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Upcoming school holiday programming

Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers is back

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present a special Christmas performance from the Grammy winning, Emmy-nominated fiddler Eileen Ivers and her ensemble of musicians on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m...
Generations visit Westport Island exhibit

Grandson Eben Greenleaf and great-granddaughter Dedee Greenleaf-Hodgdon, along with Westport Island History Committee members, were among those visiting the official opening of “My Island Home”...
Annual Holiday Community Potluck and Carol Sing

Few places in Midcoast Maine rival the holiday decorations at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House this season and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the greenery and lights will serve as the backdrop for the...
Y-Arts Christmas Spectacular: Fun and festive

Over 60 children, from pre-school to middle school, in the Y-Arts programs at Boothbay Region YMCA and Central Lincoln County YMCA put on a Christmas Spectacular at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta...
DaPonte String Quartet’s Holiday Sandwich

For years and years the DaPonte String Quartet has expressed its thanks to its community by presenting a free holiday concert. This year, the concert is to be held Dec. 8 at 3 p.m., at the Second...
Wiscasset Marketfest

Holiday Tea and other festivities at The Ledges

The venerable Ledges Inn in Wiscasset Village has been closed to the public for several years, but during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest, hospitality returns as the doors open wide for a seasonal...
New sculpture joins the trail

Isabel Catherine Kelley’s “The Spirit I Crave” sculpture of Heritage granite and granite was installed at Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 20 ... and it’s a beauty. She completed...
Craft workshop, music Dec. 8

A special service of music will be offered at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 during the regular worship hour at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, 28 High St. And a craft workshop is set for noon....
CCAC presents ‘A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol’

The Chocolate Church Arts Center turns the holiday spotlight on family entertainment with a theater production of A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol. The cast of adults and children from Bath, Brunswick,...
Tapestry Singers’ annual holiday concert

The Tapestry Singers are pleased to offer “Woven in Song,” their annual concert for the holiday season. They continue their journey into programming current choral repertoire from mostly living...
Fynbos walking with Susan, Lynne and John

Southport Central School’s kindergarten and first grade students and Southport Memorial Library patrons took a walk in the Fynbos (fayne-boss) Nov. 14 led by author Susan Schadler through her book, “...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “The Irishman” - (Rated R, 3 hours, 30 minutes) - A crime thriller with all the usual...
Sheepscot Valley Chorus’ ‘Christmas Pops!’

Sheepscot Valley Chorus celebrates its 39th season with a "Christmas Pops!" concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m., at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. Led by artistic director Linda...
‘Six and Under’ at Green Lion Gallery

The Green Lion Gallery is excited to present “Six and Under,” an exhibition of works that measure less than six inches in at least one dimension. These images, prints as well as paintings and a...
Studio Theater of Bath’s ‘Twisted Christmas’

Studio Theatre of Bath (STB) presents the 7th Annual Twisted Christmas on Dec. 13 and 14 at Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. in Bath. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. "So many people have told me...
Lincoln Theater

‘Is the capitalist system broken?’

The Autumn 2019 Munk Debate on Capitalism is coming to the big screen Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. streamed live from Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and shown free at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. ...
River Company holiday show Dec. 6-8

River Company presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson, directed by Allison Eddyblouin, as its annual holiday fundraiser. All ticket sales from its three performances, Dec. 6...
Wiscasset’s Marketfest: Holiday delights abound

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest, a three-day celebration of the wintry season, offers activities and fun for all! From fireworks over the Sheepscot River to shopping and horse-drawn wagon rides, this...
Witch’s son to speak at free screening of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Harbor Theater is celebrating the 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” with a FREE holiday show on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. Doors will open at 1 p.m. No reserved seats; first come first serve....
‘Merry Chrismas, George Bailey!’ at Heartwood

Celebrate the holiday season – and life! – as Heartwood Theater presents its 4th annual production of the 1940’s Lux Radio Theater Show adapted from Frank Capra’s movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life!” One...
Seacoast Orchestra’s 25th Anniversary concert

