Culture

Paul D’Alessio

Ocean Point Inn and Resort (OPI) will wrap up its 2020 season this week with musicians, Paul D’Alessio and Kat Logan.

D’Alessio will perform this Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct. 8 from…

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The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced its main slate of feature and short films for its expanded 16th edition, which will take place Oct. 1-12.  In addition to all…

“Our 20-21 adventure has begun with the same goals as ever - growing and educating students through the lens of theater and engaging  students, local and visiting actors for the purpose of live…

Sculpture Boothbay

Trees make paper, so it's appropriate that Sculpture Boothbay’s new addition to the sculpture trail has been installed at the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper office in Boothbay…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to learn about the efforts to restore the American chestnut. Join Tom Klak, for a live webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. to discuss seven…

Residents gathered downtown with LED lights to enjoy the season’s last Walk Around Wiscasset on Thursday night, Sept. 24. The monthly events were an occasion for friends and neighbors to safely…

The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, has announced two outdoor performances from Yellow Brick Road, a Tribute to Elton John on Saturday, Oct. 17. The shows, at 1 and…

Watch the 10 finalist films and vote for your favorite Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) short film. All entries were created and produced by Maine storytellers. Check them out at …

Robin Swennes
The Art at the Grill welcomes talented artists, Elaine Hranich and Robin Swennes for a new exhibit Sept. 29-Nov. 2 at the Damariscotta River Grill.
 
Elaine Hranich grew…

We’re ready to start reupholstering the Waldo Theatre's seats and we need your help:

Waldo Board Member and sailmaker, Heidi Sawyer, and two of her professional upholstering friends are…

Saturday, Sept. 12 marked the fourth annual Sunrise Lighthouse Photography cruise with host photographer Michael Leonard. Vessel Balmy Days left Pier 8 at 6 a.m. sharp with nearly 30…

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
N.C. Wyeth

Aggressive bidding at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Summer’s Bounty II sale on Aug. 29 & 30 yielded many surprises and strong results. Grossing over $2.2 million, the auction attracted 797…

East Boothbay’s Ocean Point Inn is the venue for a new art show, “Summer’s End,” spearheaded by the inn’s Marketing Director Patricia Royall.

The outdoor opening reception Sept. 2 was held…

The Strand Theatre, in partnership with the Owls Head Transportation Museum, continues its Drive-In Movie screenings during September with “The Blues Brothers” Sept. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. each…

Jacqueline Johnson

River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta presents Jacqueline Johnson in a solo show in the River Room. This exhibition runs from Sept. 11-23. Johnson’s work, deeply inspired by nature and her concern…

After one of the most unusual summers in Maine State Music Theatre's (MSMT)  history, and with the help of their patrons, donors,  sponsors, and advertisers, the…

Maine Historical Society (MHS) is relaunching its Bicentennial public programming with a new virtual series, MAINE AT 200, beginning September 2020 through March 2021. The series will feature live…

Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is excited to again partner with Elizabeth Potter as she offers the second session of Writing from the Heart: Finding Your Authentic Voice. This workshop offers adult…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. with Historic New England. Located at 2 Lee St., Wiscasset, this unique mansion is…

Mat O'Donnell

Contemporary realism is the focus of the current online exhibit presented by Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery. The show, originally scheduled to be seen in the gallery at this time, has been…

Roger Dale Brown

Beginning now and running through Oct. 13, Gleason Fine Art is hosting Roger Dale Brown's second solo show with the gallery.  Brown, one of the foremost marine painters in the country, is from…

The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) , at 804 Washington Street in Bath, announces September concerts: Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations on Sept. 12: The Mallett Brothers Band Sept. 20 and…

Don Meserve

Studio 53’s owners Terry Seaman and Heidi Seidelhuber are honored to celebrate his legacy 50 years later with “Don Justin Meserve: Sculpture Retrospective 2020,” an exhibition of over 40 works…

Sharon Ryan

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current exhibit captures the character of Maine from as many angles as there are artists. Having a record-breaking number of pieces, this show has been…

Dave Rowe

As the summer of 2020 winds down, the music continues to heat up at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. With audience sizes limited to 50 due to Covid-19 precautions, and well-spaced seats, the…

Carlo Albucci

Carlo Albucci show opens at Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 3 running through Oct. 21.

