SUMMERTIME!

This exhibition, “Anthology - A Collection of Short Story Paintings,” is collaboration between the artist and you the viewer. “I supply the color. You provide the words to make the story yours, John M. T. Seitzer says. “Everybody ‘reads’ their own interpretation into what they see.”

Let your imagination wander as you observe the rainbow of colors, simple shapes and thick textures in these paintings at Joy to the Wind Gallery in Boothbay Harbor.

Some ‘story’ paintings are dark… Read more

In  a more than 70 year career as an artist, John Wissemann has explored many varied themes. “My subject is the history of art,” he says. But if it is art history it is seen with a working artist’s eye, not the eye of an academic or historian.

John’s latest in colored pencil is informed by his lifelong study and deep knowledge of many various traditions and cultures of art. From cave paintings to the great classic modernists, Matisse, Kandinsky, deKooning, Stuart Davis, Italian… Read more

Furniture designer/maker Eben Blaney has gathered five fine craftspeople for a three-day show at his Edgecomb Studio and Showroom at 96 Eddy Road, July 12-14.  The Opening Night Reception is on Friday, July 12 from 5-8 p.m., Saturday, July 13 noon to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, July 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

After several years of traveling to select craft and design shows to display, promote and sell his furniture, including both the Smithsonian and Philadelphia Museum Craft shows the… Read more

And they yanked the arms right off the other teams, OK, not really, but Clear Stream Construction did yank the rope out of all of their opponents’ hands. That’s right, Clear Stream Construction won the sixth annual tug of war and set a Windjammer Days Festival record June 24, becoming the first team ever to win twice – and in consecutive years!

The Friends of Windjammer Days renamed the event the Stephan Branch Memorial Tug of War Across the Harbor. Stephan and Margaret Branch had… Read more

Run and celebrate! It’s time for the 10th anniversary of the Lobster Roll 5K race and kids’ fun run! Join us Saturday, July 27 at 8 a.m. in front of Boothbay Region High School. Last year, over 200 runners supported the community to run on one of the most scenic race courses in Maine. Prizes are awarded for overall winners, age group winners and the team challenge.

The 5K race starts at 8 a.m. On-site registration is open at 6:30 a.m. The kids’ fun run will be after (around 9 a.m.)… Read more

Two watercolor artists currently showing at Pemaquid Gallery in New Harbor are Cindy Spencer of Wiscasset and Peggy Farrell of New Harbor. They both are inspired by the light and colors of Maine scenery, from coastal scenes to barns and gardens.

Peggy Farrell is a long time member of the gallery and currently serves as gallery manager. Although she has worked in several art media including oil, tole painting, stained glass and calligraphy, it is watercolor that has captured her heart… Read more

Climate change is never explicitly mentioned in the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” which some say may be  one of the year’s best films, but it hangs all over the deep, rich story of the Chesters, a pair of hardscrabble idealists who move from the concrete jungle of Santa Monica to start a 200-acre, sustainable farm from scratch. Eventually including some 10,000 orchard trees and more than 200 different kinds of crops, with a wide variety of animals, Apricot Lane Farms is a microcosm… Read more

Barbara and Jeanne Lally’s mother-daughter art show at the Southport Memorial Library goes up  in July and will continue through August.  A public reception will be held at the library, 1032 Hendricks Hill Road, Friday, July 5 from 5-7 p.m. for interested viewers with refreshments.

A life-long artist, Barbara Lally has successfully mastered many art mediums, including enameling on copper, oil painting, silk screen printing, quilting, rug hooking, pysanky (Ukrainian egg decorating),… Read more

While the coast of Maine provides a consistent backdrop for the subject matter of the exhibition, the diversity of artists brings a uniqueness and freshness to the show.  Many works from the estate of Sears Gallagher are included and of particular note is the artist's rendition of Monhegan Harbor.  Painted late in the afternoon, the small oil is luminous and rich.  Manana Island is cast in blueish-purple shadows and warm green highlights.  Fishing boats rest in the quiet harbor, surrounded… Read more

Come to 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 29 to experience the taste that says “Here comes summer” – strawberry shortcake: native strawberries, homemade biscuits, real whipped cream or Round Top ice cream. With quarts picked early that morning for sale, people can take strawberries away for later, too.

After chowing down on one or more hot dogs, make sure to attend the always fun and delicious pie auction at noon. Bring a fist full of cash and win… Read more

Striking a pose in his kilt on the rustic floorboards of the Creamery Pier, award-winning bagpiper Peter Campbell will pipe in the beginning of the 2019 Wiscasset Art Walk season on June 27, 5-8 p.m. Some say it’s a good bet that even the orange barrels will dance in the street.

