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Treats wreath held by designer Brie Soares. Tim Peltzer photo

Nine decorated wreaths were on view to the public during Wreaths Around the Holidays 2024, an inspiring event that happens each year during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest in early December. Local…

Final concert of the season
Ellis Paul. Opera House. Dec. 28. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Ellis Paul doesn’t just write songs; he’s a guitar-carrying reporter who covers the human condition and details the hopes, loves, losses of those he observes, turning their stories into luminous…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
John Doyle and Mick McAuley. Opera House. Dec. 20. Got tickets?  Courtesy of the venue

Together, John Doyle and Mick McAuley have created a stunning collection of familiar carols, new original music and traditional tunes for this Christmas season. "This Christmas Time" is a musical…

Jay "JBONE" Sawyer of Warren and a few of his spheres in his "Spiritual Influence" installation at CMBG.

If you’ve already visited Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this season, you’ve seen Jay JBONE Sawyer’s metal spheres, “Spiritual Influence” out and around the Visitor’s Center.…

Carla Warren's "Christmas Train Station" voted Most Spectacular in 2023. Peter Southwick photo

Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15.

For the past 18 years…

Cookies and more cookies will be waiting for you at the Fair. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Registerr

“Snow drops and cookies and cakes of white chocolate, bright shiny trees and mulled spices in goblets, Holiday trees and wreaths of pine branches, Fairy houses…

1 - Sheepscot Chorus - "The First Nowell" by Vaughan Williams, and other holiday favorites, at Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125 Townsend Ave. at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 (…

Sheepscot Valley Chorus from a concert past. Bob Crink photo

Sheepscot Chorus sings "The First Nowell" by Vaughan Williams, and other holiday favorites,  Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125…

Welcome to Nickels-Sortwell House with wreath by the Wiscasset Garden Club. Photo: Historic New England

Christmas at Nickels-Sortwell House is going vintage this year, featuring surprises large and small. Come take a self-guided first floor tour of this stunning historic…

Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations. Opera House. Dec. 6. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Santa Claus will be coming to town during Boothbay Harbor’s Holiday Lights Weekend, but in the evenings after Santa has returned to the North Pole to rest, two equally…

A Merry & Bright Light Parade, winding through Wiscasset Village, escorts Santa to his Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m., as part of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest.  Bob Bond photo

Celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.…

A Merry & Bright Light Parade, winding through Wiscasset Village, escorts Santa to his Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m., as part of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest.  Bob Bond photo

Families are invited to celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop on Friday,…

Julia Gagnon. Dec. 14. The Strand, Rockland. Photo by Michael Haven

Maine’s own “American Idol,” singer Julia Gagnon, will bring a special “Home for the Holidays” concert to the Strand Theatre stage on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.…

Edgecomb Community Church. Website photo

The Edgecomb Community Church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb will be hosting

Nickels-Sortwell House during the holidays in 2023. File photo

Spark your holiday spirit with a…

pumpkin pie

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True…

999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor. File photo

Erik Hobson and musicians will perform in a free public concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church, 999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7…

Gingerbread class is Nov. 20. 3:45 p.m. Registration required. Courtesy of the Opera House

For nearly two decades the historic…

The Adam Ezra Group. Lee Hetherington Photography

The Adam Ezra Group returns to The Waldo on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This underground Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere,…

"Saturday Night": a look behind the scene, before the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" in October, 1975. Opens Nov. 8. Courtesy of the venue

"The Wild Robot" - (PG; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novels for children, written by local author, Peter Brown. The…

Lincoln Theater
"McCurdy Point": The horror thriller plays one night only: Nov. 2.  Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is proud to present the Maine premiere of “McCurdy Point,” a new film, filmed in Midcoast Maine, playing on the big screen for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 2. And making this…

 the Heart ‘n Soul Quartet bring the songs of the season to Wiscasset Village during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. Lucia Droby photo

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest heralds the gift-giving season with three days of local shopping and lots of activities for shoppers, families, locals, and visitors to enjoy! In 2024, visit…

The People's Choice No. 1 trick-or-treat table. Bob Crink photo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum wishes to thank our community for a SPOOKtacular day on Saturday.  It is truly an honor to witness so many businesses, organizations, and individuals take time…

