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Culture

Novel Jazz Septet. This Friday. Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the band
The music of Ellington and Strayhorn Friday night
Painting by artist America Martin, juror for the upcoming "Artist's Choice" show at River Arts. Courtesy of the venue
Call to artists for 'Artist's Choice' show

Books to be performed at the Readers Theater. Courtesy photo
Readers Theater performance for families in Bath Oct. 4

Ivan Balluchi, egg tempura on panel at Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor. The Balluchi  and Laura Bianchi show runs through the month of October. Courtesy of the gallery
'Two Tuscan Artists' exhibition opens with reception Sept. 15
"Downton Abbey" screens at the Harbor Theater Sept. 12 - details in the column! Courtesy of the venue
This week at the Harbor Theater

Art

  • Call to artists for 'Artist's Choice' show
  • 'Two Tuscan Artists' exhibition opens with reception Sept. 15
  • A father and son collaboration at Kerr+Jones Gallery
  • Richard Wiggin Johnson retrospective runs through Oct. 31
  • New 'Featured Artists' panel at Pemaquid Art Gallery
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Dining Out

  • 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
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
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Film and Theater

  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • The Met Live in HD 2025–26 Season
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' opening gala
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Julliard educated choreographer keeps "Bees" cast on toes
  • LCCT's 'The Bikinis' opening this week
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
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Lectures and Conferences

Author Rachel Louise Snyder joins FOV Book Club discussion
This week at the Harbor Theater
Bigelow addresses PFAS contamination in Casco Bay and beyond
Wiscasset Fiction Bookshop to host author Shannon Parker
August ‘Summer Series’ programs at Popham Beach Library
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Literature

Artist Kerry Rodriguez to exhibit paintings
2025 Maine Book Festival Aug. 23
'Wild Robot' author a guest speaker on Monhegan
'A Wheelchair That Flies': A journey of love and magic
'First Light': Character illumination
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Music

  • 'Made In Maine': A celebration of a successful season
  • Experienced singers sought
  • 59th annual Barbershop Chorus Show
  • BH Opera House: Heather Pierson Trio
  • Camden Opera House: Noel Paul Stookey with Michael Burd
  • BH Opera House: Emmet Cahill returns Aug. 23
  • BH Opera House: From the Scottish Highlands, Heron Valley
  • Auditions for December 2025 Lessons and Carols next month
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Lincoln Arts Festival
Krista River and Stephen Porter in concert Sept. 13
Grammy winner and mezzo soprano Krista River. Courtesy of Lincoln Arts Festival

Lincoln Arts Festival presents Krista River, mezzo-soprano and Stephen Porter, piano on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor at 125 Townsend Avenue.

BH Opera House: Singer-songwriter Crys Matthews
Crys Matthews. Opera House. Sept. 20. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Nashville musician Crys Matthews blends Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into performances steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. A troubadour of truth, Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. On Saturday, Sept. 20, she comes to Maine to perform at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House.

Friends of WPL’s Bands for Books event gets lodge ‘jumping’
Bands for Books

This year's fundraiser of The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library, Bands for Books, was held Labor Day and was dedicated to the memory of Linda Winterberg. She is remembered for her years as president and secretary of the library’s board of trustees, and was instrumental in launching the popular Bands for Books annual fundraiser.

The event was held at Lakehurst Lodge in Damariscotta.

The brightest fall colors are at BRAF
"Red Dinghy" - Judy Conlan. Courtesy of BRAF

Crimsons, ochres, burnt umbers, cadmium reds and cerulean blues make up the palette for the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) Fall Member’s Show, which is also the final member’s show of the 2025 summer season. Featuring works by more than 100 BRAF member artists the Fall Member’s Show will be on view through Sunday, Sept. 21.

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
ARTinME: Call for artists
Tammy Ricker’s “Dancing Dahlias” from ARTinME 2024. Courtesy of BRAF

Artists are being sought for the 3rd annual juried, Large Format exhibition by the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), ARTinME. The show, which will be on view from Oct. 1 until Nov. 8 will be held at the BRAF Gallery located at 1 Towsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

The ARTinME exhibition is open to all full or part-time Maine artists working in large 2D format in various mediums and styles. Small sculptures are also welcome.

Prizes will be awarded during the Opening Reception which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Where It's At
Artistry, love and sister power
Art by Kathleen Billis; Jewelry by Jennifer Matthews.

A moody oil painting of a double-masted schooner at rest near a wharf under a sunset sky of orange and yellows broken up by dark clouds ... Another takes the viewer into a lighter scene, perhaps from the viewpoint of the sailor(s) just behind the rocks being sprayed by ocean water. You can hear the soft sound of the water lazily lapping against the sides of the sailboat as your eyes drift across the ocean to the homes on the island beyond …

The Waldo Theatre Gallery
Suzanne Cooney Phillips 'Retrospective of Paintings'
"September Walk" by Suzanne Cooney Phillips. Courtesy of The Phillips Family

The Waldo presents the retrospective exhibit “Multiples of Three: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures” by the late Suzanne Cooney Phillips (August 1943 - March 2025), opening on Sept. 7.  The exhibit is in the theatre’s Alfond Gallery at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro and runs through Sept. 30.  

