ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s 2024-25 season of The Met: Live-in-HD performance transmissions from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera kicks off with Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffman on Saturday…
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the tormented poet and his trio of lovers
CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes the Brass Roots Trio, Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m., to the church sanctuary…
ROCKLAND — On Friday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center will open its fall art show.
The work of those involved in the Union of Maine Visual Artists…
who left home, who returned home, and how gold shaped Belfast’s future
BELFAST — “Your Father Fears New England Will Be Depopulated: Belfast and the Rush to California” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting Monday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott…
UNION — The New Union Farmers Market will be holding an exhibit and sale of local art beginning Friday, September 13, at the Blueberry Building at 61 Common Road in Union. The exhibit will feature…
“Solo performers, duos, and groups are welcome to be part of this frightfully fun show”
THOMASTON — Have you ever dreamed of performing on stage at Watts Hall? Now’s your chance. Watts Hall Community Arts will hold a Performer Interest Meeting for the upcoming event, “Tales of Terror…
make a difference for Maine wildlife and all animals in need while viewing beautiful artwork
BELFAST — Parent Fine Art LLC in Belfast is holding a fun-filled event supporting furry friends, Thursday, Sept. 19, from 3 - 5 p.m., at the gallery.
“Get ready to make a difference for…
Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool is hosting its second annual auction of community art benches, painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses, to raise scholarship funds for families…
new partnership with the band formerly known as Steelin' Thunder
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts announces a new partnership with Pen Bay Pan, formerly known as Steelin' Thunder, a local community steel pan band that has been bringing vibrant Caribbean…
Colin Page, Eric Hopkins, Meghan Brady plus 31 Maine Artists Headline
CAMDEN — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the opening of the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds: Artists Against Food Insecurity exhibition and online…
BELFAST — SoundBone Media and Barbaria Maria present a poetry/video/installation experience, Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room, centered around Maria’s 2024 long-form poem, “…
Since the Colonial era, African Americans in Maine have fought for liberation, first by resisting enslavement and petitioning for emancipation then by joining national movements for abolitionism…
SEARSPORT — The professional singers and instrumentalist of Amethyst Chamber Ensemble offer a program of “gorgeous melodies, Franch jazz, and piano four-in hands fireworks,” Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3…
HOPE — The public is invited to attend the next meeting of the Hope Historical Society, Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the HHS House (479 Camden Road, Hope).
There will be a brief meeting at 6:30 p…
(Sept. 10.2024) – The Craft Stash Sale scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 has been postponed until the winter, probably February/March, due to low donations, according to Carver Memorial Library…
the people who live and work with guns on both sides of the border
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing on Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m., by Brown University professor and author Ieva Jusionyte, who has…
Editor Kate Cough and reporters Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will host “Finding Hope in Our Climate Crisis: a lecture series on Climate Change Solutions” beginning in September.
The first program in the series on…
Transgressed
ROCKLAND and BOOTHBAY — Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and Criminology Program coordinator in the Department of…
how the Company operates, how water quality is tested, and sustained
ROCKPORT — The concluding program in the series, Turn on the Taps, will feature officials of the Maine Water Company on Wednesday, Sept. 25, beginning at 11 a.m., ending at 12:30 p.m., at Nativity…
CAMDEN — The Penobscot Bay Orchestra will host an open rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 6 - 8 p.m., at John St. United Methodist Church, 98 John St. in Camden.
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra…
The Good Trouble Project
ROCKPORT — On Saturday, Sept. 28, at Barnswallow Books, The Good Trouble Project will host a benefit concert for the Knox Clinic. The show will be hosted by singer-songwriters John and Rachel…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by internationally acclaimed author Martin Walker on Monday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. The event will…
physical and mental preparation for hiking Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness
LINCOLNVILLE — Interested adventurers are encouraged to attend a free presentation, aided by audio visual material, Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., at the Lincolnville Town Library.
Tom…
CAMDEN — Join the Camden Herald’s editorial staff in a trip through nearly two centuries of newspaper history. They will discuss the evolution of the Camden Herald (est. 1869) over the decades and…
also participating in three community circles in Belfast
BELFAST — Restorative justice innovator Dominic Barter shares his decades of experience in community-based systems for justice, education and economics on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m., at…
local documentary filmmaker Ben Levine
ROCKPORT — On Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., Maine Media College will present a showcase of early video by Ben Levine, local documentary filmmaker.