The Graveside Inn, aka Bayside Inn, owners Kathryn and Peter Sullivan's trick or treats space on the Village Green. LISA KRISTOFF

Boothbay Railway Village's Halloween celebration, the Railway Spooktacular, drew costumed kids and adults for an afternoon of ghoulish fun and games on Oct. 26. Marketing Director Lori Reynolds…

The Waldoboro Fire Department is booked for the Waldoboro Talent Show at The Waldo Nov. 2. Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St.) has finalized the lineup for Waldoboro’s 2024 Talent Show on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. and the Waldoboro Fire Department is one of its headliners. Joining them in…

Inanna, Sisters In Rhythm in concert Oct. 25 at the Broad Bay Church. Courtesy of the venue

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, will fill Broad Bay Congregational Church (941 Main St., Waldoboro) with the sounds of African drums and chanting in a concert for all ages on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.…

Crooked Farm

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Crooked Farm Preserve in Bristol from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. 

During this leisurely hike, walkers will…

The duo Ryanhood at the BBH Opera House Nov. 9. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the International Acoustic Music Awards, acoustic duo Ryanhood got their first break as street performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. It was there that they were spotted…

"Joker" film still

Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Carlos Nunez. Opera House. Oct. 24. 7:30 p.m. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Spain’s internationally acclaimed piper and musician Carlos Núñez is making a rare U.S. appearance this fall, with concerts scheduled in New York City and at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House…

It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and sirens, and witches and warlocks ... a.k.a. our favorite time of year!

Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 9 p.m. it will be…

Lincoln Theater
"Beetlejuice" Oct. 16 and 17; the sequel opens Oct. 18.  Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Pumpkinfest Weekend is here, and Lincoln Theater is ready to celebrate in style, offering the perfect way to usher in the spooky season with a lineup of family-friendly films and special events.…

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” - H.P. Lovecraft

It is October, the cool, colorful, earthy-…

Oil painting - "Three Robbers Pub" - by Cassie Sano.

The Cathance River Gallery at 18 Main St., Bowdoinham is hosting a gathering of artists who have been creating impressions of local scenery for several years. They have one thing in common beside…

Fall is upon us and we would love to have you celebrate the season with us. 

Come meet our new pastor Aram Mitchell, who began Sept. 29.  Worship services begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee…

A Blessing of the Animals event will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Church/Cultural Center, Dresden.

Join us on the lawn outside the church for a celebration of our…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Boneheads/Stoneheads. Oct. 11. Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

The fall season at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House includes the arrival of The "Stoneheads,' more often known to Midcoast fans as The Boneheads. On Friday, Oct. 11, the band brings an…

A scene from a Railway SPOOKTACULAR past. Bob Crink photo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum has a full schedule of community inspired events this month, beginning with Family Harvest Day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m…

Cider pressing at the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden is an event that’s fun for all ages. Courtesy photo

Fall is here and it’s time for the annual cider pressing demonstration at Lincoln County Historical Association’s Pownalborough Court House in Dresden.  Families are invited to the court house…

Watercolor by Edgecomb based artist Suzi Thayer. Courtesy of Merry Barn

To Celebrate Maine Craft Weekend, the Merry Barn is hosting a Craft Fair featuring local artists and makers. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m…

A dinner buffet

How many locals have had mititel or, in English, “meat fingers?” If you asked a week ago, probably few. However, thanks to a group of Romanian workers, many got the chance. A crowd of people came…

After Dark is a slide lecture that covers everything you need to know about capturing images after the sun sets and before it rises. Photographer Mike Leonard is a Night Owl of sorts and he will…

“It Ends With Us” -  (PG13; 2 hours, 11 minutes) - When Lily Bloom’s first love, Atlas Corrigan, unexpectedly reappears, her relationship with Ryle Kincaid, a…

Common Ground Country Fair: Sept. 20-22. Common Ground Education Center, Unity. www.mofga.org/the-fair/

Fryeburg Fair: Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 . 1154 Main St., Fryeburg. www.fryeburgfair.org/…

Divine September weather was the ideal backdrop for last week’s First Friday Art Walk at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s Fall Member Show – the last of the 2024 season.

Artists and…

Sylvan Gallery
Stan Moeller

Sylvan Gallery features paintings by Stan Moeller of York, Maine, opening on Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 13. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on Thursday, Sept.…