SUMMERTIME!
‘Night of the Living Rez’ author speaks on Monhegan
The Monhegan Memorial Library is pleased to welcome Morgan Talty in our fifth annual Distinguished Writers Series on Monhegan Island. Winner of several prizes including the National Book Critics John Leonard Prize, his debut work “Night of the Living Rez” is a series of connected stories about life on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. Talty has been heralded for his “electric and captivating voice,” a part of the “canon of great Native American Literature.” (The New York Times… Read more
An exuberant celebration of Mainers at work
Visitors to the current exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset will find an exuberant celebration of Mainers at work that is not to be missed. “Working Maine” encompasses a wide variety of mediums ranging from photography, watercolors, pastels, acrylics and oils to whimsical wood assemblages. And the images in the show represent the grit, determination, and creativity of the people who make our state so special.
The Maine Art Gallery… Read more
A visual history fundraiser like no other Aug. 20
There really could not be a better fundraising idea for a historical society than that of the upcoming event for Boothbay Region Historical Society. On Sunday, Aug. 20 at Harbor Theater, world renowned freelance photojournalist/filmmaker Bob Krist will present six of his mini-documentaries that feature coastal Maine. Krist has invited photographer Ben Williamson who from 2012 to 2022 he was Down East magazine’s staff photographer, photo brand… Read more
‘Something Rotten!’ opening at MSMT Aug. 10
What happens when you take one part “Spamalot,” one part “Book of Mormon,” and add a rhyming couplet (or two) with a large splash of thrilling dance routines? You get the hilarious musical comedy that brings Shakespeare to glorious, vibrant life … “Something Rotten!”
Set in 1595, “Something Rotten!” follows the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling artists struggling to succeed in the Elizabethan theatrical world – constantly in the shadow of The Bard himself,… Read more
‘GODDESS’ kicks off Aug. 8
Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta, is set to open its 29th season next week. This year’s festival, entitled “GODDESS,” celebrates five centuries of women in music as creators, storytellers, and muses. More information and tickets can be found at www.saltbaychamberfest.org.
Running Aug. 8-19, the nationally recognized festival will feature a series of concerts as well as free community events. The first concerts will take place on… Read more
‘Hamlet’ : Final four performances this week
To be there – or not to be there? The answer: “yes!” Heartwood Theater’s production of “Hamlet” - the greatest play ever written, is a must-see, with a gorgeous set and modern costumes, beautiful lights and soundscape – and incredible acting by a well-cast, strong ensemble, in the black-box space of the Parker B. Poe Theater.
Opening weekend audiences leapt to their feet, with thunderous applause. The most frequently heard exiting comment was… Read more
Book talk and signing by Michael Culver: Aug. 10
Michael Culver is the featured artist of the show and he will present a book signing and talk on Thursday, Aug. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m.
His new book, “Sparring in the Dark: The Art and Life Of Maine Painter Henry Strater,” chronicles the untold story of Ogunquit and Lost Generation artist Henry Strater who first contemplated a literary career had strong ties to the literary community in the interwar years. He is known for two portraits of Hemingway and for his illustrations of Ezra Pound… Read more
This week at Lincoln Theater
Auditions! For Lincoln County Communiy Theater’s 2023-24 season on Monday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall. The 2023-24 season will include a Fall play with production dates planned for November 10-12, 17-19, as well as a spring musical with production dates planned for May 3- 5. For those auditioning for a play, cold reading sides will be provided. You can prepare an audition piece, such as a monologue, but it is not required… Read more
Debbie Myers to play at North Nobleboro
‘Ed Parker: All in the Same Boat’
Southport artist Ed Parker's new show, "All in the Same Boat," at Gleason Fine Art opens Aug. 3 and runs through Aug. 29, with a reception for Ed on First Friday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Ed Parker likes a good story, one with a twist or one that might be called a tall tale. He also loves pretty much anything to do with the sea; animals, exotic ones like sea serpents and more ordinary ones like dogs, cats, and moose; and history, especially the 19th century, otherwise known as the… Read more
A little rain, then sun for Wiscasset Art Walk
The second Wiscasset Art Walk of the summer went on as planned Thursday, July 27. A thunderstorm arrived as predicted at 5 p.m. but quickly passed and the sun returned. “It just goes to prove the old New England saying, if you don’t like the weather just wait a few minutes,” said Heather MacLeod, who was playing the flute outside Treats on the corner of Main and Middle streets.
This is MacLeod’s third year playing the art walk. A retired music teacher, MacLeod told Wiscasset… Read more
Heartwood’s ‘Hamlet’: ‘Something not to beest did miss in Newcastle!’
Heartwood Regional Theater Company’s final production of its 20th anniversary season, "Hamlet," is a perfect example of the high caliber performances that have been drawing audiences to the Poe Theater over the past two decades … Talk about ending on a high note!
“Hamlet” is said to be William Shakespeare’s greatest work. It has been drawing audiences since it was written in 1599. And with the extraordinary cast Artistic Director Griff Braley has assembled, you will want to be among… Read more
BRAF August members show: ‘Something for Everyone’
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed Members’ Show seems to define creative diversity coupled with the saying “great minds think alike.” As such, our featured artists are the sum total of 90 local and regional artists who deliver an entertaining variety of mediums, styles, and themes.
In addition to the regular members’ show, BRAF is sponsoring two solo-artists-shows in the upstairs rooms.
