Music

For years and years the DaPonte String Quartet has expressed its thanks to its community by presenting a free holiday concert. This year, the concert is to be held Dec. 8 at 3 p.m., at the Second…

The Mount View Chamber Singers, from Mount View High School in Thorndike, is currently performing “Carols in the Round.” This is the 29th concert season for the group, which is composed of 18…

The Tapestry Singers are pleased to offer “Woven in Song,” their annual concert for the holiday season. They continue their journey into programming current choral repertoire from mostly living…

The 21st annual holiday concert at St. John’s Church/Meeting House, featuring the Downeast Brass Quintet, is Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.

This concert, for many the start of the holiday season…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“The Irishman” - (Rated R, 3 hours, 30…

Seacoast Orchestra presents a 25th Anniversary Concert of classical music this Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta.

This free concert will…

Youth auditions at Heartwood Theater are scheduled for early December, in preparation for two upcoming youth productions, “Guys and Dolls” and “Firebird.”

All Midcoast students grades 7 -…

National Association of Teachers of Singing
DaPonte String Quartet

The DaPonte String Quartet’s November series, “All A-Twitter,

Where It’s At

Just hear those sleigh bells ring-a-ling, ting-ting-tingling too ... Well, maybe not just yet, but Thanksgiving is just one week away and then, before you can say Old St. Nick, it’s Black Friday,…

Harbor Theater has a treat in store for music lovers, and those who want to learn more about some of our greatest composers. A new cinematic music series starts with “In Search of Beethoven” (2…

From the Top, the nationally-distributed NPR program and podcast that celebrates the voices and talents of America’s brightest young classical musicians, will bring its next live taping event to …

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Harriet”- (PG-13, 2 hours, 5 minutes) -…

Where It’s At
Melanie Safka

Melanie Safka.

I can still remember the first time I heard her on the radio. The song was “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).” She wrote it about the scene before her during her performance…

“The Weight of Water” is an award-winning documentary starring Erik Weihenmayer, a blind athlete who attempts to kayak down the rapids in the Colorado River as it winds its way through the Grand…

The Lincoln Theater is pleased to announce the 2019-20 season and 10th anniversary of The Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema, featuring seven exceptional productions, coming to the big screen. Beginning…

Earthy scents fill the crisp cool air sending chills up your spine ... but don’t kid yourself. It’s not just the weather. It’s October ... a magical month for spirits and humans alike!

If…

Camden - The Points North Institute will close its 2019 CIFF Selects series with a special, pre-theatrical release screening of the award-winning documentary, “Gay Chorus Deep…

HARBOR THEATER

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

Beginning Oct. 15 the theater will be open 5 days,…

 
Saturday, October 12

HARBOR THEATER

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

Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” - (Rated PG-13; 1 hour…

Heifetz International Music Institute

Heifetz On Tour debuts in the Damariscotta-Newcastle area on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Enjoy a night of great music played by a quintet of outstanding…

Studio Theatre of Bath will present the Mel Brooks musical comedy "The Producers" Oct. 10-20 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath.

Once called “the King of Broadway,” theater…

The Nor'easters Barbershop Chorus will be holding their 53nd annual show on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 320 Church Rd., Brunswick. This year’s show is entitled “Juke Box…

National Theater Live

National Theatre Live is bringing the best of British theatre to the big screen at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. Join audiences around the world for the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show…

Gordon Bok

Folk singer Gordon Bok is hosting the 10th annual Working on the Water event. This is a gathering of mariners who come together for an afternoon of sharing personal experiences and inspirations of…

Newpoli

Newpoli, a unique Italian-Mediterranean group of musicians and dancers, will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The exciting, award-winning group melds…

HARBOR THEATER

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

“Downton Abbey” - ( Rated PG, 2 Hours, 1…

 

The evening train at Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington (WW&F) Railway will feature fiddler Adam Boyce, who will appear as Charles Ross Taggart, the “…

The Band is one of the most popular and influential rock groups of all time. Their final concert, on Thanksgiving Day in 1976, was such an epic event that Martin Scorsese filmed it as the…

Iris DeMent

The Strand welcomes Iris DeMent, with opener Ava Egge, Friday, Oct. 4.

Iris DeMent is an acclaimed singer/songwriter whose 1992 debut “Infamous Angel” was hailed by Rolling Stone as “an…

Midcoast Youth Theater (MYT) will be holding auditions for “Seussical” Sept. 27 and 29 at the Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. in Topsham.

Adults…

Heartwood Theater Company is pleased to welcome Beth Preston on board, offering professional vocal lessons, following her retirement from Lincoln Academy.  

Beginning in October, Preston…

Performing artists Susan Osberg and Music of A New Frequency — Anna Dembska, and Andrea Goodman — have created work professionally for decades at the forefront of experimental music and dance in…

HARBOR THEATER

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

Area musicians are invited to play music with Seacoast Community Orchestras this 25th Anniversary season. Adults and children, experienced players and those less experienced, are welcome to join…
Linda Blanchard

Conductor Linda Blanchard and pianist Sean Fleming, married musical duo, have been collaborating in creating choral music in Midcoast of Maine for 25 years, leading Sheepscot Valley…

LCCT, the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, will hold auditions for their upcoming season on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Friday, Sept. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Skidompha…

HARBOR THEATER

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

Echo in the Canyon

Boothbay Harbor Fest: What a celebration of our little corner of the world it is, and has been since 2012. This year’s eighth annual begins Friday, Aug. 30 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8. And…

The full Midcoast Symphony Orchestra

The 30th season of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO), conducted by Rohan Smith, features music for every classical music lover, whether they prefer serious masterpieces such as…

Chocolate Church Arts Center

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will kick off its 42nd season with two weekends of performances of the iconic Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot, directed by Thom Watson. Camelot brings to life the…

A Haitian youth choir, Les Petit Chanteurs, will visit Newcastle, Maine on Saturday, Aug. 24 as part of a U.S. tour. The choir of 30 boys and girls ages 10 to 16, and an eight-piece chamber…

Jamie Lee Thurston
Jamie Lee will perform on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m.
 
Jamie Lee Thurston  lives in Nashville, but his roots are in New England, and he returns to Vermont often.  His…

DaPonte String Quartet revisits its roots this summer, going back to rural beginnings.

Sandy River Ramblers

This Saturday, Aug. 24 one of Maine’s own bluegrass bands, the Sandy River Ramblers, will play a concert at the Alna Center station of the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (WW&F…

Boothbay Harbor Festival fans love that every event is totally unique and different than other events…

Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 53rd festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. Gates open at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Weekend tickets for each festival will…

“One of the greatest rock movies ever made,” notes film critic and film historian, Leonard Maltin, “Stop Making Sense, ” the 1984 American concert film of The Talking Heads by director Jonathan…

Theater review

Bravo Lincoln County Community Theater! 

LCCT’s latest production, “A Grand Night for Singing - The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” was a delight from start to finish. Honestly, I could…