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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Stillhouse Junkies

A crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, the Stillhouse Junkies share the charmed chemistry that elevates both musician and audience alike. On Friday, Aug. 9, the band travels to Maine…

Alice de Mauriac

River Arts is pleased to present the abstract paintings of Alice de Mauriac in the solo show, “True Confessions,” in the River Room Aug. 1-21.

Currently residing in New Harbor, de…

The Waldo Theatre
Peter Antoniou

Former contestants from America’s Got Talent and Italia’s Got Talent perform at The Waldo, in August. On Friday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. laugh and be amazed with comic psychic, Peter Antoniou. From…

Lyn Asselta

On Friday, Aug. 2, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens a one-person show for the renowned pastel painter Lyn Asselta."Where Rock Meets Water" runs through Sept. 3, with an opening reception…

Lyn Asselta
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION

First Friday Open House and Reception, 5-7 pm at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Come celebrate…

John M. T. Seitzer

Summer is in full swing at Joy to The Wind Gallery. John’s busy doing custom picture…

Y Arts presents: “Once on This Island JR” - (approx. running time: 1 hour) - Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a…

Veggies to Table is gearing up for their French and Travel-Themed Auction Fundraiser on Aug. 11 at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. 

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Museum

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites the community to Jailhouse Rock! -  an evening of music, dancing, and family games on the grounds of the Old Jail on Federal Street in…

“Thelma” - (PG13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) -  Experience a refreshing twist on the action genre with “Thelma,” inspired by director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother. This film…

The first-ever Lee Hague Memorial Block Party and Fundraiser, open to the public, will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m., 90 Road B., Woolwich.

A cornhole tournament and other games, a…

Kevin Kiley

For decades pianist Kevin Kiley has entertained residents and visitors to the Boothbay region and for more than 30 years he has served as many-nights-a-week entertainment at the Boothbay Harbor…

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed documentary “That’s Entertainment!” with a special screening at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta  Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.

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Chats with Champions is proud to present Ruth Monsell on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10…
Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay is honored and excited to welcome  artists and partners Gail Page and Robert Shetterly to a gallery reception on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. The…
Maine Art Gallery
Debra Arter

Works in painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture, photography, and assemblage by members of the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset will be on exhibit from July 25 - Sept. 8. An opening reception for…

“Run Lola Run” - (R; 1 hour, 20 minutes) - In this visually and conceptually impressive film, two-bit Berlin criminal Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) delivers some smuggled loot for his boss,…

Susie Porter

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering artistic expression and community…

“Fly Me To The Moon” - (PG13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) -  Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson), brought in to fix NASA's public image…

Diane Lechleitner’s poems and short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines. “Faron Goss,” a debut  novel by Diane Lechleitner, is a Gold Winner of the Foreword…

Carousel Music Theater (CMT) is staging “Dominic’s Diner” an hour-long tribute to Boothbay Harbor’s Dominic Garvey (1936-2015), written, directed and choreographed by Michelle Brucker. “I…

John Vander

New works on paper by John Vander at Gold/Smith Gallery July 29 to Sept. 18.

Said Vander, “This is a visual remembrance of a short trip to the island…

Where It’s At

When I was a kid holiday movies played once a year right in your living room, they weren’t rented, bought for home watching, or on YouTube. You watched them with your family, the big, old-…

Maine State Music Theater

MSMT is delighted to announce its enchanting summer production of the timeless classic Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Running from July 17 to Aug. 3, this heartwarming musical promises to bring…

Jay Hall Connaway

"Sparkling Summer Days," an exhibition of American and European art celebrating the brilliant warm light and long evenings of summertime, will open on Thursday, July 25 at the Wiscasset Bay…

Peggy Bacon

Over 70 drawings by the artist Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), which have never been previously on public display, will open in a selling exhibition at The Gallery at Trifles, 55 Main St.,…

Come on down to Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor this…

A featured boat is the Boothbay Harbor One Design – A Sailboat for Life

The Boothbay Harbor One Design or as popularly referred to as BHOD was designed by Geerd Hendel in the 1930s, one…

“Janet Planet” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the…

Susan Webster

Two concurrent shows, “Paint It!” Wiscasset, the Maine Art Gallery’s annual plein air event and “Drawn to Maine,” an exhibition of works on paper, will conclude on Sunday, July 21. Gallery hours…

The Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., in Boothbay Harbor Maine, is currently running a wonderful new show titled “Dominic’s Diner.”

Set in the 1950s, a lovely young woman inherits…

The arrival of August also sees the…
Historic New England

Experience Maine through the eyes of 24 artists of the Plein Air Painters of Maine at an Artists’ Reception hosted by Historic New England in the historic Nickels-Sortwell House Barn on Thursday,…

As Tammy Kennon (USA Today) put it, “some yachts have stage presence. When they enter a harbor, every head turns. Trumpy motor yachts have that hard-to-define appeal. Like a Frank Lloyd Wright…

The acclaimed Latingrass duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop return to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Thursday, July 25. The two…

Waldo Theatre Art Gallery
Carlo Pittore
“Life is a Carnival: from the Figurative to the Abstract,” a UMVA (Union of Maine Visual Artists) art exhibition, opened at the Bill & Joan Alfond…

“Fly Me To The Moon” -  (PG13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, “Fly Me To The Moon” is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Contenders

Internationally renowned Canadian Brass, acclaimed singer-songwriters The Contenders, NYC’s hot jazz group The Hot Sardines, and Maine’s own Grammy-winning Patty Griffin on stage in the coming…

Maine Seacoast Mission

Maine Seacoast Mission’s 74-foot flagship vessel Sunbeam will host an open house at Brown’s Wharf in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, July 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. Come aboard to tour Sunbeam…

Smuggler’s Cove Inn

Smuggler’s Cove Inn is delighted to…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
David Hunter

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., is currently hosting the July Members’ Show, which includes an eclectic mix of the creative works of…

Cave Dogs presents a startlingly original way of telling a story. Fluid shadows and images dance in wild imagination across the screen. Each performance promises a healthy dose of the sublime, the…

“Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1” - (R; 3 hours, 1 minute) - Part one of Kevin Costner’s zealous, multi-character Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure…

“Thelma” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 37 minutes) - Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, “Thelma” puts a clever spin on movies like “Mission Impossible”…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

Boothbay Railway Village was founded by George McEvoy in 1964. It opened for the first time in 1965 on Memorial Day weekend. Many of the buildings were saved from demolition by him, including…

Mango tacos, passion fruit cheesecake, curry noodle soup, and lemon cocktails are some of the ways 62 Midcoast eateries are incorporating the color yellow on their July menus in the second…
The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre will host the first of three films about masterful Maine Artists. Beginning on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. with “Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye,”  the film…

Harbor Theater

Join us at Harbor Theater on Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. for a lovely, meditative immersion into the sights, sounds, tastes, and people of Norway through Margreth Olin’s film “Songs of Earth,”…