Social distancing limitations, juxtaposed with a desire to remain creative and connected, are providing the impetus for Heartwood’s new mini-series of play readings,…
Culture
Maine Photography Show
The hypnotic gaze of the red fox in the Best of Show photograph will stay with you long after you stop looking at it … Its windblown chest hair says it is a frosty day and the falling snowflakes…
The Maine Photography Show awards were announced Saturday, April 4!
The juror…
In the context of public gathering restrictions for the coming weeks, Heartwood Theater has re-calibrated their spring performance season and will be presenting a mini-series of five (possibly…
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American…
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UNO!
Yahtzee!
It was Col. Mustard in the library with the wrench.
Given the crazy, nerve-wracking, uncertain world we find ourselves in, we need positive distractions more…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to announce that the opening reception for the 15th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) , scheduled for Saturday, April 4, is cancelled.
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COVID-19
Julia Truesdell brought smiles to the faces of those staying at home on Monday afternoon with her original song, “We’re all at home.” The homeschooled eighth grader posted a video recording of the…
Where It’s At
One morning last May, Suzi Thayer woke up thinking about her first love. No, it wasn’t a person, a place or the Mary E even … it was painting. Her art.
“I’d left it in the dust…
The 2020 main stage series season starts off on June 3-20, with the production of “Titanic” in association with Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The best-selling musical in…
While shows are postponed at their theater at 804 Washington Street in Bath, The Chocolate Church Arts Center is presenting Live from Home, a series of concerts performed by regional musicians at…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists has previously announced a Call for Artists for the 2020 season. Because of the uncertainties with the coronavirus we are postponing our…
In accordance with recommendations issued by the CDC, and in hopes of slowing down the spread of Covid-19 in our community, Lincoln Theater of Damariscotta is…
Universalist Church of Brunswick on Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Concerts for a Cause series to raise money for Tedford Housing (housing and services for the homeless) and Oasis…
In the midst of postponed shows at their theater in Bath, The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present Live from Home, a series of concerts performed by regional musicians at home that can be…
The River Arts Center Community Drum Circle, held on the second Saturday of each month, is being permanently cancelled.
The River Arts Center's gallery will be moving to downtown…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center is proud to showcase the very best in local, regional, national, and international entertainment.
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As coronavirus continues to spread in our communities, we have made the hard decision to postpone the Maine Pottery Tour to June 6 and 7. This decision was made based on our…
A day after canceling upcoming performances due to concerns around the coronavirus, the Metropolitan Opera announced that it would stream encore presentations from the award-winning Live in HD …
In hopes of our helping slow the spread of the coronavirus and Covid-19 in our community, the Lincoln Theater of Damariscotta is suspending all programming as of Monday March 16.
We…
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Since the 15th century the first morning meal has been known as breakfast, or break fast, the fast the body had while sleeping. Cereals for breakfast came along four centuries later. The first…
Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm will host a potluck and screening of the film “In the King of Prussia” on Friday, March 20, starting at 5 p.m. at the Midcoast Friends Meetinghouse, 77 Belvedere…
HARBOR THEATER
185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor * 633-0438 * www.boothbaycinema.org
“Just Mercy” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 17 minutes…
Maine Drama Festival 2020
Boothbay Region High School placed third overall at the 2020 Maine Drama Festival for “War Letters,” directed by Mary Miller and performed by Grace Campbell, Nataleigh Blackman and Journey Bennett…
Forest City and Friends is proud to announce the Monday, March 23 release of their debut self-titled album, as well as their CD release show on May 30 at Portland House of Music at 25 Temple…
River Arts in Damariscotta presents an exhibition of works by Isabella Corwin of Bristol. This solo show opens in the West Gallery on Saturday, March 14 with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. This solo…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC), at 804 Washington Street in Bath, will present an intimate show in their Annex performance space with Max Ater and his band at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March…
Harbor Theater presents “The Quiet Man,” starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, everybody’s favorite Irish movie to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, one show only, on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m.…
March is National Reading Month, and 2020, Maine’s bicentennial year, is a good time to seek out books about our state that will enrich your appreciation of the place that we call home. Books for…
Coastal Senior College is delighted to announce that Belfast collage artist Deborah Stevenson returns to teach a course at UMA Rockland Center for six Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning…
On Sunday, March 15, singers and musicians drawn from Maine’s premier…
What would “Talking Food in Maine” at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater be without an evening recognizing one of Maine’s favorite offerings – lobster!
Host Cherie Scott and the Theater are…
DaPonte String Quartet’s tribute to Maine’s Bicentennial, “Music of Early Maine,” will feature guest artist percussionist Eric LaPerna for a program that highlights significant events along Maine…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) and Boothbay Harbor’s Harbor Theater have rescheduled their public screening of The Pollinators for Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m. Per director Peter Nelson,…
Female characters take center stage with the students at Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset Middle High School, both competing in the annual Drama Theater Festival/One Act Competition.…
Northeast vacation rental professionals
Anyone involved in vacation rentals or short-term rentals in Maine or New England should plan to attend the 5th Annual Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals (NEVRP) Conference at the Hilton…
More than 100 gathered at Wiscasset Middle High School Sunday evening to hear a concert by the Opus One Big Band accompanied by WMHS band and vocal students. The evening included hits from Frank…
Due to equipment failure last week at Harbor Theater, our schedule has been rearranged for the week of March 9. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' special showing of "The Pollinators," with an…
Smithsonian Magazine has designated Saturday, April 4 as the 16th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which…
DAMARISCOTTA—Currently exhibiting at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta, Heidi Geist has a few mixed media paintings and detailed pen and ink drawings hanging on the wall.
But, if you open…
Southport Memorial Library
Michael Leonard is the featured artist of the the month for March and April at the Southport Memorial Library at 1032 Hendricks Hill Road, on Southport Island.
Though Mike is is currently…
Woolwich’s DQ Grill & Chill on Route 1, north of Sagadahoc Bridge, recently changed owners. Jasen and Lori Wood of Lincolnville bought the popular restaurant the Ranta family operated for two…
LINCOLN THEATER
In celebration of the Maine’s bicentennial, the Maine Film Center and 19 other arts and education organizations and independent cinemas, including Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, have joined…
Harbor Theater is closed Thursday, Feb. 27; Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29 for repairs to the projector.
A sudden failure of a circuit board on Wednesday, Feb. 26 caused the…
University of New England
The University of New England’s (UNE) Portland Campus Art Gallery will present its spring exhibition, “The House of the Soul,” through June 14. An opening reception, free and open to the public,…
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While it’s true it’s kinda quiet around these parts this time of year – as far as things to do over the weekend go – there’s still good times to be had for those nights you want to take a break…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists announces a call for artists to exhibit this season at the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park, Bristol. The gallery is celebrating its 92nd season in operation…
Christophe Herreros will return to Boothbay Harbor in late March focused on scouting shooting locations for his new film project. Herreros and his film crew were in Boothbay Harbor from Paris in…
