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Boothbay Harbor WIndjammer Days Festival
The beloved week-long event is on the horizon!
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 1:30pm

Ahoy, Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days (WJD) fans! The 61st event is near and the Friends of Windjammer Days are now nailing down the final few details. The Festival begins Sunday, June 25 and concludes Saturday, July 1. Events include the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet, Boothbay’s Got Talent, Lobster Eating Contest, Cod Fish Relay Races, mayhem with the Pirates of the Dark Rose, Tug of War Across the Harbor (new footbridge permitting), Harbor Aglow and the Lighted Boat Parade, Fireworks, Rock...
Maine author and illustrator Annie Higbee
Lunchtime story reading at Maine Coastal Islands
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 1:15pm

ROCKLAND — On Saturday, June 17, at noon, Maine author and illustrator Annie Higbee will read her new children’s book, The Hummingbird and the Narwhal , at Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center, 9 Water Street in Rockland. Bring a bag lunch, cushion and sun hat and sit outside on the replica seabird island. Learn about an unexpected friendship between a hummingbird and a narwhal. After the reading, participants can make an origami hummingbird or narwhal to bring home. Books will be...
Auditions for The Waldo’s staging of ‘Homer Bound’ to be held June 11 and 14
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 6:00pm
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre will be staging the comedy Homer Bound on the last weekend of September, and first weekend of October, 2023. Written by actress, playwright, teacher, and comedian Karmo Sanders (best known here in Maine for her years playing the role of “the Marden’s Lady”), the play takes a fun, funny and often sentimental look at a colorful cast of local characters preparing for a wedding on a small island off the Maine coast. Open auditions are scheduled for Sunday afternoon,...
Letter to the Editor
Friends of South School celebrates talent of RSU 13 students in art show
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 5:45pm

ROCKLAND — Friend of South School (FOSS) was thrilled to showcase RSU 13 students' exceptional creativity and talent at the first Friday Art Walk and Art Show on June 2, 2023. The event, held at the Winter Street Warehouse, captivated attendees with a vibrant and diverse array of student artwork. Artwork was also on display throughout downtown in local businesses. The RSU 13 Art Show provided a platform for young artists to showcase their skills and unique perspectives, featuring a wide range...
Harrah Lord presents a Journey to Iceland at Rockport library
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 1:45pm

ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, June 14, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Library will host book designer Harrah Lord for a narrated slideshow presenting her new book Steam, Sea, Stone: Creating in Icelandic Light . “Through her striking black and white and color photographs, Lord will take the audience on a fascinating and deeply personal journey to Iceland,” said the Library, in a news release. In the spring of 2021, when Iceland first reopened after the pandemic shut-down, a group of Americans...
Shedders band to perform in Rockland, June 12
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 1:45pm

ROCKLAND — Tommy Hanna and his band Shedders will be performing Monday, June 12, from 8 - 11 p.m., at Myrtle Street Tavern in Rockland. Shedders was established by Hanna in 2022 after he graduated from the University of Maine in Augusta with a Bachelor in Music Performance. He purchased his shed from Nathan Thompson at Old Hickory Buildings in Thomaston in May of 2022; hence the name. Shedders performed at the 2022 Linaca Music Festival and has been requested to return for a 2023 performance...
ghosty arts and crafts, Ghost Story Slam, evening movies
Spooky happenings at the Strand for Rockland’s Solstice Celebration
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents “The Hundred Year Haunt,” an evening of spooky happenings on Saturday, June 17, as part of Rockland’s Summer Solstice Celebration. Why a “Hundred Year Haunt”? The inspiration for this event is the contest that took place on the summer solstice in 1816. While summering near Lake Geneva that year, Mary Shelley and her friends held a ghost story contest; it was there that 19-year-old Mary began to write her classic novel Frankenstein . The Strand,...
Hope Historical Society to visit Firefly Restoration Company
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 8:00am

HOPE — The public is invited to join Hope Historical Society for a tour of Andy Swift’s Firefly Restoration Company, Tuesday June 20, 2023. The tour will start at 10 a.m. at the Restoration Building, which is located at the corner of Seacoast and Barnstown Road, in Hope.
the car designs and pop culture of the '70s, '80s and '90s
Owls Head Transportation Museum hosts new event: RAD Maine
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 8:00am

