees from across the Midcoast and fall tourists from...
Harbor Theater

Sneak preview ‘Downton Abbey’ ... the movie Sept. 12

“Downton Abbey” is now a grand motion picture event and the Harbor Theater is holding its very first Sneak Preview. See the new film version of your favorite television program before it opens...
Live Edge Music Festival this weekend

When the eighth Live Edge Music Festival, at Hidden Valley Nature Center, kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 11, it will feature four Maine bands whose wide-ranging styles will keep every toe tapping and...
Arts & Yachts Show and Sale

Twenty-two artists and artisans featured in 2019

Lincoln Arts Festival’s Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, is just one week away with this year’s opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5-7 p.m...
Boogie-woogie returns to Boothbay Harbor Opera House

Bob Milne is considered to be the best ragtime/boogie-woogie pianist in the world. He was filmed and documented for future generations in 2004 during three days of interviews at the Library of...
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Guest ‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser Ken Gloss at BHML

Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a free and open talk Thursday, Aug. 22 at 2:30 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” - This...
Haitian Youth Choir coming to Newcastle

The Haitian Youth Choir of Holy Trinity Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti will begin a 24-city U.S. concert tour with its first stop in Newcastle, Maine on Saturday, Aug. 24. The choir of 30 boys and...
Bedtime stories at the Merry Barn

Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat & Educational Consulting is thrilled to welcome Dr. Molly Ness to help families “Make the Most of Your Bedtime Story,” on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Ness, an...
Salt Bay Chamberfest’s 25th season

Music indoors and out from Rockland to Newcastle

Now in the second week of its 25th annual summer musical festival, Salt Bay Chamberfest is this year presenting five evening concerts at Darrows Barn—one more than in past seasons. The season also...
MSMT - Portland Stage Co.

‘Ain't Misbehavin’ premium on-stage seating available

Come jump and jive with the Tony Award-winning “Ain’t Misbehavin’” featuring the songs of "Fats" Waller in dazzling high-energy performances that transform the theatre into a Harlem cabaret. Songs...
Art: tapestry | the new wave

Down East Gallery will featuring 30+ tapestries from New England's top weavers, this invitational exhibition celebrates the ancient and fine art of tapestry weaving. Curators Priscilla May Alden and...
Maine Stone Symposium now truly international

The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other stone...
Enter the Old Bristol Days Vintage Car Show

An interesting selection of vintage and collectible vehicles are registered for the 6th Annual Olde Bristol Days Vintage Car Show, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harbor...
The Subdudes to play the Boothbay Harbor Opera House

Over the course of 25 years and ten albums, the Subdudes have quietly become one of America’s national music treasures. They have also become a summer tradition at the historic Opera House in...
Woolwich Community Day Aug. 3

Woolwich Community Day is Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the municipal complex off Route 1. The Nequasset Paddle is at 10 a.m.; 11a.m. to 1 p.m., $1 hamburgers and 50 cent hot dogs; 11:...
Opening Reception at Down East Gallery

Friday, August 9 Celebrating the opening of two concurrent exhibitions at Down East Gallery: “Tapestry | the new wave” features 30+ hand-woven tapestries from New England’s top weavers and “The...
Classical music, jazz, and hip hop among highlights of Salt Bay Chamberfest’s 25th anniversary season

Salt Bay Chamberfest’s 25th season, Aug. 1 - 17, promises a wide range of concerts and events, both ticketed and free. Music and performers celebrate the organization’s commitment to supporting the...
Oysters, guitars and ‘18th century Gatorade’: Wiscasset Art Walk, July edition

On Main Street July 25, Perry Palmer shared with Wiscasset Art Walk goers a drink that cooled off 1700s families, including the members out haying with scythes. That was very hot work, said Palmer,...

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