SUMMERTIME!
Come for the art, stay for the fun
Wiscasset Village galleries are hung with stunning art. The boutique shops are stocked with carefully chosen items for home and self. Restaurants and specialty food shops beckon with tasty delights. Music is woven through the Village. And yet, there’s more! A colorful and compelling community presence greets visitors who stroll the sidewalks during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 25, 5-8pm.
Garden Club of Wiscasset members once again cull their gardens for the best… Read more
Priscilla Hayes exhibition at Gold/Smith Gallery
Beginning Aug. 1 through 27 Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, will be featuring landscapes and seascapes in acrylic by East Boothbay and Boston artist Priscilla Hayes. The work “Windward Coves” are paintings from the 1980’s to the present.
Her home on Linekin Bay gives her constant inspiration. The sun and sky affect her not-so-shy painterly canvas, bold with color, action and immeasurable joy of place. She lacks no confidence and is never afraid to push her paint to other… Read more
‘Ghosts of the Boothbay Region’ book signing and presentation August 1
Those seeking to know more about local paranormal occurrences are invited to a presentation by author Greg Latimer on Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Windjammer Emporium in Boothbay Harbor. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. and is expected to last 60 minutes.
Latimer is the author of “Ghosts of the Boothbay Region” as well as research director for MysteriousDestinationsMagazine.com, an online publication that explores mysteries throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean. He has also authored “… Read more
Seafood, sweaters, pepper jelly at Boothbay Farmers Market
Seafood and pepper jelly were among the offerings at the Boothbay Farmers Market on Thursday, July 18.
Tom and Tracy Penneman of Pemaquid Lobster and Seafood of New Harbor have been market members since 2014. The couple combines fresh Gulf of Maine seafood with 25 different seafood products from crabcakes to salmon salad.
“We have our own commercial kitchen in New Harbor,” said Tom Penneman. The couple travels to six farmers markets from Bath to Belfast during the summer. “… Read more
Pottery and marquetry featured at Pemaquid Art Gallery
At Pemaquid Art Gallery this season a visitor will find several artists who are not painters, but work in other mediums. Two who have been with the gallery for quite a long time are Bruce Babb, who creates marquetry pieces and Trudi Curtis, a clay artist creating many kinds of pottery pieces.
Maine native Bruce Babb of Damariscotta has been with the gallery since 1994. He is highly skilled at the demanding art of creating inlaid wood veneer… Read more
Music, dog show, crafts, food, part of Summerfest July 27
On Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wiscasset Common will come alive with First Congregational Church’s Summerfest. Music by a ragtime band and the Clarinotes will fill the air. Crafts made by the Organ Society ladies are for sale as well as yard sale items, treasures, plants, baked goods, books and toys. The Uncommon Café will serve hamburgers, hot dogs and baked goods. Silent auction items include a new L.L. Bean kayak. Children’s events and the annual dog show and parade… Read more
Morris Farm Craft Fair
Come join us at the Morris Farm on Sunday, July 28 at the Morris Farm as we celebrate Maine Crafters! Bring held in conjunction with Open Farm Day, craftspeople will be set up in the historic barn for all to enjoy. The day starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 4 p.m. Free admission.
Browse the tables of over 20 crafters, enjoy the community gardens, visit with the Master Gardeners, or see how a Maine flower farmer grows her wares.
Snacks, baked goods, and beverages will be… Read more
Friends of WPL group plans Labor Day Bands for Books event
Plans are underway for the sixth annual Bands for Books. It’s held in September to raise money for Wiscasset Public Library. Friends of the Library is organizing the event for Sept. 2, Labor Day, from 5 to 7 p.m., once again at Marianmade Farm in Wiscasset.
For the third year in a row, the talented band the Salty Dogs is featured. They play rock ‘n’ roll music from the 1950s to the 2000s. Dancing is encouraged and the lively music makes it almost impossible not to join in the fun.… Read more
Pemaquid Oyster Festival dedicated to Charlie Herrick
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its success every year since then.
Herrick passed away after a short illness on Jan. 2, 2019.
