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Culture

"The Devil Wears Prada 2." Opens for two weeks at Harbor Theater May 1. Courtesy of the venue
This week at the Harbor Theater
Heartwood presents 'Seven Shorts'

Megan Benvenuto, new CEO of the Boothbay Region YMCA. Courtesy photo
Boothbay Region YMCA announces Megan Benvenuto as new CEO

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Wild & Scenic Film Festival highlights local kelp farming and global conservation
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This week at the Lincoln Theater

Art

  • Beyond the classroom: Wiscasset student artists on exhibit
  • A call to artists and creatives
  • Showcasing the natural beauty in Maine
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Bremen Library April show: 'Hazel and Me'
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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

  • Performers being sought for creative project
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Auditions for 'Something Rotten' April 25, 28 and 29
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • Don't miss the silent film 'The Black Pirate'
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • ‘MATILDA’ WMHS Theater’s first full-length musical post-COVID
  • Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' at Lincoln Theater
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Lectures and Conferences

Business Booster Series: Sessions on tourism, local financing, and legal services
Challenges ahead for Maine's healthcare systems
Ocean On Tap events
Online lecture: Lives of household laborers in Colonial New England
'Screenagers' documentary shown at Lincoln Theater
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Literature

‘Pearls on the Water’ by Margaret Salt McLellan recently published
Author-to-Author evening May 2 with Monica Wood and Lewis Robinson
Maine author C.W. Wells releases ‘Half-Shelled,’ a sharp, darkly comic coastal thriller
Painter Mark Lazzari to exhibit Jan. 23-26
Joy Vaughan first 2026 Artist of the Month
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Music

  • Coastal Senior College launches new singing activity group
  • Caribbean Night with Pan Fried Steel Drum Band
  • Pianist Danny Holt performs at Bay Chamber
  • 'The Phantom of the Opera' with live piano accompaniment  
  • Take a trip to 'Wonderland' with the Y Arts Community Players
  • Community Spring Sing March 21
  • Waldoboro church to celebrate Bach’s 341st birthday
  • ‘Musical Madness’ at WES
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Begin charting your course for Windjammer Days
Schooner "Heritage" has attended Windjammer Days in the Boothbay Region for decades. Sean Sheppard photo

The Boothbay Region's festival founded in 1962 remains the most anticipated event of the year. The 64th annual Windjammer Days week-long festival happens from Sunday, June 21 through Saturday, June 27. 

Sheepscot Chorus
Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' April 11 and 12
Bob Crink photo

Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concert, “Many Voices, One Dream,” on April 11 and 12, both at 3 p.m. at Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Road. On the program will be Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms," as well as other works by American composers representing varied cultures and backgrounds.

Friends of Wiscasset Library to celebrate group’s 60 years

In 1966, a group of residents saw a need to help raise money and awareness of our Library and formed the Friends of the Wiscasset Library.

The world has changed since those early days. Lyndon Johnson was president, and "The Sound of Music" won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Culture has changed, as well. Slang included "groovy" and "far out." We sang and danced to the Beatles ("Help") and the Rolling Stones ("| Can't Get No Satisfaction"). Some important things have not changed.

This week at the Lincoln Theater
"The President's Cake" opens April 10 for two screenings at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

With a Critic’s Pick review in the New York Times and a 3.5 star rating on RogerEbert.com, “The President’s Cake” is one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Hasan Hadi, who knows the storytelling terrain firsthand, having grown up in Iraq under Hussein’s rule. Opens Friday at Lincoln Theater.

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Annual Wiscasset K-12 Student Art Exhibition
Student Art Show at Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset

It’s always a delight to see the world we live in through the eyes of young artists, and Maine Art Gallery is pleased to launch each new season with an exhibit of fresh and lively work by students. A  reception to honor the students will be held on April 9 from 4 to 6 p.m.  

Coastal Rivers to host 9th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Lincoln Theater
A still from the film “Reindalen,” follows two researchers and their canine sidekick as they study the world’s smallest and fattest reindeer, which are unexpectedly thriving in the fastest-warming place on Earth. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Crafters and artisans wanted for July Fair in Jefferson
A scene at a recent Country Fair in Jefferson. Courtesy photo

This week at the Lincoln Theater
Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds star in "Midwinter Break" opening April 3. Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

"Wuthering Heights" -  (R; 2 hours, 16 minutes) - Based on the novel by Emily Brontë. A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Final showing Thursday, April 2 at 2 p.m.

This week at the Harbor Theater
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Edgecomb Historical Society annual meeting April 12

The Edgecomb Historical Society annual meeting will be held on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall. There will be a slide show, update on EHS projects and future events, and election of officers. Books and maps will be available for sale. All interested members and non-members are invited to attend.

Heartwood
Theater summer camp registration begins

Heartwood Theater is now enrolling students for its 24th summer camp, open to students entering grades 5-12.  Directors Griff Braley and Teralyn Reiter, with guest instructors Karen Montanaro and Liz Giles-Brown, will help develop students' confidence by delving into an exciting array of theater skills: mime and movement, stage combat, improvisation, mask, character development and monologue. There's a challenge of just the right size for every student, regardless of experience or age. 

This week at the Lincoln Theater
Margot Robbie stars as Catherine in "Wuthering Heights" opening March 27 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Coastal Senior College Course
Watercolor painting for beginners

Beginning on Wednesday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. Instructor Cynthia Dias will lead “Introduction to Watercolor Painting,” a four-week class on Zoom.

This beginner’s course is for anyone who has ever wanted to learn the art of watercolor painting. It is also the perfect course for painters who want to brush up on their painting skills. Color theory, the blending of colors, brushstrokes, and amount of water to use are some of the topics covered. Before each class a Zoom invitation with an attached photo of the subject for the class will be sent.

This week at the Harbor Theater
"Merrily We Roll Along" opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, March 27. Courtesy of the venue

Pine Tree Society 90th Anniversary
Annual holiday card contest call for artists, photographers
Photo courtesy of Pine Tree Society

In celebration of its 90th anniversary, Pine Tree Society is officially inviting artists and, for the first time in the contest’s history-  photographers - to submit Maine-themed artwork for its 2026 holiday card fundraiser. 

Maine Film Office launches Film in Maine pilot program

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Film Office is launching a one-time Film in Maine Reimbursement grant program created to stimulate film and television production in Maine while supporting economic development and job creation. 

Lincoln Theater
Look at the world more closely through 'Observer'
See "Observer" at the Lincoln Theater March 26. Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a free screening of the documentary film “Observer,” playing Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Directed by Maine-based filmmaker Ian Cheney, “Observer” invites audiences to look more closely at the world around them through an unusual global experiment.

This week at the Lincoln Theater
"Sirāt" opens at the Lincoln on March 20. Courtesy of the venue

"EPiC" - (PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. A mix of a documentary and concert film made using unused footage from “Elvis: That's the Way It Is,” the film of Elvis' legendary 1970 Summer Festival in Las Vegas and his road concert film from two years later, “Elvis on Tour,” that were found during the production of 2022's “Elvis.” Final showing Thursday, March 19 at 2 p.m.

This week at Harbor Theater
A scene from "H is for Hawk." Courtesy of Harbor Theater

This week at Harbor Theater
Wuthering Heights continues through March 19. Courtesy of Harbor Theater

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