Lectures and Conferences

Auditions! For Lincoln County Communiy Theater’s 2023-24 season on Monday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall. The 2023-24 season will…

Farnsworth Library

Rockland, Maine -  The Farnsworth Art Museum is launching a new storytelling series for children ages four to 10 that will feature Maine authors and illustrators reading their own works. The…

Ryan Bernsten, author of “50 States of Mind: A Journey to Discover American Democracy,” gave an author’s talk to about 20 attendees at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Friday, July 20. The talk…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Join us on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Friday, July 21 at 6 p.m. for an Author Talk with travel writer Ryan Bernsten discussing his fascinating new book “50 States of…

It all started with Nancy Drew.

At least, it did for Maine author Barbara Ross. July 14, Ross discussed the recently…

On Wednesday, July 12, Victoria Browning Wyeth, granddaughter of famous artist Andrew Wyeth, arrived at the Opera House to deliver her lecture, “I Paint My Life.”…

Skidompha Public Library
Tess Gerritsen

Chats with Champions is pleased to present Tess Gerritsen as the next…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will soon open its doors for its annual Café Sci series of free science talks. People can join in person or virtually for the talks, which take place at 5 p.m…

Harbor Theater

On Tuesday, July 18 at 1 p.m., the Harbor Theater offers the exceptional opportunity to view a new film, “The Right to Read” (71 minutes), meet filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie, and participate in a…

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the second event in their new Talking Aquaculture in Maine series, and this time they are featuring the…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Join Victoria Browning Wyeth, the only grandchild of iconic artist Andrew Wyeth, for an engaging lecture on the work of her grandfather on Wednesday, July 12 at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House. …

Fun fact - Maine is currently the largest producer of kelp in the United States, with farms located along our entire coastline. So why don’t we know more about it? Lincoln Theater is pleased to…
Chats with Champions is proud to present Maine authors Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni on Thursday, June 15 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Library. They will discuss place-…
We are all capable of creativity, and when we create space for it in our lives we are rewarded with vibrancy, connection, joy, and resource. Creativity, Community, and Curiosity is the mission…

On Saturday, July 22, Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present “Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land and Food Resilience,” the first…

“Generations,” a special exhibition at Maine Art Gallery (MAG) in Wiscasset, is underway at the historic Old Academy Building on Warren Street. The show is free to the public and viewable Thursday…

So you’ve finally finished that first novel. Now what? Book yourself a “room” at The Writer’s Hotel, founded 10 years ago by Shanna McNair, TWH is a week-long, intensive series of workshops led by…

We are just over a week away from another evening of Community Writes. This month we’ll explore the theme of Celebration! 

The grass is greening, the flowers are…

Sarah Gladu of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and cellist Wilhelmina Smith of Salt Bay Chamberfest are offering an online program at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23 to explore the…

The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce registration for NOW More Than Ever: a day of films, conversations, learning, and opportunities for women of all ages. The goal is to create an opportunity…

Chats With Champions
Jen Atkinson

Skidompha Library Chats with Champions is proud to present Attorney Jennifer Atkinson on Thursday, March 16 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Library. Atkinson will speak about…

Community Writes with Kelsy could not have come at a better time for me. I needed playful, trustworthy, skilled and encouraging support to move me and my writing…
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) presents a talk by author Amy Truesdell at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta on March 2 at 6 p.m. Truesdell will discuss her new book, “From…
Lincoln Theater
“Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations,” is back Thursday, Feb. 16 with special guest Mary Allen Lindemann, co-founder of Coffee By Design. Join host Cherie…

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” - (NR; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, “All the…

Lincoln County’s history is full of stories of valor, civic leaders, and enterprising community builders. But the area’s history was also shaped by thieves, murderers, ladies of the night, and…

“Getting Onboard,” a collaboration between Midcoast Conservancy and ecologist Janet McMahon, will be held at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro on…

A common thread that binds the three talks selected for this year’s LCHA Winter Lecture Series is that each speaker has delved deeply into Maine history to learn about certain communities of its…

New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive domestic violence resource center, will host a free Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion from 9 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 at the…

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts welcomes visitors to their campus during Maine Craft Weekend from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Watershed artists-in-…

Rob Dumas
Lincoln Theater is pleased to be kicking off its third season of Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations, with their first guest of the 2022-23 season, Thursday Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. This…
Camden Conference
Sara Rademaker

The Camden Conference, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, presents Sara Rademaker, founder of American Unagi, LLC on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m.

The global eel business can…

Join us Wednesday, Sept. 7 for an exclusive look at Villard Studios’ latest educational tool, “The Art Cart.” Through this creation, we continue to work towards the preservation of the…
Harbor Theater

Phil Grabsky, director of the popular Exhibition on Screen art films shown at Harbor Theater, and his co-director Shoaib Sharifi, have just won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (…

This week we bring you a special one night only presentation of the documentary film “Art is Not A Solace,” welcoming artist Alan Magee and filmmaker David Berez to our stage for a talkback…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There’s something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

Salt Bay Chamberfest
Jennifer Koh

A concert starring Grammy-winning violinist Jennifer Koh will highlight the final week of this year’s Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta. The…

Harbor Theater

Several of us from Harbor Theater went to see the iconic “Chinatown” (1974) at the recent Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) in Waterville and were “blown away” by what a great…

Kefauver Studio & Gallery
Food journalist Kathy Gunst

Round Table Productions presents the second in its series of “Writers’ Workshops” with a presentation by award-winning food journalist Kathy Gunst. The workshop will be held in the Barn Loft…

ORONO —The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease on…

This year’s classes at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset are surely a call…

We hope you will join us this week as we welcome Kate McAleer, owner and founder of Bixby Chocolate, a women-owned family business located in Rockland. Bixby Chocolate is creating confections with…

Well, we’ve waited and waited, and now it’s finally here – “West Side Story” opens at Lincoln Theater this Friday! Director Steven Spielberg displays his natural talents in his first ever musical…

Amber Lambke
Maine is leading the pack in many areas of food innovation, and it’s no surprise there are some incredible women leading the charge. In our second season of “Talking Food…
Harbor Theater

For “Rear Window,” our second film in this year’s classic “Best of Hitchcock” movie series, we are fortunate to have Jonathan J. Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum

Unlike during Prohibition, whiskey - and history - lovers attending Boothbay Railway Village Museum’s first Speakeasy Night at the Museum Nov. 13 won’t need to know a special knock or password to…

Wiscasset Public Library

Horror author Greg Smith will present a lighthearted, interactive discussion of how and why horror literature thrills, provokes and entertains at Wiscasset Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 27…

“When I’m in the mountains, life is so incredibly simple. After a big climb you appreciate everything,” says climber Marc-André Leclerc. “The Alpinist,” opening at Lincoln Theater this Friday, is…

“The Lost Leonardo” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost…

Jane Dahmen and Cherie Scott

“Talking Art in Maine” and “Talking Food in Maine,” both part of Lincoln Theater’s Intimate Conversations series, return this September live on stage.  These one…