As a member of a 1970s video art…
life aboard an icebreaker and exploring an old whaling station
CAMDEN — In a presentation entitled “Sailing Svalbard: The Last Imaginary Place,” Maine fiction writer Cynthia Reeves will share highlights of her Arctic travels and inspirations for her latest…
Determined to stand up against his corrupt peers, Smith takes his case to the Senate floor
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., as part of its Jubilee Film Series, which celebrates acclaimed…
telling stories through images
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill welcomes political cartoonist Dan Kirchoff on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at Anderson Inn.
“One never makes friends drawing political cartoons for newspapers...…
ROCKLAND — Join other adult (ages 18+) artists on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, for "Erasure Poetry", this month's co-sponsored art making evening with the…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is in rehearsals for Tanglin’ Hearts, “a smart, fun, and funny country western musical comedy,” said the Waldo, in a news release. The productions is coming to the…
BELFAST — Musical duo Darshan Music are bringing their harmonious chants and drum beats to Belfast on Thursday, Sept.19, from 7 - 8 p.m., at Belfast Yoga Studio. Darshan Music’s take on the…
ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery will be featuring three solo shows: Edward Nadeau, “Homage to the Everyday, New Paintings”, on view through September 22; Kingsley Parker, “What’s Up There?” and Abbie…
SOUTH THOMASTON — People's United Methodist Church will hold a Public Supper "Pot Luck" Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m.13 Chapel Street, So. Thomaston
Menu: Casserole, Beans, Salads,…
sea shanties, storytelling, and pirate-themed fun
THOMASTON — Set sail for a night of musical adventure as Watts Hall Community Arts hosts a special International Talk Like a Pirate Day Concert featuring The Shank Painters on Saturday, Sept. 14,…
If You Give a Girl a Camera
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library and Penobscot Marine Museum will set sail on an adventure through the eyes of two young photographers with a joint event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m., at…
SEARSMONT — Midcoast born and raised author William H. Hyland will visit Searsmont Town Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m., to read from and discuss his debut novel, Bayside. The…
Volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — “It’s not back-to-school time for everyone,” said Rockport Public Library, in a news release. “For some, it’s start-a-stack-of-cozy-reads time – as comforting as the shift from steamy…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Masonic Center completes their free lawn concerts on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 6 - 7 p.m., featuring the music of Lise and Rose.
The event is free to the…
PROSPECT — Prospect Community Center will be hosting its monthly benefit supper on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Prospect Community Center dining room – corner of Rte. 1A and Rte.…
CAMDEN — Do robots with high-level Artificial Intelligence have “moral standing,” and what does it mean in terms of rights and responsibilities if they do? These are the questions the Camden…
20-minute guided tours, plus artist’s reception and cider-tasting
CUSHING — Apple Magic, a unique nature experience, will be on display September 7 and 8, at the Langlais Art Preserve.
Apple Magic is a site-specific installation by Nate Luce, a Rockland-…
CAMDEN — Susanne Lee will lead a presentation on “Food Waste & Climate Change - What Is the Connection?” Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
In the U.S. and…
opening reception Sept. 7
SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery launches its third fall season with two new solo exhibitions by Alicia Ethridge from Maine and G. Roland Biermann from Germany. All are welcome to an opening…
stealing treasures from different historical eras
ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a screening of Time Bandits (1981) on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m., at the Strand…
SEARSPORT — Damariscotta organist Sean Fleming will present an organ recital Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., at the First Congregational Church of Searsport, 8 Church St.
Featured on the 1906…
BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library and the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m., in the library’s Abbott Room for a presentation from Nat…
"Where the Ocean Meets the Strings"
SEARSPORT — String-players, music lovers, and contradancers are invited to tune up their instruments and put on their dancing shoes for a weekend celebration of Maine folk music with some of the…
Camden International Film Festival
Cannes and Sundance, step aside! The 20th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is in the spotlight this month, with screenings of a wide variety of documentary films from…
free teen poetry workshop “Finding Guides” earlier in the day
ROCKLAND — Robert Carr will read his poetry Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Rockland Public Library.
Carr is the author of five poetry collections, and his work has appeared in the…
