Culture

Calling all Harry Potter fans! Did you miss the films when they were on the big screen, or wish you could see them again? Now is your chance. Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater and the Stories to…

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Newcastle
Aaron Larget-Caplan

Boston-based Virtuoso guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan will perform at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 11 Glidden St…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Roma” - The most personal project to date…

Over the weekend of March 22, Y-Arts youth and their parents took a three-day trip to New York City.

The 53 travelers rode a private VIP bus and spent two nights at The Manhattan at Times…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors

The first days of spring have arrived along the Midcoast, and while summer is still months away, the schedule at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House heats up in early April. The U.S. Army’s…

Everyone is invited to the all-day “Spring for Books” party at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta on Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This celebration of…

On Wednesday, April 10, the Frances Perkins Center welcomes the public to attend a premiere showing of the recently completed documentary, “Highlights of the Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins.”…

Skidompha Library is pleased to welcome Lewiston High School soccer coach Mike McGraw to speak on Friday, March 29 at 5 p.m. as a part of their 2019 Community READ of “One Goal” by Amy Bass.…

What books are stacked on your bedside table now during National Reading Month? And, yes, that includes both the Kindle stored and those checked out of your local library.

I’ve just…

Magical Strings

River Arts is pleased to announce that Magical Strings will return to River Arts in Damariscotta Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.

Described by the Washington Post…

Last October, Dick and Anya Reid took a rare weekend away from their restaurant, The Thistle Inn, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. While in Boston, they started thinking if they ever wanted…

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival

The Friends of Windjammer Days have been working diligently the past few months on the 57th annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival sailing into the harbor June 23-29. This year marks the…

Julie Babb, Maine artist

Damariscotta artist Julie Babb will hold a solo exhibition of her paintings at the gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick, March 28 through April 24.

Babb is well-known…

Ian Stuart

Grab your friends, get ready to laugh, and head on down to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater as we welcome the 2019 tour of The Maine Comedy All Stars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28.  Join James…

Chats with Champions April 2

Local author Lisa Steele-Maley will be speaking at Skidompha’s Chats with Champions at 10 a.m. on April 2, in the library’s Porter Meeting Hall. She will discuss her book, “Without a Map: A…

On Wednesday, March 13, 15 Wiscasset Middle High School poems were shared at the first ever WMHS Poetry Recital. Students shared their own creations as the audience took an emotional roller…

Editor and writing coach Barbara Burt will lead a variety of memoir-writing workshops beginning in April and continuing through the summer. Under the umbrella of “From Memory to Memoir,” these…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Singing in the Rain” - Classic Film…

One of the joys of summer in our region is witnessing the yearly return of our summer visitors. No, I am not referring to the crowds of vacationers and summer residents who will fill our streets…

Come to the Bridge Academy Public Library on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. to hear author T. Blen Parker share the first of a trilogy of historical novels that revolve around the very real Swan…

Skidompha Library, located in downtown Damariscotta, is hosting its first ever winter Community READ. The Community READ is a series of thematic events that bring people together through…

Bobby Ives spent two years as a teacher and preacher on Monhegan Island overlooking Manana Island. He will share the history of Manana and touch on the life of Ray Phillips, the hermit who lived…

The excitement and anticipation is continuing to growing as the Damariscotta Mills Alewives Festival Committee is busy making sure that 12th annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder “Alewives”…

The Theater Project

“Inherit the Wind” is on stage at The Theater Project through March 31.   Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and directed by Christopher Price, this electrifying production is as timely…

Novel Jazz returns to Skidompha Public Library, for an evening of classic jazz from the great American songbook on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m.  This will be the band’s first Skidompha performance…

Salt Bay Summer Orchestra, an orchestra day camp for kids, is scheduled for July 29 through Aug. 2 at Lincoln Academy. Veteran music teachers Kaity Newell and Carol Preston are teaming up to offer…

Indivisible-Boothbay is pleased to sponsor a free showing of the new documentary by famed photographer James Balog, “The Human Element,” on Tuesday, March 26 at the Harbor Theater in Boothbay…

Registration is open for Heartwood’s 17th session of summer camp for students entering grades 3-12, running July 16-25.   
 
