ROCKLAND — Carver Hill Gallery will host an artist talk with America Martin, Saturday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m., at her solo show at The Yellow Barn Pop-Up location (20 Winter Street Rockland, across…
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happy thoughts, stories made up, bits of sunshine and salt and sea
Coastline: Series and Progressions
CAMDEN — Artist Simon van der Ven will talk about his work on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m., at Page Gallery, 23 Bay View Street in Camden. van der Ven's work is a part of the current exhibit, …
coinciding with the Waldoboro Art Walk
WALDOBORO — The Great Art for Great Reads Art Show reception will be held on Friday, August 30, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Waldoboro Public Library. The reception coincides with the Waldoboro Art…
Whirling around the floor
BELFAST — On Friday, September 6, let your shoes fly at the monthly Community Dance and Contra Dance, an evening of social connection and music, presented by Belfast Flying Shoes.
The…
Having brought US crowds to their feet earlier this summer at the Montana Folk Festival and Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Quebec’s Le Vent to Nord headed to the UK and are just finishing up a…
The Penobscot Bay Language School, in Rockland, is offering a new international language and cultural group trip to experience Patagonia, home to glaciers, penguins, and some of the most famous…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents a new edition of its radio variety show series Strand On The Air with the “Free Parking Edition” on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5 p.m. The show can be heard by…
The Road to Dalton and its new follow-up novel
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by award-winning Maine author Shannon Bowring on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Bowring will be…
opening reception October 8
BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival announces local artist Sheep Jones as its official Festival Artist. The Festival steering committee has selected several of Jones’s paintings to represent…
AUGUSTA — Dr. Thomas D. Seeley will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming The Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) Bee Fest taking place Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Viles…
A phone call at just the right moment
ROCKLAND — Terry Pinto received a call one day while he happened to be searching online, trying to find a material that could remove some of the graffiti from the side of one of Director Pinto’s…
THOMASTON — Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting the 5th Annual Maine Authors Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at a new location—the Thomaston Public Library…
a world dominated by patriarchy, poverty, domestic violence, and ethnic discrimination
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and Midcoast Women present a film screening and discussion, Thursday, August 29, at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
The documentary film…
the impact of humans on pristine environments, the isolation of mental illness, and the solace of storytelling
Author Cynthia Reeves plans a Whale of a Book Tour for The Last Whaler, her new novel due out September 3, 2024, from Regal House Publishing. Her tour includes visits to bookstore and…
practical tips and tales of encounters with fellow sailors
CAMDEN — Freeport-based author Nat Warren-White will recount highlights of a five-year trans-global sailing adventure during a free Sunset Seminar presentation, Wednesday, Aug. 28., at 7 p.m., at…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Masonic Center continues their free lawn concerts on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, from 6 to 7 p.m., featuring the music of the Breakers Jazz Band, led by Marlene Hall.…
VINALHAVEN — New Era Gallery, in Vinalhaven, will open a Late Summer group show on Saturday, Aug. 24, with a reception from 5 - 7 p.m. The show honors the last weeks of summer and features gallery…
WASHINGTON — Bess the Book Bus returns to Gibbs Library, in Washington, on Wednesday, August 21, from 3 - 5 p.m.
This event marks the end of Gibbs' summer reading program (Read, Renew,…
CAMDEN — “A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience,” a touring celebration of The Beatles, is back on the stage of the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Friday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m.
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ROCKPORT — The last program in this season’s Rockport Conservation Commission climate series will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library. The program entitled “…
BELFAST — Belfast’s Fourth Friday Art Walk on August 23, from 4 to 7 p.m., features Maine artist Marguerite Lawler at Local Color Gallery. Lawler will present her latest exhibition, "Wish You Were…
In 1793, the first ship was built in Belfast. more than 600 vessels would be built over the years
BELFAST — “Ships and Shipbuilding in Mid-Coast Maine” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting Monday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. David…
“Ants On A Log”
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s outdoor Sunshine Series will present “Ants on a Log,” an award-winning children’s music group that centers positivity, social justice, and silliness, Thursday, Aug…
TENANTS HARBOR — A Sit Down Summer Salad Supper will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m. until sold out, at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint George Lodge 132, at 7 Elementary School…
CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden presents “The Mission of Advocacy”, a workshop that will provide tips and tools to aid in the practice of faith-based prophetic public witness at…
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers held auditions last month for John M. Synge's celebrated play, "Playboy of the Western World." Directed by actor, director, and dialect coach Michael Toner, the renowned…
THOMASTON — On Saturday, Aug. 24, in conjunction with the Maine Authors Book Festival, the Thomaston Academy will have an open house, open artist's studio and art show in the Academy building. …
Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year
CAMDEN — Camden Ballet Theatre presents Andrew Llyod Webber's blockbuster meow-sical "CATS", based on T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, August 15 and 16, at 6 p.m.,…
Aphra Behn’s 1677 play
ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre's 'Forgotten Classics of the Stage' series continues with a rehearsed reading of Aphra Behn’s 1677 play ‘The Rover’ on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m., at Pascal…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 5:30 p.m., with Sharon Kitchens, who will read from and discuss her new book, …
SOUTH THOMASTON — People's United Methodist Church will hold a "Pizza Party" fundraiser supper, Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 5:30 p.m.
