Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday, July 25, under the tall pines on the church grounds in Jefferson. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Registration time: 6:15-6:55 p.m. Rehearsals are every Monday at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor located at 125 Townsend Ave. Membership dues are $40 per person, no charge for students.

JUNE

Boothbay Farmers Market: Thursdays on Boothbay Common, Route 27. 9 a.m. to noon.

Celebrate the start of summer at Bowman House in Dresden, Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Historic New England’s annual Open House, Saturday, June 6. Free guided tours will be given from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the last tour leaving at 3. No tickets or reservations needed.

All three houses sit on land that is part of the homeland of the Wabanaki, the Indigenous Peoples of “The Dawnland,” the land we call New England. The Wabanaki Alliance includes the Mi’qmaq Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation.

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) serves the Boothbay region with free, year-round intergenerational programs, a robust lending library, and a longstanding “third space” for our community, a place where everyone is welcome. The Library is motivated by a vision to create a world where knowledge is free and all people are inspired and empowered.

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum launched its 62nd season over Memorial Day Weekend and is open weekends only until Father’s Day (June 21). The team is geared up and looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages with another exciting lineup of vintage entertainment.

The Museum’s jam-packed event calendar begins this weekend.

Historic Alna, a 501(c)(3) organization created to support the maintenance, preservation, restoration and use of historic sites in Alna, will host a performance by the Jamie Saft Trio at Alna's 1789 Meetinghouse on Saturday, June 6, at 3 p.m.

Pianist, keyboardist, producer and composer Jamie Saft is a world-renowned musical figure who makes his home in Alna. Over his career, he has been featured with Iggy Pop, Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, The B-52's, Roswell Rudd, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, and Antony & the Johnsons, among many others.

I still remember the first time I drove by the big red Edgecomb Pottery "compound" and saw a For Sale sign. What? I did a double take. I remember thinking that business was a landmark on this peninsula. It just couldn't be. To lose such a heart of creativity would be a great loss to our community and beyond.

Author Ellen Baker will celebrate the release of her new Maine-set HarperCollins novel, "Summerland Cove," with a book launch party on Tuesday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset Yacht Club, 2 Water St., Wiscasset. The event is free and open to the public.

Designed as an immersive literary experience, the evening will feature a menu inspired by the novel, a scene brought to life from its pages, and special giveaways. Signed books will be available through Fiction Bookshop of Wiscasset.

The life and legacy of one of the world’s most recognizable and influential artists returns to the Lincoln Theater big screen in Exhibition on Screen’s Frida Kahlo encore. Instantly recognizable by her bold self-portraits, signature brows, and vibrant floral imagery, Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favorite female artist, beloved by young and old. Yet behind the iconic image lies a far more complex story, one that the film seeks to uncover with depth and sensitivity.

May 6, Wiscasset Elementary School presented an evening of art and music for students families and the community.

“Setting the Table” is the first of nine classes planned for the summer at Maine Art Gallery (MAG). This class is themed to complement the current exhibit, “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” and will be held Tuesday, June 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

As instructor Elizabeth Reed explains, “the same rules of perspective of a well-set table lend themselves to landscapes, interiors, and imaginary settings.” In addition to learning perspective, students will learn to design an interesting composition that “pushes their imaginations with color and pattern…beyond representation.”

LCCT presents: "Little Shop of Horrors" – Live on stage! - The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

Boothbay Harbor is gearing up for one of the most colorful celebrations on the water, and this year’s Windjammer Days Decorated Boat Parade is shaping up to be the most exciting yet. After last year’s successful transformation from the traditional Lighted Boat Parade into a vibrant early‑evening spectacle, we are stepping it up to bring even more boats into the fun.

"The Grand Tour in Thirty Days" will open on Saturday, May 23rd, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, which is celebrating its 42nd year.

One of Down East magazine’s favorite annual issues is the Best of Maine edition. This year, our local Harbor Theater has been nominated and is a finalist in the Best Movie Theater category. The winners will be published in the September 2026 issue of Down East. To get us there, you need to vote now!

Voting officially opens on May 12 and continues through June 12, and we would be incredibly grateful for your support as we celebrate community cinema here in Boothbay Harbor.

“This is such a fun and engaging show,”  said one enthusiastic visitor to the opening of Maine Art Gallery’s “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance” exhibition on Saturday. The rain and chill in the air didn’t keep folks away from coming to see the variety of 88 works in all mediums on the historic building’s two floors. 

Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), resident theater company at Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater, is set to delight audiences the weekend of May 15-17, with its live stage production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a darkly comedic musical that has captivated theatergoers for decades. With music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, the celebrated duo behind Disney hits like “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Aladdin;” “Little Shop of Horrors” blends rock, doo-wop, and Motown-inspired sounds into a wildly entertaining theatrical experience.