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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Karla Bonoff. Courtesy of the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Acclaimed American singer songwriter and internationally touring Karla Bonoff has worked with some of the biggest names in music over her 40 year career. On Friday, June 12 she arrives in Boothbay…

Southport Memorial Library
Author Bill Genencer. Courtesy photo
Join us at the Southport Memorial Library Thursday, June 11 for an author talk with Bill Genencer as he discusses his book, "Working Waterfront: A Fish Tale."  This non-fiction memoir…
WHERE IT'S AT
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I still remember the first time I drove by the big red Edgecomb Pottery "compound" and saw a For Sale sign. What? I did a double take. I remember thinking that business was a landmark on this…

The Waldo Theatre & Veggies To Table present...
Cast members of "Don't Dress For Dinner," front, left: Ell Stanton, Laura Morris, and Christine Andersen; back row: George Bates,  Malachi Esancy, and Jack Sullivan. Photo: Jack Sullivan

The Waldo Theatre has announced it is partnering with Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm in Newcastle that donates all of the produce and flowers they grow to local people experiencing hunger and…

OPERA HOUSE AT BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Gaelic Storm. June 11. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Got tickets? Photo courtesy of the band

 

Billboard world chart-topping Gaelic Storm, a multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after more than two decades of touring they are a true…

The Millennium Singers to perform in Boothbay Harbor June 6.  Photo courtesy of Laura Carey

If you caught the recent feature on local singer Laura Fassett and her chorus Millennium Magic, you already know that barbershop and a cappella singing are alive and thriving. Now it's time…

A scene From "Time Adrift," written by Emily and Nick Mirabile. The premiere is June 18-20 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Emily Mirabile

"Time Adrift" is a heart-filled musical adventure set in a bustling coastal town where the tides never wait. This new show has music and lyrics written by local couple Emily and Nick…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Charles Nowell - “Portland Head Light” in BRAF’s Gallery One.

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) welcomes summer with three exhibitions that showcase the creativity, talent, and environmental concerns of Maine artists. On view through June 21, the…

See National Theater Live's production of "All My Sons," at the Lincoln Theater June 4-5. Jan Versweyveld

Arthur Miller’s searing American classic “All My Sons” comes to the big screen at Lincoln Theater June 4 and 5 as part of the acclaimed…

Boothbay Region Land Trust
 "Hendricks Head South" - 38”x55” - dye painted on cotton, stitched by Fraas-Slade

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition by local artists Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade in its Oak Point Farm gallery. Fraas and Slade’s show, titled…

"The Christophers" opens at theLincoln Theater Friday, May 29. Courtesy of the venue

 

"The Drama" - (R; 1 hour, 46 minutes) - A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. Flirting with…

Midcoast author Ellen Baker's immersive book launch party is slated for June 2 at the Wiscasset Yacht Club. Courtesy photo

 

Author Ellen Baker will celebrate the release of her new Maine-set HarperCollins novel, "Summerland Cove," with a book launch party on Tuesday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the…

"The Two Fridas." 1939. A scene in the Exhibition On Screen (EOS) film, "Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon." See it at the Lincoln Theater May 28 & 29. Courtesy of EOS

 

The life and legacy of one of the world’s most recognizable and influential artists returns to the Lincoln Theater big screen in Exhibition on Screen’s Frida Kahlo encore. Instantly…

 

"Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light" - (encore; 1 hour, 58 minutes) - Free! - Back by popular demand! “Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light” is a feature…

"The Sheep Detectives" opens at Harbor Theater Friday, May 22. Courtesy of the venue

 

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" - (PG; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - After foiling Bowser’s last grand scheme, Mario and Luigi are ready for a well-earned break—but…

A scene from "Votes for Women, the History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song," being shown at Harbor Theater during Barbara Cray meet and greet. Courtesy of the candidate or District 6 District Attorney

 

On Tuesday, May 19, Barbara Cray, candidate for district attorney for prosecutorial District 6, which includes all of Lincoln County, is holding a screening of her film “Votes for…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
A group enjoying Maine Days in 2025. Image courtesy of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

 

Tickets launched this past Monday for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ annual Maine Days. From Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, Mainers can bring up to eight guests per…

Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Traverse. BBH Opera House. May 28. Got tickets? Photo: Emmanuelle Roberge

 

Winner of Quebec’s prestigious OPUS Prize for Album of the Year, "Traditional Québécois Music," Traverse is a musical journey into the heart of traditional fiddle music that…

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, May 15. Courtesy of the venue

 

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" - (PG; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - After foiling Bowser’s last grand scheme, Mario and Luigi are ready for a well-earned break—but adventure…

Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Suzy Bogguss. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. May 30. Got tickets? Photo: Jeff Fasano

 

Grammy-winning and platinum selling artist Suzy Bogguss is one to chase the muse wherever it may lead. On Saturday, May 30, she lands on the historic Opera House stage in Boothbay…

Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Jean de Botton (French, 1898-1978), Elements marins, oil on panel, 13 3/8" x 21 5/8". Courtesy of Wiscasset Bay Gallery

 

"The Grand Tour in Thirty Days" will open on Saturday, May 23rd, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, which is celebrating its 42nd year.

