SUMMERTIME!

Residents gathered downtown with LED lights to enjoy the season’s last Walk Around Wiscasset on Thursday night, Sept. 24. The monthly events were an occasion for friends and neighbors to safely gather and enjoy one another’s company.

Lucia Droby told Wiscasset Newspaper it’s been fun coordinating the Walk Arounds. She was wearing a colorful headscarf, a mask and carrying a small lantern in each hand. Like so many, she said she’s looking forward to next year and hopefully the return… Read more

Aggressive bidding at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Summer’s Bounty II sale on Aug. 29 & 30 yielded many surprises and strong results. Grossing over $2.2 million, the auction attracted 797 phone and absentee bids, and online participants in 22 countries.

The sale’s top lot was a charcoal drawing by N.C. Wyeth (PA/ME/MA, 1882-1945) titled “First Farmer of the Land” that brought $105,300. With an image depicting George Washington overseeing workers on his plantation, this was a… Read more

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. with Historic New England. Located at 2 Lee St., Wiscasset, this unique mansion is filled with the original furnishings and decoration of the Tucker family who lived here for over 140 years.

Castle Tucker was built in 1807 by one of Wiscasset’s most prominent citizens, Congressman and Judge Silas Lee. In 1858, Captain Richard Tucker Jr., scion of a prominent Wiscasset… Read more

River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta presents Jacqueline Johnson in a solo show in the River Room. This exhibition runs from Sept. 11-23. Johnson’s work, deeply inspired by nature and her concern for climate change, combines her fine technical skill with powerful emotional content.

With a bachelor’s of fine arts from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson has a broad experience with oil painting and illustration. She is a… Read more

Contemporary realism is the focus of the current online exhibit presented by Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery. The show, originally scheduled to be seen in the gallery at this time, has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the Coronavirus. However, one can get a preview of the full show by visiting www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org. The images will be available for viewing until Oct. 5.

“I hope the… Read more

East Boothbay’s Ocean Point Inn is the venue for a new art show, “Summer’s End,” spearheaded by the inn’s Marketing Director Patricia Royall.

The outdoor opening reception Sept. 2 was held along the water’s edge looking over the bay. A wine tasting by Wicked Wines and a bevy of appetizers made by the inn’s staff offered that little something extra to the event. COVID-19 restrictions relating to masks and social distancing were observed.

About 50-60 people went in masked… Read more

Beginning now and running through Oct. 13, Gleason Fine Art is hosting Roger Dale Brown's second solo show with the gallery.  Brown, one of the foremost marine painters in the country, is from Tennessee, but as with nearly all artists, especially plein-air painters, he loves the coast of Maine and visits as often as he can.

For his first solo show, Brown sought out secluded and overlooked spots in and around the Boothbay peninsula, including the Road's End lobster pound and three… Read more

The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) , at 804 Washington Street in Bath, announces September concerts: Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations on Sept. 12: The Mallett Brothers Band Sept. 20 and Oshima Brothers on Sept.  26. The concerts will take place either at the Maine Maritime Museum, or at private outdoor areas revealed to ticket holders, no more than 100 people, following purchase of tickets.

Per CDC guidelines and the  State of Maine, audience members will be spaced at least 6… Read more

As the summer of 2020 winds down, the music continues to heat up at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. With audience sizes limited to 50 due to Covid-19 precautions, and well-spaced seats, the cavernous historic performance hall could feel empty but shows this summer have proven that 50 people can sound like 250. Due to the limited seating, virtually all shows sell-out in advance of the performance date. Audience members interested in heading out for some live music are encouraged not to… Read more

Gleason Fine Art was named Best Art Gallery in Maine in Down East magazine's annual Best of Maine issue (the September issue, now on the stands). In mid-spring, Down East asked its readers to pick their own favorites in each of dozens of categories, ranging from art galleries to architects and hotels to hardware stores.

The Down East editors then organized all of the suggestions by numbers of reader-votes. In each category, such as "Best Art Gallery," the 5 entries that received the… Read more

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) current exhibit captures the character of Maine from as many angles as there are artists. Having a record-breaking number of pieces, this show has been installed using the Salon-Style of hanging in which walls are utilized to their full capacity. At the same time, each piece of artwork is placed within compatible groupings, giving viewers a sense of continuity. Used in 18th century France, this feature welcomed the common public to enjoy art in… Read more

An early morning walk, before the world gets going for the day, brings First Congregational Church of Wiscasset Pastor Josh Fitterling joy. Early Thursday night, Aug. 27, on one of Wiscasset’s new sidewalks downtown, he was helping others share what brings them joy. The handwritten statements stuck to a window were part of the second Walk Around Wiscasset. 

