The Midcoast Conservancy will be offering a writing workshop with Belfast author Linda Buckmaster on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Conservancy's…
Literature
Maine author Kay Stephens will be signing copies of her lobstering novel, “The Ghost Trap,” which was shot as a feature film this past summer all over the Midcoast.
As a…
Storytree Theatre at the Merry Barn - Ready, Set, PLAY! - $250. This 11-week series begins Tuesday, Sept. 27: Kids in grades 1-4 (Tuesdays, 3:30 to 5 p.m.) and …
Book review
Most of us at one time or another have had art books on our bedside or coffee tables, at the ready to engage our imagination at the time of our choosing.
Susan Newbold – artist, author,…
River Company's zany production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” extends its run with shows at the Waldo and Lincoln theaters!
Performances at the Waldo, 916 Main…
The Southport Memorial Library welcomes Cheryl Young as Artist of the Month, September and October, through the 29th.
Cheryl Young’s Maine roots go back to the 1600s. Cheryl primarily draws…
Skidompha Public Library
The Skidompha Strummers ukulele ensemble will perform outside the Skidompha library’s front door in downtown Damarsicotta from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, International…
Harbor Theater
“Adorable,” “Delightful,” “Quirky” and “Winsome.” Who could bear to miss getting acquainted with Marcel? The Harbor Theater and Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library are partnering to bring Marcel…
“Brian and Charles” - (PG; 1 hour, 30 minutes) - An endearing outlier, Brian lives alone in a Welsh valley, inventing oddball contraptions that seldom work. After finding a…
Summer is winding down in the Midcoast region and soon the days will be shorter…
The 18th Books in Boothbay July 9 featured 40 authors of every genre – history, mystery, healing/self help, poetry, adventure, children’s literature, non-fiction, music – it’s a reader’s candy…
Audiences have been raving about this bold and brassy version of the Elvis story, starring Austin Butler, who is sure to win an Oscar for melting into the role with such verve. Don’t miss it!…
“Elvis” has been held over for one more week by popular demand!!
“Elvis” – (PG-13…
Harbor Theater
“Where the Crawdads Sing” – One time only special screening with post-movie discussion—Sunday, July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Harbor Theater, Boothbay Harbor.
If you are like me, when Hollywood…
Attention book lovers: Your summer event is literally around the corner! That’s right, Books In Boothbay returns on Saturday, July 9 at Boothbay Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27…
Chats with Champions
Chats with Champions is proud to present William Anthony on Thursday, June 30 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall of Skidompha Library. Anthony is the author of “Farnsy, A Novel”…
Maine has produced some terrific female mystery writers, and Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to celebrate them with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and highly accomplished…
The Merry Barn is growing! From inception we have held offerings for children, such as summer camps and book clubs. But creativity is not just for the young, the vibrancy it brings…
Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or fewer, double‐spaced). Book will be beautifully produced with full color cover in paperback and…
Author and artist Kathleen Earle Fox’s new book, “An Early History of the Wyoming Valley: The Yankee-Pennamite Wars & Timothy Pickering” published by Arcadia Publishing, will be available…
In January 2013, the digital library streaming service hoopla was released to help libraries expand their patrons’ access to audio and e-books, films, music and more.
Boothbay Harbor…
Join us in February for a three-day adventure exploring Stories and Games from Around the World. We’ll start with an up-close look at the storytelling tradition. Before moving across the world, we…
Goose River Press is pleased to announce the publication of the 19th annual Goose River Anthology on Dec 15, 2021.
Featuring over 80 talented writers, from all parts of the country, the …
Andre Benoit will begin the 2022 Artist of the Month series at the Southport Memorial Library with his abstract assemblages through the months of January and February.
Benoit creates wooden…
Where It’s At
I just can’t seem to resist a story trail and Boothbay Region Land Trust’s one-mile, family reading trail is just the right length – when it’s 20F!
This read is about a cardinals couple “…
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting their second Virtual Holiday Book Fair Dec. 1-3 as a thank you for shopping local and supporting local authors this holiday season.
All orders…
Harbor Theater
“The Polar Express” is Harbor Theater’s free holiday show for families Get into the holiday spirit with our free community family event at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.
The…
What do you get when you cross Donald E. Davey Bridge between Edgecomb and Wiscasset with the legend of the Loch Ness monster? The fun children’s book, “Cassie in the Honey Pot: A Wiscasset Legend…
Southport Memorial Library
Fabric and Fine Art Artist Helen Farnham will be Artist of the Month for November and December at the Southport Memorial Library.
Helen is well known in the Boothbay area for her many years…
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…
The evenings are drawing in all over Maine and autumn in New England is the perfect time to cozy up with a warm beverage in front of the fireplace and read that book you have been wanting to read…
Noted mystery author Bruce Robert Coffin met with an enthusiastic group of about 30 guests who gathered on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Saturday, Sept. 18 to hear Coffin discuss…
Espionage, historical fiction, murder mysteries, science fiction, poetry, books for young children, teens and young adults — all were at the Books In Boothbay event at Boothbay Railway Village…
River Arts of Damariscotta will host a reading by local author Kay Tobler Liss on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 3-4:30 p.m. Her novel, “The Last Resort,” published by Plain View Press, explores themes of…
Authors attending Books In Boothbay at Boothbay Railway Village Museum Sept. 11 will be divided into two sessions. Check out the session your favorite author(s) will be in the Town Hall.
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Southport Memorial Library
“Breathing salt air is where I flourish, and for over 30 years, Southport Island has been home.” - Artist Fran Scannell
Scannell and Boothbay-based artist Wendy Bellows are the featured…
Bands for Books is less than one month away! Have you reserved your tickets? We hope you will join us on Labor Day, Sept. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Seafield Farm in Wiscasset. This annual fundraiser…
Where It’s At
Summer reading. There’s something about that phrase that immediately moves the corners of your mouth into the beginnings of a smile. Fond memories of reading in a favorite beach chair, maybe at…
Jeff Kowalski’s art work may be viewed from Aug. 28 though October in the Great Room of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) during…
Horror fiction author Steve Burt’s latest collection of short stories, “New England - Seaside, Roadside, Graveside, Darkside,” was published in early April. Many around the peninsula know, or…
Book review
Change does not always come easily.
That’s the lesson Massachusetts native Vivien Kindler has to learn in Ham Martin’s…
Agnes Eddyblouin, 8, is into both fiction and nonfiction. Starting July 1, the homeschooler and everyone else can find it all again at Second Hand Prose. The used book shop Friends of Wiscasset…
Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions will feature author Laurie Chandler at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 8.
Chandler's second book, “Through Woods & Waters, A Solo…
In light of new federal and state guidelines, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta no longer limits the number of customers allowed in the shop at one time.
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The Maine Arts Commission requests applications to select a new state poet laureate for a five-year term. Maine’s Poet Laureate position is an appointment designed to promote poetry throughout the…
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops has announced that it is opening three new locations this summer. The new stores will be located in the Topsham Fair Mall between Reny’s and Lamey Wellehan, in the…
Where It’s At
I’ve always enjoyed a good historical fiction tale. Phillipa Gregory is one of my favorites. I devoured her first novel of “The Wideacre Trilogy,” entitled “Wideacre.” I found myself immersed in…
