ROCKPORT — Families are invited to don their coziest pajamas or Dickensian attire, and come to the Rockport Public Library on Saturday, December 14, at 2 p.m., for a special Muppet Christmas Carol…
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SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of Vibrant Solstice: Paintings for Year’s End an…

WALDOBORO — "The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main Street, glides into the holiday season with a visual feast of artwork by painter and mixed media artist Pam Smilow in her latest show,…

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is again kicking-off the holiday season with a fun and festive post-Thanksgiving Community Singalong on Friday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m.
The holiday favorite …

SEARSPORT — PenBay Ringers will perform on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., at Searsport Congregational Church, 8 Church Street.
Based out of…

Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (aka MoJO), an 18-piece big band, will play a fun mix of holiday and big band charts at two holiday concerts.
Saturday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m., at First Baptist…

BELFAST — For the month of December 2024, hand-made Christmas ornaments are on display at Local Color Gallery in Belfast. Each one is made by a gallery artist from a…

BELFAST — Friends of Sears Island invites the public to a dine-to-donate meal, Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Darby’s Restaurant in Belfast. Eat out at Darby’s anytime from 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., and Darby's…

ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum opens its doors during its First Friday on Dec. 6, from 4 - 7 p.m., for a "Share The Wonder" community celebration. Enjoy the…

BELFAST — A new art exhibit opened this month at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, featuring work by Penny Linn and Nancy Benner. Their works are on display along the first-floor hallway near the Lab…

BELFAST — Monday, Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library will host a free Camden Conference Community Event, "If you can keep it…democracy in…

ROCKLAND — On Wednesday, December 25, Christmas day, there will be a sitdown community dinner sponsored by Adas Yoshuron Synagogue and held at St. Peter’s Episcopal…

The Penobscot Bay Orchestra, now in its 4th season, performs concerts…

Mount View Chamber Singers bring their 2024 'Carols in the Round' concert series to the Midcoast and beyond this December.
This singers have provided the…

Fresh, modern and passionately original, Molly Gebrian and Daniel Holt take on the musical works of three…

WARREN — Warren Historical Society will meet Monday evening, December 2, at 7 p.m., at the Old Brick School Community Center, 44 School Street.
The…

Businesses across 15 Midcoast towns raised $28,000 for Maine domestic abuse survivors in July's Finding Our Voices second annual "Into the Light!” Foodie Festival.
…

ROCKLAND — The Camden Conference and Rockland Public Library present Voices of the Future: Youth Perspectives on the State of Global Democracy, featuring…

ROCKPORT — The Friends of the Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will be hosting their last book sale of the year on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.…

For the fourth year, The Poets Corner will celebrate the visionary poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. This Zoom event, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., will be led by Camden resident, poet and award-winning…

THOMASTON and ROCKPORT — Down East Singers and Halcyon will present "Rachmaninoff & Lime City" on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main St., Thomaston, and…

CAMDEN — Quarry Hill’s Awareness Series presents “Seasonal Affective Disorder…It’s a Real Thing” an educational event to be led by Christian MacFee, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner,…

WALDOBORO — Maine-native Lady Lamb with Kioea will perform on stage on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., at the Waldo Theatre.
From her early days, staying late after-hours at her…

For National November Writing Month, we turn to Philip C. Baker, author of Hunger Hill, a crime thriller set in Maine.…

The Annual Art Show will be held again this year at Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport. December marks the 17th year of this…

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Maine author Patricia O’Donnell for a book event featuring two of her novels, A Symmetry of Husbands …

BELFAST — Belfast Maskers' new Artistic Director Tucker Atwood unveiled the 2025 season of productions during Maskers' annual meeting, November …

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Sue Michlovitz for her photography and book exhibit “Breathe in Water” in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of December…

ROCKLAND — The New York based Progressive Americana group Nefesh Mountain Band will bring their “Love and Light Tour” to the Strand Theatre…

Bay Chamber is offering a ukelele workshop, Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Even if they’ve played for years, ukulele players often feel stuck at the starting line,…

CAMDEN — St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut Street, Camden, will host a free community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, at 2 p.m.,…

ROCKLAND — Maine’s own “American Idol,” singer Julia Gagnon, will bring a special “Home for the Holidays” concert to the Strand Theatre stage on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7…
The stage is set, and tickets are now on sale for Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods!
The Strom Auditorium kicks off its 25th-anniversary season with this beloved musical—an…

ROCKPORT — The Camden Conference Community Events Series continues at the Rockport Public Library with an illuminating presentation on Burma/Myanmar's complex political…

ROCKLAND — Friends of Rockland Public Library will hold a holiday book sale on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A large array of gently used books will…

SEARSPORT — Searsport District Middle/High School presents She Kills Monsters: Young Adventures Edition, by Qui Nguyen.
Opening…

WALDOBORO — Singer-songwriter Chris Smither will perform Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at 7 p.m., at the Waldo Theatre.
Fans of guitar picking musicians such as Mississppi John Hurt and…

THOMASTON — Volunteers will once again offer a prepared sit-down community Thanksgiving Day feast in Thomaston with all of the traditional offerings.
The community…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Rigometrics returns to the Midcoast on Wednesday, Nov. 27, for a special “RIGSGIVING” show the night before Thanksgiving. SaltWater Fields Wedding…

CUSHING — John Putch will host the free screening of A Biltmore Christmas, on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. The event is a benefit for Cushing Public Library.
This film was shot…

BELFAST — The final show of Belfast Maskers' 2024 season is the comedic romp "Scapino! (A Long Way Off from Molière)."
Described as "a family comedy... like an…

BELFAST — On Thursday, Nov. 21, The Underground Lounge, in Belfast, will welcome singer-songwriter Justin Gordon to the stage for the third show of…

BELFAST — The Camden Conference presents distinguished political scientist Thomas F. Remington for a discussion on Democracy and its Enemies …
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery welcomes Belfast painter Sheep Jones as its guest artist for three months.
"A mainstay of the Belfast art scene and beyond, Jones is known for her…

BELFAST — In response to the devastating impact of hurricane Helene that has affected countless families and communities in Western North Caroline, Belfast Chamber Music (BCM) will hold a benefit…

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has announced the 3-person cast for its holiday community theatre production of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!), a comedic, fast-paced mashup of…

ROCKLAND — The holiday movie classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947) will be presented as a Free Holiday Movie at the Strand Theatre on Saturday,…

CAMDEN — The Conservation Commissions of Camden, Rockport, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Owls Head, and St. George will be presenting a film and a presentation…

BELFAST — Belfast American Legion Post 43 and Chris Battaglia and Michele Christle of StoryCorps’ One Small Step/Torchlight Media/WERU Community…

St. Thomas Church will be hosting a free community Thanksgiving Dinner, at 2 p.m., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2024.
Everyone is welcome. …