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Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is your trusted homegrown community television station. As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to reflect on what…

For week beginning Dec. 26
"Conclave" opens at the Lincoln Theater Dec. 26. Courtesy of the venue

"Conclave" -  (PG; 2 hours) -  “Conclave” follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with…

Final concert of the season
Ellis Paul. Opera House. Dec. 28. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Ellis Paul doesn’t just write songs; he’s a guitar-carrying reporter who covers the human condition and details the hopes, loves, losses of those he observes, turning their stories into luminous…

Where It Was and Is at
"UTR CAOS."

This year’s sweet and spicy…

Damariscotta River Grill
"Pemaquid Light" by Doug Houle included in the Holiday show. Courtesy of Kim Traina

Eighteen of Pemaquid Art Gallery’s talented artists share their varied styles, mediums and views of the beauty in Maine landscape and wildlife at the Damariscotta River Grill. This comprehensive…

"It's A Wonderful Life" at Lincoln Theater Saturday, Dec. 21 for two shows. Courtesy of the venue

“Small Things Like These” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) – Set over Christmas takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy…

Two screenings only Dec. 18 and 19 for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" - (PG; 1 hour, 39 minutes) - The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they…

Gingerbread Spectacular winners announced
Most Spectacular:  "Cuckolds Light" by Heather Malone & Joshua Paashaus. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Gingerbread Spectacular judges Sue Norton, Jen Correa, Lenore Imhof and Nicci Kimball awarded the following entries in this, the 18th annual event. Winners may claim prizes at the Opera House this…

Gingerbread Spectacular winners announced
Most Spectacular:  "Cuckolds Light" by Heather Malone & Joshua Paashaus. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Gingerbread Spectacular judges Sue Norton, Jen Correa, Lenore Imhof and Nicci Kimball awarded the following entries in this, the 18th annual event. 

MOST SPECTACULAR: "The Cuckold's Light"…

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“Oh, your lines are good.” 

River Arts
River Arts Members' Show 2024. Courtesy of the venue

River Arts in Damariscotta is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for artists to kick off the new year and participate in an upcoming "Members’ Show." All…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
John Doyle and Mick McAuley. Opera House. Dec. 20. Got tickets?  Courtesy of the venue

Together, John Doyle and Mick McAuley have created a stunning collection of familiar carols, new original music and traditional tunes for this Christmas season. "This Christmas Time" is a musical…

Lincoln Theater
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Lincoln Theater is proud to present Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, a captivating documentary that explores the genius and passion of Vincent Van…

Jay "JBONE" Sawyer of Warren and a few of his spheres in his "Spiritual Influence" installation at CMBG.

If you’ve already visited Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this season, you’ve seen Jay JBONE Sawyer’s metal spheres, “Spiritual Influence” out and around the Visitor’s Center.…

Novel Jazz Winter Solstice concert is Dec. 21 at Skidompha in Damariscotta. Courtesy of Barney Balch

Novel Jazz is returning to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 7 to 9:30 p.m., its first winter solstice celebration! They will be playing an evening of jazz out…

"Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers" Dec. 12 and 13.  Courtesy of Exhibition On Screen

"We Live In Time" -  (R; 1 hour, 48 minutes) - Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that…

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" opens Friday, Dec. 13 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Conclave" - (PG; 2 hours) -  After the sudden death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is thrust into overseeing one of the Vatican's most…

Treats’ Brad McCrary with savory bacon chive biscuits. Courtesy of Stacy Linehan

Driving back through town from its outskirts at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, Wiscasset Selectman William "Bill" Maloney got thinking about all the restaurants Wiscasset has on Route One and…

Maine's Poet Laureate, Julia Bouwsma, was both a reader and the judge for the competition. Courtesy photo

Vs.: A Poetry Competition was held in two parts Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Skidompha Library. The two parts were original poetry and recitation of favorite poems. There were 26 total participants…

Carla Warren's "Christmas Train Station" voted Most Spectacular in 2023. Peter Southwick photo

Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15.

For the past 18 years…

Recent work in the Kefauver Studio & Gallery. Courtesy of the venue

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, announces the reception for the 2024 Holiday art show. The reception will be on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.…

Love & Lobsters on the rocks. Courtesy of the venue

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is hosting a free Take Part in Art event on Friday, Dec. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. with local Maine author, Shannon M. Parker, who recently published her third…

Saturday, Dec. 7

Shannon Parker signs copies of her third novel, "Love & Lobsters" from 1 to 3 p.m.…

"We Live In Time" opens Friday, Dec. 6. Courtesy of the venue

“The Boston Camerata—A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est” - A power beyond words, elevating your heart with the music.” – Milwaukee Mag. Transcendent music for the…

Press release
Love and Lobsters

Surround yourself with books, gifts, and holiday joy as critically acclaimed local…

Shop window

Holiday gift shopping is a pleasurable experience during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest weekend in the Village, from Dec. 6 through Dec. 8. A fine collection of unique shops offers a vast array of…

Tickets are $20 for the Damariscotta Baptist Church concert and $25 for the Bowdoin Chapel concert.