Heartwood’s theater camps teach performance…

More than 140 people filled Harbor Theater last Saturday for the free screening of “Lobster War,” a documentary made by David Abel, the environmental reporter for The Boston Globe.

The…

Lincoln Theater

The beloved comedy team of Laurel and Hardy returns to the big screen at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. Throughout the 20th century, no one brought the world more…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“They Shall Not Grow Old” -  Peter Jackson…

In the 1990s, Deborah Gould bought an old two-story farmhouse in East Pittston. The history of the home brought her to Joel Thompson, who bought the land in 1811 and whose descendants owned the…

Harbor Theater

Harbor Theater’s Classic Film Series ends with a bang with the all-time favorite musical, “Singin’ in the Rain,” playing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 and Saturday, March 23.

Gene Kelly…

Avner Eisenberg

The brilliant silent master of the art of physical comedy, Avner the Eccentric, will perform a hilarious one-man tour de force show for all ages on the stage of the Chocolate Church Arts Center on…

Lincoln Theater

As the second season of Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club has just ended, the Theater has now opened enrollment for its third season which will “Celebrate the Thirties!”

For those who…

The dedicated and talented actors and directors of the Y-Arts youth group performed “The Lion King Jr.” four times to audiences at the Lincoln Theater March 8-10.

The 242-seat theater was…

The Lincoln County Historical Association will host a lecture by Farnsworth curator Jane Bianco, entitled “Maine and the Index of American Design” at the Lincoln County Communications (“911”)…

Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.) has begun fundraising for the production of their 10th original show, “A Decade of Razzle Dazzle.” The three performances will be held at the Lincoln Theater in…

Get rid of the winter weather blues by joining the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) at the annual Winter Read on March 19 at 6:30 p.m. and meet award-winning Maine author Lisa Margonelli. The…

Be there when the curtain goes up at the Lincoln Theater for the Central Lincoln County and Boothbay Region YMCA’s Y-Arts musical production of “The Lion King Jr.” Directed and choreographed by…

Green Lion Gallery, Bath

The watercolorist John Carnes exhibition at the Green Lion Gallery, 104 Front St.  in Bath, opens with a reception on Friday, March 22 from 5-7 p.m.  His show at the Green Lion will include a…

The Wild & Scenic Film Fest received rave reviews from attendees Monday night, March 4 after playing to a sold-out crowd at the Lincoln Theater. Film-goers both young and old enjoyed the…

Bob Emmons

 Skidompha Library's and Chats with Champions Committee welcomes Bob Emmons Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. Emmons will speak about the cause of the potato famine in Ireland in the library…

Lincoln County Community Theater
The curtain is going up at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater and rehearsals are underway for “Sister Act,” coming to the stage in April! Based on the 1992 hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg, “Sister…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Cold War” - Director Pawel Pawlikowski’s…

Robin Voigt

River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public for a special evening of art, refreshment and a silent art auction on March 8 from 5-7 p.m.

Over 50 works by member artists are available in…

Maine State Music Theater

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)  will hold local auditions for children aged 4-10 years old on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. for the production of “The Wizard of Oz.” 

Auditions will be held…

Lauren Crosby

Local singer-songwriter Lauren Crosby returns with Robby Simpson to perform on Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chocolate Church Annex at 804 Washington St., Bath.

Lauren Crosby,…

Fiona Washburn

Markings Gallery of Bath’s new show opened March 1 and will continue through April 1. A show reception is planned for Sunday, March 17 from noon to 4 p.m. with artist’s felting demos … and just…

Atlantic Motorcar
Maureen Dittmer

Tall ships, the Irish countryside, dreamy castles and nautical scenes are all being showcased on the walls at Atlantic Motorcar (AMC) until June. Maureen Dittmer, a lifelong photographer and New…