Carlo Albucci was a Florentine painter of curious happenings. He painted ironic, iconic…
Harbor Theater presented two highly successful outdoor film events on Thursday and Friday  as a thank you to the community for its patience and support  while we are closed…

Gleason Fine Art was named Best Art Gallery in Maine in Down East magazine's annual Best of Maine issue (the September issue, now on the stands). In mid-spring, Down East asked its readers to pick…

An early morning walk, before the world gets going for the day, brings First Congregational Church of Wiscasset Pastor Josh Fitterling joy. Early Thursday night, Aug. 27, on one of Wiscasset’s new…

The Pemaquid Group of Artists will host an outdoor Art Under the Tent Sale at Lighthouse Park on Saturday, Sept. 5, weather permitting. Several artists will be painting plein air on location…

Carol Wiley

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) presents Jefferson-based artist Carol Wiley’s solo show, “The Shapes of Our Lives.” This exhibit, hung in the upstairs Harbor View Gallery, runs from Aug…

Are you a choral music fan and are wondering what to do this fall? Sheepscot Chorus and St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will be offering virtual sessions every week starting the week of Sept. 13.

On Thursday, Aug. 20, a  new “Sculpture Boothbay” installation took place on the Brick House lawn next to House of Logan. “Head Wind” is made of Hillburn granite. This fabulous piece is…

Kat Logan

Ocean Point Inn will host “Summer’s End” an art show featuring the works of local and regional artists. The show will open on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and run through Monday, Oct. 12.

An opening…

20 passive acoustic receivers to be placed in Maine waters

The Maine Department of Marine Resources will join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in a research effort that will provide information…

The disappearance of the red Lobsterman’s Wharf building in East Boothbay a few years ago marked the end of an era. And a new era has begun. The former restaurant, built around a minesweeper…

The curtains covering the silver screen of the Harbor Theater have not opened on a film since mid-March due to COVID-19, but a lot has been going on behind the scenes.

“As the world…

Fat Boy Drive-In is proud to sponsor Maine State Music Theater in showing the 2020 season's cancelled classic, “Mamma Mia!” Monday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. Limited tickets available!

This event…

GLEASON FINE ART
Ed Parker

Beginning Thursday, Aug. 20, and running through Tuesday, Sept. 22, Gleason Fine Art hosts “Ed Parker: Painting the Story.” The Southport resident is universally acknowledged as one of America's…

Carriage House Gardens
Kate Nordstrom

“Bunny is my essence,” says Alna-based artist Kate Nordstrom, and then, with a mischievous smile, she moves on to the next topic, how she paints.

“When I’m painting, I’m playing, I’m…

Outdoor videographers / storytellers interested in submitting a work in the Broke and Stoked contest - read on, its not too late to submit for 2020!

Submissions must be an outdoor video no…

The Boothbay Railway Village team is operating at full speed ahead this summer, and since you can't come to us, we will come to you! We hope you enjoy the Old Stories and New Beginnings within the…

Friends of Colonial Pemaquid
Castlebay

Because Governor Mills has extended Maine's state of civil emergency due to COVID-19…

First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its thirteenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 150 entries, and each winning…

Henry Lowe, director of music emeritus at Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore, Maryland, has served parishes in Baltimore, New York City, Hamilton, Massachusetts and Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2016,…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Don Campbell Band

Mark Farrington sings of log trucks and snowmobile trails as the lead vocalist for Cattle Call, while Don Campbell brings memories of Dan Fogelberg to the stage this summer. Both musicians, and…

Judith Daniels

Markings Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with three large display rooms nestled on a lively little street in the shipbuilding city of Bath, is the rare shop that you bring all your out-of-town…

Where It’s At

I just closed my copy of Lara Tupper’s second novel “Off Island.” I’m thinking about the characters I was saying goodbye to ... Gaugin and Mete, and all of his other women; Pete and Molly and…

Harbor Theater is bringing you a three-day outdoor movie extravaganza with a giant pop-up screen, live music, food and drink (including popcorn and candy), and films for all ages on Thursday, Aug…

Kim Skillin Traina
A new art show opens at Damariscotta River Grill showcasing local artists Barbara Applegate, Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Kimberly Skillin Traina, and Liliana Thelander. To celebrate the artists, the…