UNION — Fiction novelists know the pain, more than most people, of the fear of failure and not getting years and years’ worth of painstaking work published and to the right audience. That doesn’t…
Culture
Winner of Maine Literary Award’s Speculative Fiction Category
A manga short review
The Prince and the Dressmaker is arguably the most fabulous graphic novel of the year. It follows prince Sebastian (a secret cross dresser) and the talented dressmaker, Frances. Their…
The first week of Salt Bay Chamberfest’s 24th festival, “Troubadours & Tangos,” is underway. The Friday, Aug. 10, evening concert is the second of four taking place at Darrows Barn…
HOPE—Long abandoned shovels, rusted chains, nuts, bolts and other broken tools that no longer have use are Wayne Twitchell’s favorite things to find when he’s out moseying around at yard sales and…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), sponsor of the ninth annual ARTinME exhibit, has announced the judge for this year’s show will be Connie Hayes, noted painter from Rockland. Hayes is known…
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on the planet. They are also one of the most threatened.
Disturbances to these ecosystems are increasing in frequency…
What’s In That Cocktail?
THOMASTON—Now that we’re in high summer, the newest kid on the block, The Block Saloon, that is, has a cocktail on its menu to beat the heat. Bad & Boozy is one of the signature craft…
Shuck Station is a converted gas station, now oyster paradise
NEWCASTLE— If you’ve ever sampled raw oysters at Ondine in Belfast, Hoxbill in Camden, and Suzuki Sushi, North Beacon Oysters and Café Miranda in Rockland, chances are they came from eight oysters…
Camden Yacht Club Sunset Seminar Series
The Camden Yacht Club will host two world-class artists, both with local connections, for an evening of music and poetry.
Bennett Konesni, who grew up on Islesboro and currently lives in…
Linoleum Block Printing Workshop
with Holly Berry
Sunday, September 16, 2018
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Former Hatchett Mountain Publick House restaurant gets new owner, new name
HOPE — On Wednesday, August 1, the pastoral property at 42 Hatchet Mountain Road in Hope — formerly the Hatchett Mountain Publick House — will reopen as the Barrettstown Farmhouse, a restaurant…
The Salty Owl teams up with the Lions Club every Tuesday serving up homemade tacos
SOUTH THOMASTON— A little more than a year ago, Erin and Casey Dominguez launched their new restaurant, The Salty…
Snapshots
Photographer and videographer Terry Boivin caught the light on Belfast Harbor. Both photos were taken from the foot bridge in Belfast at about 7:30 p.m. on July 26. The cloud…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board approved Phi Builders & Architects as the owner’s representative for the Rockport Public Library building project July 23, after a workshop with the…
The free family-friendly event is held at Rockland’s Snow Marine Park on July 28
ROCKLAND — This coming weekend, the Maine Seaweed Exchange is hosting Rockland’s first Maine Seaweed Fair on Saturday, July 28.
In case you’re wondering, “What does one do at a seaweed…
traces the life and loves of James S. “Pebble” Rockefeller, Jr.
Islandport Press has signed a contract with Camden author and adventurer James S. Rockefeller Jr. to publish his memoir Wayfarer in the fall of 2018.
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Sept. 20-22
The Boothbay community welcomes all to join us for three days of Maine’s best food, beer, wine, entertainment and music for all to enjoy. There will be something for everyone!
The first-…
Entries now being allowed up until Race Day August 11
ROCKLAND—If it can be pushed, pulled, or pedaled for one mile, your artistic sculpture just might have a chance at the second annual Rockland Sculpture Race August 11 this year.
Last…
‘Unraveled’ meets once a week at Odd Alewives Brewery every Thursday
WALDOBORO—There will be no tea and scones for the ladies who knit one purl two. For the last month, an informal group of knitters and crocheters have been meeting in the comfortable taproom of Odd…
TENANTS HARBOR — The Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor is exhibiting the oil paintings of Kenneth Schweizer August 27 through September 28.
Schweizer is an artist who splits his…
The community is invited to join the Waldo Theatre for an evening of local food, drink, and music on Aug. 1 from 5:30-10 p.m. at Tops'l Farm’s beautiful new timber frame barn in Waldoboro.
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The 10-day event kicks of July 13 to July 22
WATERVILLE—With more than 100 films shown over a 10-day span, the Maine International Film Fest is gearing up once again to highlight some of Maine and New England’s exceptional filmmakers from…
Alina Blakesley, owner of Harborside Reflexology and Nail Care in Boothbay Harbor, loves to dance.
On May 21, Alina and her dance partner Richard Peters comprised dance team #138 in the…
Hear that? That’s the sound of summer zipping by. Sometimes you need a reminder to sneak in a “Wellness Day” so that you don’t look up from your laptop and realize it’s August already.
