SUMMERTIME!

“American Artists Here and Abroad” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Wednesday, July 1.

Many American artists came to the New England coast to capture its untamed beauty or sail its vast, meandering shoreline dotted with islands. Such was the case with Chicago-born artist, Emily Muir (1904-2003), who settled in Stonington, Maine, with her husband, the sculptor William Muir. Together the two artists utilized paint and granite to depict the essence of Maine coastal life in the mid-… Read more

Hard times inspire creativity, and Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery has stepped up to the challenge. The non-profit gallery has brought together an online show of paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints and collages from 23 artists that might have been held at the gallery, if not for the limitations of the Covid-19 pandemic. The images can be viewed at www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org through July 10.… Read more

What a fantastic turnout for Fishin’ For Fashion again this year, despite the inclement weather!

Judges Mary St. Pierre, Mark Osborn, Lisa Best and Anastasia Stevenson had tough decisions to make – and the audience as well.

Here are the chosen designs. More on the show in this week’s Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper!

Attendees of Friends of the Library’s annual Bands for Books Wiscasset Public Library fundraiser Monday night boogied to the Salty Dogs. The Labor Day event was held in the barn at Marianmade Farm.

“It’s a great effort,” said organizer Linda Winterberg.

She expected 150 members and friends of the library to enjoy appetizers and beverages from Stone Cove Catering and bid on silent auction items. In six years, the event has raised $20,000, Winterberg said. This year’s proceeds… Read more

Pilots, families and friends got together for a Labor Day cookout at Wiscasset Municipal Airport and a pair of Alna siblings got more than the food and other fun out of it.

Married Georgetown pilots Steve Williams, chair of the advisory committee for the town-owned airport, and Lisa Reece hosted the gathering in their hangar on the gray Monday afternoon. Rain held off. Seeing guests Savannah Robinson, 4, and brother Eben, 7, looking at a plane in the hangar, the couple helped them… Read more

“I figured, well, everybody (paints) Red’s Eats, so I would paint what’s next to it,” around the bakery Creamed, Port Clyde watercolor artist Kathleen A. Fox said on the corner of Wiscasset’s Main and Water streets opposite both businesses Thursday night. The plein air work underway on the Maine Art Gallery member’s lap might go into that Warren Street, Wiscasset gallery’s plein air show, she said.

Other painters interviewed around Main Street at the Aug. 29 Wiscasset Art Walk were… Read more

Photographers Bob Bond and Brad Sevaldson have combined their photographic talents for a new show at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Bond’s work is a visual record what’s going on in the streets of the world, while Sevaldson’s inspiration comes from water and landscapes and objects.

An opening reception with music provided by the cabaret duo, Colleen Powers and Jim Rice, will be held on Sept. 7 from 5-8 p.m. After that date, the gallery hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday… Read more

“Downton Abbey.” Here in the States, our first introduction to the Crawley family was in January 2011 on PBS’ Masterpiece Theater. And after that first season we were hooked, wondering how we would manage to wait until the following January for the next season. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to the characters we’d come to love when the series ended in 2016.

Until now.

“Downton Abbey” fans across the globe are more than ready to see the full-length film being released nationally… Read more

The annual Poetry Workshop sponsored by the Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) will be held at St. Colomba’s Episcopal Church (32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor) Sept. 14. Maine Poet Laureate Stu Kestenbaum will lead a day of writing and discussion designed to stimulate and develop skills in writing poems. The emphasis will be on observing the world around us and crafting writing that expresses our relationship to it.

Stuart… Read more

Fishing netting for lace, sailcloth for dresses, maps turn into shoes, rope for ornamental braiding, life jackets become totes ... these fishing industry materials and gear are used to create charming, often breathtaking clothing for the Fishin’ For Fashion Show. This is the sixth consecutive year for what has become a much anticipated event during Boothbay Harbor Fest. Ocean Point Marina’s boat shed is the venue for a second year for the sixth annual Fishin’ For Fashion Show Sept. 7 at 5 p.… Read more

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 all the favorite events are back: A Taste Of Local Flavor, the half marathon and 5k race, the Fishin For Fashion Show, the East Side Vibe, Red Cloak’s Haunted History Tours, and music, music, music!

“Really what I love most about the festival is the way businesses all work together to make it… Read more

The Southport Memorial Library’s next exhibition will feature the photography of Lois Glaser and paintings of Bruce MacDonald Sept. 5 though Oct. 31.

Lois Glaser holds an MS in art education, and though photograph was not her major, it has always held a special fascination for her. After teaching and then a complete career change, it was 25 years until she resumed pursuing her photographic interests through classes, workshops and hours in the field. Lois was initially drawn to… Read more

River Arts in Damariscotta invites all artists in Maine to submit works for "Artist's Choice." Artists may enter up to three works for this juried show. The deadline for entry is Saturday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. This exhibition will run until Oct. 19.

River Arts is delighted to announce that Jane Dahmen will be the juror for this popular show. Jane Dahmen is a contemporary realist whose recent landscapes explore the trees, fields, rivers, streams and coastal regions of Midcoast Maine.… Read more

Full Moon Paddle

Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 7-9 p.m. Space is limited by the number of boats available, and pre-registration is required. More information and registration is available online at https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/events/full-moon-paddle-on-… Read more