Pemaquid artist Marcia Brandwein, has installed a collection of her oil and… Read more
‘Lobsterbake & More’ Aug. 12 at Lincoln Home
This week at Harbor Theater
“Asteroid City” - (PG13; 1 hour 45 minutes) - The new film from Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The French Dispatch”), starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Final shows at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2 and Thursday,… Read more
Art for Acres Stone Symposium: Rocking the art form
An artist’s inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere – photographs, events, experiences, dreams, imagination and talent. Six stone sculptors recently spent 10 days, July 21- 30, at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s seaside field creating new work for BRLT’s Art for Acres Stone Symposium & Art Auction.
Almost all are members of Maine Stone Workers Guild. Isabel Catherine Kelley, John Catizone Jr., Joseph DiMauro, Sam Finkelstein, Dan Ucci and Andreas von Huene worked on new… Read more
‘Wyeth’ at The Waldo Aug. 10
“ I’m just appalled and amazed at the way in which people are interested in my paintings. I think it’s because I happen to paint things that reflect the basic truths of life: sky, earth, friends, the intimate things. People are drawn to my work by common feelings that go beyond art.” - Andrew Wyeth, quoted in Time magazine, February 24, 1967.
The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, presents the third and final film in its 2023 Summer Maine Artist Film Series on… Read more
The landscape paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano
Sylvan Gallery is delighted to welcome back renowned landscape artists, Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, for an exhibition of their latest paintings. The exhibit opens Thursday, Aug. 3 and continues through Sept. 2. The reception to meet the artists is on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m., coinciding with the evening of the Wiscasset Art Walk. In conjunction, the gallery will also be displaying work from its regular roster of contemporary fine artists.
As highly experienced plein air… Read more
‘BLOOM. Celebrating the art of the Flower’ new work by Lynne Seitzer
Throughout history flowers have played an important role in human culture. Flowers are woven into the fabric of medicine, cooking, hygiene, embalming, folklore, symbols and environmental enhancement. The early shipping and importing trades in flowers, vegetables and spices shaped many aspects of the worlds history.
This week at the Harbor Theater
“Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 43 minutes) - Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is… Read more
This week at the Lincoln Theater
“Past Lives” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 46 minutes - In English and Korean) - Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. Final showtimes Thursday, July 27 at 2 and 7 p.m.
“The Miracle Club” - (PG-… Read more
Summerfest celebrates 40th birthday
Live music, crafts, pooches on parade and more made for a memorable 40th Summerfest celebration Saturday on the Wiscasset Town Common. First Congregational Church’s midsummer fair, a tradition since 1983, continues to grow in popularity. Proceeds go to local outreach organizations at a special Sunday service set aside for the presentations.
This year’s parade of pooches attracted just shy of 20 canine entries. Dogs of all shapes and sizes were led around the Common by their owners… Read more
Picture Book: A Storytelling Series for Children
Rockland, Maine - The Farnsworth Art Museum is launching a new storytelling series for children ages four to 10 that will feature Maine authors and illustrators reading their own works. The series, in partnership with Katie Drago and the Rockland Public Library, will take place on four consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Aug. 2. “Picture Book: A Storytelling Series for Children Featuring Maine Authors & Illustrators” is free to the public, and will be offered on Wednesdays Aug. 2, 9, 16… Read more
‘Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art’ opens July 27
"Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art" will open Thursday, July 27 at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. The gallery is celebrating its 39th year and the exhibition opening coincides with the Wiscasset Village Art Walk, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m.
"Impressionism and Beyond" will explore the artistic movement of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Modernism and contemporary art by artists from Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, France, Great Britain and the United… Read more
The return of Maine humorist Tim Sample
Tim Sample is a Maine native whose unique New England style of humor has gained him a national following. When introducing Tim on ABC’s Good Morning America Charles Gibson referred to him as, “The man who wrote the book-literally, on Maine humor!” Legendary newsman Charles Kuralt called Sample “Maine’s Humorist Laureate.” On Thursday, July 27, he will make a pilgrimage to his hometown, and perform at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House.
Describing Tim Sample’s work as “humor”… Read more
BBH Opera House: Damn Tall Buildings July 28
Four quintessential roots instruments: the banjo, double bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle come together on the Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage on Friday, July 28, and what happens next is anyone’s guess. Bluegrass, roots, string band music, and so much more from the trio, Damn Tall Buildings – they’ve been called lightning in a bottle.
Sasha Dubyk on upright bass and vocals, Max Capistran on guitar, banjo and vocals and Avery Ballota on fiddle and vocals bring electric energy,… Read more
‘Votes for Women: The History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song’ July 23
Beachcombers’ Discovery Center invites nature exploration
The Beachcombers’ Discovery Center at Pemaquid Beach Park is now open for its 20th season, offering fun, interactive learning activities, interpretive displays, books to borrow, and games throughout the summer.
A partnership between Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and the Town of Bristol’s Parks and Recreation Commission, the Discovery… Read more
GCW a WAW regular
Each month, visitors to Wiscasset Art Walk evenings – the last Thursday of June through September – are greeted by a tabletop landscape of brilliant colors, tucked into spotless glass jars, under the banner of Garden Club of Wiscasset.
Since 2016, garden club members have been staffing a sidewalk table during the art walks with fresh bouquets coming from members’ gardens. According to Terry Heller, who is organizing the bouquet brigade, members get an email reminder a week or two… Read more
‘Art for Acres’ Stone Symposium and Art Auction
It is an art extravaganza this summer at Oak Point Farm, and you are invited! This year Boothbay Region Land Trust will be hosting the Art for Acres Stone Symposium & Art Auction, which includes a free ten-day stone symposium by the Maine Stone Workers Guild from July 21-30, and a ticketed art auction gala on Aug. 4. Join us for one, or both of these events, for there is something for everyone as nature and art unite!
The Art for Acres events kick off with the Maine Stone Workers… 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.