"Charlie was an integral part of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival, and we will miss him this year," said Scott Folsom, Herrick's business partner at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina, where the… Read more
Behind Closed Doors Tour of Castle Tucker
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker - 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset - an 1807 mansion overlooking the Sheepscot River, Saturday, July 20 from 10-11:30 a.m.
There’s something new to see whether you’re a first-time or repeat visitor on this leisurely in-depth tour that includes rooms and stories not included on the general tour. Castle Tucker is a Maine historic treasure, and one of the most complete and original Victorian homes in the United States.
Admission is $10… Read more
Abstractions show extended to Aug. 10
An outstanding collection of contemporary abstract art by seven Maine artists can be viewed through the second Saturday in August at the Maine Art Gallery. The exhibit, curated by Elaine Pew, shows brilliantly in the fine exhibit space that the gallery offers in the old Academy building on Warren Street in Wiscasset
Pew has brought together lyrical abstract paintings by Marjorie Arnett, aluminum relief sculptures by Peter Bennett, welded sculptures by Susan Bennet, exquisite… Read more
Dresden Summerfest has ‘Spirit,’ sun, fun
A brilliant summer day greeted the annual Dresden Summerfest on Sunday, July 14.
Peter Walsh played master of ceremonies to the event which featured horse drawn wagon rides, face painting, three-legged races, pie tasting, goat petting, music by Ken Morse and Mike Mize, and a cookout by the Dresden Fire Department.
“It is a nice way to get people together from Dresden and the surrounding communities,” said Walsh.
Nancy “Rusty” Cote received the local “Spirit of America… Read more
Summertime fun with Wiscasset's Stroziers
Summer and water go together and the Ed and Shelley Strozier family of Wiscasset has been making full use of both, visiting area water holes.
Shelley Strozier said the family visited Pinkham Pond in the Dresden-Alna area Sunday, July 14, then stopped at Here's the Scoop in Dresden, and husband Ed suggested a quick dip in Nequasset Lake in Woolwich. There, Strozier snapped a series of phone photos capturing Ed diving and their daughter Anna, 12, jumping into the water. "I stayed out… Read more
Black River Gallery welcomes Elisabeth Ladwig July 20
Elisabeth Ladwig, an award-winning photographic artist whose current work has appeared on magazine covers and gallery walls from Arizona to Rome; and her digital displays in Times Square and at the Louvre.
One of those “gallery walls between AZ and Rome” is right here in Boothbay Harbor at the Black River Gallery at 16 McKown Street. Elisabeth will be at the Gallery – with some new works – from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 20.
Her work is the convergence of a graphic design… Read more
Join Midcoast Conservancy for a full moon paddle
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Saturday, July 14, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “buck” moon (because new antlers emerge from bucks' foreheads around this time of the year) from canoes provided by the nature center as they glide along Little Dyer Pond after a beautiful mile-and-a half hike into the woods.
Little Dyer Pond is a true Great Pond with no public boat launch and… Read more
Amos Lee to play Savage Oaks
Head for Savage Oaks Vineyard & Winery, 175 Barrett Hill Rd. in Union, on Saturday, July 27 for a 7 p.m. concert featuring Amos Lee with special guest – BAILEN - rain or shine. Gates open at 5 p.m.
Amos Lee’s new album, “My New Moon,” is out now on Dualtone, and has been called “the most personal and deeply felt of his seven studio albums” (Billboard). The record debuted… Read more
Kennebec Early Music Festival next month
The Kennebec Early Music Festival will be held Aug. 11-18 in the Long Reach Hall, Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath, and the intimate Linden Tree Meeting House, 10 Church Lane, in Phippsburg.
All concerts have an interactive pre-show discussion 45 minutes before with our performers about their instruments. It has been a favorite. Concerts are evenings at 7:30 p.m.; the Sunday concerts will be at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 seniors… Read more
‘Night and Day’ at River Arts
River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to the opening reception of three shows on Friday, July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. The feature show in the Main Gallery is “Night and Day.” This exhibition was curated by Bob Keyes, art writer at Portland Press Herald.
