Leaping Lizards! Wiscasset will “stick up its chin and grin" and sing "'Tomorrow!  Tomorrow!’” when Wiscasset Middle High School performs Annie JR., it was announced by Drew Cohen, president of Music Theatre International (MTI). Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning best musical by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. tells the story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents.

I first met sculptress Sonja Weber Gilke here at the Register late last fall. Before she uttered a word I was welcomed by Sonya’s strong, positive energy. Talk about a positive aura! Anyway, she asked if I would be interested in writing about her art and showed me a postcard of herself on the floor with many of her sculptures composed of sea-related and recycled material.

The Lonesome Ace String Band bring grit, skill and abandon to Americana music, bridging old-time, bluegrass and folk traditions into a seamless hybrid of original material that is at once fresh and timeless. On Friday, April 11, the band arrives in Midcoast Maine to perform at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House.

The Finestkind’s soulful sounds resonate out of Maine’s rocky coast, from gritty low-tide funk to inspirational evergreen roots. Known for their revue shows where the band, composed of some of Maine's most seasoned and soulful musicians, backs some of the state's premier artists to showcase our incredible home grown talent. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.

"Paddington in Peru" (PG; 1 hour, 46 minutes): When Paddington discovers his beloved aunt has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the jungles of Peru to find her.

There is so much going on at Wiscasset Public Library! One of our programs is Heart Felt Knitting. You are invited to come and knit amongst the stacks and make friends along the way.

Have you always wanted to learn how to take some fabulous yarn and make something special? Don’t know how to knit or you would like to advance your knitting skills? Join us for a fun night of knitting. Betsy Rodman will be onsite to assist and lend her expertise.

We welcome the public to join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry, Monday, March 24 at 3 p.m.  for a collection of scenic road trips in Southern New Hampshire and along the mouth of the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Breathtaking vistas from Hampton Beach to the rejuvenated textile town of Nashua. We will stop to take a stroll through the acclaimed flower gardens of the Fuller Estate in North Hampton, visit the home town of astronaut Alan Shepard, pay our respects at the burial site of poet Ogden Nash.

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to offer a one-day workshop with Maine print artist Jordan Kendall Parks on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hidden Valley Nature Center at 1 Egypt Road in Jefferson. 

From time immemorial love has been expressed through the spoken word, poems, ballads, songs, films, art, signage and greeting cards. Love can be the “Elusive Butterfly” Bob Lind sang about in 1965; magical, sometimes out of reach, desired, yet unattainable; or found, but lost. 

River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, “New Works.” This exhibition will showcase artists' recent fresh and current works. Pieces that have been created in the last twelve months may be entered. This show is open to members and non-members alike.

"SEPTEMBER 5" - (R; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - Set against the backdrop of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, this film explores the pivotal moment when sports journalism was thrust into the harrowing reality of global crisis. The film follows an American sports broadcasting team as they pivot from covering the games to reporting on the unfolding hostage situation involving Israeli athletes. With an estimated one billion people watching worldwide, their coverage would forever change the landscape of live news.

During the pandemic, I was transfixed by a series of short documentaries sharing food stories of grandmothers around the world, filmed by their grandchildren. Each vignette of “Grandma’s Project” was both completely foreign to me and totally familiar. Filmed in places I had never been, in languages I didn’t understand — grandmothers making Moskva Torta in Moscow, Tortilla de Patates in Spain, Molokheya in Egypt. What surprising feelings these little films stirred up!

"The Vagina Monolgues," the ground-and taboo-breaking Obie Award-winning play written by Eve Ensler, opens on Saturday, March 15 at The Waldo for four performances. Considered a landmark play for raising awareness about women's bodies and issues related to female sexuality, the show has been described as “outlandishly hilarious and devastatingly beautiful, tapping into the deep well of human emotions.”

A bill to name the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing for the poet-diplomat-civil rights advocate who died there in 1938 got selectmen's support March 5. After a hearing, selectmen's vote ran 4-1 to send the letter informing the legislature's transportation committee the board supports the proposed naming of the crossing in James Weldon Johnson's memory — and a plan Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield proposed: Placing the James Weldon Johnson memorial bench nearby.

In honor of Youth Art Month, the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts is proud to present Maine K-12 Clay, a unique exhibition showcasing the incredible talent of young ceramic artists from across the state. This first-of-its-kind exhibition will feature works by over 50 K-12 students from 11 schools throughout Maine. The event celebrates the creativity and dedication of local youth in the medium of clay highlighting the diverse and innovative ceramics created by the next generation of artists. 

"Ex-Husbands" - (NR; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - A sharp and insightful comedy-drama that follows three newly divorced men as they navigate the chaotic aftermath of their failed marriages. With witty dialogue and unflinching honesty, the film captures the bittersweet reality that sometimes the end of one chapter paves the way for a new beginning. Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce (Griffin Dunne) finds himself in the throes of a midlife crisis when his wife of 35 years (Rosanna Arquette) leaves him.

The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military: the Coast Guard. From active-duty members and retired veterans to the bright future leaders currently enrolled at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, we’ll explore their personal stories, their contributions to the community, and the impact they've made on the nation's maritime security.

"The Brutalist” - (R; 3 hours, 35 minutes - one 15 min. intermission - In English, Hungarian, Italian, Hebrew, Yiddish)  - Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.

The Finestkind’s soulful sounds resonate out of Maine’s rocky coast, from gritty low-tide funk to inspirational Evergreen Roots. Known for their revue shows where the band, composed of some of Maine's most seasoned and soulful musicians, backs some of the state's premier artists to showcase our incredible home grown talent.