Culture

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor * 633-0438 * www.boothbaycinema.org

“1917”  -  (R, 1 hour, 40 minutes) -…

Barbara Burt

During three Thursday afternoons in March, people who would like to capture, in writing, a story from their life can take part in a workshop at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML), 4 Oak…

Johannes Vermeer

Exhibition on Screen’s popular art series continues with “Vermeer and Music,”  a fresh look at arguably one of the greatest artists of all – Johannes Vermeer, painter of the famous Girl with a…

Henry Isaacs

Henry Isaacs has painted up and down the Maine Coast, across the United States, and in too many countries around the world to count, including two trips to Nepal and the Himalayas in 2019. But it…

On Saturday, March 14, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Maine’s statehood, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), and…

Camden Opera House

The second annual Cabin Fever Film Festival will take place Feb. 28 through March 1, at the Camden Opera House at 29 Elm St.  Cabin Fever is an extension of the CIFF Selects monthly screening…

First National Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Harbor Theater as a 2020 business partner.

Harbor Theater is a non-profit independent cinema founded in…

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is coming to Damariscotta at 7 p.m. on March 2 at Lincoln Theater with a curated selection…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Lou Landry, Boothbay

If it’s mid-February, it’s time for the exhibition celebrating the human form, “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor.” This fourth annual show is being held for a second time at Boothbay…

John O’Shaughnessy, Maine

River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the juror’s selection for the upcoming exhibition, “Storm.” River Arts is pleased to announce that John David O’Shaughnessy will be…

Where It’s At ...
Blithe Spirit 2020 cast Chocolate Church

Got live if you want it – no, I’m not referring to the Rolling Stones’ album. I’m talking about live theater. And we’ve got a particularly diverting, witty, supernatural show coming up in Bath.…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

Tchaikovsky’s essential masterpiece “Swan Lake,” is being broadcast direct from the Bolshoi Ballet to the big screen at the Lincoln Theater, Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. This most beloved ballet of…

March 13, 2020-Jan. 30, 2021

Portland, Maine: March 15, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of Maine separating from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state in the Union. Maine Historical Society (MHS) recognized that it would be…

Feeling the winter blues and in need of some Summer lovin’? Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater has the solution: Grease is the word! Join in on some fun with a “Grease Sing-A-Long” (PG-13), Thursday…

Some of Woolwich’s earliest birth and death records dating from 1731 to 1835 have been newly restored and digitalized. Each page was rehydrated, repaired if needed and sleeved in protective mylar…

The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a Call for New Members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2020 season.

The gallery has been in operation for 91…

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg

A timely, urgent, and relevant documentary, “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes,” profiling Canadian biologist Anne Innis Dagg, is coming to Lincoln Theater Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Friday…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

“Bombshell…

Jonne Trees

No doubt locals noticed the tall figure of Jonne Trees filming at community events during the last few months of 2019. He was there as the returning station manager for BRTV Media Center/Channel…

Harbor Theater
Lillian Gish

“Way Down East,” D. W. Griffith’s 1920 silent film will be shown at Harbor Theater (free for members) on Saturday, March 7 at 2 p.m., as part of the “Maine in the Movies Festival,” a project of…

On Saturday, Feb. 29, the Farnsworth Art Museum in downtown Rockland will open the second of its Maine 200 exhibitions. Entitled “Eliot Porter: All the Wild…

Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.) has been rehearsing for a marvelous original show about “Love.” The show tells a tale through song, dance and humor, performed by H.E.Y.'s multi-talented theatrical…

Mark your calendars, gather your family, friends, and neighbors and head to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater to experience the play that first established Arthur Miller as a playwright and received…

Yes, they did it again! Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts scored another national Freddie G Excellence in Ensemble Work award at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta Jan. 18. There were 128…

Love is in the air with the first annual “For the Love of Beer, Wine and Boutiques” in Boothbay Harbor. The weekend of fun and love begins on the…

Elisabeth von Huene, Wiscasset ME

Two shows open at River Arts in Damariscotta on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 3-5 p.m. The public is invited to join in the celebration and to meet the artists. Both shows drive a powerful sense of the…

Bill Royall, Southport ME

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce are proud to present the fourth annual “What’s Nude In Boothbay Harbor?” fine art show opening Friday, Feb. 14…

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, returns to Damariscotta at 7 p.m. on March 2 at the Lincoln Theater with a curated selection of the festival…

The Community Center is the venue Tuesday, Feb. 4 for a free Empowered Patients Lunch & Learn discussion from noon to 1:15 p.m…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor * 633-0438 * www.boothbaycinema.org

Two rescheduled films (Due to projector…

Leigh Kellis

Have you ever craved a healthy comfort food and, at the same time, just really wanted a donut? Well, you’re in luck! Join host Cherie Scott, Thursday Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. as she welcomes Leigh Kellis…

Clamshell Quilters will be meeting on Monday, Feb. 10, at Faith Baptist Church, Mills Road, Newcastle. This will be an all-day charity “sew-in” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Soup, dessert, coffee and tea…

Diana Washburn

There’s a new show going  up in the Miles Memorial Hospital Hall Gallery Sunday, Feb. 9. The paintings of Diana Washburn will be exhibited through March 12.

Washburn grew up in Providence…

Professor and author Nick Mills

On Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s “Chats with Champions” program will welcome Professor Nick Mills to give a talk entitled "A Brief History of Broadcasting in America.” His…

Singing Valentines are sweet - and non-caloric!  The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus of Midcoast Maine, looking fine in their tuxedos, can deliver one of these Valentines to your sweetheart Friday,…

In July of 2019, the Harbor Theater put out a call for subscribers to the Classic Film Series to vote for six films from a list of 50 that they would like to see in the 2019-2020 season. Films had…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

“The Good Liar” - (Rated R, 1 hour, 49…

Pilot program goes until September 2020

The power of your local library card just got 70x more powerful.

One of America’s all-time favorite operas hits the big screen at  Lincoln Theater, Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. “Porgy and Bess” transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront,…

Carter Shappy’

Adam Montoya and Carter Shappy grew up and studied art on opposite sides of the country, but both are prolific, accomplished young artists and printmakers now working only a little ways apart in…

Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.) is pleased to announce new members Mary Gricus, Shirley Ferris, Lelia Dyer, and Charlotte Price and returning members Becky Brown and Karen Carr, have joined the cast of…

The 2019-2020 Metropolitan Opera’s Live-in-HD season of broadcasts from Lincoln Center to the Strand Theatre continues on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. with a simulcast of “Porgy and Bess,” a new Met…

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold local children’s auditions for both “Frozen, Jr.,” and “The Sound of Music.”  Both auditions will be held at 22 Elm St. in Brunswick. These are open call…

The Camden Shakespeare Festival will present the comedy “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “The Winter’s Tale” for its seventh season. The season is produced in association…

Sally Lobkowicz, Red Cloak History Tours

Most myths and legends are rooted and have been recorded as historical fact that have been researched or have been heard from people who have experienced them firsthand. Join us and learn more…

On Saturday, Jan. 25, Rob Stevens of Woolwich will present "Woolwich Soldiers and the 1775 Benedict Arnold Expedition to Quebec,” the second lecture of the 16th Annual…

Students from Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts won a national Freddie G Excellence in Ensemble Work award and earned other recognition at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta, which happened Jan.…

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ! 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org