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Still from Sorry Baby

 

"Everything's Going To Be Great" -  (R; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - As the Smart family wrestle with their over-sized dreams, they come to realize that the…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir auditions are Sept. 10. Bruce Cowan photo

The St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing our highly-acclaimed December concert of Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. Drawing…

Sylvan Gallery
"Rowboats - Monhegan Island" - Neal Hughes.

Sylvan Gallery is pleased to present new works by Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, on view from Aug. 19 through Sept. 28. Both artists are celebrated for their plein air mastery, and together they…

The 6th annual Maine Book Festival (formerly the Maine Authors Book Festival) will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main St., Thomaston. The…

Finding Our Voices
Rachel Louise Snyder

New York Times contributing opinion writer Rachel Louise Snyder will be discussing her award-winning manifesto, “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us.”…

Lincoln Theater
"Bikinis" music rehearsal at Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. Courtesy of the venue

 

Grab your beach towel and sunscreen—summer fun is heating up at the Lincoln Theater! Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), the theater company in residence, is thrilled to present…

B. Honisch "Swallow Song."

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…

Susan Bartlett Rice painting

Maine artist Susan Bartlett Rice has been commissioned to create two murals for the Carter’s Wharf buying station on Atlantic Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. The first one is a generational piece which…

Lincoln Theater
"Hundreds of Beavers."

 

What do you get when you cross a silent film comedy, a Looney Tunes fever dream, and the fur trade of the 1800s? You get “Hundreds of Beavers…

Pictured are, front, Wendy and Ted Hagarty, and back, Mark Thallander.

On Sunday, Aug. 17, a trio of talented instrumentalists will perform throughout the service, which begins at 10:30 a.m. The public is encouraged to join our congregation for this special musical…

A scene from "Hundreds of Beavers."

 

CatVideoFest 2025 - (NR; 1 hour, 14 minutes) - A compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced…

Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars
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On Sunday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., Wiscasset school children and their families are invited to the Wiscasset Community Center at 242 Gardiner Road to ‘shop’ for the supplies they will need to…

"Everything's Going To Be Great," starring Brian Cranston opens Friday, Aug. 15. Courtesy of Harbor Theater

 

"Superman" - (PG13; 2 hours, 10 minutes) - The Man of Steel returns in SUPERMAN, the highly anticipated relaunch of DC’s most iconic hero, directed by James…

Tinsley Ellis. Photo: Jordan Pilgrim

 

Atlanta based blues master Tinsley Ellis makes his way to Boothbay Harbor this summer, in his first appearance at the historic Opera House. Rolling Stone magazine declared that “his…

2024's First Place dog in the Westport Island Shore Run. Courtesy of Rob Whitney

The weather is looking great for the 20th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race taking place this year on Sunday, Aug. 17 on bridge-accessible Westport Island, Maine. The forecast…

Jeanne Rosier Smith pastel

Come see the magic of Jeanne Rosier Smith on Friday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. Jeanne will be doing a demo and answering questions at Black River Gallery, 16 McKown St., Boothbay Harbor. This is a…

Nora West's award-winning plein air work: "Mountain Magic."

 

Nora West was recently recognized at the Maine Art Gallery’s 2025 Annual Show, earning one of two coveted “Plein Air: Maine Observed Awards.”

This…

Holocaust and Human Rights Center
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On Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at 4 p.m., a celebration of 40 extraordinary years of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) of Maine will be held. The experience will include cocktails,…

Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Victor Gilbert "Rue Royal, Paris," oil on panel, 15" x 18 1/8". Courtesy of the gallery

 

"The Evolution of Light and Color: American and European Realism to Post-Impressionism" opened July 31 at…

The Waldo Theatre
Teacher-boat captain-actor-director Soren Barker. George Bates photo

On many of the balmy and breezy summer days we have here in Midcoast Maine, you’ll likely to find Boothbay’s Soren Barker captaining one of Balmy Days Cruises tourist boats, including the…

Wabanaki singer/drummer Lauren Stevens. Courtesy of SBC

 

Salt Bay Chamberfest is partnering with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for the first time to present three “musical installations” on the grounds of the Gardens. The…

"Puffins" - Kathleen Buchanan. Courtesy of Kerr & Jones Gallery

 

"Quiet Beauty ~ A Sense of Place" - The exquisitely serene and stunning images of Rockland printmaker Kathleen Buchanan will grace the walls of Kerr+Jones Gallery in East…

Historic New England
Historic New England's Bowman House in Dresden open for a tour this Friday. Courtesy of Peggy Konitzky

Historic New England’s 1762 Bowman House in Dresden is filled with fascinating stories, exquisite 18th century furnishings and some 20th century objects that will make you smile. Whether you are…

"Superman" opens this Friday at Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor. Courtesy of the venue

"F1 – The Movie" - (PG-13; 2 hours 36 minutes) -  From Apple Original Films and the visionary team behind Top Gun: Maverick comes F1: The Movie—a pulse-pounding, high-octane…

Don't miss this year's CatVideoFest opening at the Lincoln Theater Aug. 9! Courtesy of the venue

 

"Earth Song" - Salt Bay Chamberfest 2025 Concert Festival -  A series of song cycles and musical works inspired by nature illuminate how living beings, across…

Don't miss Cat VideoFest 2025 at the Lincoln Theater Aug. 9 and 10, 13 and 14. Photo courtesy of Oscilloscope

 

WHERE IT'S AT
Tom Rush returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Aug. 2. Photo: Michael Wiseman

