SUMMERTIME!
Summer in the Boothbay Region ... paradise!
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LISA KRISTOFF photo
Italian food ... Squisito!
All ‘Abstract’ at River Arts
This week at the Lincoln Theater
New show! ‘The Glory Days of Autumn’
This week at Harbor Theater
September’s First Friday: Immersion through imagination
Discussing PFAS Contamination: A community forum
Westport Island maritime exhibit grand opening Sept. 10
Women’s Barbershop and A capella Chorus Concert
BBH Opera House: Don Campbell Band
This week at Lincoln Theater
First Southport Musicfest ends in style
This week at Harbor Theater
‘Coyote and the Boy, Ben’ : A marionette show for the family
Pemaquid Art Gallery donates to local community
A conversation on addiction and substance abuse disorder Sept. 7
‘The Hamilton Collection’ at Studio 53
Two new shows open at Gleason Fine Art
This week at Lincoln Theater
This week at Harbor Theater
Smooth start, ‘really smooth’ ride for Wiscasset-Bath Coastliner rail trips
BBH Opera House: Scotland’s Heron Valley Sept. 8
‘Ebb and Flow’: John M.T. Seitzer seascapes
Bands For Books fundraiser Sept. 4
Outdoor Film Festival Selects Tour at The Waldo
Local photographer captures ‘Lights of Lincoln County’
Childrens author book signing at Sherman’s
‘COLLECTIONS: White-line Color Woodcuts’ new Villard show in Sept.
Teams gear up for popular tuna challenge
Last Wiscasset outdoor movie night Aug. 25
Wiscasset Art Walk hosts project honoring those impacted by substance use
This week at Harbor Theater
This week at the Lincoln Theater
Battle of the Boards, a feast for the eyes and the palate
Celebrating the opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark
‘716 Candles’: Honoring lives, creating awareness
RESCHEDULED! Boothbay Cornhole Classic now Sunday, Sept. 24
Bands For Books silent auction
Cathy Bennigson solo show in the River Room
BB Harbor Opera House: Grammy-nominee Seth Glier Sept. 2
Author talk with Gerry Boyle
Chats with Champions: Adam Hochschild
New sculpture on the Trail
2023 Maine Authors Book Festival Aug. 26
Art for Art’s Sake Show & Sale Aug. 25-27
Live Edge Music Festival features Maine bands
Ford Film Fest to celebrate with screening in Damariscotta
Ninth annual Gardens Aglow tickets on sale Sept. 25
Members’ exhibit reception is Aug. 19
This week at Lincoln Theater
LCHA makes final preparations for annual Preservation Party
World famous flutist will perform with Lincoln Center musicians
This week at Harbor Theater
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Jon Pousette-Dart Aug. 26
Capital City Improv bringing on-the-spot comedy to the Waldo
‘Art at the Grill’ celebrates summer in Maine
Canada’s Cecilia at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House Aug.12
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Back to back shows Aug. 17-19!
A visual history fundraiser like no other Aug. 20
Pat Colwell/Soul Sensations: ‘Women of Soul’ at The Waldo
Reception for artist Scout Dunbar Aug. 17
This week at the Lincoln Theater
WW&F plans picnic weekend
‘Night of the Living Rez’ author speaks on Monhegan
‘Something Rotten!’ opening at MSMT Aug. 10
An exuberant celebration of Mainers at work
Debbie Myers to play at North Nobleboro
Boothbay Farmers Market in 20th year
‘GODDESS’ kicks off Aug. 8
Art for Acres Stone Symposium: Rocking the art form
Fort Edgecomb standing guard over Sheepscot since 1809
Book talk and signing by Michael Culver: Aug. 10
‘Hamlet’ : Final four performances this week
This week at Lincoln Theater
BRAF August members show: ‘Something for Everyone’
‘Ed Parker: All in the Same Boat’
‘I’m bored!’ We’ve got some cures for that
‘Wyeth’ at The Waldo Aug. 10
This week at Harbor Theater
Heartwood’s ‘Hamlet’: ‘Something not to beest did miss in Newcastle!’
A little rain, then sun for Wiscasset Art Walk
‘Lobsterbake & More’ Aug. 12 at Lincoln Home
The landscape paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano
Follow the Gleam
A place where visitors step into the past
There’s something for everyone on Monhegan Island
Picture Book: A Storytelling Series for Children
Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail: Hewn by hand sparked by imagination
‘BLOOM. Celebrating the art of the Flower’ new work by Lynne Seitzer
Blake’s Boatyard: Family-owned for 70 years
Wiscasset’s 1807 Castle Tucker
Plein Air Painters of Maine artists' reception July 27
This week at the Lincoln Theater
This week at the Harbor Theater
Summerfest celebrates 40th birthday
BBH Opera House: Damn Tall Buildings July 28
‘Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art’ opens July 27
‘Working Maine’ celebrates Mainers and their livelihoods
The return of Maine humorist Tim Sample
GCW a WAW regular
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The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper – hometown news you just can’t get anywhere else.
Lobster Boat Races
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
Races begin at 10 a.m.
Commemorative Ts and sweatshirts at sign up table at Brown’s Wharf on Atlantic Avenue go on sale at 8 a.m. - and they go fast (not as fast as the lobster boats, but pretty close!)
The lobster boat season revs up here in Boothbay Harbor the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend each year!
22 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-7200
Sail the Bennie Alice from Pier 6 in Boothbay Harbor to Cabbage Island, a quintessential Maine experience. The Moore family hosts guests 7 days a week from mid-June through Labor Day serving up traditional Downeast clambakes cooked on the water's edge.
Pier 6, Boothbay Harbor.
207-613-7339
Take the Harbor Princess or Pink Lady II for adventure ... Whale watching - Puffin and pelagic bird trips - lighthouse tour - Reggae cruise - and so many more!
Ticket booth at Pier 8.
207-633-2284
Book a trip aboard the Novelty, Balmy Days II, Miss Boothbay, or Friendship sloop Bay Lady.
Trips include: Monhegan Island, mackerel fishing, harbor tours, more!
Ticket booth on Pier 1 - 20 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-6598
Day sails, sunset cruises, private charters aboard Eastwind and Applejack (formerly the Lazy Jack)!
120 Commercial St./Bristol Marine
Please note: Schooner Isaac Evans is not sailing in 2023.
92 Wall Point Road, Boothbay Harbor
Freedom Boat Club offers an affordable alternative to boat ownership.
207-650-6027
66 Fort Road, Edgecomb
Held the last Thursday in June through September.
Art gallery events, entertainment, food, public participation art projects, more!
First Friday Art Tour
Held between the hours of 3-8 p.m. on the first Friday of June through October.
A self-guided walking (or driving) tour of the art galleries in Boothbay Harbor. See new work by local artists and gallery owners, refreshments; often with live demos and/or music! Times vary. Look for the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber info table outside Coastal Maine Popcorn for the map of participants the first Friday June - Oct. and/or check out the listings in the week’s edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper!
296 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor
Dinner and a music-filled show - summer stock that’s not to be missed! Visit the website for show dates.
Call 633-5297 for reservations.
Established in 2017 as the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. Sculptures of stone from granite to marble, metal, steel and more lead you along the Trail through town, and then by car to locations in Boothbay, East Boothbay and Southport Island. Trail maps are available at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, and other locations to be announced.
50 Sugar Maple Lane, Boothbay.
Breathtaking vistas, challenging 18-hole golf course, and a sea breeze blowing off the ocean. The stunning new clubhouse is unlike any other facility in Maine with luxury amenities - including Giselaine’s Spa, and unparalleled service.
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