“Lost and Found”, the current online show at the Maine Art Gallery, features three…
Culture
Two rising seniors at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle have teamed up with other youth across the state to create a film that brings to center stage the stories of Maine youth advocating for solutions…
There are seven artists who use oil paints at the Saltwater Artists Gallery, all with very different styles. The two featured this week are Scott White of Chamberlain and Sue Heil Kibbe of…
WALDO THEATRE
An anonymous donor has offered the Waldo Theatre a challenge grant to help complete the third phase of the theatre’s renovations and to reopen The Waldo’s doors…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta, which has been closed since March because of the pandemic, is now open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s located on the…
Looking ahead to 2021 with 2020 vision, Robert Mitchell has once again outdone himself. Through a dozen remarkable photos, his Around Boothbay Harbor calendar is just what we need to calm our…
"Impressionism, Modernism and Realism, " which opens Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, is a diverse exhibition spanning the early 19th through mid-20th…
Imagine Maine without Maine State Music Theatre? It’s not hard to do because, like all our sister institutions, we are not up and running this summer. MSMT was on pace…
Featured artists for the month of August at Studio 53 are Nancy Keenan Barron and Don Josephson. The Gallery will hold a reception in their honor on Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-7 p.m. outdoors near the…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present its 10th annual Heafitz lecture, “Where Nature Leads: Sustainability, Livelihood, and Innovation in Midcoast Maine,” via an online…
Gleason Fine Art
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 6, and running through Tuesday, Sept. 8, Gleason Fine Art presents "Tom Curry: Surrounded by Water." The Brooklin, Maine artist has been represented by Gleason Fine Art…
This summer’s altered concert schedule at the Opera House of Boothbay Harbor has been met with enthusiasm from both audience members and performers. Upcoming performances include rockabilly,…
This is the fifth part in a series on how our local restaurants are navigating state regulations on health and safety concerning COVID-19. We are doing our best to be inclusive, but with so…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, has announced additional concerts as part of its CCAC Real Outdoor Concert Series (CCAC ROCS). On Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday,…
Rising Tide Co-op, located at 323 Main St. in Damariscotta is pleased to announce they will be displaying art by local artist Jerri Whitman Aug. 2-29.. In an effort to continue maintaining social…
Heartwood Theater is offering a new Gap Semester Program for college students who will not return to school this fall and high school seniors seeking preparation for college or conservatory…
On Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program will host its first virtual chat. The guest will be Lily King, the award-winning author of the novels “The Pleasing…
Beginning July 30 and continuing until Sept. 2 the new series”MALI,”paintings by John Vander will be exhibited at Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor.
“Mali, West Africa was my first…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has announced up to 200 people are now allowed to gather for seated outdoor spectator events such as sports or concerts under a…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
“Nature’s Sustaining Power,” is the underlying theme of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) newly-installed summer show running through August featuring the works of 60 artists.
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Sylvan Gallery Sylvan Gallery in Wiscasset will be featuring more than 40 oil paintings by the late New York artist Charles Kolnik (1951-2020) Aug. 1 through Sept. 29. The exhibition features a…
We are eager to welcome movie lovers back to our beloved Harbor Theater! But right now we are working on making the theater safe and comfortable for all during this pandemic.
So the movie…
Where It’s At
“Every time I have a date there's only one place to go. That's to the drive in. It's such a groovy place to talk and maybe watch a show. Down at the drive in,” the Beach Boys…
Susan Webster is one of the artists chosen to submit work for the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s (CMCA) Biennial opening Oct. 3 in Portland. This is the second biennial show Webster has been…
Expanse by Miles Chapin, approximately 2,400 pounds, was one of four sculptures being moved along Sculpture Boothbay’s outdoor trail in Boothbay Harbor that extends to East Boothbay, Southport…
Gary Guzzo and longtime Marvel graphic designer Dawn Geiger opened Atomic Studios after relocating to Boothbay Harbor. The graphic design and marketing firm specialized in entertainment and…
This is the third part in a series on how our local restaurants are navigating state regulations on health and safety concerning COVID-19. We are doing our best to be inclusive, but with so…
Join the conversation! Lucas Richman - conductor, composer, music director for Bangor Symphony, and the DaPonte String Quartet talk about life and music during a Happy Hour conversation at 5 p.m.…
Maine Foodie Tours
After 10 years of providing award-winning culinary tours throughout Maine's seacoast, Maine Foodie Tours (MFT) is expanding and evolving their offerings to include all-outdoor activities in seven…
CMBG
“That each new painting emerges from the same chaotic conditions speaks to me of the unpredictable complexity and instability of meaningful order in the world, but also of the…
Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is excited to partner with Elizabeth Potter as she offers two sessions of Writing from the Heart: Finding Your Authentic Voice. This workshop offers adult writers of…
Maine Art Gallery
The Maine Art Gallery’s second online show, “Acquired Symbols,” features former students and friends of the important Maine artist and teacher John Lorence. Because the gallery is closed for the…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) at 804 Washington St. in Bath has announced a series of small concerts to be held at various remote locations around the Midcoast area. Audiences at CCAC…
Where It’s At
Here it is July and .... No North Atlantic Blues Festival. What’s a blues lover to do? Well I’ll tell ya. Thanks to festival organizer Paul Benjamin, KISS-FM will be broadcasting and streaming (…
Sculpture Boothbay, formerly known as the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail, was formed this spring. Its board of advisers – Bill Royall, Patricia Royall (curator and coordinator), Andreas…
The music of 1972 wafted off the stage July 3 and requests were honored as The Boneheads shared they were “learning to play all over again” after the four-month hiatus.
The sellout crowd…
Artist Henry Isaacs has long divided his time between homes on a Downeast Maine island and in rural Vermont, with frequent stops in between to visit his gallery, Gleason Fine Art, in Boothbay…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer over 50 summer learning activities throughout July and August for all youth ages 5–18.
UMaine Extension 4-H staff and volunteers…
This is the second part in a series on how our local restaurants are navigating state regulations on health and safety concerning COVID-19. We are doing our best to be inclusive, but with so…
Where it’s at
The modern abstract painting in front of me draws me into its surreal world … An oval mirror near its center draws me in. I see a figure of a woman inside it. I cannot tell if she is standing or…
Studio 53 will be hosting a First Friday event July 3 from 5-7 p.m. Due to the current circumstances this will not be in our usual freewheeling format, but have no fear, here's how it is going…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. Our mission, “to create opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy, learn from and participate in the…
Woolwich Historical Society’s museum is closed this summer and the Society’s annual recognition dinner in September has been postponed until September 2021. Monday’s email announcement stated the…
Wide open spaces around everyone, but the music bringing us together in spirit this summer. The Opera House in Boothbay Harbor “reopens” in July after several dark, quiet, lonely months…
Joy to the Wind
A recent visitor to the art studio at Joy To The Wind, in these times of seclusion, has been the Green Man. The first one appeared very naturally a few months ago, but has been followed by many…
For college students taking a gap semester / year and high school seniors looking for a leg up in prep for college or conservatory training, Heartwood Theater is offering something new.
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A new publication about historic activities of pirates in Maine includes a number of locations in the Boothbay region.
“Pirates and Lost Treasure of Coastal Maine,” written by Greg Latimer…
We're offering something a little different this year - bet you're not surprised!
Featured in this year's online raffle are 50 local businesses, most of whom generously support Heartwood…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, has announced the first in a series of small concerts to be held at various, remote locations around the MidCoast area. The CCAC…
This is the first part in a series on how our local restaurants are navigating state regulations on health and safety concerning COVID-19. We are doing our best to be inclusive, but with so…
