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Culture

One of more than 500 handmade ceramic plates created by 2026 Salad Days Artist Torie Crouse. Courtesy photo
Watershed's 31st annual Salad Days returns July 11
I Draw Slow. Opera House. July 9. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue
I Draw Slow on stage July 9

T Marie and Bayou Juju. July 3 Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue
T Marie and Bayou Juju July 3

Johnny Winter and James Montgomery. Opera House. July 10. Got tickets? Best hurry! Mike Martin photo
Blues legends to play the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Robert Mitchell's 2027 Around Boothbay Harbor calendar. Courtesy of Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell’s 26th calendar: mixing it up a bit

Art

  • Joy To The Wind Gallery's 'Islands and Oceans'
  • Jim St. Clair's 'New York City- Not Like I Pictured It' new show
  • New show asks the question: Is it hot in here or is it just the art?
  • 'Song of the Wild' lives up to its name
  • Models, designers make splash at Fishin’ for Fashion
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Dining Out

  • Sheepscott Community Church dinner
  • Art at the Grill celebrates summer in Maine
  • Seafood that satisfies
  • New show features three Maine-based artists
  • ABR Roadshow to feature Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery in Wiscasset
  • America's Best Restaurants is coming to Brady's
  • New art show and art scholarship award
  • 'Merchant Ivory Luncheon Film Series' at Harbor Theater
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Film and Theater

  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Celebrate America’s 250th with '1776' this summer
  • This week - and beyond - at the Lincoln Theater
  • National Theater's ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ at Lincoln Theater
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Father’s Day specials at Harbor Theater
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
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Lectures and Conferences

'Song of the Wild': Honoring the natural beauty of Maine
Community protests possible Miles Labor and Delivery closure
U.S. Brig Niagara says goodbye
How to reduce your electric bill  
CTL educators speak at New England conference
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Literature

Jud Caswell to perform at the Bremen Library
Poetry, performance, and the art of the handmade book
Adult mystery and sci/fi and fantasy book sale
Extended summer hours begin
‘Pearls on the Water’ by Margaret Salt McLellan recently published
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Music

  • Kouchera concert at Edgecomb church July 19
  • Classical pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov returns to the Opera House
  • Bands for Books fundraiser on for 2026
  •  SBC awarded $45k grant by the National Endowment for the Arts
  • Mother-daughter concert at BH Opera House June 27
  • U.S. Navy Band and musicians to perform in Boothbay Harbor
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • Celtic juggernaut Gaelic Storm concert June 11
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More Culture

Lincoln County Community Theater/Lincoln Theater
LCCT to present encore performances of "The Bikinis, the Musical"
"The Bikinis" stars Emily Mirabile, Rebecca Rinaldi, Victoria Hamilton and Kelly Caufield. Show opens July 10 for six shows with a a live back up band. Leah Plummer photo

In “The Bikinis,” Jodi, Karla, Barbara, and Annie, a girl group formed on the Jersey Shore, are back together bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs from the 60s and 70s they sang down on the boardwalk… Now, 20 years later, they are singing together again, all to raise money for the good folks at Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort.

Family Day at the Frances Perkins National Monument 

Saturday, July 11

Wiscasset Art Walk starts season
Art walk

Wiscasset Art Walk's season kicked off June 25. Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio took it in and shares these pictures from the evening.

Next art walk is July 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. 

Press release
Old Head Tide Church in Alna to open
Church

The Old Head Tide Church will be open to visitors during July and August on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Friends of Head Tide Church warmly welcome everyone to stop by and explore this historic landmark.

Visitors can view the completion of two recent restoration projects: the church spire, completed in 2024, and newly installed plinths on the front façade.

Press release
Historic Alna’s events continue
Concert

Historic Alna, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized to support the maintenance, preservation, restoration and use of historic sites in the Town of Alna, has spent the first half of 2026 keeping Alna’s 1789 Meetinghouse alive as a center of community life — bringing people together for music, conversation and shared history.