Keyes selected 83 art works from 171 entries from artists all over the state of Maine. The theme is widely interpreted with examples of starry nocturnes, comparisons of nighttime and daytime scenes, images of opposites, as well as… Read more
Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark open to summer visitors
On Saturday, July 20, Saturday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Sept. 7, the Frances Perkins Center will host guided tours of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle, Maine.
“We are delighted to be able to open the treasured Perkins Homestead to guests,” said Michael Chaney, executive director of the Perkins Center. “Frances Perkins called this slice of agricultural Maine her one true home, and we hope all those who visit here will feel the same sense of… Read more
MIFF to honor director Hilary Brougher this year
The 22nd annual Maine International Film Festival, held in Waterville, Maine July 12-21, will honor director Hilary Brougher with a screening of her new film, “South Mountain,” followed by a Mid-Life Achievement Award ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 at the Waterville Opera House. A special after party for the filmmaker and MIFF guests will be held at OPA Waterville on Main Street in downtown Waterville.
Hilary Brougher is an American director and screenwriter, and chair of… Read more
At the theaters
HARBOR THEATER
185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org
“To Catch A Thief” - special free Member Appreciation Night screening July 11. Refreshments of French wine and cheese by Eventide Specialties at 6 p.m. To become a member, join at www.boothbaycinema.org or in the lobby immediately prior to the show. Memberships are $40 for individual, $75 for a family of five. Sorry, no general admission… Read more
Brew with a View: Fundraising party at Castle Tucker July 11
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 11 from 5-7:30 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river views, and help save one of Maine's historical treasures. Sample American farmhouse beers from Maine's own Oxbow Brewing Company, along with wine and soft drinks. Sarah's Cafe will provide delicious hors d'oeuvres featuring local ingredients, including lobster. Take an after-hours look inside one of the… Read more
Wiscasset’s Fourth of July brings fun, smiles, town spirit
The Fourth of July is a memorable day for many, and Wiscasset’s celebration both honored veterans and had no shortage of fun.
Town events kicked off in the morning with a delicious pancake breakfast at Morris Farm. Participants were invited to attend the first-ever, free July 4 Community Breakfast. When asked what formulated the idea, Elizabeth Palmer, the operator of the Morris Farm store, said, “I’ve had so much… Read more
Bigelow Laboratory to host Open House July 19
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay will host its annual open house at its East Boothbay campus on July 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event gives the public a rare opportunity to get hands on with ocean science at the state-of-the-art laboratory and meet some of the world’s tiniest – and more important – sea life.
Laboratory scientists and staff have prepared a wide range of demonstrations and activities for the event. Visitors of all ages will be introduced to… Read more
Heartwood goes Broadway with ‘Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’
Heartwood Theater will present the Broadway musical, “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” July 12 - 20 in the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Rd., at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. “Big River” is great summertime family fare, heartwarming and humorous, and the powerful assembly of voices in this cast does great justice to the score of country and folk, blues, gospels and spirituals.
One hundred years after Mark Twain’s book was published, this musical opened on Broadway in… Read more
Salad Days Celebration July 13
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites visitors to their 54-acre campus for the 25th annual Salad Days, a celebration of local food and handcrafted ceramics. This art-and-craft-filled festival features a picnic lunch that guests enjoy on handmade ceramic plates they can keep.
2019 Salad Days Artist Dehmie Dehmlow has created more than 550 earthenware plates to choose from. The painterly surfaces of her pieces give the sense that you’re eating from a work of art. “I enjoy… Read more
Halcyon String Quartet to perform at St. Andrews
The Halcyon String Quartet will perform on July 9 at St. Andrews Village at 1 p.m.
Halcyon quartet includes local violinists Josie and Sophie Davis, violist Colin Wheatley and cellist Ju Young Lee. Collectively the musicians have performed and taught on five continents and have established long-term partnerships with education programs in the U.S. and abroad.
