Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music, a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt, and keyboardist Sean…
Culture
Inn Along the Way’s in-person sounds and songs of summer gathering, musical celebration and fundraiser returns on Saturday, July 24 at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. This Summer…
“Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” is the DaPonte String Quartet’s tribute to Maine’…
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2021
ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, announces a statewide call for entries for the eighth juried Maine Wood biennial. The exhibition, which takes place in the Center’s…
The Newcastle-based community choir, Tapestry Singers, is excited to reconnect as a group and with their audience.
"It's been a long time since community choirs have been able to sing…
Where It’s At
Studio 53 has an outstanding show going on through Aug. 1 featuring the work of David Estey and Jack Silverio. David’s abstracts continue to take viewers on unpredictable journeys, while Jack’s…
It has been three years since artists Catherine Day and Sue Kenney opened Black River Gallery in downtown Boothbay Harbor. The gallery, which showcases their…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current show portrays “July in Maine” from as many angles as there are artists. This members’ show, representing 100 regional artists, also marks a…
Boothbay-based Friends of Thai Daughters is pleased to announce its “Raise the Roof Sweet Sixteen” celebration to be held on Barters Island on July 31. The event is open to the public but advance…
The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta.
For all matinee screenings until July 23, masks are required and tickets must be purchased in advance. For…
A selection of Lina Burley’s works, in both oil and watercolor, will be on exhibit in Gallery One at the Boothbay Region Art Gallery (BRAF) from July 28 through Aug. 30.
Lina Burley (1922-…
The sky was overcast Friday, July 2. It was an abrupt weather change, in true New England fashion, from the oppressive heat that marked most of the Windjammer Days’ festivities. However, the…
Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset should definitely be on your list of galleries to visit – and by July 17. Yes, there is a deadline. The current show, “Acquired Symbols,” is an experience. The show…
It’s becoming a tradition — strawberry shortcake (homemade biscuits, fresh strawberries, real whipped cream) at the Wiscasset Yacht Club after the July 4 parade. Shortcakes go on sale beginning at…
The Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days event Artists Alley will be held as planned on Friday, July 2, and now also on Saturday, July 3. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Whale Park.
Artists…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts’ annual Salad Days celebration offers access to ceramic work that pottery enthusiasts won’t find anywhere else. While the event usually draws more than 500…
The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, launches its gallery space with a group art show of 13 artists featuring “Creatures of Maine,” on Wednesday, July 7.
Thirteen Maine artists…
Community theater auditions are being held by appointment over zoom from Thursday, July 1…
Rob Smith starts his days early. He only has a few hours before the first light of morning fades and with it the gentle lighting he prefers for his avian photography.
In a year, Smith said…
Can you hear the feet tapping and the dancer rapping? Isn’t it time to raise your spirits? Come celebrate summer and get a different “jab-in-the-arm.”
“In the Heights” - (PG-13; 2 hours,…
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington (WW&F) Railway in Alna will begin its summer schedule this Saturday, July 3.
