An unforgettable night of champagne, oysters, extraordinary prizes and travel experiences, and community impact awaits on the coast of Maine. Tickets are officially on sale for Veggies to Table’s highly anticipated third annual Summer Gala & Auction, “To the Nines,” taking place Sunday, Aug. 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.

A summer resident of the Boothbay region has notified the newspaper that “our summer network are receiving false Paperless Post invitations asking for personal information that makes the recipients vulnerable to being hacked."

A check of the Paperless Post website revealed the following:

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.

Hall Funeral Home, Route 27, Boothbay will be hosting a Lunch and Learn event, “A Road Map to Peace of Mind: Understanding Funeral and End-of-Life Planning,” on Wednesday, June 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Presenting will be Michael Hall, owner and president of Hall Funeral Homes and Crematory, and attorney Jeff LaCourse, legal expert in estate planning. A free lunch will be provided.

The informative session will include thoughtful conversations about planning ahead with clarity, care and peace of mind.

Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset is holding its annual May Festival and Open House on Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 127 Federal St. SVCH, overlooking the Sheepscot River, has served the Midcoast community for more than 40 years, welcoming preschool children to learning—about themselves, other people, the arts, nature, and the world around them. Come and enjoy meeting with friends and neighbors, fun activities on the playground, a pizza lunch provided by First National Bank, and a tour of the classrooms.

Talk to other schools and keep the committee updated, Wiscasset's school committee told Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson May 12. The years-old topic continues in the wake of Wiscasset and Boothbay Region schools’ recent try at state help to build a grades nine through 16 school for both.

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson urged residents May 12 to nod the loan she said will result in secure vestibules at Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools. As reported last winter, the two security projects outranked most other requests from around the state.

Andersson has said the work is desperately needed. 

Voters June 9 will consider borrowing up to $793,311 through Maine’s School Revolving Renovation Fund (SRRF) at 0% interest and having $277,183 of it forgiven.

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

The May chapter meeting will take place this Thursday, May 21 at 12:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 23 Industrial Park Drive, Boothbay. 

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb hosted a party on Saturday, May 16 to celebrate 35 years since it opened its doors for its 1990-91 school year. CTL alumni and their families gathered with current school community members and past and present teachers to mark the occasion.

“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.”

The Maine Art Gallery will host "Farming in Maine," a public panel discussion exploring sustainable agriculture, local food systems, and the thriving farm-to-table movement in Maine on Thursday, May 21, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This timely conversation ties beautifully into the gallery’s current exhibition, Art to Table: Visual Sustenance, which explores the deep connections between food, culture, community, memory, and our relationship to one another through the lens of art.

Thursday, May 28

A free workshop with the Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center at the Southport Memorial Library, 10 a.m. - noon.  Learn how to access free digital skills classes from beginner to intermediate level on a range of different topics, including basic device navigation, Gmail and Google suite applications, the cloud, MS Office, and many others.  Bring your computer, phone, or tablet if you have one and feel free to drop in any time during the event. No registration required. 1032 Hendricks Hill Road.

On Tuesday, May 19, Barbara Cray, candidate for district attorney for prosecutorial District 6, which includes all of Lincoln County, is holding a screening of her film “Votes for Women, the History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” at Boothbay Harbor's Harbor Theater. This event will run from 6-8:30 p.m. with the film screening between 6:30 and 7:25 p.m.

From violinists to flautists, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will recognize 11 young musicians in their free 2026 Young Stars of Maine Prizewinners concert on May 21 at 7 p.m. The concert is free and no advanced registration is required.

The annual Young Stars of Maine program awards prizes to music students between the ages of 12 and 25 who are serious in their performance and study of music. The award for each prize is $1,000.

Tickets launched this past Monday for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ annual Maine Days. From Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, Mainers can bring up to eight guests per household. After a long winter, the Gardens provides a perfect family-friendly retreat. Enjoy acres of botanical delights, miles of hiking trails, the ever-popular giant trolls, and returning again this year, The Caterpillar Lab—a living caterpillar exhibit will be open all three days in the Education Center.

Fall might seem far away now that spring is finally here, but Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education is already planning its fall enrichment course catalogue. The program seeks proposals for classes from anyone with a hobby, skill, interest, or expertise they want to share with others in the region.

Purses from Gov. Janet Mills and Sen. Susan Collins are among the collection of more than 30 purses to be auctioned at 10 a.m. May 30 at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. Also available at the auction are new or lightly used purses, including a new Coach purse, a Gloria Dow hand-painted purse and others which may be filled with themed items, such as Wiscasset memorabilia or cookbooks.