Wiscasset Art Walk’s season finale
Art walk

It was quite an enjoyable Art Walk Thursday afternoon. No rain! The street was very busy with vendors of all types on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. The shops and galleries were all doing good business. One of the highlights was the faculty of The Maine Youth Circus performing tricks and trying to teach people how to juggle and demonstrating balloon art with the kids.

River Arts 'Abstract' show on exhibit
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River Arts'  annual all “Abstract” show features a spectacular array of abstract art by artists from across the state. This show captures the energy of the thriving contemporary abstract art scene in Maine. “Abstract”  runs through Saturday, Sept. 27. 

Juror Barbara Brady selected works by 68 artists. Brady said two themes came to mind as she selected the show: pattern and a sense of colorful playfulness spoke to her. She was struck by the sense of movement captured in the artwork and an energy in the show that "lifts the spirit."

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Gallery
Sally Loughridge shows original Maine artwork
Sally Loughridge - "Toward Evening Manana." Courtesy of the artist

A year-round South Bristol resident, Sally Loughridge has a selection of expressive oil paintings at Lincoln Hospital (35 Miles St., Damariscotta), formerly Miles Hospital, during September and October 2025.

Skidompha Strummers concert Aug. 30
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Saturday, Aug. 30 is International Play Music on the Porch Day, and the Skidompha Strummers, the ukulele ensemble of Skidompha Public Library, will mark the day with a public concert under the portico at the library’s front door. 

Their program will begin at 10:30 a.m. It’s free and open to all, and will include a variety of familiar popular songs. The library is located at 184 Main St. in downtown Damariscotta.

A journal-making workshop by the sea
Printmaker and journal artist Susan Newbold. Courtesy of Eliza Wing

A workshop, Sept. 17-19 at Ocean Point, Boothbay, will be led by Susan Newbold - printmaker and Illuminated journal artist, and Eliza Wing - Mindfulness teacher, life coach and journalmaker - for three days of creative exploration and mindful connection in a stunning coastal setting. This immersive workshop invites you to create your own richly layered journal using a vintage book. Limited to eight participants.

BH Opera House: Skerryvore Sept. 4
Skerryvore! Sept. 4. Opera House. Got tickets? Photo supplied by the band

Three time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore have evolved from their humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene. At the forefront of a movement that has reinvented and reignited a traditional Scottish scene for a modern, multicultural audience, the band have brought their high energy performances to audiences across the globe. On Thursday, Sept. 4, the 7-member band arrives in Boothbay Harbor to play the historic Opera House as part of their 20th anniversary tour.

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Brenda Bettinson Ravensbrück Series presentation
Cordula Mathias speaking at The Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta recently. Courtesy photo

Cordula Mathias, administrator of the Bettinson Art and Literary Trust, will present a PowerPoint presentation slide show with information about the genesis of the Brenda Bettinson Ravensbrück Series at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, 4 Oak St. in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. The talk will take approximately 45 minutes with time for a Q & A portion afterwards.

Poetry reading and workshop on climate change
Haiku poet/author Maggie Dewane. Courtesy of Barbara Mogel

Join author and poet Maggie Dewane for a nature-inspired poetry workshop and reading from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Community Room at the Rockland Public Library at 80 Union St. on Friday, Aug. 29.

Where It's At
David Estey's 'Reengaged'
David Estey

David’s new show “Reengaged” marks his return to fulltime painting after after two years (one as president) working with the 50-year-old nonprofit, Union of Maine Visual Artists. During that commitment, which ended in October 2024, there was simply no time to paint. But he’s back with a few new pieces, and newly completed re-worked paintings.

As is the case with all of David’s work, really, his paintings are provocative, colorful, and, in most cases (for me, anyway) – mesmerizing. Let’s dig into just four, OK, six, of the ​​20 paintings in this show running through Aug. 31.

Wiscasset Art Walk season ender Aug. 28
Art Walk

The final Wiscasset Art Walk of the 2025 season presents exquisite art, sublime music, the challenge of juggling, the tenderness of remembrance, and tasty places to eat on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Coastal Senior College offers two art classes
Drawing by and photo courtesy of Cynthia Dias.

Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is accepting registrations for its fall courses. Classes will begin in mid-September. Two art classes will be offered this fall term, one in person and one on Zoom. 

“I Can’t Even Draw a Stick Figure!” will be offered in person at St. Andrew’s Church in Newcastle on Tuesdays from Sept. 16 to Nov. 4, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., led by instructor Susan Morley. There will be one skip date on Oct. 7.

'Made in Maine' opens at the Maine Art Gallery
“La Verna Vista” by John Butke

The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset opens its last exhibit of the season on Thursday, Aug. 28 includes works by Jim Farnam of East Boothbay and John Butke of Boothbay. “Made in Maine,” which runs through Oct. 18, is the annual members’ show of works in painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture, photography and assemblage.

An opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. coincides with Wiscasset’s Art Walk. Refreshments will be served, with music by singer/songwriter Jud Caswell. Regular gallery hours are Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

family friendly children's author presentation, book signings, music, food for purchase
6th Annual Maine Book Festival has speakers, info booths, raffle, Aug. 23
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The 6th annual Maine Book Festival (formerly the Maine Authors Book Festival) will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library, and is sponsored by Maine Authors Publishing. The “Maine Woods & Water” theme will focus on celebrating the natural beauty and outdoor heritage of Maine.

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