Menu: Pizza with a variety of toppings, Salad, Dessert and…
Preview starts August 21 and 22
OWLS HEAD — The 46th annual New England Auto Auction (NEAA) will be held Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24, at the Owls Head Transportation Museum.
“The 46th annual New England…
Aug. 19, 2024: The Camden Summer Sounds concert, Sunday, Aug. 25, featuring Midnight Breakfast has been cancelled.
Initial news release
CAMDEN — Portland-based…
Proceeds go to maintaining and purchasing critical lifesaving equipment
WARREN — The Warren Fire Department holds its annual BBQ Chicken lunch on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 12 - 2 p.m., “or until we run out,” said the WFD, in a news release.
$15 per person, comes…
van der Ven artist talk September 8
CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents “Coastline: Series and Progressions,” an exhibition of new work from Siri Beckman, Tom Curry, and Simon van der Ven. The show features three artists whose work…
“history is about you and me and our common, lovely lives"
TENANTS HARBOR — On Friday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host “A Conversation with Author Deborah Gould,” author of the novel Kate Meader…
LINCOLNVILLE — Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo or Lincoln county, will host a free illustrated…
SPRUCE HEAD — Everyone is welcome to enjoy the end-of-season potluck in Spruce Head on Monday, August 19, at 6 p.m. Held in the historic Community Hall, at 30 Village Road, the supper promises to…
owned and operated by Bill Pluecker and Chloe Maxmin
WARREN — The second program in the series, “Turn On the Taps: Ensuring Clean Water for All,” Thursday, Aug. 22, at 10 a.m., features a visit to Begin Again Farm, 1133 Finntown Road in Warren. The…
new this year: live music and a dance party
LINCOLNVILLE — Celebrate art and community at the Second Annual Lincolnville Arts Fest, August 17 and 18.
Open Studio Tours
Outdoor Pop-up Show (this time, hosted by Windsor…
30th-anniversary Salt Bay Chamberfest
ROCKLAND — Violinist Jennifer Koh, Grammy Award winner and Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year, will give a solo violin recital Thursday, Aug. 15, at 5 p.m., at the Strand Theatre, in…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation has issued a call to artists for their large format “Art in Maine” juried exhibition to be held Oct. 5-Nov. 9. The awards ceremony will be held…
ROCKPORT — Adam Berry, host and executive producer of Discovery+ and The Travel Channel’s program Kindred Spirits and Ghost Hunters, will bring his “Real Ghost Stories” to The Rockport Opera House…
Highlights from PMM photo archives
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Sail, Power & Steam Museum kicks off its 2024 “Museum Monday” line-up with Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum on Monday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m.…
“an arts and crafts community exhibition where anything goes”
CUSHING — Arts In The Barn/ Cushing Historical Society presents “Creations in Cushing”, an arts and crafts community exhibition where anything goes, in sculpture, photographs, paintings, found…
ROCKPORT — The historic Rockport Opera House, with support from the Town of Rockport, presents Rory McBride and his band in 'A Spectacle By The Sea' on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Rory McBride…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Amory Willcox, Thursday, August 22, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
An Introduction to Ecopsychology will guide the audience…
ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings the Just Honey duo to Beech Hill Preserve on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 5:30 p.m., as part of this summer concert series. …
The Mallett Brothers will perform Aug. 11 at Marine Park in Rockport as part of the Happenings on the Harbor series.
Food trucks will begin serving at 4 p.m., and the concert will start at…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the movie Forrest Gump (1994) on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., as part of its Jubilee Film Series, which celebrates acclaimed films that have…
