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

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

Everyone is welcome. …

Veteran's Day 2023. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

ROCKLAND — The officers and members of Rockland's Winslow-Holbrook-Merritt American Legion Post Number 1 will hold their 2024 Veterans Day Ceremony to help honor the…

handmade potholders have generated approximately $2,500
Reeves Gilmore from Northport

NORTHPORT—Sometimes, you need to make something with your hands and see what comes of it.

Reeves Gilmore, 74, along with his husband, both native-born Texans, moved to Maine 14 years ago…

a museum tasked to tell the story of all Maine Veterans
Hope Historical Society. (Photo courtesy Hope Historical Society)

HOPE — The public is invited to next meeting of the Hope Historical Society, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at 479 Camden Road, Hope. 

There will be a brief meeting at…

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ROCKLAND — Penobscot Bay Language School is holding an event inspired by the world’s most popular drink – tea, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at 4 p…

Coleen O’Connell. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — On Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, the next program in the “Finding Hope in Our Climate Crisis” lecture series will be a presentation about the Center for…

Photo taken by Tim Warden in Greece. (Photo courtesy Vose Library)

UNION — Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to an Armchair Adventure to Greece with Tim and Laurie Warden, Wednesday…

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BELFAST — The Peace & Justice Group of Waldo County will show the documentary Israelism, Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library.

When two young American…

Fernanda Coatl. (Photo courtesy Aimee Moffitt-Mercer)

BELFAST — Activism, peace-building and resistance of the Mayan Jungle and Mountains, in relationship with the Global North,  Fernanda Coatl is…

Dave Morrison. (Photo by John Steele)

CAMDEN — Poet and musician Dave Morrison will be presenting Poetry Happy Hour, a spoken word/looped guitar mash-up, Thursday, Nov. 21, at 40 Paper restaurant.

Happy Hour…

Leaf Seligman. (Photo courtesy Restorative Justice Project Maine)

Restorative Justice Practitioner and author Leaf Seligman comes to Belfast and Rockland for two evenings to help Restorative Justice Project Maine build community after…

Harvest on the Harbor's 2024 Lobster Chef of the Year
The winning Boothbay Craft Brewery Team.

That award-winning delicious bite created by Lori Mitchell/Boothbay Craft Brewery for Claw Down in June, taking both Judge's Choice and People's Choice awards, was awarded the People's Choice at…

David Dodson at the Camden Opera House in 2022 (Photo courtesy David Dodson)

Davie Dodson's annual fall concernt will be held at the Camden Congregational Church on Sunday Nov. 10, 7:30 pm.

This year's new original tunes include songs about India, building a…

the rhythms of Cuba
Primo Cubano. (Photo courtesy Watts Hall Community Arts)

THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts invites dance enthusiasts and music lovers alike to Latin Dance Night with Primo Cubano on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall Community Arts, 174…

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ROCKLAND — Babette’s Feast (1987) will be presented as a Criterion Series film screening on Saturday, Nov.…

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BELFAST — Get a jump on Christmas shopping or baked goods at Winter Wonderland Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Belfast First Baptist Church, 95 High St., Belfast.

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BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Stephen Hornsby on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The event, which will be held at the bookshop…

Cilla Bonnie. (Photo courtesy The Underground Lounge)

BELFAST — The Underground Lounge (17 Court Street in Belfast) welcomes the dynamic sounds of Cilla Bonnie and her band for a deeply engaging evening…

Emily Dillon. (Photo courtesy Watts Hall Community Arts)

THOMASTON — WATTS So Funny, a night of stand-up comedy featuring Maine’s top comedic talent, comes to Watts Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., at 174 Main Street, Thomaston. 

Tickets are…

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WARREN — Veteran's supper Nov. 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Warren Masonic Lodge, hosted by Warren Historical Society.

The Spot finds a new home in Rockland
Interior of the new location of The Spot in Rockland. Photo by Kay Stephens

ROCKLAND—Locals now have another place to grab lunch or dinner, and "S" marks "The Spot."