OWLS HEAD — For one Saturday only, the Owls Head Transportation Museum will honor three decades of unique pop culture and futuristic automotive designs, including space-age customs, tuners, and lots of neon. The event takes place Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. The new event to the 2023 season is the brainchild of NEAA Director Toby Stinson. “This event will capture and celebrate an era where pop culture became synonymous with fashion and...
Poets Corner presents “Disclosures” with poets Kathleen Ellis and Claire Millikin
Wed, 06/07/2023 - 6:00pm
The Poets Corner presents “Disclosures” a reading with poets Kathleen Ellis and Claire Millikin, Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., via Zoom. Kathleen Ellis will read from Body of Evidence, winner of the 2022 Grayson Books Poetry Contest and Claire Millikin will read from her two books published in the past year, Elegiaca Americana and Transitional Objects . These Maine poets have been friends for more than a decade. In conversation with host Ellen Goldsmith...
Lobster Lady celebrates 103rd birthday, new book, the beginning of another season on the water
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 6:00pm

ROCKLAND — It was just going to be a simple video for historical purposes. A Rockland lady, aged 99, still lobstering. No one expected the story to gain much interest beyond the small project. Instead, it went viral and international. With a new picture book about her out this week, and a National Geographic “Tools of the Trade” spread on newsstands using pictures of lobster gear owned by the family, 103-year-old Virginia Oliver has no idea how much of a celebrity she has become, according to...
Take a lap around the Camden Library’s Picker Room Gallery during the month of June
Mermaid alphabet, handmade books, and Whitman’s Sampler candy box on display at CPL
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 4:00pm

CAMDEN—There’s something so suitable about a library gallery that puts on a book arts exhibit. Camden Public Library is hosting three book artists in a joint exhibit in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of June. The hush of the library is the perfect backdrop for this group show. The three artists on exhibit are Barry McCallion, Nan Haid, and Joelle Webber. Each sculptural work needs your full attention for at least a minute per piece to fully realize what each artist has infused into it...
Grump & Sunshine, a romance-only indie bookshop opens on Main Street
Romance is in the air...and in Belfast
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 12:45pm

BELFAST—There’s a handwritten sign on the door of Belfast’s newest independent bookshop, Grump & Sunshine at 159 High Street, that reads: “Shame does not exist between these four walls. Please keep judgment to yourself.” The expansive and rose-colored shop owned by 25-year-old Cassidy James Taylor is a haven, she says, for people who love romance novels and aren’t ashamed of it. “When you come in here, whatever you like in romance is acceptable, and that you’re supported,” she said. “I had...
Owls Head Village Library Garden Gatherings announces 2023 summer speaker series
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 8:00am
OWLS HEAD — Entering its third season, the Owls Head Village Library Garden Gatherings summer speaker series will feature well-known Maine-based artists, authors, historians and museum executives. “Set in homes around Owls Head, the gardens and ocean views create a backdrop to learn and gather with friends,” said the Library, in a news release. Sunday, June 18 will feature Jim Nickelson, from Camden, a fine art photographer, custom digital printer, bookmaker and teacher whose work has been...
Author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen to read at Hope Library, July 1
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 8:00am

HOPE — Hope Library invites the community to a special reading by author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen, Saturday, July 1, from 10 to 11 a.m. “Everyone has their favorite Chris Van Dusen book – from the Mr. Magee series to Circus Ship and Big Truck, Little Island , and many more,” said Hope Library, in a news release. “Hope Library is pleased to welcome our neighbor from Camden for this special event.” From Van Dusen website, chrisvandusen.com: “I was born in Portland, Maine...
Schedule change for Saturday, 5 p.m. performance
Jazz in June in Camden features Women in Jazz, Bill Frisell, June 16-17
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 1:45pm

CAMDEN — The Midcoast’s own jazz festival, Jazz in June Camden Maine, runs Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17. Downtown Camden will be filled with live music both days, as Jazz in June presents free daytime performances on the Village Green and in the Camden Amphitheatre; dusk receptions at downtown dining destinations; and ticketed evening concerts at the Camden Opera House. “We are thrilled to be back, bigger and better than ever,” said Matt Brown, co-producer of the festival, in a news...
an evening of reading, laughter, and sentimentality
Maine author, humorist, and radioman Eddie Adelman to present in Camden
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 1:30pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will welcome Maine author, humorist, and radioman Eddie Adelman on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m., for an evening of reading, laughter, and sentimentality. Adelman will read from his new (mostly humorous) collection of newspaper columns, radio essays, and one-act plays, titled Don’t Get Me Started. Adelman will also discuss his writing process. This program will take place in person in the Picker Room at the Camden Public Library as well as on Zoom. To...
Union Historical Society
Author Jody Bachelder to discuss Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, Maine
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 1:30pm

