On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 1, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a storewide half-price sale. The shop will open at 6 a.m., three hours earlier than usual, and every item except gift certificates will be on sale at half price all day until the shop closes at 4 p.m.

After that day, a special half-price sale on vintage books will continue through Sunday, Nov. 9.

On Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall, speaker Kevin Johnson, photo archivist, will highlight historical views of Edgecomb, Maine and the surrounding area through postcards photographed during the early 1900s. The fascinating series of photo postcards was created by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company to promote tourism.

Are you interested in joining a group that makes an impact on our community? The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library invite you to join our organization. Meetings are held in Wiscasset Public Library (21 High St. in Wiscasset) and begin at 10 a.m. with a coffee social time. The business meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Our next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 12.

A nature journaling workshop is being offered at the Edgecomb Community Church on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. Kids ages 10 and older are encouraged to join with a parent or caring adult for this two-hour outdoor adventure. During this workshop you will explore nature and your power of observation, while exploring your senses, practicing awareness and understanding about how to take that information and put it into a nature journal using words and sketches.

Wiscasset Middle High School American history students recently gained a deeper appreciation of Nickels-Sortwell House and the opulent history of Wiscasset. 

Student Kirra Lahaye shared, “When I visited the Nickels-Sortwell House, I was amazed by the architecture. It has a beautiful spiral staircase and unbelievable woodwork. When you get to the top of the building it's incredible how high up you are.”

River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for a special, year-end show, “Celebration.” This non-juried celebration of art and fine craft encourages gallery patrons to shop locally for affordable art for the holiday season, which in turn supports Maine artists.

Join us for one of the highlights of the Boothbay Harbor holiday season and get a head start on your holiday shopping!

The annual Holiday Festival and Winter Market returns to St. Columba’s Episcopal Church at 32 Emery Lane in Boothbay Harbor. Dates andt times: Friday, Dec. 5; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

At our annual Holiday Festival), you will find unique, local, handcrafted gifts in six distinct sections:

On Saturday, Oct. 25, poetry readings will be heard from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Waldoboro Public Library, 958 Main Street. In addition to featured poets Paul McFarland and Eileen Hugo, there will be readings by poets included in the "Midcoast Poetry Journal Vol. 2" and an Open Mic. This is a free event.

"The Lost Boys" released in 1987, is the second full-length selection by The Cinema Clubhouse, being shown at the Harbor Theater at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. Runtime: (1 hour and 37 minutes). Free!

Movie goers receive a score / ratings card. There will be a post-open mic discussion.

For more information, follow The Cinema Clubhouse on Facebook and Instagram

A one-woman show about an American trailblazer for women’s rights will be performed at Alna's historic 1789 meetinghouse on Alna Road in Alna, at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18. "Representation and How to Get It" is a new play about Julia Ward Howe—renowned suffragist, abolitionist, and author of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” This play has toured historic sites in New England for the past three years, including Boston’s Old South Meetinghouse and New York City’s United Solo Theatre Festival.

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the cast of its upcoming community theatre production of Murdering the Mob, a seriously silly, laugh-out-loud, whodunit comedy where the audience helps to solve the crime!

The cast of mobsters, molls, barmaids and cops, all Midcoast residents, includes Christine Andersen, George Bates, Eve Jamieson, Valkyrie Koll, Susan LaVerdiere, Beverly Mackie, Laura Morris, Gordon Page, Rashi Verma, Rachael Schuster, Ell Stanton, Shari Wills, and Meg Wilson.

Heartwood Regional Theater Company will hold season auditions on Thursday, Nov. 6 in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy iat 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle. Plays to be cast include a collection of short plays for two actors and a unique, large cast, original devised work.

Thanks to the generosity of Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, a collection of rare and intriguing vehicles will be part of the streetscape during Wiscasset Homes on Tour on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to Christopher Hart, who made the request to the museum on behalf of Homes on Tour, OHTM wanted to complement the opulence of the historical homes as they offered their one-day loan of three antique cars, weather permitting. 

Saturday, Oct. 18 marks the last day of a vibrant season for the Maine Art Gallery (MAG). The non-profit association of artists located in Wiscasset recorded double the revenue from the prior year’s sales and about twice the number of visitors, too. By utilizing both floors of the gallery for concurrent shows MAG was able to offer more opportunities for members to exhibit while extending the length of a major retrospective of the works of a single artist.

The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee is seeking area artists to submit work for a chance for their works to be featured in the Hall Gallery at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital, in 2026. 

Thursday, Oct. 9 - Pumpkin deployment on Main St.

Friday, Oct. 10 - Artists at work - pumpkins remain on display for 10 days

Saturday, Oct. 11 - Parade at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 12 - Pumpkin Regatta at 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 13 - Pumpkin Drop at 10 a.m.

Be sure to get your 2025 festival T-shirt designed by Zuri Smith, a sophmore at Boothbay Region High School. Excerpted from an article in June by Lisa Kristoff, Boothbay Register:

Brave and curious lovers of local history are invited by Lincoln County Historical Association to experience a new event, "Shades of the Past," at the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden. Special evening tours, offered on the hour, beginning at 4 p.m. on the evenings on Oct. 24 and 25 only, will highlight some of the spookier aspects of the building’s rich history.

Lincoln Academy will soon present the popular musical "Into the Woods," by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, in collaboration with Heartwood Theater, who is sharing resources and managing publicity and ticketing. Performances are scheduled for Oct 24 – Nov 1, in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy.

I walked into Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) last Saturday night for its annual ARTinME opening reception and awards. And, wow. Just wow. I’ll say it now (and probably later as well): This is one of those shows in which each work is an example of each artist’s creative magic.