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“City of Gold” Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the…
Literature
This year’s winner of the Chickadee Award with 3,542 votes is "Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas," by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca. In second place with 3,390 votes is "Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of…
“Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder, opened in 1938 in New Jersey, went on to enjoy Broadway success, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Heartwood Theater opens with their version of…
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“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” Parenting and marriage is becoming tougher and tougher for Toula (Nia Vardalos) and her husband Ian (John Corbett).…
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“Batman vs Superman – Dawn of Justice” The follow-up to “Man of Steel” (2013) and the first theatrical release to feature live-action portrayals…
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“Superman vs Batman” Batman and Superman are on-screen together for the first time in this new $200 million super-hero extravaganza, the follow-…
All the world’s a stage … come and experience it!
Marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Lincoln Theater is pleased to host a free screening series in partnership with BBC…
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“45 Years” — An intimate, moving and beautifully restrained portrait of a marriage shaken to its core by things left unspoken. Kate Mercer (…
Skidompha Public Library will be filled with the quilts of quilt maker/fiber artist Janet B. Elwin in March and April. Little Quilts will be displayed in the Carey Gallery with a collection of…
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“The Revenant,” inspired by true events, is a visceral cinematic experience capturing one man's epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary…
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"The Big Short" tells the true story of the housing market collapse and the brokers who profited from it. In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry…
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta anounces two new Broadcast Live from the National Theatre in London productions: Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” on Thursday, Feb. 25, and Martin McDonagh’s “Hangmen…
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“The Finest Hours” tells the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm…
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“Spotlight” In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, a defrocked…
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"Joy" is a comedy/drama written and directed by David O. Russell, director of “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle.”
Loosely…
Kevin Mannix. This man's name is synonymous with the weather for Mainers. Mannix was the WCSH Channel 6 weather forecaster for 26 years. Always smiling, always so personable during every TV…
“Missing Girls: In Truth Is Justice” was published in trade paperback and eBook form on Dec. 23, 2015.
Southport resident…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists has made a financial gift of $250 to the Skidompha Library; the funds support a year-long pass to the Portland Museum of Art, which is available to the public by…
Over 40 Midcoast students, in grades 3-8, from Georgetown to Waldoboro and South Bristol to Whitefield, are spending their January afternoons rehearsing in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, in…
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Set approximately 30 years after the events of “Return of the Jedi,” the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire have become…
Ludmilla Schicchi, Pam Riml and Elizabeth Stoyko are pleased to be selected by the Southport Memorial Library as Artists of the Month for January and February.
Schicchi, a watercolorist, has…
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Playing this week at theaters in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta ...
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is set approximately 30 years after the events of "Return of…
An artist, poets and foresters will present an exhibition, and related events, in response to trees that are dying off on Monhegan and adjacent islands. The exhibition entitled, “A Protest Artist…
“Santa's Reindeer Present: The Nutcracker,” written and directed by Reba Short Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Theatre Artistic Director is playing now through December 22.
The…
The Boothbay Railway Village (BRV) has published a children’s book entitled, “Reginald The Railway Rat.” The story by Paige Pendleton follows Reggie through one day at the BRV Museum, including…
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“The Nutcracker” Tchaikovsky’s winter wonderland comes to life in this special production recorded for theatrical presentation in 2012 From the…
There are approximately 774 people in the U.S. alone who have a near death experience (NDE) every day, according to the Near Death Experience Research Foundation.
On March 20, 1980, Peter…
This is the musical which most closely resembles the 1939 movie we have all loved for many years, “The Wizard of Oz.” It's hard to believe the original story by L. Frank Baum was written in 1900…
In November and December, Andrea Lani will be offering two great opportunities at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) to show participants how keen observation,…
Sherman’s Books & Stationery Stores has entered into an agreement with Susan and Barnaby Porter…
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“Aida,” Verdi's dramatic tale of a royal romantic triangle, war, jealousy, and tragedy presented in four acts, is sung in Italian from the libretto by Antonio…
The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine is proud to be participating in The Big Draw, an international drawing festival based in the United Kingdom. The theme for this year’s Big Draw is “every…
South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge has been awarded a project grant by the Maine Arts Commission in support of the recent publication of “Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness…
“Food can make the world bigger. It can change lives.”
Award-winning chef and author Kerry Altiero made this statement in the introduction of his book, “Adventures in Comfort Food.” He…
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today to congratulate Maine author Stephen King on earning a National Medal for the Arts Citation from the White House. Receiving…
Quan Meyers of Walpole will launch her first children’s book, “Silly Pilly, Lilly and Mr. Wally” on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ames True Value in Wiscasset.
This charming…
Poet’s Corner
For long periods, I forget to look up
at the vastness of night. The ebony breadth
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The date for the annual poetry workshop sponsored by the Lincoln Arts Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, has been rescheduled. The workshop, led by Maine poet Lee Sharkey, will…
“Death in A Dacron Sail” is Noelle Granger's second Rhe Brewster mystery novel, set in the fictional coastal Maine town of Pequod; part Boothbay Harbor, part Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The…
Before best-selling author Debbie Macomber wrote 136 books and 14 novels, she was a struggling writer raising four kids with her husband in Port Orchard, Washington. Macomber told 40 women at St.…
Theater Review
What will audiences love most about Heartwood's production of “Cyrano de Bergerac”?
The swordplay? The romance? The Renaissance time period? The poetic dialogue? The perfect cast? I say all…
Maine author Greg Latimer has been fascinated by mysteries since he first began his career as a newspaper reporter at the age of 16 in Los Angeles.
“A lot of the answers come from talking,”…
Audiobook Review
Audiobooks make for entertaining traveling companions, and the new Stephen King audio short story, “Drunken Fireworks,” is a must hear this summer. Listen to it for a change, and get a lot of…
All press releases for the “Dinging Out, Entertainment & Arts” section of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper must be submitted by 3 p.m. on the Friday preceding the next week's…
“Shakespeare’s Stories,” a summer production by kids/for kids at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, brings the text and stories of William Shakespeare to life for young audiences. The…
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“Love & Mercy” is an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer/songwriter, and leader of The Beach Boys.
Set against the era defining…
Based on Edmond Rostand's immortal story of chivalry and wit, bravery, love and timeless romance, the classic drama “Cyrano de Bergerac” opens at Heartwood Theater July 23, in the Poe Theater at…
All tales have a beginning and an end, usually in that order. But, in the case of Stephen King's new audio short story, “Drunken Fireworks,” and Tim Sample's experience recording it, it is tale…
Prompted by the enthusiastic reception of the Mystery Writers' panel discussion last year, the Maine Coast Book Shop will host Maine's top crime and suspense novelists Tess Gerritsen and Julia…