UNION — Union Historical Society’s June 14 program features Author Jody Bachelder and her book Here First about the first indigenous person to contact the colonists at Plymouth. Samoset, a Sagamore of the Wawenock, walked into Plymouth on March 16, 1621, and proclaimed, “Greetings Englishman.” Bachelder grew up on the Pemaquid Peninsula and wrote her book to answer the question “What was Samoset doing in Plymouth?” The free program begins at 7 p.m., in the historic Old Town House, 128...
Prospect holds not just baked bean supper, June 10
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 1:15pm
PROSPECT — The Prospect Community Center will be hosting its monthly supper on Saturday, June 10, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Prospect CC dining room – 959 Bangor Road (Rte 1A). Baked Beans, Hot Dogs, Pulled Pork, Lasagna, American Chop Suey, Scalloped Potatoes, Broccoli, Clam, and Chicken Casseroles, Fresh Salads, Homemade Pies, Cakes, and Yeast Rolls. Adults $10; Children under 12 – $2. “You can’t eat at home for less,” said organizers, in a news release. Proceeds will benefit building...
‘Trading in the existential dread for unbridled joy and self-acceptance’
Rhythm and Blues artist Son Little performs at Strand Theatre, July 2
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — Rhythm and Blues artist Son Little will appear on the Strand Theatre stage on Sunday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. Praised by American Songwriter as "one of the best songwriters working today,” Son Little conceived his latest album, Like Neptune , in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York. “Trading in the existential dread permeating his previous work for unbridled joy and self-acceptance, Little transmutes the chronic pain of self-doubt into a beautiful and...
“HERE IS MAGIC” PUBLIC ART PROJECT
Local artists to complete works on the theme of ‘home’ for upcoming Belfast mural
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — “Waterfall Arts’ new collaborative public art project ‘Here is Magic’ further solidifies their role as an anchor of the Midcoast art community,” said Waterfall Arts, in a news release. “This modular 32-panel mural design, using a hive of hexagons, ‘is a mark of respect for both the individuality of our community members and the power of collaboration in Maine,’ as proposed by local mural artist and Waterfall Arts’ Public Art Liaison Peter Walls and Waterfall Arts’ Program Director Amy...
Donut Burgers • Donut Parade • Donut Activities • Donut Pride
Scenes from The Rockport Donut Festival
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 12:00pm

ROCKPORT—Perhaps before this weekend, not many people knew that the creator of the Donut Hole, Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory, lived in Rockport, Maine. They do now. The site where the Nativity Lutheran Church is located is the birthplace of Capt. Hanson Gregory and where the only monument to the donut hole in Rockport is located. Starting on National Donut Day (June 2) the town of Rockport kicked off an inaugural weekend filled with donut-themed festivities. The Rockport Donut Festival was...
Louisa Stancioff to open the show
Indie harpist and singer-songwriter Mikaela Davis performs at The Waldo
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 11:45am

WALDOBORO — Indie harpist/singer-songwriter Mikaela Davis will perform with her band Tuesday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m., at The Waldo Theatre. Five years since her debut album Delivery , Mikaela Davis has moved away from her hometown of Rochester, shared the stage with the likes of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Christian McBride, Bon Iver, Lake Street Dive and Circles Around the Sun, and entered a new decade. But it’s the ever-evolving relationships between her closest friends and bandmates that...
‘Stories range from the hysterical to the heartwarming’
Broken Box Mime Theater brings shows to Steel House amphitheater
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 11:15am

