Culture

50th Annual North Nobleboro Day

Kerr-Jones Fine Art & Craft

Walking into Kerr-Jones Fine Art & Craft is like walking into a treasure chest. The light and airy space is alive, its white interior adding to the expansive feel of the atmosphere. As your eye...
Salt Bay Chamberfest program begins Aug. 9

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta, is set to open its 28th season next week. Continuing until August 20, the nationally recognized festival will...
Harbor Theater

Film expert to speak at ‘Chinatown’ on Aug. 21

Several of us from Harbor Theater went to see the iconic “Chinatown” (1974) at the recent Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) in Waterville and were “blown away” by what a great movie it is. Now...
Make your best shot with Mike Leonard

Ocean Point Inn is pleased to offer a photography workshop by well-known Maine photographer, Mike Leonard. The workshop, Make your Best Shot will be held on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. The workshop...
Popham Beach’s Flare Night parade and bonfire Aug. 19

Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 19, and the annual parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ft. Baldwin parking lot and progress through the village, ending at Ft. Popham....
Vintage Car Show organizer still seeking entries

Spaces are still available for 2022 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show on Saturday morning, Aug. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bristol Consolidated School. Registered vehicles are also...
This week at the Lincoln Theater

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” - (1981 - PG; 1 hour, 55 minutes) - What better way to celebrate summer than with some old favorites on the big screen! Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the second film...
WW&F runs ceremonial public trains on re-opened mountain extension

The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (WW&F) will be reopening a 1-mile stretch of track between Top of Mountain Station and Trout Brook Station to public trains for the first time...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Ragtime and boogie woogie piano master Bob Milne

Bob Milne is considered to be the best ragtime/boogie-woogie pianist in the world. He was filmed and documented for future generations in 2004 during three days of interviews at the Library of...
First Friday Art Tour Aug.5

Self-guided journeys led by an art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination. Paintings ... sculpture ... mixed media ... assemblage art ... photography ... pottery ... weaving ... fiber art ...
Harbor Theater appeal letters arriving soon

“As a kid your world is kinda small ... I grew up with a need for adventure, a desire for escape … and I had an unquenchable imagination … the library offered me so much early on. And when I was...
‘Lyn Asselta: Coming Home to Maine’ at Gleason Fine Art

Maine is so lucky that native daughter Lyn Asselta has returned to her home state. Asselta, who is one of the most skilled pastel painters in the country, has spent the spring creating her new...
Damariscotta River Grill

New show celebrates art and summer in Maine

The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Maine. Artists Douglas Houle, Susan Tilton Pecora,...
Friends of Wiscasset Library support summer reading

Bands for Books, a party to raise funds for the Friends of Wiscasset Library, will again be held this year on Labor Day, Sept. 5. Enjoy live music and dancing, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, raffle, and...
Bay Chamber launches August concerts

Bay Chamber Concerts and Music school launches week one of its August season with three concerts. On Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m., Envision Chamber Music Workshop faculty members will perform a free...
High hilarity at Heartwood

Star stuff. It's all about star stuff and imagination, in Heartwood's tour de force production of the Tony Award Winning “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Opening weekend audiences leapt to their feet at...
BRAF’s August Show: ‘Something for Everyone II’

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) newly-installed Members’ Show seems to define creative diversity coupled with the saying “great minds think alike.”. As such, our featured artists are the sum...
‘Schoonerfest’ to feature live music, Colonial encampment, food, art displays and more

The countdown has started, as of Sunday there were only 18 days left until Wiscasset’s second annual Schoonerfest to be held Aug. 18 through the 21. “It’s just been crazy busy but things are really...
This week at Harbor Theater

“Minions: The Rise of Gru” – (PG; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - In this version, Gru (Steve Carell), long before he becomes the master of evil, is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take...
‘Maine’s First Ship’ topic of next talk at Popham library

“Maine’s First Ship” will be the last talk of the 2022 season for the Popham Beach Library Summer Series. On Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m., Orman Hines, president of the Maine’s First Ship initiative,...
The music of Cat Stevens comes to Lincoln Theater

Come and “Ride the Peace Train” with singer/songwriter Tom DiMenna as he shares classic tunes from the legendary Cat Stevens on the Lincoln Theater stage, Saturday Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. The evening will...
Opera House: Susan Werner and Jerry Douglas Aug. 12 and 13

