CAMDEN — For the past two years, Camden author Ali Farrell has poured her all into her second book, a book showcasing the strength of Maine’s female fishermen, entitled Pretty Rugged: True…
Culture
available for preorder, official release mid-december
Midcoast Literacy
Get ready to enjoy storybooks in a whole new way! Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit organization that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, announces a free,…
Food Trucks A-Go had a soft open Nov. 13 marking its second holiday season. Vendors include Cameron Clan Snack Co. (CC Snack Co.) mobile stand, Shannon's Unshelled and Blazing Tomato. The food…
To help protect volunteers, customers, and donors from the spread of the novel coronavirus in Maine, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta is closing for…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor technical director, actor and pianist Kevin Kiley is in the “Holidays” issue of Down East magazine. Sara Ann Donnelly’s article ““Gingerbread Man” tells of Kiley’s…
Sylvan Gallery is proud to feature a selection of small works of art by contemporary masters from Nov. 27 through Jan. 10, 2021. This exhibition features works in oil, acrylic, and pastel with the…
The Wiscasset Holiday Gift Shop, a Marketfest feature, will offer one-of-a-kind gift items from a large selection of regional artisans. The shop will be chock full of unusual finds, some useful…
Damariscotta’s River Company theater proudly announces the upcoming release of “The Witch of Harpswell.” This original play, by local writer James L. Nelson and River Company Board…
After the closure of its summer 2020 season in May, Maine State Music Theatre’s 22 Elm Street offices have been quiet. The more than 150 summer staff and crew never arrived and there has been no…
Skidompha Public Library
Not all of Maine's earliest European settlers came voluntarily. On Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. Carol Gardner will deliver a virtual chat entitled “Involuntary Americans: Scottish…
With the holidays just around the corner and gift lists growing, the Pemaquid Group of Artists suggests considering boxed sets of artist note cards. The card assortments offer beautiful glimpses…
For nearly two decades, Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy (LA) have collaborated on annual youth productions. This fall, under the direction of Griff Braley, students have undertaken two One…
Jamey and Lindsey Ackley planned to spend their fifth anniversary in Hawaii. COVID-19 dashed those plans, along with lobstering in the Florida Keys, and fishing in the waters of Pine Island Sound…
A pop-up restaurant and bar at Water’s Edge on Davis Island, Edgecomb is opening Thursday, Nov. 19 for Boothbay Lights and Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The pop-up restaurant…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center is publishing a book containing over 100 submissions of work from professional and amateur creators all across Maine and beyond. “From Home in Bunny Slippers:…
Boothbay Railway Village
Boothbay Railway Village welcomed new Director of Curation and Education Dr. Whitney Lytle Oct. 5. The Ohio native comes from San Antonio, Texas where she has been teaching at Northwest Vista…
River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for a special December show, without a predetermined theme, that will fill the galleries. Artists are invited to participate…
After a successful summer season, Shannon’s Unshelled is proud to once again be joining other local food trucks cooking up a storm roadside at this year’s Food Trucks A-Go safe, socially-distanced…
“I Am An American” exhibition opens Thursday, Nov. 12 at Cove Street Arts in Portland. The show features the work of Daniel Minter, Leonard Meiselman (Wiscasset), Natasha Mayers (Whitefield),…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is once again gearing up for the ever-popular 12” x 12” Art in the Square exhibit. Now is the time for regional artists to get a canvas and…
Tucked in an idyllic valley just off Route 1, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts offers a contemplative oasis for artists working in clay. During a usual summer and fall, ceramists from Maine…
Conductor and music director Rohan Smith will chat with George Lopez, concert pianist and Bowdoin College’s orchestra director, in an online event with former television news personality Caroline…
What do urban beekeepers in Detroit, migratory mule deer in Nevada, and two Colorado women mountain bikers have in common? They’re all subjects of short films that will be shown as part of the…
The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro, which has been closed since 2014 and under renovations for the past three years, celebrates a virtual reopening Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., with a Palaver Strings…
For more than a decade the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has been one of Maine’s sweetest gathering places during the holiday season. This year the historic building…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries has assembled a large and incredibly diverse catalog of important art and rarities for its last major sale of 2020 on Nov. 12, 13, 14 & 15 at 11 a.m. each day…