“Traveling with my best friend and enjoying everything Maine has to offer,” one message read. “My dog Teddy and my family and… Read more

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) presents Jefferson-based artist Carol Wiley’s solo show, “The Shapes of Our Lives.” This exhibit, hung in the upstairs Harbor View Gallery, runs from Aug. 28 to Oct. 15. 

Said Wiley of her work, “As I gain maturity as an artist I find myself feeling freer to use a variety of media to explore color relationships, interesting shapes, and linear movement without restriction and to tell my story. Of these explorations, color is by far my favorite… Read more

Ocean Point Inn will host “Summer’s End” an art show featuring the works of local and regional artists. The show will open on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and run through Monday, Oct. 12.

An opening reception for the artists will be held Sept. 2 from 5-7 p.m. at Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore Road, East Boothbay.

Any local artists who would like to be included in the show may pick up an application at the inn. The deadline for submission is Friday, Aug. 28. Each artist may submit two… Read more

The disappearance of the red Lobsterman’s Wharf building in East Boothbay a few years ago marked the end of an era. And a new era has begun. The former restaurant, built around a minesweeper pilothouse, now offers open air dining – exclusively. 

This kind of restaurant is what owners Dan and Eileen Miller have wanted to do right along. But the original plan in 2019 was to demolish the restaurant and replace it, completely rebuild the wharf, replace the pilings and the foundation… Read more

Fat Boy Drive-In is proud to sponsor Maine State Music Theater in showing the 2020 season's cancelled classic, “Mamma Mia!” Monday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. Limited tickets available!

This event will be a drive-in style viewing of the movie to raise money for MSMT's 2021 season! Parking will open at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served between 6-7.

Each ticket includes admission to the show, dinner from Fat Boy Drive-In, and a donation to MSMT.  Minimum of 2 tickets per car, tickets… Read more

Beginning Thursday, Aug. 20, and running through Tuesday, Sept. 22, Gleason Fine Art hosts “Ed Parker: Painting the Story.” The Southport resident is universally acknowledged as one of America's leading marine painters working in the folk art tradition. It is also fair to say that his creations are far more sophisticated than the term “folk art” might suggest.

For each of Ed Parker's complex and expertly composed paintings, the artist sifts through his vast knowledge of all things… Read more

Every race Danny Evarts wanted to enter this year was canceled due to the pandemic, until Sunday, when the Woolwich firefighter got to bike seven miles from Wiscasset’s fire station to Woolwich’s and then run three miles to Bath’s, in Run2Respond. The interstate relay event benefits responders’ well-being and mental health via the non-profit Firefighter Five Foundation, according to Run2Respond.com

Minutes before leaving the Wiscasset station, Evarts said he was out of shape but it… Read more

“Bunny is my essence,” says Alna-based artist Kate Nordstrom, and then, with a mischievous smile, she moves on to the next topic, how she paints.

“When I’m painting, I’m playing, I’m experimenting” with colors, combinations, forms, dream images, and intuition. And while the paintings do appear playful, they are also complex and layered with visual surprises, which the artist describes as magical realism. They are fantastical but recognizable, and they tell stories.

Kate… Read more

Markings Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with three large display rooms nestled on a lively little street in the shipbuilding city of Bath, is the rare shop that you bring all your out-of-town friends and relatives to see. There’s a magic to Markings that needs to be shared.

Markings is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Normally, Markings, known for its gallery shows and artists talks, would throw a big bash to mark this historic accomplishment. But not this year with protocols… Read more

Mark Farrington sings of log trucks and snowmobile trails as the lead vocalist for Cattle Call, while Don Campbell brings memories of Dan Fogelberg to the stage this summer. Both musicians, and their bands, will help wrap up August performances at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

Mark Farrington’s band of Maine musicians always leaves audiences calling for more of their originals. Hard to describe but perhaps pigeon-holed as “Maine Country and Folk,” the band brings an… Read more

Harbor Theater is bringing you a three-day outdoor movie extravaganza with a giant pop-up screen, live music, food and drink (including popcorn and candy), and films for all ages on Thursday, Aug. 27, Friday, Aug. 28 and Saturday, Aug. 29; gates open at 6:30 p.m. All three events will be free and open to the public; first come, first served. This is our way to thank the community for its patience and support while the theater is closed due to COVID-19.

Bring your car, your boat, your… Read more