Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will offer its annual Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History for children ages 7 through 11.…
Culture
The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St., Waldoboro) is shifting its scheduled dates of the play “Our Town” to June and holding more auditions for that show along with open auditions for a…
Singer-songwriter John Schindler of Boothbay will perform a set of his folk-influenced original music during the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s online Frances Perkins Award Celebration…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a call for new members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2022 season.
The gallery has been in operation for 94…
River Arts of Damariscotta presents “New Works,” a hopeful vision in challenging times. Running from March 29 to May 7, the “New Works” show graces the walls of the…
“Death on the Nile,” opening Friday, reunites the film-making team behind the 2017 global hit “Murder on the Orient Express” and stars five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh as the iconic…
Founded 17 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, the Henhouse Prowlers now find themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education. On…
“Cyrano” – (PG-13; 2 hours, 4 minutes) – A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant…
Women on the Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
A new spring show opens at Damariscotta River Grill showcasing two Midcoast Maine artists, Marijke Felix Damrell and Elaine Hranich. The pair of artists met ten years ago at a pastel class, and…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold open call local auditions at 22 Elm Street in Brunswick.
Dates and times: teens ages 12 to 18 on Thursday, March 31 from 4 to 8 p.m.; for…
Heartfelt, artistic, and entertaining. Three words to describe the new adaptation of “Cyrano” opening this Friday. Emmy Award winning actor, Peter Dinklage, delivers an outstanding performance in…
The Westport Island Community Association is hosting a film screening of “Votes for Women, The…
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” – (NR; 1 hour 49 minutes) Weekday matinee on Wednesday. Nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film of 2021, don't miss this chance to…
On Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m., Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School presents much loved regular, oboist James Austin Smith at the Rockport Opera House.
James will be joined by hornist…
The 44th annual Maine Student Film + Video Festival (MSFVF) is currently accepting submissions until June 15. All Maine students grades K-12 are eligible to…
“I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan,” the feature documentary…
Lincoln County Historical Association
The following article by Laura McCandlish is being released as part of a series offered by Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) on the Women Writers of Lincoln…
Over the last 15 years, residents here and in 11 other Maine towns have become accustomed to seeing lantern-carrying women in red cloaks leading walking tours – from downtown to the cemeteries.…
ORONO —The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease on…
Where it’s at
It’s almost here! Maple Sunday Weekend, that is, and it’s March 26 and 27 with Sunday, the 27th designated Maine Maple Sunday (thanks to Senators Angus King and Susan Collins). At participating…
“Parallel Mothers,” opening this Friday at Lincoln Theater, brings an emotional bundle of joy to the big screen. This moving melodrama from director Pedro Almodóvar, presents the story of two…
“The Batman” – (PG-13; 2 hours, 56 minutes) - Two years of stalking the streets as The Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne…
River Arts
River Arts of Damariscotta presents artist Bernadette de Cesare’s solo show, “Realm of the Subconscious,” in the River Room. This show runs from March 18 through April…
This time of year the Friends of Windjammer Days are fine-tuning and finalizing plans for the festival slated for Sunday, June 26 through Saturday, July 2. This year marks the 60th year of the…
Danica Ramsey-Brimberg earned a doctorate in history from the University of Liverpool in December of 2021. Her thesis focused on Viking Age furnished graves dating back to the 9th-11th centuries…
Celebrating Women on the Working Waterfront
Historically, maritime careers were considered for men only. Back in the day, a woman was more likely to be seen as the figurehead carved on the bowsprit of a boat rather than as a deckhand or…
These creative community gatherings at the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat are free and open to children, adults, and elders alike. Gatherings highlight creativity through read alouds and hands-on…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company
Heartwood Theater Summer Camp is filling up, and registrations are open for students graduating…
This year’s classes at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset are surely a call…
“The Worst Person in the World” - (R; 2 hours, 7 minutes, in Norwegian w/English subtitles) - A 2022 Academy Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay and Best International…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, “New Works.” This show will showcase artists’ most recent work with a fresh, up-to-the-minute vibe. Works…
All cookbooks will be on sale at half-price through Tuesday, March 22 at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
According to Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, “We…
“Music. Money. Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live In Maui” chronicles Hendrix’s storied 1970 performance on the dormant lower crater of the Haleakala volcano. Playing at the Lincoln…
In January 2013, the digital library streaming service hoopla was released to help libraries expand their patrons’ access to audio and e-books, films, music and more.
Boothbay Harbor…
“The Batman” – (PG-13; 2 hours, 56 minutes) - BATMAN is back! Two years of stalking the streets as The Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of…
Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm in Newcastle, is hosting a Virtual Supper Club series to create community connections and inspiration in this time of uncertainty and, for many, isolation.…
Coastal Rivers
The fifth annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, presented by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is showing in Damariscotta on Monday, March 7. This year’s program features a curated…
Meanwhile ... back in the studio
I took a ride out to Ocean Point last week, as most of us do just because we can, to take in those gorgeous views. As I passed Ocean Point Inn and the water views from there, I thought how grand…
An Oscar nominated romcom opens at Lincoln Theater this Friday! “The Worst Person in the World” stars Renate Reinsve, who takes on the role of Julie, a 20-something heroine on a journey to…
The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO) conducted by Rohan Smith, presents two concerts of music for the whole family on Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston…
“Death On the Nile” - (PG-13, run time is 2 hours, 7 minutes) - Kenneth Branagh once again plays Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot with his curled moustache and elegant charm.…
Southport Memorial Library
The Artist of the Month program at Southport Memorial Library features painter Sarah Wilde for the months of March and April.
This show represents her recent work. Sarah has a uniquely…
Because of the winter storm, and to keep our staff and audience safe, Harbor Theater will be closed on Friday, Feb. 25. “Death on the Nile” will be shown Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. and Sunday,…
Oscar season is upon us and Lincoln Theater is thrilled to offer the full line-up of Oscar nominated short films opening this Friday, with all three categories - Animation, Live Action, and…
Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg flies to Edinburgh April 5 where she will receive The Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award during the International Harp Festival, April 8-11, at George Watson’s College.…
This Valentine’s season, it seems fitting to spotlight our local treasure and writer of love stories, Maude Clark Gay.
The long list of talented women writers who have…
The fifth annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, presented by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is showing in Damariscotta on Monday, March 7. This year’s program features a curated…
“Licorice Pizza” – (R; Language, sexual references, some drug use - 2 hours, 13 minutes) - Don’t miss this critically acclaimed film, Anderson’s stinging take on Hollywood in the…
