Culture

Laurie LeBar is the curator of history and decorative arts at the Maine State Museum. Join us on Monday, July 15 at The Lincoln Home from 3 to 4 p.m., for Laurie’s PowerPoint presentation showing…

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites visitors to their 54-acre campus for the 25th annual Salad Days, a celebration of local food and handcrafted ceramics. This art-and-craft-filled…

Halcyon String Quartet

The Halcyon String Quartet will perform on July 9 at St. Andrews Village at 1 p.m.

Halcyon quartet includes local violinists Josie and Sophie Davis, violist Colin Wheatley and cellist Ju…

Kevin Beers

On First Friday, July 5, from 5 to 7 pm, Gleason Fine Art will host an artist reception for the gallery’s July show: “Kevin Beers: Points of Light II.” The gallery invites Kevin’s many fans as…

Eben Blaney Fine Furniture

Furniture designer/maker Eben Blaney has gathered five fine craftspeople for a three-day show at his Edgecomb Studio and Showroom at 96 Eddy Road, July 12-14.  The Opening Night Reception is on…

   A self-guided journey led by the art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination.

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Toy Story 4” -  Woody has always…

A large triptych by Abby Shahn commands attention on the first floor, but everywhere one turns is work that is vivid and intriguing. Paintings by Marjorie Arnett, Michele Caron, acrylic panels by…

The Damariscotta Office of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to be hosting a wonderful display of the works of well known Maine artist Kevin Mizner for the months of July…

Kim Traina

New artists showing their work at the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Bristol include Belva Ann Prycel of Damariscotta and Kimberly Skillin Traina of Edgecomb. Although they paint in different mediums,…

Gold/Smith Gallery
Maine artist John Wissemann

In  a more than 70 year career as an artist, John Wissemann has explored many varied themes. “My subject is the history of art,” he says. But if it is art history it is seen with a working artist’…

 John M. T. Seitzer

This exhibition, “Anthology - A Collection of Short Story Paintings,” is collaboration between the artist and you the viewer. “I supply the color. You provide the words to make the story yours,…

“Maine Creatures Great & Small” lecture series is a collaboration between Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy. The four-part series looks at four organisms important to our…

Local musician John Schindler will perform his folk music at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor to support asylum seekers and refugees here in Maine.

The concert, which will take…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Toy Story 4” - Held over!  One of the…

Growing up, Stephanie Noyes McSherry loved visiting her grandparents’ farm in Connecticut. The barn was where the family gathered for celebrations and dances. Little did she know then, those…

After months of preparation, the Water Street Kitchen and Bar, formerly Le Garage, in Wiscasset, is set to debut Thursday, June 27.

After a couple of days of soft openings with family…

Peggy Farrell

Two watercolor artists currently showing at Pemaquid Gallery in New Harbor are Cindy Spencer of Wiscasset and Peggy Farrell of New Harbor. They both are inspired by the light and colors of Maine…

Lincoln Theater

Climate change is never explicitly mentioned in the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” which some say may be  one of the year’s best films, but it hangs all over the deep, rich story of the…

After six months out of work, former Gov. Paul LePage is back among the state’s working class. LePage has joined wife Ann working at McSeagulls in Boothbay Harbor this summer. Ann LePage has…

Barbara Lally

Barbara and Jeanne Lally’s mother-daughter art show at the Southport Memorial Library goes up  in July and will continue through August.  A public reception will be held at the library, 1032…

Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Sears Gallagher

While the coast of Maine provides a consistent backdrop for the subject matter of the exhibition, the diversity of artists brings a uniqueness and freshness to the show.  Many works from the…

Local author Susan Schadler and illustrators Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer of Joy To The Wind Gallery have been awarded the Next Generation Indie Book Award for picture books for children six years…

Striking a pose in his kilt on the rustic floorboards of the Creamery Pier, award-winning bagpiper Peter Campbell will pipe in the beginning of the 2019 Wiscasset Art Walk season on June 27, 5-8 p…

A reception for seven Maine artists whose work is included in the Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming show will be held at the gallery on Warren Street in Wiscasset from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 29…