The Spot

The Spot, owned and operated…

Bagpiper. (Photo by Mary Kay Fenton)

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students are hosting a fundraiser Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4 - 8 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza, in Rockport. A percentage of every pizza sold (eat-in and…

Down East Singers
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ROCKPORT — Down East Singers will present a showing of the PBS documentary Rediscovering Rachmaninoff Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Avenue…

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WALDOBORO — Don Reimer, bird expert and photographer, will discuss the Birds of Monhegan Island on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1:30 p.m., at the Waldoboro Library (935 Main Street, Waldoboro).

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SEARSPORT — The Oystermen will perform a concert Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m., at Searsport First Congregational Church in Searsport.

This admission by…

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CUSHING — Poetry and crime may seem like an unlikely combination, but Kristen Lindquist and Paul Doiron will make it work, according to Cushing Public Library, in a news release. Join them at a…

The Ghost Trap

The Ghost Trap, a film based on the Lincolnville resident Kay Stephens book of the same name, will screen in Belfast Nov. 1 through 7, and in Rockland at the Strand Theatre, Nov. 10.…

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Halloween Rundown 2024

As we approach The Midnight Hour in the Midcoast, here is a comprehensive list of Halloween-themed events everyone can enjoy. From parties to movies, poetry to theater, here are the color-coded…

Owls Head Light in October. Photo by Kay Stephens

Lighthouses may be beacons of light and hope for some; for others, they are haunted places. With their rugged seaside locations, connection to shipwrecks, and other maritime accidents during…

Adam Ezra Group. (Photo by Lee Hetherington Photography)

WALDOBORO — The Adam Ezra Group returns to The Waldo on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

"This underground Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere,…

Lys Pearl-Ross in Beautiful Blackbird. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — An interactive theatre production of Beautiful Blackbird will be presented by the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine On Tour on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the…

Veterans eat free
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TENANTS HARBOR — Saturday, Nov. 9, starting at 5 p.m., join a Sit Down Bean Supper and Traditional Irish Music event at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint George Lodge 132, at 7…

David Dodson, 2022. (Photo courtesy David Dodson)

CAMDEN — David Dodson's Fall…

Tell it to the Wind
Joy Clark. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Singer-songwriter and lyrical guitarist Joy Clark will appear on the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. 

Joy Clark creates soulful…

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ROCKPORT — The National Honor Society at Camden Hills Regional High School invites American veterans and their families to its 12th annual Veterans' Day…

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CAMDEN — Everyman Repertory Theatre returns with their first full stage production since the pandemic with the tragic farce 'The Father' by Florian Zeller. After many staged readings and…

Nosferatu Waldo Theatre

WALDOBORO — Keep the Halloween spookiness going with a unique showing of the classic silent horror film Nosferatu, Sunday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at The Waldo. 

Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu…

BELFAST — The November art installation at the Belfast Free Library will feature teen…

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October 2020, Dillingham Point Road

Leave 2020.
Leave me changed.…

Inspired and Inspiring
Aaron Englander presents at the April 2024 Pecha Kucha Night at the Strand Theatre. (Photo by Michael O’Neil)

ROCKLAND — PechaKucha Night, an evening of visual storytelling, will take place Friday, Nov. 15, at the Camden Opera House. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. A reception…

Benedict Cumberbatch in scenes from Hamlet. (Photo by Johan Persson)

ROCKLAND — Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange, The Power of the Dog) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in National Theatre Live screenings on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1…

Artist: Susie Porter. Courtesy of BRAF

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is excited to announce the return of its popular Art in the Square exhibition for 2024. This holiday favorite showcases a diverse collection of original…

The Nature of Wool
Kelp Study by Amy Donaghy. (Photo courtesy Gibbs Library)

WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library presents its 2024 Fall/Winter Fiber…

Maine’s Climate Change Institute
Ivan Fernandez. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — On Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, the next program in the “Finding Hope in Our Climate Crisis” lecture series will be a presentation by Ivan Fernandez, from…

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WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre will host Yourville, a completely improvised comedy show inspired by the characters, events, and history of the area where "YOU’RE" from on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30…

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THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players and Watts Hall Community Arts are hosting the third annual Merry Mannequins Evergreen Extravaganza on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday Dcember 15, 2024.…