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present its popular annual "Lessons and Carols" Christmas concerts on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol…

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in "Conclave" opening Friday, Dec. 6. Courtesy of Harbor Theater

"Here" - (PG13; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - From the team behind Forrest Gump—director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, and actors Tom Hanks and Robin…

Waldo Theatre Art Gallery
"Floating House Series: Butterflies and Lotus," "Winter Clothes Series: Inuit Anorak"- by Pam Smilow. Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, glides into the holiday season with a visual feast of artwork by painter and mixed media artist Pam…

World premiere in Portland April 4-14. Courtesy photo

Snowlion Repertory Company announces the world premeire of "Faust in the Anthropocene" will be at The Hill Arts (formerly St. Lawrence Arts) at 76 Congress St.,…

Waldo Theatre
A longstanding holiday favorite. Come, sing-a-long, wear a costume, and usher in the holidays! Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo Theatre is again kicking-off the holiday season with a fun and festive post-Thanksgiving Community Singalong on Friday, Nov. 29, at 4 pm. The holiday favorite…

The N'oreasters Barbershop singers are spreading Christmas cheer through song. Courtesy of Kathy Robatille

The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus is gearing up again to bring Christmas Spirit in the form of music to residents of assisted living, nursing homes, and even some hospitals.

They will sing…

Come to 16 Wharf St. for this Holiday Jam, 8-11 p.m. Courtesy of Music Time podcast

Saturday, Dec. 28 Mine Oyster is the place to be from 8 to 11 p.m. for the Holiday Jam featuring Hello Newman, a 90s-2000s band. 

There will be finger foods, a cash bar…

Lincoln Theater
"The Christmas Chronicles 2" kicks off the holiday movies at Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

The Lincoln Theater, in partnership with the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce’s Villages of Light, is excited to welcome Santa Claus back to the Lincoln Theater…

"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" opens Nov. 29 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Lost on a Mountain in Maine” - (PG; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who becomes separated from his…

"Here" opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, Nov. 29. Courtesy of the venue

"White Bird" - (PG13) - From the best-selling author of Wonder, the book that sparked a movement to “choose kind” comes the inspirational next chapter…

"A Room With A View" is first up in the series, "Tea With Dame Maggie" beginning Dec. 2 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Probably every fan of Downton Abbey felt bereaved at the passing of Dame Maggie Smith at the end of September. We would like to pay tribute to this British paragon of…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
BRVM train

The North Pole Express kicks off this weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. The event will take place on…

The cast of “A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est,”   , from left: Christa Patton, Deborah Rentz-Moore, Anne Azéma and Camila Parias.

The Boston Camerata is returning to the intimate Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. with an augmented cast.

This year’s production marks the 70th anniversary of…

Sheepscot Valley Chorus from a concert past. Bob Crink photo

Sheepscot Chorus sings "The First Nowell" by Vaughan Williams, and other holiday favorites,  Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125…

Welcome to Nickels-Sortwell House with wreath by the Wiscasset Garden Club. Photo: Historic New England

Christmas at Nickels-Sortwell House is going vintage this year, featuring surprises large and small. Come take a self-guided first floor tour of this stunning historic…

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What's the most important tip for creating a successful…

The Waldo Theatre
Lady Lamb/Aly Spaltro comes to The Waldo Feb. 15. Photo by Shervin Lainez

From her early days, staying late after-hours at her video rental store job in Maine to record songs, to co-producing and arranging her four studio…

See "The Polar Express" at the Harbor Theater on Dec. 7. Courtesy of the venue

Thanksgiving weekend ushers in a whirlwind of holiday activities in the Boothbay region, including free holiday films for the whole family! Sponsored by the towns of…

Holiday Marketfest is scheduled for Dec. 6, 7 and 8. The charming historic Village of Wiscasset will be decorated for the season by some remarkably busy elves. The unique shops and galleries will…

Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations. Opera House. Dec. 6. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Santa Claus will be coming to town during Boothbay Harbor’s Holiday Lights Weekend, but in the evenings after Santa has returned to the North Pole to rest, two equally…

Playwright Monica Wood. Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT) takes the Lincoln Theater stage once again as they proudly present “Saint Dad,” a heartwarming comedy by acclaimed Maine playwright, award-winning novelist…

Where It’s At
"A Bump in the Road" - Jean Kigel cold wax and oil.

Have you been to see the 2024 Art in the Square at Boothbay Region Art Foundation? My advice: Get there for yourself and any art lovers on your holiday, birthday, or "just because" lists. Fifty-…

A Merry & Bright Light Parade, winding through Wiscasset Village, escorts Santa to his Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m., as part of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest.  Bob Bond photo

Celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.…