Seacoast Orchestra presents a 25th Anniversary Concert of classical music this Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta. This free concert will feature Brass...
National Association of Teachers of Singing

Sophia Scott receives First Place award by NATS

The Maine Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, also known as NATS, held its annual Musical Theatre Festival on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Olin Arts Center at Bates College in...
Walk

For as long as we have lived here in Maine I have visited the small loop back road that circles beyond Hendricks Head beach along the Sheepscot River salt marsh connecting to Dogfish Head Road...
Festival feeds the birds

Boothbay Region Garden Club members have once again created edible birdhouses to be sold during the Festival of Trees. The recipe is lots of peanut butter and a variety of bird seed. Hang outside...
Damariscotta River Grill

Holiday Art Show opening with prix fixe dinner

To celebrate the gift giving season, the Art at the Grill series host seven artists, with seven very different styles and mediums. A festive holiday reception will be held Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 4...
Watercolors by Peggy Farrell at Miles Hospital

The watercolors of New Harbor artist Peggy Farrell are now on display in the Hall Gallery at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta through Jan. 1, 2020. Peggy Farrell is living proof that childhood dreams...
Warren woman, Wiscasset library help LCHA solve Wiscasset mystery

A mystery started weeks ago with an anonymous gift of a framed photo to Lincoln County Historical Association. And on Thursday, Nov. 21, it ended when LCHA’s Perry Palmer handed the photo to William...
An all Strayhorn program with Novel Jazz

Billy Strayhorn was the prodigy behind jazz icon Duke Ellington; the Novel Jazz Septet will be celebrating his birthday with an all-Strayhorn evening of music. This jazz birthday tribute will be at...
Tapestry Singers of Maine: ‘Woven In Song’

Tapestry Singers of Maine present a collection of seasonal and holiday songs, some serious, some lighthearted in the “Woven In Song” concert at St. Patrick’s Church, 380 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle...
Virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola Dec. 6

The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC), 804 Washington Street in Bath, will present an eclectic holiday-themed show with world-renowned guitarist Frank Vignola and special guests on Friday, Dec. 6...
Online Boothbay Region Fisheries Collection

Professional archivists from the Penobscot Marine Museum (PMM), Kevin Johnson and Matt Wheeler, were at the Boothbay Region Historical Society (BRHS) on Nov. 16, to begin work on a new online photo...
CCAC presents David Sedaris’ ‘Santaland Diaries’

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present a stage adaptation of humorist David Sedaris’ popular Santaland Diaries, opening Friday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. in the annex of the Arts Center at 804...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org Closed Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 28 “The Irishman” - (Rated R; 3 hours, 30...
Last November DaPonte concert

The DaPonte String Quartet’s November series, “All A-Twitter,” will be performed at the Rockport Opera House Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. The program feature Beethoven’s “Op.132.” Many of you may...
Early birds get the deals!

It’s that time of year again. This Saturday, Nov. 23, Boothbay Harbor will be bustling in the early hours for its 31st annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party. Upwards of 50 businesses will take...
Lincoln Theater

LCCT’s next production: ‘Steel Magnolias’

With laughter through tears, Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), the theater company in residence at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, shares how the bonds of female friendship can help us wade...
At the theaters

HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org The Harbor Theater is closed Thursday, November 28, Thanksgiving Day. “Fantastic...
Beethoven starts new music series at Harbor Theater

Harbor Theater has a treat in store for music lovers, and those who want to learn more about some of our greatest composers. A new cinematic music series starts with “In Search of Beethoven” (2 hours...
Award-winning Almodóvar film screening this week

Mark your calendars for the latest film from Academy Award winner Pedro Almodóvar, “Pain and Glory,” coming to Lincoln Theater opening Friday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. The 2019 Spanish drama is a loose self...
River Company’s Christmas show in rehearsal

River Company’s production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” written by Barbara Robinson and based on her book of the same name, can be seen seen for one weekend only. The 7 p.m. shows are Friday...

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