The historic Opera House stage. 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor will host two more acclaimed talents this summer. On Friday, Aug. 12, Susan Werner returns at the request of Opera House audiences....
Roaring ’20s Lawn Party to celebrate Lincoln Home’s 95th birthday

This year The Lincoln Home, a non-profit assisted living community, celebrates 95 years of serving seniors and our Lincoln County community. On Saturday evening, Aug. 20, we will host our big 95th...
Novel Jazz Septet swings back to the Opera House

The Novel Jazz Septet will be in concert at the Opera House of Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. featuring music of the iconic Duke Ellington and his equally iconic musical collaborator...
Lincoln Festival Chorus presents Joseph Haydn’s ‘Lord Nelson Mass’

Lincoln Art Festival is dedicated to preserve, support and present in the Boothbay Region the performing, visual and applied arts and humanities. LAF is delighted to present, to the residents and...
Lawless to speak on writer Elizabeth Coatsworth at Skidompha Library Aug. 10

Lincoln County Historical Association continues its series of talks on Women Writers of Lincoln County with a talk by Gary Lawless entitled “Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm.” Lawless, a...
Where It’s At

River Company’s abridged Shakespeare is mad fun

“Why, this is very midsummer madness.” - So said Olivia in Act 3, Scene 4 of “Twelfth Night;” and so will you when you come to River Company’s production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare...
The Peace Gallery premieres new program

The Peace Gallery in Damariscotta is premiering it’s 12th program in August. It’s a one-time-only engagement offering live music and chanting on Thursday evening, Aug. 4 at 6. Carla and Justin bring...
Portland Stage and Maine State Music Theatre team up

Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage will once again team up to present a co-production of “Smoke on the Mountain” Aug. 2-28. The show tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of a...
Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano: Paintings Large or Small

For the second year in a row, Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer an exhibition of the extraordinary oil paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, two renowned landscape artists recognized for their...
Vintage Car Show to award six trophies

The organizers of this year’s OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show are pleased to announce that six trophies will be awarded at this year’s show. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10:...
‘Land and Sea’ opens July 30

River Arts presents the annual exhibition devoted to “Land and Sea.” Juror Eric Glass selected artworks in this robust exhibition that draw inspiration primarily from the landscapes of Maine. The...
Heartwood presents: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

“Peter and the Starcatcher” is a veritable treasure chest sparkling under the lights, as the lid lifts and the contents are discovered each evening in the Poe Theater. It is a play with music, a...
This week at The Lincoln

After a successful launch in 2019, the third season of The MidCoast Film Fest sets sail on Friday, July 29 and continues through Sunday, July 31. Join us in kicking off the weekend with an opening...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Seth Warner Band, Novel Jazz, Bowdoin Chamber Ensemble

The first week of August sees three wildly different performances coming to the Opera House stage in Boothbay Harbor. From classical to jazz and even a tribute to Lyle Lovett, there’s something for...
History comes to life through Lincoln Theater's MidCoast Film Fest

The Lincoln Theater’s very own film festival, The MidCoast Film Fest, is taking place this weekend beginning Friday, July 29 and continuing through Sunday, July 31. This season, the historic Lincoln...
Antique Auto Day draws about 40 vehicles

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum hosted the Maine Obsolete Auto League for the annual Antique Auto Day on Saturday, July 23. Approximately 40 vehicles participated and attendees enjoyed looking...
River Company

‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged’ - in 97 minutes!

Everyone loves a good outdoor summer Shakespeare production, and if you’re looking for an extreme Shakespeare experience to make up for years of quarantine from the theater, River Company’s...
This week at Harbor Theater

“Where the Crawdads Sing” – (NR; 2 hours, 5 minutes) - Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, a young woman who survives abandonment by her mother and abuse from her father to make a life for herself in the...
50th annual North Nobleboro Day

Saturday, Aug. 13 Join us from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for great entertainment and great food! Feast on North Nobleboro's famous chicken barbecue, fresh corn on the cob, homemade pies and pastries, fudge...

Lobster Roll Sunshine Fair

Film and Theater

Lectures and Conferences

‘Blue and Yellow: Persist’ gallery talk