ROCKLAND — New York City’s Broken Box Mime Theater will perform “Outside Voices”, a Best-of Broken Box showcase, on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 at Steel House outdoor amphitheater in Rockland. Showtimes are 3 p.m. As part of the Strand Theatre’s New Century Series, tickets are offered on a Pay-What-You-Can scale of $0-20. The group will also offer a physical storytelling workshop. Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) is a physical theater company that brings a unique blend of performance...
Indigo Arts Alliance, Botanical Gardens partner on summer symposium
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 10:15am
On Saturday, July 22, Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present “Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land and Food Resilience,” the first symposium in a multi-year collaboration between the two organizations. Indigo Arts Alliance assembled a curated panel of thought leaders and workshop presenters to discuss how Black and Brown communities have always held spiritual, traditional, and cultural relationships to the land. Conversations,...
a photojournalism exhibit people naming and owning their own faith
Queer Faith Stories to display at Rock City Café, opening reception June 16
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — “Too often, queer people and people of faith are discussed as if those were mutually exclusive categories,” said First Congregational Church of Camden. “In order to change the narrative about religion and LGBTQIA+ people, we need to change the narrators.” This June, the First Congregational Church of Camden, with leadership from the Rev. Patty Fox, is partnering with Rock City Café in Rockland to host Queer Faith Stories, a photojournalism exhibit where queer people name and own...
Strand presents screening of ‘The Matrix’ for Pride Month
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen the sci-fi classic The Matrix (1999) as a special Pride Month presentation on Friday, June 16, at 8 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. This screening is co-presented by OUT Maine. In The Matrix , a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld. There he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and...
David Estey’s ‘Belfast Dock’ chosen as Belfast Harbor Fest 2023 graphic
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 8:00am

“Belfast Dock,” an image by Belfast artist David Estey from his original oil painting now in the collection of the University of Maine at the Hutchinson Center, has been selected to be the event graphic of Belfast Rotary Club’s 2023 Belfast Harbor Fest. The image will appear on Harbor Fest souvenir items, posters and fliers. It will also be featured in a live auction during “Evening by the Bay,” the Friday, Aug. 18 event that kicks off this year’s three-day Harbor Fest. Estey is an...
Camden Yacht Club hosts four free 2023 summer seminars
Sun, 06/04/2023 - 8:00am

CAMDEN — The Camden Yacht Club invites the public to four free Wednesday evening seminars in July and August. The one-hour presentations will offer unique takes on boating in Penobscot Bay and beyond. Each program will start at 7 p.m. and include time for questions and answers: July 5: Sailing and Writing: A Half Century of Adventure. Lifelong adventurers Bob and Mary Rubadeau will share video footage of a 2007 expedition to Cape Horn and highlight experiences that have inspired their stage...
BBH Opera House: Newfoundland’s Rum Ragged
Sat, 06/03/2023 - 10:00am

JUNO Award nominees, Newfoundland’s Rum Ragged, take a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home on the rocky, far eastern reaches of the Canadian Maritimes. Thanks to support from the Mildred McEvoy Foundation these champions of folk from the North will perform at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, June 16. With a reverence for their roots and a creative, contemporary edge, this young band has quickly become known as the finest performers of their great, living...
PLUS Take a road trip on the Midcoast Ice Cream Trail
The Sweet Retreat ice cream shop opens in Lincolnville Beach
Sat, 06/03/2023 - 8:15am

LINCOLNVILLE—It’s been several years since Lincolnville Beach had an ice cream shop and this summer, The Sweet Retreat, part of The Lobster Pound, will be serving up Maine-made ice cream, sundaes and milkshakes. Joe Cloud, The Lobster Pound’s new manager, said, “With so many people coming to Lincolnville Beach this summer, everybody is looking for a great, Maine ice cream and we had the space, so we decided it was time to re-open it.” The shop will be selling Gifford’s ice cream, a well-known...
BBH Opera House: Vance Gilbert
Fri, 06/02/2023 - 1:15pm

Can something be wry, aching, hysterical, evocative, provocative, fun, beautifully sung and consummately played all at once? That would be Vance Gilbert. While he has released 13 albums thus far, Vance Gilbert truly happens live. On Saturday, June 10 he comes to Boothbay Harbor to perform at the historic Opera House as part of the venue’s 20th season celebration. Gilbert has made his mark on the folk and acoustic music scenes over the course of a prolific career that extends back to the early ’...
Singer/Songwriter Dave Gutter to perform at Watts Hall
Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:45pm