Footbridge Brewery, Boothbay Harbor, Nick Ullo, Dan Pangburn

When it comes to Footbridge Brewery, a newcomer to the waterfront in Boothbay Harbor, co-owners Dan Pangburn and Nick Ullo have stuck to a tried-and-true business approach:

They’ve taken…

On Sunday, June 30, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will celebrate the regular Fifth Sunday Hymn Sing. Selections this month have been chosen by the choir members. Members and visitors…

David Estey

Belfast artist David Estey follows up his 2016 retrospective at Studio 53 with a solo exhibit of 25 recent paintings. The works are improvisational abstract images in a wide variety of sizes done…

“Maine Moments,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Damariscotta-based artist William Curtis, is now showing at Miles Hall Gallery at Miles Memorial Hospital through July 26. Curtis…

After holding open auditions River Company, the community theater in residence at Skidompha Library, is pleased to announce the casting of its Summer Shakspeare in the Library show, “…

Looking for something fun to fill your sunny Saturday afternoons? Head to Thompson’s Point, and #getupsidedown with the Saturday Spectacular Circus at the Point and the crew from The Sellam Circus…

Author Elizabeth Poliner

On Saturday, July 20 in Boothbay Harbor, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) presents a new fiction workshop focused on developing characters, led by Hollins University associate…

Lincoln Theater
Emily Mirabile

Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater presents, “A Grand Night for Singing – the Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein,” opening Friday…

Marcus Printup

On Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 the Boothbay Sea and Science Center and the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will present a special summer weekend of fundraising for children’s…

Southport Memorial Library
Meredith Marple

“The Year Mrs. Cooper Got out More” is the first book in a series of contemporary commercial fiction being written by seasonal Maine resident Meredith Marple. Each book is set in Great Wharf, a…

In the winter, many of our members enjoyed the Classic Film Series, so for Member Appreciation Night we will feature a favorite summer classic, "To Catch A Thief” (1955) with Cary Grant and Grace…

“Trees” are the focal subjects of an unusual and vital new exhibition at Mathias Fine Art, 10 Mathias Dr., Trevett/Boothbay. Ten experienced professional artists each have contributed works that…

For the 57th year, Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days are upon us … and what a rockin’ good time those seven days, June…

The 18” x 24” black and white photographs lining the top of the wall entreat you to step back in time … back to the days when four and five-masted schooners were regular visitors to the Boothbay…

River Arts
Bob Keyes

River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for the July show. Artists may submit up to three works for jurying into “Night and Day.” Participants are invited to respond to the theme to…

HARBOR THEATER

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

Now open seven days a week, nightly at 7, plus Sunday…

Wiscasset Village might look like a construction project but behind the orange barrels and rippling caution tape are the…

Gus Pratt's restaurant, the "Alley," now in the hands of Linekin Bay Holdings, will rise again like a phoenix to become Cozy's Dockside,  a Southport Island restaurant with a sensational view. As…

Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, June 27th for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating…

Join us on Monday, June 24, at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Region YMCA Gymnasium for the 2019 Boothbay's Got Talent Competition! Watch as contestants are judged on their poise, interview and special…

Join Jean Lawrence at The Lincoln Home on Monday, June 24, from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn about the history of Waldoboro. This midcoast town was settled largely by German emigrants, and their cultural…

The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway in Alna is hosting its “Music on the Railway” concert series on the fourth Saturday of June, July, and August, featuring some of Maine’s best…

Chocolate Church Arts Center

The internationally renowned Django Festival All Stars will bring the driving, swinging sounds of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt to the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Tuesday, July 2 at 7:…

Steven Dunn

Steven Dunn of Chelsea is an internationally recognized photographer most noted for his impressionistic images.  He has been referred to as “Monet with a Camera.” The show will run through July 1…

In plenty of time for the year 2020, photographer Robert Mitchell 20th “Around Boothbay Harbor” calendar in 20 years is now available. As he points out, that’s 240 “cherished views.” It’s uncanny…