Culture

Kathryn Miles

The author of a chronicle of the murder of a Unity College student and her girlfriend hiking the Appalachian Trail is joining the online discussion of the book with the Finding Our Voices book…

Maine Art Gallery
The Maine Art Gallery has completed an exterior restoration project made…
Lincoln Theater

On the evening of Monday, Feb. 12 the Lincoln Theater doors open for a free event. The Theater is partnering with Healthy Lincoln County and Better Life Partners to offer a…

“Poor Things” - ( R; 2 hours, 21 minutes) -  Embark on an incredible journey with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone as they weave the fantastical evolution of…

Come to the party! Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m., Feed Our Scholars is hosting a paint night. Happy strawberry-designed vases are the order of the…

Join us this Saturday, Feb.10, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Merry Barn, to learn about the Lunar New Year and usher in the Year of the Dragon. We’ll read Demi’s “Happy, Happy Chinese New Year…

Susan Lebel Young will be the featured author at The Sounding Board on Thursday, February 15, at the Merry Barn. Young is the author of “Grandkids as Gurus;” “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for…

On Saturday night, Feb. 3, some 70 Alna residents gathered for Movie Night at the Alna Volunteer Fire Department. Attendees enjoyed an encore showing of Doreen Conboy’s 2014 film, “Currents…

Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations always bring down the house with a powerful mix of Motown and Memphis soul music that’s guaranteed to get the party started.

The band is all soul, a 100…

“Poor Things” -  (R; 2 hours, 21 minutes) -  Nominated for 11 Academy Awards! From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (…

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a special event documentary screening of David Abel’s “In the Whale.” For one night only, Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., audiences will experience this…
Salt Bay Chamberfest

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), a highly regarded and popular Maine chamber music festival held annually in Damariscotta, has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a $…

Wednesday , Feb. 21

The Wiscasset Senior Center menu includes split pea soup, biscuits, salad, baked chicken, rice pilaf, carrots, chocolate velvet pie. $10/members, $12/non-members. …

Where it’s at

Music. Flowers. Poetry. Candlelight. A sumptuous meal. Champagne. Experience it all in one evening and you’ve got the makings of an unforgettable evening of romance - for Valentine’s Day - or just…

The Waldo Theatre is honored to bring Ireland’s very own Celtic Tenors to Waldoboro, on Friday, March 1 at 8 p.m. where…

Boothbay Harbor native son Jerry Farnham’s first author talk on Jan. 27 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library was attended by enthusiastic fans - many of whom had read his first novel …

Friday, March 8

Y Arts is coming to the Opera House (86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor) with a community production of “My Son, Pinocchio!” The cast of 42 actors is comprised of local…

Saturday, March 9

Two shows at the Opera House at 2 and 5 p.m. For details, see March 8 listing.

For our fifth “Great Directors” classic film at the Harbor Theater this year, we are taking you to the world of Frank Capra, director of some of the most beloved movies in film history, for three…

“The Boys in the Boat” - (PG13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) - “The Boys in the Boat” is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James…

“The Boys in the Boat” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) - An inspirational true story, from Oscar winning director George Clooney. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-…

Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. "Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female bodies and the…

Sean Fleming and Beth Preston are creating a new singing group for seniors called "Classic Harmony.” Many members of Hearts…
Lincoln Theater
It’s no secret there are issues in our complicated country where passion prevails. And what is one of the easiest ways to change hearts and minds? Telling stories.…
RICK DICKINSON

“A Year in the Gut” art show, consisting of 365 paintings of Townsend Gut as seen from the dock and studio of Southport artist Rick Dickinson, has opened at the Southport Memorial Library, 1032…

Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre has announced today that its upcoming community theatre production of “Now and Then” has been cast and is now in rehearsals. Scheduled to open on March 30, “Now and Then” is a…

Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Alna fire station, Alna resident Doreen Conboy’s film, “Currents, Courses & Streams, Alna, Maine: Histories of a Backwater Town” will be presented.…

“In honor of the victims, survivors, and families of the Lewiston mass shooting that occurred on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.” So reads the dedication of a new anthology of Maine short…

Heartwood’s annual winter middle school production leaps to the stage this weekend, as an enthusiastic group of 5th-8th grade Midcoast youths present an adaptation of “The Jungle Book”. This…

Damariscotta River Grill
Fourteen of Pemaquid Art Gallery’s talented artists share their varied styles, mediums and…
Meanwhile back in the studio ...

For about four years now I’ve been checking in with artists during the winter months to see what they may be working on. This year, because he’s in Maine and not Texas or New Orleans, I visited…

Feed Our Scholars (FOS) is excited to announce a paint night event to raise funds for its dual missions of providing bags of weekend food for…

“The Boy and The Heron” -  (PG-13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) -  Golden Globe Winner: Best Motion Picture – Animated! A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a…

Harbor Theater

Reason One: This film features the sport of rowing, so come relive some of the excitement of being a neighbor of Boothbay Harbor’s own Elle Logan, the first American rower to win a gold medal in…

“Ferrari” - (R; 2 hours, 10 minutes) - During the summer of 1957, behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Saturday, Feb. 10. Church members will be taking orders for this winter event, which will be replacing…

DaPonte String Quartet
The DaPonte String Quartet

The DaPonte String Quartet, Lydia Forbes, violin; Kirsten Monke, viola; Ferdinand Liva, violin; and Myles Jordan, cello; will present its first concert series of 2024 on Sunday, Feb. 4, 7, 8, 9…

Thursday, Aug. 29

A free 7 p.m. concert with the U.S. Navy’s country and bluegrass ensemble, Country Current,  formed in 1973. A family friendly fun-filled night’s entertainment. No…

J.B. Smith’s introduction to the Carpenter’s Boat Shop was low key. “The Shop built the dories that we’ve used at Hog Island Audubon since way back when,” he recalls. 

Friday, June 7

TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 1. Alison brings her banjo and quartet to the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. 7:30 p.m. show, doors open at 7. Tickets: Advance $35 at…

“Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing things historians usually record; while on the banks, unnoticed…

“The Color Purple” - (PG13; 2 hours, 21 minutes) - A story of love and resilience based on the novel and the Broadway musical, “The Color Purple” is a decades-spanning tale of one…

“Ferrari” - (R; 2 hours, 10 minutes) - “Ferrari” is set during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), is in…

Give your sweetheart, or sweetheart-to-be, a Valentine's Day to remember ...
 
How about a romantic song or two sung by…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is offering an opportunity for artists of all levels to get together and create art with other artists during…

The Waldo Theatre

The Curbside Queens, “Maine’s #1 Traveling Drag Show,” returns to The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro for one show only on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m. with Glitter A-Go-Go, an evening of letting go of…

Windjammers. When you hear or read that word, what do you see?  Majestic vessels whose sails billow as the vessels gracefully sail across the ocean below a blue sky and brilliant sunshine?

Friday, June 14

The Celtic juggernaut returns! Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m., concert at 7:30. Tickets on sale Feb. 1. Advance tickets $35 at the…

Sunday, Feb. 11

The Super Bowl Tailgate Party, featuring Murky Water Band from 2-5. Go home and watch the game! Kick-off at 6:30. Brady’s will be offering platters to go of wings, BBQ,…