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BELFAST - Wilkommen, Bienvenue, and Welcome to Midcoast Actors' Studio's summer musical, Cabaret. Set in 1931 Berlin as the…
In business (post retirement....)
BELFAST — A Pennsylvania couple made their debut at the 23rd annual…
ROCKLAND — They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice. However, for the dancers of Studio Red in Rockland, Maine, that is not always the case. On March 23, 2018, while attending…
BELFAST — It was picture perfect weather for both days of the 23rd annual Arts in the Park, which took place at Steamboat Landing July 7-8.
With hardly a cloud in the sky,…
Maine Made Music and the Blue Cafe
CAMDEN – The Camden Opera House in downtown Camden has initiated a new "Maine Made Music" this summer,…
Show runs through July 20
CAMDEN — Camden Falls Gallery brings the works of Alison Hill from Monhegan Island to the mainland for a featured show, display through July 20. Hill is one of the many artists lured to Monhegan…
The Maine Postmark Poetry Contest, a statewide competition, is happening again this year in conjunction with the 14th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival, to be held Saturday, October 13, 2018. Maine…
A Manga short book review
After School Charisma takes place at St. Kleio Academy. The Academy is run by Dr. Kamiya and is home to the teenage clones of many historical figures, such as Marie Curie and Albert…
The Lady in the Red Cloak takes her haunted walking tour on the water
BOOTHBAY—Sally Lobkowicz, Director of Red Cloak Haunted History Tours and better known as “The Lady in the Red Cloak” has had great success in turning Maine’s ghost stories into a full-time…
Galleries 338 will open its inaugural exhibition “Perspectives in American Art,” on Friday, July 6 during the Rockland First Friday Art Walk. Gallery owners Peter Clarke of Clarke Gallery,…
‘A Prisoner’s Dilemma’ art show opens at Rock City Coffee July 6
ROCKLAND—The art show ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ set to open July 6 at Rock City Coffee is not your typical lobsters and lighthouses. Oh, wait, yes, there are a few lobsters in this show, only they are…
Fireworks, parades and and 4th of July BBQs—every town has a schedule of Independence Day events each year. But, if you’re looking for something a little different, here are some mid-week…
epic oceangoing explorations come to life in the Midcoast
The Norwegian Viking ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre (Draken) will make Rockland its official Maine stop on its Expedition America: East Coast Tour 2018, presented by Highland Park…
Now in year four, event is held at historic Conway House Museum
ROCKPORT – The Camden Rockport Historical Society (CRHS) officially opened for its summer/fall season 2018, on Saturday, June 23, hosting its fourth annual Fiber Faire on the grounds of its museum…
Submissions invited for contest in conjunction with Belfast Poetry Fest
BELFAST — Poet Timothy Liu of New York has been announced as the judge of the Maine Postmark Poetry Contest, a statewide competition happening this year in conjunction with the 14th Annual Belfast…
BELFAST—Bellabooks owners Kim Zahares and Gary Guida are finally in a new space this summer. Following an unexpected eviction from their anchored space in the Masonic building in Belfast this past…
30-year-old interview project documented Waldo County residents, way of life
BELFAST — The Belfast Historical Society and Museum has received a $3000 grant from the William and Emily Muir Community Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. The funds will be used to publish a…
During a journalism career that spanned three decades, photographer Peter Southwick produced images that appeared in publications around the world. As a staff photographer for the Associated Press…
BELFAST— What started off as a personal project for artist Alice Parsons has unexpectedly turned into a multimedia exhibit, only up for another week at the Belfast Free Library’s Kramer Gallery.…
cocktail bar will serve curated drinks, elevated snacks
THOMASTON — When Martin Farrell bought the building at 173 Main St. in Thomaston in 2014 it was initially to house the offices of his healthcare consulting business. Though the historic building…
Work by Farmer, Caldwell on display in July
ROCKLAND — Bonnie Farmer Assemblage Art & Gallery presents its guest artist for the month of July: abstract painter Jill Caldwell, who resides in Key West, Florida and Rockland. The show,…
Snapshot
Russ Krauss sent along a photo he took June 22, capturing a vivid sunset from his viewpoint on North Shore Drive in Owls Head.
Artwork by Union resident Gail Hawes
UNION — The 2018 Union Fair, Maine Wild Blueberry Festival poster has been unveiled. The desire of the poster committee was to have the poster reflect that the Union Fair is a true agricultural…
Book is available for purchase via amazon and locally
ROCKLAND — George Chappell's third book of poetry, A Smattering of Stanley, pays tribute to his late maternal grandfather, Stanley H. Hamm, a professional musician and bandleader from…
Published by Thomaston’s Maine Authors Publishing
THOMASTON— There Has to Be Magic (Maine Authors Publishing, 2017), a biography of the life and art of Evelyn Kok, was named the winner of the Excellence in Publishing award for the 2018…