Castle Tucker’s Behind Closed Doors tour July 2
Castle Tucker

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on Behind Closed Doors, Thursday July 2 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
A free brief folk revival with Allan Winkler
Professor Allan Winkler, folk historian and musician, at the Opera House in its historic bar, on July 1. Courtesy of the venue

The music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joni Mitchell and others will be wafting down from the historic bar at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House this season. On Wednesday, July 1 Professor Allan Winkler will present a musical lecture focusing on the great folk artists who helped shape a generation.

Windjammer Days 2026
Violet Baldwin crowned 2026 Royal Windjammer
Emily Mirabile places the Royal Windjammer crown on Violet Baldwin's head. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Violet Baldwin was crowned Royal Windjammer among the eight contestants in the Boothbay’s Got Talent competition held Sunday night, June 21 at Boothbay Region YMCA.

The competition was organized once again by YMCA Arts Director Emily Mirabile.

'Gilligan's Island The Musical' at Carousel Music Theater
The cast of Carousel Music Theater's "Gilligan's Island" playing June 26-July 1. Courtesy of Paulette Carter

"Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale" . . . “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” takes the Carousel Music Theater stage beginning Friday, June 26 through Wednesday July 1 in Boothbay Harbor. This production is directed and choreographed by Carousel Alum and Artistic Director Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors with music direction by the amazing Ashley Ryan.

LGBTQ+ Unity Walk in Newcastle June 27
Poster

Lincoln County Unity & Community Pride (LCUCP), a grassroots partnership, invites the public to attend the LGBTQ+ Unity Walk on Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Park in Newcastle. Folks are encouraged to arrive around 9:15-9:30 for a gathering at Veterans Park. At 10, the Unity Walk will proceed up Main Street and across the bridge and ending up at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta.

Press release
Wiscasset Art Walk returns June 25
Art walk

The vibrant heart of downtown Wiscasset will come alive on Thursday, June 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. as Wiscasset Art Walk welcomes residents and visitors for an evening celebrating local art, creativity, music and community connection. Wiscasset Art Walk is free and open to the public.

Maine’s largest drone show in Boothbay Harbor July 18 
700 drones will light up the skies July 18 with a patriotic showing for America's birthday. Courtesy of Northern Lights Drone Shows

It's the World Premiere!
Original musical 'Time Adrift' opens June 18
The pirates are ready to storm the stage! These swashbuckling sailors are bringing plenty of laughs, adventure, and mischief to Time Adrift, June 18-20 at Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of The Mirabiles

The wait is nearly over! "Time Adrift," a brand-new original musical by Emily and Nick Mirabile, opens next week for a special one-weekend-only engagement at Lincoln Theater.

‘Damariscotta and Newcastle Ships of the Slave Trade’ talk June 20
Book and author

Alna resident and author Carol Gardner will give a talk titled “Damariscotta and Newcastle Ships of the Slave Trade” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Historic 1789 Alna Meetinghouse, 1789 Alna Road.

Wiscasset Bay Gallery: Art through time
"A North Wind" - Cordelia Edwards

Keith and Cordelia Oehmig have been acquiring new work for Wiscasset Bay Gallery's 42nd year. They've been wintering in Florida, enjoying life on “Jimmy Buffet time,” but once art collectors, always art collectors, no matter the season – or location. Off season that location is Siesta Key, a barrier island off Sarasota in Florida. When they’re not buying art, they’re making it: Cordelia with her camera and Keith with his oils.

Local artists to host plein air painting at Coastal Rivers preserves
“Plein air” outings offer a way to connect with fellow artists, swap techniques, and socialize in a relaxed, low-pressure environment. Courtesy photo

St. Giles annual Country Fair promises to be a day of fun for old and young
A mounted moose head offered as one of auction items at fair. Courtesy photo

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday, July 25, under the tall pines on the church grounds in Jefferson. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

This week at the Harbor Theater
Brendan Fraser stars as Pres. Dwight Eisenhower in "Pressure." The film opens Friday, June 12 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Tuner" - (R; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways.

Lincoln Arts Festival Chorus
Calling all singers!
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Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Registration time: 6:15-6:55 p.m. Rehearsals are every Monday at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor located at 125 Townsend Ave. Membership dues are $40 per person, no charge for students.

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