Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle will welcome the public to its 31st annual Salad Days on Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., continuing a Midcoast Maine tradition that brings together handmade ceramics, seasonal food, and community.

It’s been 26 years since photographer Robert Mitchell selected a dozen favorite photos and created his first Around Boothbay Harbor calendar, and now the 2027 edition is here. While this is an eminently practical wall calendar with plenty of room to keep track of dates and appointments, the pleasure comes from turning the pages and living each month with a stunning photo of our much-loved region.

Saturday, July 11

Wiscasset Art Walk's season kicked off June 25. Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio took it in and shares these pictures from the evening.

Next art walk is July 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. 

The Old Head Tide Church will be open to visitors during July and August on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Friends of Head Tide Church warmly welcome everyone to stop by and explore this historic landmark.

Visitors can view the completion of two recent restoration projects: the church spire, completed in 2024, and newly installed plinths on the front façade.

Historic Alna, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized to support the maintenance, preservation, restoration and use of historic sites in the Town of Alna, has spent the first half of 2026 keeping Alna’s 1789 Meetinghouse alive as a center of community life — bringing people together for music, conversation and shared history.

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on Behind Closed Doors, Thursday July 2 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joni Mitchell and others will be wafting down from the historic bar at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House this season. On Wednesday, July 1 Professor Allan Winkler will present a musical lecture focusing on the great folk artists who helped shape a generation.

Violet Baldwin was crowned Royal Windjammer among the eight contestants in the Boothbay’s Got Talent competition held Sunday night, June 21 at Boothbay Region YMCA.

The competition was organized once again by YMCA Arts Director Emily Mirabile.

"Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale" . . . “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” takes the Carousel Music Theater stage beginning Friday, June 26 through Wednesday July 1 in Boothbay Harbor. This production is directed and choreographed by Carousel Alum and Artistic Director Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors with music direction by the amazing Ashley Ryan.

Lincoln County Unity & Community Pride (LCUCP), a grassroots partnership, invites the public to attend the LGBTQ+ Unity Walk on Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Park in Newcastle. Folks are encouraged to arrive around 9:15-9:30 for a gathering at Veterans Park. At 10, the Unity Walk will proceed up Main Street and across the bridge and ending up at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta.

The vibrant heart of downtown Wiscasset will come alive on Thursday, June 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. as Wiscasset Art Walk welcomes residents and visitors for an evening celebrating local art, creativity, music and community connection. Wiscasset Art Walk is free and open to the public.

Alna resident and author Carol Gardner will give a talk titled “Damariscotta and Newcastle Ships of the Slave Trade” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Historic 1789 Alna Meetinghouse, 1789 Alna Road.

Keith and Cordelia Oehmig have been acquiring new work for Wiscasset Bay Gallery's 42nd year. They've been wintering in Florida, enjoying life on “Jimmy Buffet time,” but once art collectors, always art collectors, no matter the season – or location. Off season that location is Siesta Key, a barrier island off Sarasota in Florida. When they’re not buying art, they’re making it: Cordelia with her camera and Keith with his oils.

As a lead up to the 250th anniversary of the U.S., and in a spirited celebration to welcoming the Windjammer fleet to town, the Boothbay Harbor Opera House is pleased to announce that three music ensembles representing the United States Navy, will be performing free community concerts June 23 and 24.