THOMASTON — “Get ready for an unforgettable evening of music as Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Dave Gutter takes the stage for a solo concert at Watts Hall,” said Watts Hall Community Arts, in a news release. The performance will be Saturday, June 10, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall, located at 174 Main Street in Thomaston. “Dave Gutter, renowned as one of the most perceptive and enigmatic lyricists of his time, has made a significant impact on the music industry,” said the release. “As the...
‘historical and hilarious’
“Welcome to Maine” comedy duo to perform at Waldo Theatre
Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:45pm
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre presents comedy troupe “Welcome to Maine” on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. “Whether you’re a Mainer by choice or by chance, you’re sure to recognize and relate to the act called ‘historical and hilarious’ by critics and audiences state-wide,” said The Waldo, in a news release. Maine based comedians Ian Stuart and James Theberge began filming the Welcome to Maine’s series in late 2020; joined by comedian Paul Hunt in late 2021. Aiming to be both funny and informative,...
As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever
Captured-live London stage production of ‘Best Of Enemies’ to air at Strand Theatre
Fri, 06/02/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in the stage production of Best Of Enemies , presented as a captured-live screening by National Theatre Live. Showtimes at the Strand Theatre are Thursday, June 15, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama sets the action in 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president. However, all eyes are on the battle between two...
Visions of Inclusion: LGBTQ+ youth art show at CMCA and Erickson Fields Preserve honor Pride Month
Thu, 06/01/2023 - 6:15pm

ROCKLAND and ROCKPORT — OUT Maine has partnered with Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) to bring LGBTQ+ art and writing to Midcoast Maine during Pride Month (June). The theme for the art and writing exhibitions follows Rockland Main Street’s Visions of Inclusion. According to Rockland Main Street “in order to have a resilient community, it is integral that all identities are included, celebrated, and given a platform to shape our future…expressing...
discovering secrets long-held by each light
Author Bob Trapani Jr. to share his love of lighthouses with Rockland library talk
Thu, 06/01/2023 - 1:00pm

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and the Rockland Historical Society present Bob Trapani, Jr., Thursday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all. Join Bob Trapani, Jr., Executive Director of the American Lighthouse Foundation and author of Gleams and Whispers: Maine Lighthouses and Their Allure, for an illustrated program about Maine lighthouses featured in his new book. The presentation is co-sponsored by the Rockland Historical Society and the Rockland Public...
upcycling pot warp
Eric Darling to present his Drift Rope Project at Merryspring Nature Center
Thu, 06/01/2023 - 8:00am

CAMDEN — Local artist Eric Darling will lead an outdoor presentation on his current exhibition, The Drift Rope Project, Tuesday, June 20, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center. The Drift Rope Project, installed at Merryspring Nature Center, is a public installation sculpture funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission to draw awareness of the potential of upcycled pot warp as an art medium that is both interactive and visual in nature. Darling, a self-taught artist native to New...
Duo “Kat and Brad” kicks off Camden Amphitheatre summer concert series
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 3:00pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will kick off its annual “Summer Concert Series” of music and performances in the historic Camden Amphitheatre on Wednesday, June 7, at 5 p.m., with a free public concert from the vibrant duo Kat and Brad. “Pack a picnic supper, and enjoy a musical evening with family and neighbors,” said CPL, in a news release. Bring a camp chair or blanket for comfortable seating. In case of foul weather, the concert will move inside the library. Currently residing in the...
Author Linda Buckmaster to discuss ‘Elemental’ in Lincolnville
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 12:00pm

LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Community Library welcomes writer Linda Buckmaster, Wednesday, June 7, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., for a reading and discussion of her hybrid memoir, Elemental: A Miscellany of Salt Cod and Islands. Elemental is the first installment in a series of creative and eclectic responses to the beauty and realities of islands in Maine, Newfoundland, and northwest Scotland. In Elemental , Linda Buckmaster follows the call of the elements—rock, sea,...
Bay Chamber Music School announces 2023 Young Stars of Maine prizewinners
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 5:00pm

ROCKPORT — On Thursday, May 25, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School presented its annual Young Stars of Maine Prizewinners Concert for 2023 at Union Hall. “An enthusiastic audience filled the hall to see eleven talented young students from Maine perform classical works,” said Bay Chamber, in a news release. Prizes of $1000 each were awarded to seven soloists and four members of a string quartet. This year's winners include: Mia Love, soprano (PORTLAND) Rosemary Crimp, soprano (KENNEBUNK)...
Spruce Head painter raises funds for local music school through art exhibition
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 5:00pm

SPRUCE HEAD — May 23 marked the closing of “Music Makers,” a fine art exhibition by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright hosted by the Craignair Gallery. The month-long show featured many of Cartwright’s music-inspired paintings, and the artist donated 100% of the sales of her work to support Midcoast Music Academy’s tuition assistance fund. A wide selection of Katharine Cartwright’s work can be viewed at www.kacartwright.com . The Craignair Gallery is located at the Craignair Inn in...
Arts on the Hill Series Features Bay Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 11:30am

