“America’s historic houses are a key part of the country’s heritage. Stepping inside one of these well-preserved homes gives visitors a glimpse of architectural…
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Southport Memorial Library
The Southport Memorial Library is host this summer to “MidCoast Rambles and Beyond,” a show of paintings by Nancy Custer Carroll. On display during July and August is a collection of oil and…
Olde Bristol Days announces a fun Saturday morning on Aug. 12 beginning at 10 a.m. The traditional Olde Bristol Days Parade and the OBD Williams-Fosset 10th anniversary Vintage Car Show are part…
Jodie Roquemore enjoys people. That is a good thing, because on June 27, the owner of Jodie’s Cafe and Bakery on Route One, Wiscasset bought the longtime Sarah’s Cafe property on Water Street.…
Sheepscott Community Church is a community-centered church that welcomes all. In-person services will be held at 10 a.m. Sundays July 2 – Sept. 10 at the “hill” church on…
The folk duo, Castlebay will present a concert of Celtic-inspired Maine and maritime songs on July 12 at the Little Brown Church, Route 32 in Round Pond Village at 7 p.m.
Since 1984…
Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the second event in their new Talking Aquaculture in Maine series, and this time they are featuring the…
On Labor Day, the Friends of Wiscasset Library will hold their 9th Bands for Books fundraiser. From the first year in 2014, Katharine Martin-Savage was a major force on the committee which still…
While galleries and shops open their doors to summer visitors during the first Wiscasset Art Walk of the season on Thursday, June 29 from 5 to 8 p.m., Village sidewalks will also be pulsing with…
Beloved author, Judy Blume, is headed to the big screen at Lincoln Theater. Her classic, groundbreaking, and multi award-winning 1970 novel “Are you there God? It’s Me, Margaret” has been adapted…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a “Behind Closed Doors Tour,” Saturday, July 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…
“Fast X” - (PG13; 2 hours, 21 minutes) - Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path.…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Once an Outlaw, featuring Chris Anderson of the Outlaws with special guest Jon Butcher, is coming to the Boothbay Opera House on Sunday July 2. This show brings a new and exciting line…
The Waldo Theatre is excited to welcome the Halcyon String Quartet on Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a performance of their latest multi-media show, Tipping Points. The show features music by…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Join Victoria Browning Wyeth, the only grandchild of iconic artist Andrew Wyeth, for an engaging lecture on the work of her grandfather on Wednesday, July 12 at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House. …
Boothbay Harbor
2023 is an historic sailing season for the pinnace Virginia, and Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days is her debutante ball. There is much to discover about how to sail a 17th…
As part of the celebration of the Town of Damariscotta’s 175th year, Coastal Rivers and the Central Lincoln County YMCA are hosting a Quartoseptcentennial 5k trail run, walk, and fun run and other…
The Boothbay Civic Association, Bet's Fish Fry and Shannon's Unshelled will be sponsoring a concert on the Boothbay Common, featuring the beloved Maniacs on…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Livingston Taylor has been touring for nearly 50 years, and his newest recordings hold the same freshness as his music from decades past. His brother James Taylor may have enjoyed more commercial…
July 1 through Aug. 30
Beginning July 1 and continuing until Aug. 30, Gold/Smith Gallery will be featuring exceptionally beautiful paintings in Tempera on board by Ivano Balluchi from Livorno, Italy.
It was…
Gallery 87, a studio gallery, is holding its opening season exhibition “An artist’s obsession with Matisse” June 24 at 97 Federal Street in Wiscasset from 4 to 8 p.m.
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Sylvan Gallery, Wiscasset
Sylvan Gallery welcomes back artist Paul Batch for a special exhibit featuring his most recent landscape paintings, with many focusing on the Maine coastline and marsh. The public is invited to an…
Before The Beatles, before The Stones, rock and roll was born. Over 90 years ago, a young man from Lubbock, Texas, changed the face of popular music, only to die tragically in a plane crash aged…
Train and trail fans alike are invited to board the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway steam train at Sheepscot Station in Alna for a 20-minute trip through the backwoods of Alna to Top…
Sing the joyful Mozart "Coronation Mass" with the Lincoln Festival Chorus this summer! Under the leadership of Artistic Directors Linda Blanchard and Sean Fleming, now is the perfect time to join…
River Arts in Damariscotta welcomes the public to the opening reception for a vibrant show, “New Works” on Saturday, June 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. The show will run through July 29.