The historic narrow gauge railway’s Sheepscot Valley Steam Train…
Ocean Point Inn is delighted to offer guests of the Inn and Boothbay region children two sea glass workshops for ages 7 and up by Ocean Point artist, Kim Kruger.…
A beautiful Maine summer evening greeted those attending the first Wiscasset Art Walk of 2021. The sidewalks were lined with 40 to 50 people at any given time at the Thursday, June 24 event,…
Windjammer Days event Artists’ Alley will be in the Whale Park Friday, July 2 - rain or shine - from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are 12 artists coming from all over New England to participate. A…
Agnes Eddyblouin, 8, is into both fiction and nonfiction. Starting July 1, the homeschooler and everyone else can find it all again at Second Hand Prose. The used book shop Friends of Wiscasset…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will kick off the 2021 summer season with a sale on July 9-11 featuring a splendorous collection of Old Master paintings, carousel figures, and decorative…
Eva McDermott’s “National Parks: A Photographic Journey” exhibit consists of color and black and white images featuring some of our western National Parks captured on film and digitally. The show…
Mushroom expert Greg Marley will present an online workshop titled “Bewildering Bolete Mushrooms: So many, and challenging to learn” on Thursday, July 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The boletes…
Studio 53 Fine Art
Belfast painter David Estey and Lincolnville painter/sculptor Jack Silverio have repeat solo exhibits at Studio 53 with 20 recent paintings and 20 paintings and 3 sculptures, respectively. The…
A fleet of majestic, historic windjammers will set sail for Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Sunday, June 27 through Saturday, July 3. This will follow the Tall Ships Festival June 25-27,…
This Friday, June 25, marks another step in our re-opening. While we will continue with our current pandemic procedures for matinees (masks required, advance tickets only, etc.) starting with…
“Where are the art classes?” Kathy Faass would ask every time she and husband Mike visited the Midcoast. The Georgia resident wanted to move to Maine for years. “I grew up on Long Island and my…
The first Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) of the 2021 season is set for Thursday, June 24, 5 - 8 p.m. Galleries…
It has to be fun, or Kathleen Fox won’t do it.
This philosophy has defined the last few decades of Fox’s journey as an artist. She explained, “It seems the better time I have, the better…
Maggie Weiss from Bristol, Maine submitted the winning T-shirt design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta. This year’s festival will be Oct. 8-11. Her design was selected from…
Beginning now and running through Tuesday, July 13, "Kevin Beers: 25 Years and Counting," new landscapes of Midcoast Maine are offered for sale at Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Ave. in downtown…
Two requests have Wiscasset officials looking to town rules and records and, in one case, the morals of the matter.
June 15, Maine Art Gallery proposed Wiscasset provide a 20-year lease…
As a major component of the Educational Outreach program of the Friends of DaPonte String Quartet (FDSQ), four students of high school age will…
Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions will feature author Laurie Chandler at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 8.
Chandler's second book, “Through Woods & Waters, A Solo…
Don't miss the excitement this Windjammer Days! Boothbay's Got Talent is back in 2021 with an online platform for this year's competition. Participants will compete for one of three titles on June…
Damariscotta River Grill
Join us for dinner at “The Grill” Tuesday evening, June 22 for the opening night of our new exhibit showcasing the art of Sandra Crabree, Sandra Leinonen Dunn…
Water’s Edge Restaurant and Bar in Edgecomb is open for the season and Chef Michael Adams is offering up a menu bridging fresh Maine surf and turf and the gastropub setting. After two successful…
Lincoln Theater
The time has come for what may be the movie event of the summer, and you can catch it at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. From the creator of the Broadway hit musical “Hamilton,” comes his first…
Southport artist Ed Parker recent painting “The Beach Yacht Zephyr” was chosen to be included in the National juried show “Connected Land & Sea” at The Copley Society, Boston.
The…
On Saturday, July 10, the Second Congregational Church will host a non-juried Craft Show from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Local artisans will be displaying and selling their wares in the church parking area on…
“LCCT presents: Women in Jeopardy!” - In this riotous comedy, middle-aged mom Liz has a new man. And let’s face it … he’s just plain creepy. When a mysterious disappearance sets the community on…
A new feature for Wiscasset Art Walk 2021 is Picnics-To-Go, to stave off hunger while enjoying everything the evening’s event has to offer.
Village restaurants – Sarah’s Café, Treats and…
Wiscasset Art Walk’s pop-up Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., will be hosting emerging artist Seth Bond Perry during the Thursday, June 24 evening, from 5-8 p.m. The artist will be in the gallery…
The parade of sails at Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor is a wonderful event to photograph and this year it will be on the early afternoon of Wednesday, June 30. Seeing the majestic Maine…
All of the artists in this Maine Art Gallery show that opens on June 12 have a connection with well-known Maine artist John Lorence. The show, originally scheduled for 2020, evolved during a…