July's concert will feature a range of music from classical chamber music to traditional folk tunes. Learn more about… Read more
‘Kevin Beers: Points of Light’ at Gleason Fine Art
On First Friday, July 5, from 5 to 7 pm, Gleason Fine Art will host an artist reception for the gallery’s July show: “Kevin Beers: Points of Light II.” The gallery invites Kevin’s many fans as well as the public to stop by Gleason Fine Art, have a glass of beer or wine, and chat with Kevin, one of the gallery’s most engaging artists. The show runs through July 30.
In art school, Kevin Beers was constantly urged by his professors to give up the representational style of painting that… Read more
Artists Prycel and Traina – new to the Pemaquid Art Gallery
New artists showing their work at the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Bristol include Belva Ann Prycel of Damariscotta and Kimberly Skillin Traina of Edgecomb. Although they paint in different mediums, these artists search for the hidden quality in landscape and seek to “see beyond the seen,” to capture “the essence of a moment in time.” Both Prycel and Traina offer their work to inspire others to respond to the beauty of the natural world in coastal Maine.
New member Prycel has been… Read more
WYC open house launches boating season
Wiscasset Yacht Club hosted its annual open house Sunday, signaling the much anticipated return of the summer pleasure boating season.
Among the hosts were WYC Commodore Don Davis and his wife Cynthia of Middle Street. The couple just returned to Wiscasset in their 36-foot Grand Banks Trawler, In No Hurry. They bought it over the winter.
Davis said it took 14 days to pilot the boat up the East Coast from Kents Narrows, Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. They experienced four… Read more
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Lobster Boat Races
SATURDAY of FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND
Races begin at 10 a.m.
Commemorative Ts and sweatshirts at sign up table at Brown’s Wharf on Atlantic Avenue go on sale at 8 a.m. - and they go fast (not as fast as the lobster boats, but pretty close!)
The lobster boat season revs up here in Boothbay Harbor the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend each year!
22 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-7200
Sail the Bennie Alice from Pier 6 in Boothbay Harbor to Cabbage Island, a quintessential Maine experience. The Moore family hosts guests 7 days a week from mid-June through Labor Day serving up traditional Downeast clambakes cooked on the water's edge.
Pier 6, Boothbay Harbor.
207-613-7339
Take the Harbor Princess or Pink Lady II for adventure ... Whale watching - Puffin and pelagic bird trips - lighthouse tour - Reggae cruise - and so many more!
Ticket booth at Pier 8.
207-633-2284
Book a trip aboard the Novelty, Balmy Days II, Miss Boothbay, or Friendship sloop Bay Lady.
Trips include: Monhegan Island, mackerel fishing, harbor tours, more!
Ticket booth on Pier 1 - 20 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor
207-633-6598
Day sails, sunset cruises, private charters aboard Eastwind and Applejack (formerly the Lazy Jack)!
120 Commercial St./Bristol Marine
Please note: Schooner Isaac Evans is not sailing in 2023.
92 Wall Point Road, Boothbay Harbor
Freedom Boat Club offers an affordable alternative to boat ownership.
207-650-6027
66 Fort Road, Edgecomb
Held the last Thursday in June through September.
Art gallery events, entertainment, food, public participation art projects, more!
First Friday Art Tour
Held between the hours of 3-8 p.m. on the first Friday of June through October.
A self-guided walking (or driving) tour of the art galleries in Boothbay Harbor. See new work by local artists and gallery owners, refreshments; often with live demos and/or music! Times vary. Look for the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber info table outside Coastal Maine Popcorn for the map of participants the first Friday June - Oct. and/or check out the listings in the week’s edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper!
296 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor
Dinner and a music-filled show - summer stock that’s not to be missed! Visit the website for show dates.
Call 633-5297 for reservations.
Established in 2017 as the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. Sculptures of stone from granite to marble, metal, steel and more lead you along the Trail through town, and then by car to locations in Boothbay, East Boothbay and Southport Island. Trail maps are available at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, and other locations to be announced.
50 Sugar Maple Lane, Boothbay.
Breathtaking vistas, challenging 18-hole golf course, and a sea breeze blowing off the ocean. The stunning new clubhouse is unlike any other facility in Maine with luxury amenities - including Giselaine’s Spa, and unparalleled service.