Join us at Midcoast Strong (143 Maverick St., Rockland) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 for a stunning lineup of dancers - professional and amateur - in full costume.
Dances: Westcoast swing…
Culture
River Arts is pleased to announce artist Bourge Hathaway’s solo show, “Pentimento: Past, Present, Future,” in the River Room from Friday, Oct. 25 through Nov. 13. Meet the artist at an opening…
Heartwood/Lincoln Academy production
Excitement is mounting in the Poe Theater, as 22 students race to the opening night of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – an ambitious undertaking for any cast - and these students will deliver a…
The Ecology Club at Wiscasset Elementary School took advantage of the beautiful sunny weather on Oct. 21 to create artwork in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.
After viewing a variety of…
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 45 minutes) - After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by…
Harbor Theater
On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents a screening of “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” introduced by a talk called "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Woods? Horror and the Power of Kids" by…
“Joker: Folie À Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) – This is the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning “Joker.” Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as Arthur Fleck,…
Learn more about the fascinating, magical world of mushrooms on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., when Southport Memorial Library (SML) welcomes local author and artist Hilary Bartlett to talk about her…
The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St.) has finalized the lineup for Waldoboro’s 2024 Talent Show on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. and the Waldoboro Fire Department is one of its headliners. Joining them in…
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, will fill Broad Bay Congregational Church (941 Main St., Waldoboro) with the sounds of African drums and chanting in a concert for all ages on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.…
Peter McHarg MacQueen (1863-1924) was well-known in his time. He was a pastor, a special agent and a globe-trotting journalist. He climbed mountains, befriended presidents, and spent extended time…
Midcoast Literacy
The characters from four children’s picture books are coming to the stage in Bath this fall! Local nonprofit Midcoast Literacy will present a live Readers Theater performance on Saturday, Nov. 2,…
ARTinME 2024
“Looking at the work enmasse, I sensed creative freedom and vulnerability,” wrote show juror Bob Keyes. “Freedom and vulnerability keep art communities moving forward. To all the artists who…
Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the International Acoustic Music Awards, acoustic duo Ryanhood got their first break as street performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. It was there that they were spotted…
During the 2024-25 movie season, the towns of Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Boothbay will once again sponsor five free family movies for everyone in the community. This year, Harbor Theater…
Damariscotta River Grill
Eight Maine artists share their varied styles, mediums and viewpoints of the beauty found in Maine landscape, nature and wildlife at the Damariscotta River Grill. The show opens Monday, Oct. 28 …
River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for a special, year-end show, “Celebration,” which will fill the entire gallery. This is an open call without a pre-determined theme. "…
“Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…
In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Lincoln Academy (LA) and Heartwood Theater present their 22nd collaborative production in LA’s Poe Theater, Oct. 25 –…
The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, continues the fall season with an October - November art show, "Views of the Midcoast," watercolors by the late Julian Sacks.…
Trompe L’oeil artist Mary Sue Weeks will present a slide program about Trompe L’oeil painting - including how to pronounce it – at the Bremen Library on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Spain’s internationally acclaimed piper and musician Carlos Núñez is making a rare U.S. appearance this fall, with concerts scheduled in New York City and at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Boothbay Region Historical Society is holding its annual Cheese and Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor. Generous volunteer bakers…
Lincoln Theater
Pumpkinfest Weekend is here, and Lincoln Theater is ready to celebrate in style, offering the perfect way to usher in the spooky season with a lineup of family-friendly films and special events.…
The Strand Theater
A live stage production of William Shakepeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" will take place on the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. This 90-minute adapted version will be performed by…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This online event is one of many ways the Finding Our Voices CEO and Founder is breaking the silence during October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Patrisha McLean,…
"Between the Temples" - (R; 1 hour, 51 minutes) - Last chance! - Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a 40-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the…
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” - H.P. Lovecraft
It is October, the cool, colorful, earthy-…
“Nowhere Special” - (NR; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - Inspired by true events. James Norton (Happy Valley, Mr Jones, Little Women) is a 35-year-old Belfast window cleaner, John, who has…
The Cathance River Gallery at 18 Main St., Bowdoinham is hosting a gathering of artists who have been creating impressions of local scenery for several years. They have one thing in common beside…
We found this photo of author Stephen King in the newspaper’s attic a few years back and recently sought some history behind it.
We contacted one of the people in the photo and got a…
The Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre has announced audition dates for its holiday community theatre production of "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!)," to be staged at The Waldo on Dec. 13, 14 and 15.…
Harbor Theater’s much-loved art film series Exhibition on Screen returns Oct. 19 with a few new flourishes. First, the series has moved to Saturday afternoons so that audience members whose work…
Where It's At
This summer I received a copy of a memoir written by a man who had been a member of a small band that was part of the original stage production of “The Rocky Horror Show.” Martin Fitzgibbons was…
On Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m., Edgecomb Historical Society member and genealogist Cathy Orne, will shine a spotlight on one of Edgecomb’s illustrious forefathers, Samuel Gunnison Wilson.
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Maine Art Gallery
Several of Kosti Ruohomaa’s haunting and desolate, yet often beautiful and welcoming photographs of Maine in an earlier time are included in Nocturne, the current exhibit at the Maine Art Gallery…
For the first time ever, the Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue comes to Boothbay Harbor. Founded by Artistic Director Aaron Robinson of Alna, the Ragtime Revue has brought the world's best ragtime, stride…
Make time to swing by the Merry Barn,, 417 River Road, Edgecomb, this Saturday, Oct. 5 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the Maine Craft Weekend. Cynthia Marsh…
The Merry Barn Literacy and Arts Center in Edgecomb will close its doors on Dec. 31. For the last five years, the Merry Barn has been a space where creativity and…
Have you signed up yet for the Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas fiddle workshop on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. at The Waldo?
Based on the fiddle music of Scotland and beyond, this workshop…
How do you find your one in 100 million?
That’s one of the questions posed in Damariscotta author Shannon Parker’s third novel, “Love & Lobsters.” The story centers on female lobsterman…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The fall season at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House includes the arrival of The "Stoneheads,' more often known to Midcoast fans as The Boneheads. On Friday, Oct. 11, the band brings an…
Wiscasset Public Library (WPL) set up mini-golf holes around the stacks for September. Librarian Lindsey Carnes reached out to the Friends of WPL, asking them to purchase six holes to be placed…
The evenings are drawing in all over Maine and autumn in New England is the perfect time to cozy up with a warm beverage in front of the fireplace and read that book you have been wanting to read…
The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists.
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“Didi” - (R; 1 hour, 34 minutes) - In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family…
Raindrop ripples, concentric circles on waters surface. Iridescent soap bubbles floating in the breeze. A Simple Circle, Charlie Brown’s head. Sun, moon, or distant star, the circle motif repeats…
