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Chocolate Church Arts Center
the Joe Beninati Jazz Trio

Joe Beninati and his trio bring their broad range of influences together to create an eclectic mix of traditional jazz, Latin, funk and soul. Melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and form, walk a…

The Midcoast Community Chorale (MCChorale), under the direction of Steven Weston, will be newly instituted as an audition-only choir, with its own rehearsal night and schedule of performances.…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

The Once Upon A Time Family Dance scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8 at the Opera House has been cancelled. Dance instructor and Queen of the event, Kim Keller, cannot be here due to a family emergency…

The annual Haiti Benefit Dinner traditionally offers participants the opportunity to purchase Haitian paintings and handicrafts.

“This year,” dinner co-founders Susan and Frazier Meade said…

Patricia Park, Whitefield, ME

Get ready for a celebration of the human form with the Third Annual “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor?” a show featuring nude paintings, paper work, fiber, sculpture and…

Musician Rob Duquette will perform twice in one day at the Chocolate Church Arts Center  Saturday, Feb. 9. at 3 and 7:30 p.m. once with Amanda Panda and later with the band Duquette.

The 3…

Musicians!

Poets (original work only)!

Comedians!

Find the spotlight at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Friday, Feb. 1 during open mic in the historic upstairs bar. …

By popular demand, a second singles’ mixer has been planned and just in time for Valentine’s Day!

The next mixer will be held at the Newcastle Publick House upstairs lounge, 52 Main St.,…

Ahhh fairy tales … man they sure could scare the bejesus out of you! Especially the ones by those Grimm Brothers … And yet, as a kid I couldn’t stop reading them and I’ll bet many of you out there…

Helen Farnham, Maine fiber artist

Helen Farnham’s new 42” X 52” needlefelted piece, “January Run" is an example of how this local fiber artist spends the winter months.

Farnham, a member of the Boothbay Region Art…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

CANCELED on Feb. 5 - due to a family emergency. See notice online. To be rescheduled. 

Come one, come all to The Once Upon a Time Family Dance at The Opera House at…

Chocolate Church Arts Center
Blues man Papa Tim

Papa Tim and his Desperate Man’s Blues Explosion return to where Papa Tim began his journey through time and space of Rhythm and Blues in the intimate Annex of the famous Chocolate Church Art…

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation's 18th annual father-daughter dance is Feb. 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Wiscasset Community Center. Share a fun-filled evening with your little girl and make memories…

Come warm up at Oxbow Brewing Company this winter for our annual Winterfest, a family-friendly event. 

Come out with your gear and snowshoe, cross-country ski, skate, or sled. There’ll be…

Portland Stage Company

“The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, running Jan. 22 through Feb. 17, opens for reviewers Friday, Jan. 25.

What’s in a name? Wilde’s masterful comedy follows a young man and…

Everone had so much fun during the first paint night, Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars Backpack Initiative decided to do it again! On Friday, Feb. 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Feed Our Scholars…

Chocolate Church Arts Center

Richard Wood and Gordon Belsher will be presenting their blazing Prince Edward Island Celtic in the intimate annex of the famous Chocolate Church Art Center (CCAC) Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m.…

All events for the Summertime Guide calendar of events must be submitted by Friday, March 1 to Lisa Kristoff by email: lisakristoff@boothbayregister.com, delivered or mailed to the Boothbay…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3. Church members will be taking orders for this winter event, which will be…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) and Beth Israel Congregation invite kids, adults, and families to a Tree Appreciation Walk at Thorne Head Preserve in recognition of the “New Year of the…

St. Giles' Episcopal Church on Route 126 in Jefferson will host the first of its free 2019 wintertime suppers for Midcoast residents Saturday Jan. 5 at 5 p.m.

As winter settles in, many in…

Vocalist Julie Thompson and seven-string guitarist Neil Lamb will share their musical talents at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 7, from 3 to 4 p.m.

Besides publishing songs, Julie is an…

The eighth annual Haiti Benefit (‘Hearts and Hands for Haiti’) dinner hosted by the Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti will be held March 1, 2019 at 5 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in…

The Bremen Public Library and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) are teaming up to present a new book club in Lincoln County focused on environmental issues. The group will…

As 2018 and the holidays wind to a close there are events going on to get you out of the house and enjoying the quiet time of year. First off, have to share: iHeartRADIO listed Boothbay’s Festival…

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 82 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor - Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.