CAMDEN – Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill summer concert series brings the Bay Chamber Jazz Ensemble to Beech Hill Preserve Tuesday, June 13 at 5:30 p.m. The Jazz Ensemble features faculty and students from Bay Chamber Music School. The ensemble will perform a collection of jazz favorites alongside original arrangements by the group. Bring a picnic dinner, relax, and let the jazz wash over you. The performance is is free and open to all ages, but please leave dogs at home. Arts...
“Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter” author to speak in Rockland
Mon, 05/29/2023 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND — Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter author Ben Perry will be in conversation with Ariel Birke, Saturday, June 10, at 3 p.m., at Daughters Boutique, in Rockland. Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter (May 16) explores humans' rich legacy of weeping—and why some of us stopped. “With the keen gaze of a journalist and the vulnerability of a good friend, Perry explores the great paradoxes of our tears,” said a news release. Why do we cry? In societies marked by racism, sexism,...
cancer survivor and humorist Izzy Gesell along with The Jessica Small Trio
“The Healing Power of Laughter” celebrates Cancer Awareness Month with humor and music
Mon, 05/29/2023 - 10:00am

BELFAST — Senior College at Belfast brings “The Healing Power of Laughter” to the Belfast community for a morning of hope, healing and shared laughter Saturday, June 10, at 9:30 a.m., in the Bay View Room at United Farmers Market, 18 Spring Street in Belfast. The event features cancer survivor and humorist Izzy Gesell, along with The Jessica Small Trio providing jazz and blues music. “This uplifting event filled with music and laughter is Senior College’s way of celebrating National Cancer...
Waldo County Triad to host Senior Appreciation Day
Mon, 05/29/2023 - 8:00am
BELFAST — Waldo County Triad’s annual Senior Appreciation Day is on Thursday, June 8, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Tarratine Tribe 13, IORM, 153 Main St, Belfast, ME. Triad will provide coffee and refreshments in the morning, and a full “Cook-Out” menu at lunch time. This year’s offerings include Bingo with prizes, door prizes, and give-a-ways from the many social service providers that will be on hand to introduce and discuss their services, and ways they can benefit seniors. “Senior...
bringing the dance hall to the concert stage
Larksgrove to perform in concert in Camden, June 4
Sun, 05/28/2023 - 5:30pm

CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, invites the public to a concert on Sunday, June 4, at 4 p.m., in the church sanctuary at 55 Elm Street. Larksgrove, comprised of Peter Zay on cello and guitar and EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks on violin and fiddle, returns to Camden to bring the dance hall to the concert stage in an innovative blending of classical music and traditional fiddle tunes. Friends of Music concerts are free and open...
Maine Authors in Conversation hosts Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni
Sun, 05/28/2023 - 5:15pm

BELFAST — Tuesday, June 6, from 6 - 7 p.m., the Belfast Free Library will host Maine authors Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni in conversation about their recent books and the genre of place based short-story cycles. The program will take place in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street and is free and open to the public. Both authors create fictional studies of New England communities and the lives of their inhabitants. Jodi Paloni’s linked short stories in They Could...
Wessaweskeag Historical Society to hear “Getting the Shop Ready: Elizabeth Horn Kaufman and the Old Spalding House, 1949-1994”
Sun, 05/28/2023 - 8:00am
SOUTH THOMASTON — On Thursday, June 8, the Wessaweskeag Historical Society will hold its monthly evening of good food and great speakers. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Society’s meeting room that is located behind the Village Schoolhouse Museum at the corner of Rt. 73 and Dublin Road and will follow the Potluck supper, which begins at 6 p.m. The public is invited to join for both the program and for the potluck. In the years immediately following World War II, many arts and crafts...
Maine memoirist Elizabeth Garber to share story of ‘Sailing at the Edge of Disaster’
Sun, 05/28/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Elizabeth Garber, Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all. Maine author Elizabeth Garber will share the captivating story of how her father sent her and her brother on a sail training school ship to “shape up.” They joined fifty teen misfits in learning to sail and, during their travels, encountered a gale at sea, a near sinking, and an encounter with armed gun boats in Panama. Garber will discuss the thrilling tale,...

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