An old-fashioned steamer…

Courtesy of Sarah Sherman

 

AUGUSTA, Maine – On June 6, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS), the VA Regional Benefit Office at Togus, and VA Maine Healthcare will host a Veterans and Community…

WHERE IT'S AT
The Millennium Magic singers. Courtesy of Laura Fassett

Remember the first time you heard a barbershop quartet? I can still see, and hear, Dr. John Andrews singing with the Nor'Easters barbershop singers – that baritone voice (many of you are probably…

Maine Art Gallery
Tina Ingraham with her painting “High Tea” at Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME. Bob Bond photo

 

“This is such a fun and engaging show,”  said one enthusiastic visitor to the opening of Maine Art Gallery’s “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance”…

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The next Wiscasset edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St. Wiscasset. Join Brigid Carr, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory for…

Boothbay Harbor Ocean on Tap
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The next Boothbay Harbor edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 21, 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery at 25 Granary Way. Join Lobsterman Eben Wilson of the F/V…

The LCCT cast of "Little Shop of Horrors, from back, left: Kelly Caufield, Eliana Goldberg, Emily Sue Barker, Molly Frantzen, Derek Kingsley. Front, from left: Andy Barber, Niall Lessard, and Ron Capps. Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), resident theater company at Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater, is set to delight audiences the weekend of May 15-17, with its live stage production…

Finding Our Voices Book Club
Courtesy of Patrisha McLean, Finding Our Voices

 

Beth Macy, New York Times-bestselling author, of a seminal book on how corporate greed created the opioid epidemic, is joining Finding Our Voices online, Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. to…

A Lincoln County Theater (LCCT) and Lincoln Theater production.

 

LCCT presents: "Little Shop of Horrors" – Live on stage! - The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" -…

Don't miss the "Devil Wears Prada 2" at Harbor Theater this week. Courtesy of the venue

 

"Devil Wears Prada 2" - (PG-13; 1 hour 59 minutes) - Twenty years after they first defined a generation of ambition, style, and unforgettable one-liners, Miranda,…

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For one weekend only, May 7 – 9, Heartwood Theater weaves together seven short plays, creating a delightful tapestry of comedy, farce, and drama, with Seven…

The Savani Latin Jazz Quartet. Courtesy of the musicians

The Midcoast’s own jazz festival, Jazz in June Camden Maine, runs Friday to Sunday, June 12-14. Downtown Camden will be filled with live music all weekend, as Jazz in June presents multiple…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Nigel Wearne. May 8. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

 

“The arranging chutzpuh of Ennio Morricone, vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave" - The…

Lincoln Theater
"Sound of Music" film still courtesy of Disney. See it on the Lincoln Theater silver screen May 3.

 

Audiences of all ages are invited to Lincoln Theater to experience the timeless magic of “The Sound of Music” at a special free screening Sunday, May 3 at 1 p.m. Generously…

Boothbay Region High School Drama Club
Jayden Coulombe as the "Phantom" in a recent rehearsal at BRHS. Courtesy of Dr. Mary Miller

As the school year draws to a close, Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) is proud to announce a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary masterpiece, “The Phantom of the Opera.”

When…

"The Devil Wears Prada 2." Opens for two weeks at Harbor Theater May 1. Courtesy of the venue

 

"Ghost Elephants" - (NR; 1 hour, 39 minutes) - In the mist-shrouded highlands of Angola, where myth and memory intertwine, three KhoiSan master trackers set out…

Southport Memorial Library
One of Lori Lynn Hoffer's vibrant, richly colored paintings. Look for it in her show at Southport Memorial Library in May and June. Courtesy of the Library

Southport Memorial Library's next art show features the oil paintings of Lori Lynn Hoffer in May and June. Lori Lynn’s vibrant work is based on an intrinsic impulse to convey the glory of nature.…

 

For one weekend only, May 7-9, Heartwood Theater leaps into spring with Seven Shorts, five 10-minute plays and two longer one-acts. While…

Where It's At
Rachel Robbins - "Flower Moon" - acrylic, ink, gold leaf.

April showers may bring May flowers, but why wait? Surround yourself with blooms at Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s current exhibition, “Flower Show!” And, surprise, surprise, members of the…

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"Project Hail Mary" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 36 minutes) - Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no…

Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney will be at Lincoln Theater May 2. Courtesy photo

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a powerful evening of film and conversation. Join us Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. for a special screening of “Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie,” a…

"Ghost Elephants" opens at Harbor Theater on Friday, April 24. Courtesy of the venue

 

"GOAT" - (PG; 1 hour, 40 minutes) - From Sony Pictures Animation—the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse—comes GOAT, a fast-paced, feel-good action-…

Camden Opera House
Ben Cosgrove to play at the Camden Opera House April 29. Courtesy of the artist

On Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. the Camden Opera House will present an acoustic piano performance by Ben Cosgrove with the the baby Steinway. Cosgrove is a traveling…

Y Arts presents
Y Arts cast members rehearsing "9 to 5 JR."  Two shows only this week, Thursday and Friday at the Lincoln Theater. Emily Mirabile photo

 

The Y Arts Program is proud to present "9 to 5 JR.," a high-energy, family-friendly musical comedy based on the hit movie and Broadway show, at the Lincoln Theater on Thursday, April…

BRHS Drama production

Past, present and future unite as BRHS Drama stages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” (Hart, Stilgoe, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux) and licensed through Concord Theatricals.…

OPERA HOUSE AT BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Ellis Paul

 

Ellis Paul doesn’t just write songs; he’s a guitar-carrying reporter who covers the human condition and details the hopes, loves, losses of those he observes, turning their stories…

The Waldo Theatre
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The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the audition schedule for its upcoming community theatre musical comedy, "Something Rotten," to be staged this August.

An…

"Project Hail Mary," starring Ryan Gosling, opens at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, April 17. Courtesy of the venue

 

Look out! Here comes Audrey 2! Tickets are now on sale for Lincoln County Community Theater’s spring musical production – Little Shop of Horrors!…

Lincoln Theater  
“The Black Pirate” at Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

 

Audiences have one final opportunity to step back in time and experience cinema as it was a century ago with the final film in Lincoln Theater’s silent film series, “The Black…

Courtesy of Harbor Theater

 

"Project Hail Mary" - (PG13; 2 hours, 37 minutes) - Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no…