‘A meaningful sculpture has power, presence and humanity, and generates its own unique narrative’
ROCKPORT — Carving wooden life size sculptures of sports figures has been a passion for Rockport artist Jon Moro, who recently departed from sports figures to crafting a life size sculpture of two…
Lincoln Home residents and staff celebrated each other’s creativity and stories this week during an Art Celebration in the living room. The gathering opened the door to stories ranging from past…
Press release
Westport Island resident and filmmaker Barbara Cray is holding a free screening of the working version of her new film “Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” on Sunday, Nov…
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra announces that violinist Anne McKee, a recent graduate of Bowdoin College, is the winner of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra’s Judith Elser Concerto…
Growing up on Westport Island, George Richardson would cross Back River on a ferry his father George later bought. And in 1972, Adrien Wright, a worm dealer Richardson had dug worms for, and…
Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House crew will be sweeping out the Halloween spirits to make way for the Celtic spirit of Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle and Yann Falquest’s guitar. The duo brings their music to…
Fall is upon us in the Northeast. It’s the time of year when we get to see the brilliant colors of foliage and the red, orange and yellow colors make for wonderful subjects to photograph. Getting…
The Camden Public Library will host local historic reenactor Bill Payson for an online presentation entitled “Muskets of the American Revolution” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. The program is part…
With the leaves beginning to skitter across increasingly empty sidewalks, and darkness settling in early, Halloween cannot be far behind.
In celebration of the season, the Opera House in…
The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) is approaching; submissions must be received by midnight on Oct. 31.
The Strand Youth Film Fest is an…
Cosplay comes to the Midcoast
Long before anime became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” fans perfected the art of “cosplay” — dressing up as their favorite characters and performing in sync with the…
The Maine Jewish Film Festival is pleased to announce its first virtual festival, to be held Nov. 7-22. Featuring 15 feature and documentary films and related programs, the 2020 virtual MJFF will…
On Oct. 30, Midcoast Maine musician Lauren Crosby teams with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine, to release “Sheepscot Valley Enchantress,” a nine-track solo-acoustic vinyl EP…
Thursday night, Oct. 15, Waldo was downtown. So were a walking pumpkin, two cone heads and other attendees with face coverings for the pandemic, and costumes for Wiscasset’s Scarecrowfest.
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The Strand Theatre and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will co-host a virtual Q&A with the director of the documentary “Entangled,” David Abel, and a…
On Sunday, Nov. 8 from 3-5:30 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy is hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on tour. This online event consists of 16 short documentary films made by independent…
On Friday, Oct. 23 starting at 10 a.m., Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will present a special auction of over 525 lots of rare US and foreign coins, currency, commemoratives, and coin sets…
Maine Registered Guide and journalist Earl Brechlin’s latest book
‘Tis the season to talk about supernatural happenings, spooky legends, and way-out-there stories —and author Earl Brechlin’s got them.
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River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit original work for the next juried show, “Artist’s Choice.” Submission to “Artist’s Choice” is open to original artwork in all media including…
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will not be performing its annual October concerts in Topsham and Lewiston.
During August and…
Begin with “Gather Energy From the Heavens,” move into “Shoot the Golden Eagle;” flow into “Separating Heaven and Earth.” If you were studying Qi (chee) Gong right…
“Maine is number six in the nation for our rate of domestic violence murders,” said Midcoast Women, in a news release. “In fact, over 50% of Maine's murders are domestic abuse related.”
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The Board of Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater has unanimously approved a targeted reopening date of Jan. 1, 2021.
In June and September of this year, the theater engaged with the…
Sculpture Boothbay
On Oct. 3 Sculpture Boothbay was at the East Boothbay General Store on Route 96 owned Elizabeth Evans.
Evans welcomed the arrival of the untitled sculpture by artist…