Tom Rush. A true folk/blues icon. Yeah, “icon” is used a bit too liberally these days. But, in Tom’s case, it’s fact. Others I, and most likely many music lovers consider icons of this genre are…

The Waldo Theatre

Calling all Parrotheads! Captain Mike and The Shipwrecked / A Tribute to Jimmy Buffet will be at The Waldo Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Come and have a high energy evening with music to…

Brad Pitt stars in "F1 The Movie" opening Friday, Aug. 1 at the Lincoln. Courtesy of the venue

“The Goonies” - (PG; 1 hour, 54 minutes) - When two brothers find out they might lose their house they are desperate to find a way to keep their home. They find a treasure map and…

Ickes and Hensley. Aug. 7. Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

 

Take a 15-time IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Dobro Player of the Year and a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy called, “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic…

Gleason Fine Art
Henry Isaacs, "Beach at Boothbay Harbor," oil on canvas, 30" x 40", at Gleason Fine Art. Courtesy of the venue

 

"F1: The Movie" opens at Harbor Theater on Friday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Courtesy of the venue

"Jurassic World: Rebirth" - (PG13; 2 hours, 14 minutes) - A standalone sequel marking the seventh installment in the Jurassic saga, Jurassic World: Rebirth picks up five years…

2025 John Vander painting.

Gold/Smith Gallery is presenting new paintings by John Vander based on his experiences on trips to Sicily. All of Italy is a layer cake of history but Sicily is particularly rich. The ancient…

John Vander painting.

 

Boothbay Harbor's self-guided tour of galleries in the region.  Led by an art lover’s desire to…

Show run: Aug. 5-27 at the Carousel Music Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Coming soon to the Carousel Music Theater is “All American Road Trip” featuring music from or about the different regions of our nation. We are especially proud of this production as it was…

 

The Monhegan Memorial Library, at 1 Library Lane, will welcome Peter Brown for our Sixth Distinguished Writers Series. An author and illustrator, Peter Brown has created numerous…

"Golden Hour" - Oil - by Susan Tilton Pecora is among the new work at Damariscotta River Grill's summer celebration exhibition Aug. 11-Nov. 3. Courtesy of the artist

A new show opens Aug. 11 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Susan Tilton Pecora and Kimberly Skillin Traina.  Three distinct styles and mediums…

Where It’s At
Jack Silverio's solo show at Studio 53 features 22 geometric studies of the Golden Ratio. Final week ahead of this show run. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Jack Silverio. This Rhode Island School of Design grad has been an architect for 40 years designing homes and in Boothay Harbor, Jack designed St. Columba's Episcopal Church. For the last 12 years…

"Art in the Time of Corona" - 2020 - revisited 2025 is one of 20 works in David Estey's solo show at Studio 53 opening Aug. 1. Courtesy of the artist

 

“David Estey Reengaged” is a solo exhibit of 20 paintings by the Belfast, Maine artist, after a two-year hiatus leading the nonprofit Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA). The…

U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree. Courtesy photo

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites all community members to its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at the beautiful Cider Hill Farm, 785…

Comic Psychic Peter Antoniou, an America’s Got Talent semi finalist, will be coming back to The Waldo on Saturday, Aug. 9 for a 7:30 p.m. show. Join him as he reads minds and tickles funny bones,…

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Veggies to Table, the Midcoast Maine nonprofit farm dedicated to ending hunger, building community, and creating joyful volunteer experiences, is thrilled to announce the launch of its Annual…

Marieke Van Der Steenhoven

 

Join the Friends of the Southport Historical Society on Monday, Aug. 4 at the Southport Town Hall (361 Hendricks Hill Road) for 'Cookbooks as Historical Evidence', a three-part event…

Tom Cruise stars in "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" opens at Lincoln Theater Friday, July 25. Courtesy of the venue

 

"Materialists" - (R; 1 hour, 49 minutes) - A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.…

"Jurassic Park: Rebirth" opens at Harbor Theater Friday, July 25. Courtesy of the venue

 

"Lilo & Stitch" - Get ready for a heartfelt, high-flying adventure that blends cosmic chaos with the spirit of aloha! Disney’s Lilo & Stitch returns in…

Victor Gilbert "Rue Royal, Paris," oil on panel, 15" x 18 1/8", at Wiscasset Bay Gallery. Courtesy of the venue

 

"The Evolution of Light and Color: American and European Realism to Post-Impressionism" will open at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Thursday, July 31. The opening evening of the…

Panacea, in Wiscasset Village, is one of a varied assortment of eating and beverage locations open during WAW. Courtesy of Panacea

Summertime in Wiscasset, Maine, means Wiscasset Art Walk! On the evening of Thursday, July 31, from 4 to 7 p.m., artists, musicians, crafters, local residents, and visitors experience together the…

Sandra Dutton at OLQP book signing July 19. Courtesy of Wayne Sheriden

Sandra Dutton’s new book, “A Wheelchair That Flies,” invites us into the life of 12-year-old Daniel who teaches readers, and his Fairy Godmother Lily, that needing a wheelchair for legs doesn’t…

"Between Garden and Apple Tree" -  Thomas Higgens

 

The Maine Art Gallery’s current exhibit of art inspired by Maine’s natural beauty has been extremely well received by visitors to the historic Academy building in Wiscasset. The…

The Henry Girls. Opera House. Aug. 6. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

 

The Henry Girls, three sisters from Malin, Ireland are Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin. Acclaimed as the next generation of songwriters with gorgeous super-tight three-part…