SUMMERTIME!

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July … Read more

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation and Partners in Education (PIE) are partnering July 28 for a family fun night at the community playground opposite Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road. The event is part of WCC’s 25th anniversary year.

The games and social time start at 4 p.m. and lead up to a movie, Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud said July 12. “I would encourage people to come out and enjoy a night out.”

Look for cornhole, a cookout, playground use and other… Read more

“Hamlet,” the capstone production of Heartwood Theater’s first 20 seasons, opens July 28 with six evening performances ending Aug. 5.  For those who love Shakespeare, for those who have never seen Shakespeare, for those new to Heartwood, and longstanding patrons – this show is a gem, a must see for Midcoast summer theater.

Presented in the black-box Poe Theater, with seating very close to the stage, audience members will thrill to the action, as this committed cast delivers one of… Read more

“Blackberry” - (R; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - ‘BlackBerry’ tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone. Final showtime Thursday, July 20 at 2 p.m.

Y Arts presents: “Flat Stanley Jr!” - The first summer camp production for 2023. Based on the best-selling book series, Stanley folds his way around the world with his flat-tastic hijinks… Read more

Award-winning folk musician John John Brown is bringing giant comics and iconic photographs to The Waldo stage on Sunday, July 30 at 4 p.m. Titled “Songs, Stories, & Art - Lessons from Strangers,” this original project weaves together songs, stories, and visual art in a live multi-media concert performance.

Throughout the concert, Kerrville New Folk Festival winner John John Brown takes the listener inside the lives of 14 unique characters. An imaginative and colorful world is… Read more

The first image directly in front of you as you enter Maine Art Gallery is the color photograph of Kaleb, a Bath Iron Works shipfitter taken by Bath photographer/artist Heather Perry. Kaleb is taking a final draw on his cigarette, barely more than a stub. Kaleb is looking straight into the camera. His is a hard job – hard on the body and spirit being crammed into small spaces welding and grinding, but he looks young and strong. Perry has a triptych photograph entitled, “Lunch Break at South… Read more

Wet weather did not deter the Maine Obsolete Auto League from its Antique Auto Day at Boothbay Railway Village Museum July 15. Despite heavy mist and light rain, several dozen dedicated owners and enthusiasts came to show their love of vintage cars and meet old friends.

Dennis Vieira said he and wife Pauline have been coming to the show for around 30 years, “every year without fail.” This year, they even missed a wedding to attend with their Edsel. Vieira, who drove from Auburn, New… Read more

Ahoy Sailors! Great racing begins July 22 with the 49th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 22 and 23. Large colorful sails will be seen in the outer harbor on both days.

Race Committee members have been busy organizing the most premier racing event on the Maine coast. Several local boats will be among the fleet of 60-70 boats expected.

Several classic day sailors will be racing along with a complement of Boothbay Harbor One Designs, a… Read more

“David Estey Reimagined” is a solo exhibit by the Belfast, Maine artist of 23 paintings, two thirds of which have been reworked from earlier states. They are improvisational abstract images often with narrative references, done in a variety of sizes using acrylic paint on canvas, wood panels or synthetic paper mounted on panels. This is his fourth solo show at Studio 53 and it fills two rooms.

“While I may have been perfectly pleased with… Read more

“Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One” - (2 hours, 43 minutes) - Ethan Hunt 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 forced to consider… Read more

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to enjoy the free Alive on the Common Concerts for 2023. The concerts are performed on the bandstand on Wiscasset Common, in front of Lincoln County Courthouse and begin at 6 p.m.

The concert series is brought to you by the chamber, Wiscasset Parks & Recreation and others: July 20, Salty Dogs, sponsored by Jenn Spaur; Aug. 3, Whitebeards, by Sherri Dunbar-Tim Dunham Realty; Aug. 10, Crying Out Loud, by Big Barn Coffee/… Read more

Fast, funny family entertainment opens on Heartwood’s stage this weekend, as students present two performances of “Scapino!” in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy.  Open seating is available (no reservations) on Friday,July 14 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m.  Doors open for general seating 30 minutes prior to show time. Tickets are $5/students and $10/adults. “Scapino” delivers frivolity and laughter for all ages! (No infants or young toddlers, please.)

Students have spent… Read more

Take pride, Wiscasset, as people from all over Maine, and other parts of the country, came to peek inside our fascinating collection of homes on tour!

The weather on tour day, Saturday, July 8, was perfect for the event: dry, cloudy, and started off cool (temperatures rose later in the day). Not a good beach day, but a great day for a home tour!

About 200 people wandered Wiscasset’s historic district, strolling from Homes on Tour (HOT) site to site… Read more

Gabe Tonon and his Country & Western Revue are coming from Nashville to play the Opera House at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 16. The band: bassist (and fellow Mainer) Elijah Ocean, drummer Kevin Finn, Leo Grassl on pedal steel guitar and Tonon, lead guitar.

Tonon is looking forward to returning to Boothbay Harbor and not just for the gig, but to kick back with family and friends he has not seen for 18 months.

Sometimes, Tonon said, it seems like it has taken a whole… Read more

First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s 40th annual Summerfest is Saturday, July 22, from 9 am.to 1 pm. on Wiscasset Common. Summerfest is among several events planned for this year’s 250th celebration of the founding of the church.

Visitors to Summerfest will be treated to a variety of attractions. Music will be provided by Jeff Grosser and the Ragtime Razcals, Joel Pierce on the organ with the ever-popular Salty Dogs finishing off the day. Hot dogs,… Read more

River Arts in Damariscotta presents photographers, Gail and Paul Karlsson, in a two-person show “Wild Birds and Whimsies” in the River Room. This captivating display runs from Thursday, July 13 through Wednesday, Aug. 2. A public reception will be held on Saturday, July 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Gail Karlsson, an environmental lawyer, writer and photographer focuses on protection and appreciation of the natural world. Gail grew up in New York City and spent summers at her family’s house in… Read more