St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle - Christmas…

Yule, the Winter Solstice, is Dec. 21 and marks the rebirth of the sun and the official arrival of winter. From this time forward, the hours of daylight increase as the sun becomes stronger. …

Susan Brackett’s Santa’s Cukoo gingerbread

This year’s judges - Brenda Blackman, Rob Wheeler, Edie Deen, John Webster and Gingerbread Chief Justice Kit Sherrill - awarded the following at the 2018 Dough Ball Friday, Dec. 14:

Drum…

After the tree is decorated, the cookies are baked and all the presents are wrapped, Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at our special…

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-LA! It’s that holiday time of year boys and girls … Hanukkah, Yule/Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa … so many celebrations (not to mention birthdays and anniversaries,…

Even the Gingerbread Man is helping to deck the halls this year at the Opera House in preparation for the Friday, December 14 Dough Ball! Tickets for the Dough Ball preview party and awards…

The annual holiday potluck dinner and carol sing at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor celebrates both the holiday season and the close of the 2018 Opera…

On Saturday night, when the temperature outside was well below freezing and still falling, the temperature inside the Water’s Edge banquet facility was getting hot. That is because the first-ever…

Susan Bartlett Rice

The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA is proud to announce the formation of a new program – Community Art at the Y.

Maine is noted for its vibrant arts communities and Damariscotta is no…

All the incredible music! All the performers in stunning costumes: Featuring the Boar's Head Community Choir - Leticia vanVuuren, director; Midcoast Brass Quintet and organist Sean Fleming at the…

CLC YMCA

The Christmas season is just around the corner and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA invites the community to their annual Breakfast with Santa. The event will take place Dec. 15 from 8:30-11 a.m…

The Tapestry Singers of Maine 2018

For this year’s Tapestry Singers holiday performance, “Woven in Song,” the audience will be treated to a panoply of songs—some familiar and some new—with harp, marimba, guitar, woodwinds, and…

For more information on all of the listings below, call Spectrum Generations at the Damariscotta YMCA, 563-1363.
 

Frank 106.9 FM, WBQX, will broadcast local high school basketball for a ninth straight year beginning Friday, Dec. 7 when the Lincoln Academy Eagles travel to Rockport to play the Camden Hills…

The Dough Ball & Gingerbread Spectacular

While the national spotlight has frequently been on the judiciary branch over recent months, in the Midcoast the attention now shifts to the naming of judges for the upcoming Gingerbread…

Seacoast Community Orchestra

The public is invited to the Seacoast Orchestra Fall Concert on Tuesday evening, Dec. 4 at 7. This free performance will be held at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta.

The…

9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Craft Show at the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station 

10 a.m.-5 p.…

River Arts

River Arts is inviting the public to attend the opening reception for its newest exhibition, "Small Works."  The opening reception will be held Friday, Nov. 30 from 5-7 p.m. The “Small Works…

It’s that time! Loads of parties, lots of entertaining, hostess gifts aplenty, and what would be great to have on hand for such occasions? Why, sweets from Feed Our Scholars bakers, of course!…

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce

The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone in the surrounding communities to the first ever Snow Ball to celebrate the successful Holiday Marketfest held Dec. 6-8 on the streets…

Please join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in celebrating this most cherished of seasons at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Our Festival of Trees theme this year is “Merry and Bright.” There…

We welcome the public to join us at The Lincoln Home in a musical celebration of the holiday season, Monday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 3 p.m. Heralded by Sing Out! Magazine as “one of the…

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold its 82nd annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick (corner of Pleasant and Union streets). All proceeds…

Experience a 19th century-style Christmas with 21st century flair at Historic New England’s Nickels-Sortwell House Dec. 7-9, from noon to 3 p.m., part of Wiscasset Village’s annual Holiday…

The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar & Wreath Sale is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Mid Coast Hospital Café, 123 Medical Center Drive in Brunswick. All…