“New Works…
The Merry Barn’s June Community Literacy Event on Saturday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.-noon, is a nod to Windjammer Days. Special musical guest, Castlebay, will share treasured ballads and songs of ships…
The MidCoast Film Fest is back for another weekend of original films! This season we decided to take a new approach to our programming and focus on celebrating New England. New England films, New…
The Chapman-Hall House historic site will join Damariscotta’s anniversary celebration with an exhibit that highlights the two families that owned the house during the 18th and 19th centuries, the…
It’s not too late to expand your creativity by enrolling in a painting class at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. While classes provide an opportunity learn new skills, they also help to provide…
Chop, chop goes the wood splitter, putt, putt goes the motor. Now, watch and see how easily the wood splits. Kevin Verney showed how old-time Mainers used to split their logs for the cook stove.…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta 2023 returns on the Indigenous Peoples Day holiday weekend, Oct. 6-9, to deliver its signature frivolity. Woven into the festival are performances by…
Professional vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Kendall Dean, has recently returned to her native Maine and will be performing live at the Old Walpole Meetinghouse in Walpole on June 24 at 7 p.m…
When Lucia Droby and other early organizers of Wiscasset Art Walk were planning its 2013, inaugural season, their strategy was to “start small and simple and then build the event, and to develop…
Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens its 38th year with fresh Monhegan paintings from Kevin Beers. "Monhegan" opens Thursday, June 22, and runs through Tuesday, July 18, with a reception for…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a…
Lincoln County Historical Association invites the community to an early evening of music and family fun on the grounds of the Old Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset. Jailhouse Rock! …
Summer is only days away and the Wiscasset Art Walk, on the last Thursday of the summer months, welcomes area residents and visitors from away to enjoy art, music and performance, indoors and out…
Boothbay Harbor Opera House
The powerhouse guitar-driven band Once An Outlaw, featuring Chris Anderson of The Outlaws, brings its Southern Rock to Boothbay Harbor over the July 4th weekend. Once An Outlaw performs at the…
Final shows for “Guardians of the Galaxy 3”; “Fast X” opens Friday, June 23; Coming soon: “Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny.”
“Guardians of the Galaxy 3”: PG-13; 2…
Press release
The American Pickers are excited to return to Maine! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in August 2023.
“American…
Maine State Music Theatre presented the first of two 2023 sensory friendly performances, Robin & Clark’s “Rapunzel,” on June 12 at 6 p.m. in the Pickard Theater. The move to the main stage…
The MidCoast Film Festival returns to Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater this weekend for its fourth season. This year the festival will showcase 18 different films over 5 different programs…
The Waldo Theatre is pleased to announce multi-platinum songwriter and producer Mat Kearney will be at The Waldo Theatre on Nov. 15 for “The Acoustic Trio Tour,” showcasing the talent that’s…
Join us at the Midcoast Friends Meetinghouse in Damariscotta on Wednesday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. to hear author Frederick Landry talk and share about his book, “Anchor of Faith.” The book looks at…
Lincoln County Historical Association invites the community to make Saturday, June 24 a full day of festivities in Wiscasset. Begin the day at 10 a.m. with the Strawberry Festival at St. Philip’s…
“Chevalier” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave…
Pemaquid Art Gallery
With bold color and lighting, and rich atmospheric effects, two Pemaquid Gallery artists, Sally Loughridge and Kim Traina, evoke an emotional response to their brilliant Maine landscapes. Traina…
Fun fact - Maine is currently the largest producer of kelp in the United States, with farms located along our entire coastline. So why don’t we know more about it? Lincoln Theater is pleased to…
The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of the 20th century. A total of 1,517 souls — men,…
