The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, will host Tim Connelly on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the 11 a.m. morning worship service.
Connelly has been singing since he was…
Music
The 36th season of Down East Singers will begin 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road in Rockport.
Registration is scheduled at 6:15 p.m., and new…
Owl’s Head Transportation Museum
The Owls Head Transportation Museum’s second annual evening fundraising gala, the Barnstormers Ball, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 12. This “can’t miss” event features live music, special raffles…
Now is the perfect time to join St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, as the group continues its 20th season celebration with Handel’s ”Messiah, Part I.”
A favorite of audiences and performers alike,…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) kicks off its 2015-16 performance season by staging Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore.” This light operetta/comedic farce highlights a diverse cast,…
Barry and Tavia Dutton will perform a gospel concert at at 11 a.m. on Sunday,…
Fresh off a west coast tour in July, New Orleans-based band, Tuba Skinny, made a weekend visit to Midcoast Maine, pleasing audiences from Montville to Damariscotta.
It is the third year that…
Now is the perfect time to join Sheepscot Valley Chorus, as it continues its 35th season celebration with Vivaldi’s joyful “Gloria.”
Composed c. 1715, “Gloria” was undiscovered for nearly…
The sidewalks of the village will be pulsing with music and dance during the Wiscasset Art Walk from…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” marks the fifth outing for Tom Cruise in this series.
With the IMF now disbanded and Ethan Hunt (Cruise) out in the cold, a…
Next summer Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will again present four main stage shows, to which it has obtained exclusive regional rights. Season ticket subscriptions are the best way to ensure…
If funk, soul and jazz gets your groove on, don’t miss The Nth Power at Mine Oyster this weekend.
The New Orleans-based band features Nikki Glaspie, drums; Nick Cassarino, Nate Edgar, bass;…
Gospel singer Allen Frink of Hudson, New Hampshire, will be at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, Sunday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m.
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Joe Orchulli has “the eye.”
When Orchulli worked at the Boothbay Register, his photographs consistently brought the paper top honors from the Maine Press Association and the New England…
The members of the DaPonte String Quartet have designed an intimate weekend workshop for 20-24 intermediate and advanced-level string players. Musicians can share their passion for…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Mr. Holmes,” Sherlock (Ian McKellen) is long-retired and near the end of his life. He grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper’s son as he…
Maine State Music Theatre
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) presents “Shrek the Musical Jr.” appearing on the the theater's stage Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m.
Based on the Oscar-winning…
Concert Review
Back in the mid-1970s, Saturday Night Live made it OK to stay home — or get back home by 11:30, anyway — to watch a TV show.
Although I can say a group of us gathered around the old telly to…
Hey Man Cool guitarist and lead vocalist Tim Stegna of Walpole, Rob Proctor of Brunswick on drums and Mike Nelson on guitar performed on the Wiscasset Common on Aug. 6 as part of this summer’s…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting an afternoon performance of “A Musical Journey from Around the World,” by the Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.
The…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Mr. Holmes” is a new twist on the world's most famous detective. The time is 1947. An aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) returns from a journey to Japan, where, in…
The Lincoln Festival Chorus will perform an all-Mozart program with soprano soloist Suzanne Nance, accompanied by the Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini Friday, Aug. 14 at the…
Damariscotta is home to the Damariscotta River oyster and great heaps of sweet local mussels; a twice weekly local farmers market; many fine examples of…
After wrapping a successful headlining tour with numerous sold-out shows, Seth Glier will perform at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Glier leans towards a genuine…
Hidden Valley Nature Center’s Live Edge Music Festival promises to be an event you won’t want to miss. On Sunday, Aug. 23, four great bands are going to perform at HVNC’s new pavilion for the…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Minions,” The Disney/Pixar animated adventure, is being held over! In the “Despicable Me” movies, minions were represented as lovable yellow creatures played to such…
The fourth annual Harbor Fest kicks off on Labor Day Weekend with a 10-day celebration of music, food, fashion, art and healthy living events. The festival takes place in a variety of…
Built for hay, but made for music, the Darrows Barn at DRA Round Top Farm, Business Route 1, in Damariscotta, will once again rock with the state’s best talent over…
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…
The Harbor Theatre
“Minions”: The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “minion” as “someone who is not powerful or important and who obeys the orders of a powerful leader or boss.” In the “…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Grammy-winning pianist and composer Paul Sullivan returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor stage in on Saturday, July 25, with “... a combination of my familiar compositions from my various…
Celtic harpist Sue Richards with Carolyn Surrick on viola da gamba, will perform Baroque, Renaissance and Celtic music 7 p.m. on Monday, July 27, at Harper's Wood in Round Pond. The concert will…
Irving Berlin was one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of the 20th century. According to the classic songwriter Jerome Ken, "Irving Berlin is American…
Dave Mason and his band, Traffic Jam, played the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor to a sold out house on July 7.
Attendees relived the music of Traffic, including a psychedelic “Dear Mr.…
Concert Review
It's the evening of July 7. The place: Cross Arena in Portland.
A familiar form: tall, slender, wearing a cap, began to venture out onto the stage.
The moment thousands of fans had…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Two nationally-touring, Grammy-winning bluegrass groups will be coming to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor for a mini bluegrass festival. The Steep Canyon Rangers will heat up the house on…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) presents Meredith Willson’s beloved all-American classic “The Music Man.” This six-time Tony Award-winning musical has…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Love & Mercy” is an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer/songwriter, and leader of The Beach Boys.
Set against the era defining…
The Novel Jazz Septet (NJS) will will be appearing at the Lincoln Theater on Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. They’ll feature some rarely-heard Billy Strayhorn pieces, songs unearthed during visits…
Woolwich Historical Society will be hosting another summer concert series Wednesdays in July. Held in the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse, these concerts feature local musicians,…
The Midcoast musical group, "The Rusty Hinges" will present a concert at the Old Jefferson Town House on Friday, July 10 from 7 - 9 p.m. Donation of $10 at the door.
The talented Midcoast…
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to announce the fourth annual Live Edge Music Festival on Sunday, August 23, noon-6 p.m. Four great bands will bring HVNC’s outdoor…
The four surviving members of the Grateful Dead launched their farewell mini-tour this past Saturday evening in northern California, where the legendary jam band got its start 50 years ago. The…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Inside Out,” The family-friendly movie from Walt Disney/Pixar studios tells the story of Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is proud to be one of the first regional theaters to present the feel-amazing musical comedy smash, “Sister Act,” running June 24 – July 11. The award-winning…
Carousel Music Theater
The lights go up on the stage.
A young woman, dressed in mid-1600s attire, is seated in a grand sitting room. She is gazing longingly, nay, lovingly, at a photograph the audience cannot see…
The Village of Wiscasset, already a treasure trove of high quality art, unique shops, and fun eating places, is pleased to introduce several new additions to its stunning offerings. Discover…
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The Harbor Theatre
“Jurassic World” concludes its record-breaking Boothbay Harbor engagement with a special late show at 10 p.m., in addition to the regular 7 p.m. screening on Thursday,…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Boothbay Region Fellowship is sponsoring young gospel pianist Timothy Noble in a free community performance at the Opera House on Thursday, July 2 at 7…
The annual summer music series of free concerts on the Common in front of the Congregational Church in Wiscasset will be drawing crowds on Thursdays at 6 p.m., July 2 through Aug. 13.
The…