Wiscasset Village is always the place to be during the summer, especially on the last Thursday of every month from June through September. This year the galleries and shops will shine with gifted guitarist… Read more

“Maine Moments,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Damariscotta-based artist William Curtis, is now showing at Miles Hall Gallery at Miles Memorial Hospital through July 26. Curtis has been painting landscapes of New England for over 50 years and this collection includes many paintings of local scenes.

He was instructed and encouraged by his father, Roger Curtis, a noted Cape Ann artist, and his uncle Howard, a well-known artist and Gloucester High School… Read more

HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

“Toy Story 4” - Held over!  One of the most anticipated films of the summer is Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (Woody and Buzz Lightyear) have done it again in a critically-acclaimed long-awaited sequel that focuses on caring and friendship. Woody (Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and… Read more

Belfast artist David Estey follows up his 2016 retrospective at Studio 53 with a solo exhibit of 25 recent paintings. The works are improvisational abstract images in a wide variety of sizes done in acrylic on canvas or the synthetic paper Yupo mounted on panels.

An opening reception will be held Friday, July 5 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition run is July 1-28.

Estey is an award-winning native, with a BFA degree from Rhode Island School of Design, a MSA degree from George… Read more

On Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 the Boothbay Sea and Science Center and the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will present a special summer weekend of fundraising for children’s programming at the Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor. And ticket holders may also attend a tour of The Shipyard at 6 p.m. The tour and talk will feature the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, which is currently undergoing restoration!

Saturday, “A Summer Evening of Jazz” will feature one… Read more

The in-town areas of Damariscotta and Newcastle should be forewarned: Buccaneers will be invading during the Pirate Rendezvous, coming on Saturday, June 22. Fortunately for the Twin Villages, these buccaneers won't be of the bloodthirsty variety, opting instead to accept trinkets and treats from Main Street businesses during the Kid Pirates Costume Parade.

Children and their parents are invited to join the fun, at no cost or requirement for prior registration, with the parade… Read more

“The Year Mrs. Cooper Got out More” is the first book in a series of contemporary commercial fiction being written by seasonal Maine resident Meredith Marple. Each book is set in Great Wharf, a fictional small town between Ogunquit and Kennebunkport. Recurring characters enjoy relationships of love, trust, and respect — even as conflict and fears abound.

Synopsis: Living in a small town in Maine … doesn’t keep you safe. The coastal tourist town of Great Wharf, Maine, boasts a crime… Read more

The sixth annual Olde Bristol Days Vintage Car Show is happy to announce that the 2019 show is moving to The Harbor Room restaurant on Route 130 in New Harbor. The show’s traditional location, on-site at the fort with the other Olde Bristol Days attractions, is no longer a viable option for the growing event.

Cerina Leeman, chair of the Olde Bristol Days Committee and proprietor of the Harbor Room, graciously agreed to hold the popular car show at her location. The show will be held… Read more

For the 57th year, Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days are upon us … and what a rockin’ good time those seven days, June 23 - 29, will be!

The Friends of Windjammer Days, at the helm of the festival since 2013, have charted our course. Let’s check out what points are not to be missed (and yes that means all of them).

A new event for the Festival, Sunday, June 23, but not new to the region is the… Read more

At the Gardens, we know through experience what science has confirmed—spending time in nature reduces stress, enhances creativity and improves general health and well-being. Yoga has also been proven to reduce stress, promote relaxation, relieve anxiety and improve one’s quality of life. With that in mind, CMBG introduces weekly yoga at the Gardens this summer.

One of the major tenets of yoga centers on being in the moment, at one with nature. In fact, many of the postures of the… Read more

River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for the July show. Artists may submit up to three works for jurying into “Night and Day.” Participants are invited to respond to the theme to reflect their own interpretations. The deadline for entry is Saturday, July 6 at 4 pm.

Portland Press Herald art writer Bob Keyes will be the juror for this exhibition. Keyes writes about the arts for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in Portland, Maine. He’s won many national… Read more

Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, June 27th for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating Maine treasure. Beginners are welcome. The day begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Enjoy the day and gather for an afternoon critique with the instructor. Weather permitting. Bring your own materials, lunch and a hat. Castle Tucker is located at 2 Lee Street in Wiscasset.

Jennifer Linskey… Read more