BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library on Friday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m., for a free “Medicare 101” presentation from Seth Funk of Breakwater…
Culture
A recent Facebook post explored a wealth of ideas
ROCKLAND—A recent post on the…
CAMDEN — The Penobscot Bay Orchestra will begin its 2025 Spring Concert season with an Open Rehearsal to welcome new…
“Curtains Up! Theatre for Extraordinary Campers”
ROME — Pine Tree Camp kicks off its 80th anniversary year by revealing a secret.
This summer, the Maine Cabin Masters renovated camp’s recreation hall and…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library will hold a Valentine’s party, Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m.
The party includes seasonal read-alouds, crafts…
envisioning the world through the lens of spirituality, the African diaspora, and nature
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet poet Toussaint St. Negritude, Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop. Toussaint will read from Mountain…
WALDOBORO — Jonathan Richman returns Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., to The Waldo Theatre stage.
Originally from Boston, Richman formed the Modern Lovers, "one of the most influential…
defending the country, breaking barriers, leadership, resilience, spirit
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum presents “Women in the Cockpit” as part of its Winter Adult Lecture Series. This special event, taking place Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m.,…
mixing pieces in creative ways
BELFAST — Opening January 29, 2025, Local Color Gallery presents a unique show featuring member artists’ work hung “Salon Style.” Rather than the gallery’s…
When you think of slavery’s role in American history, Maine is probably not the first state that comes to mind. Yet Maine was bitterly divided over slavery, and her citizens played key roles in…
The Equal Rights Amendment, Past and Present, with Maine author, historian, women’s rights activist Anne Gass
THOMASTON — “There’s Nothing Complicated about Ordinary Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment, Past and Present," will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m., at Thomaston Public Library. The…
featuring four local singer-songwriters
ROCKPORT — On February 8, The Good Trouble Project will present a fundraiser concert featuring four local singer-songwriters to benefit Homeworthy - formerly the Knox County…
CAMDEN — On Saturday, February 15, Mark Burrows – poet, translator and Rilke scholar – will offer an in-person retreat centered on the wisdom of Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke. This…
special events In collaboration with Camden Public Library; high school art mural
CAMDEN — Who or what do you think of when asked about your neighbor? Is it the friendly dog on its daily walk by your home, the chickadees in your backyard, a favorite maple…
ROCKLAND — Good Tern Co-op will host the second annual backyard chickens class on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at Hole in the Wall Bagel Shop, 754 Main Street, in Rockland.
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Open auditions will be held for MidCoast Ballet’s production of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, featuring students and faculty from the Bay Chamber Music School, Saturday, January 25 at Midcoast…
Camden Conference Community Event
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will host a community discussion titled "How to Talk to Each Other in Spite of our Differences" Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.…
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill presents Green Burial: Leaving the World a Better Place, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m., at the Anderson Inn.
Green burial is a way of caring for the deceased with…
Jan. 18 in Camden; Jan. 19 in Belfast
The auditioned Midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty offers its winter concert series, “Star of the Sea,” presented in four venues in January,…
Reception Jan. 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library holds its winter art exhibit running through the end of February, "Hoof beats Mixed Media Equine Expressions" by Diana Gallant.
A…
Serving up street tacos and signature brews
WATERVILLE—As downtown Waterville continues to grow as a vibrant part of Maine's creative economy, it now proudly welcomes a new craft brewery. Cushnoc Brewing Co. opened its second location…
a joyful celebration of a full semester of work
ROCKLAND — Midcoast Music Academy’s (MCMA) end of semester recital will be held Sunday, January 26, at 2 p.m., at the Strand Theatre, in…
APPLETON — The Souper Supper and Cake Auction fundraiser for the Appleton Library will be held Saturday, Feb 1, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Appleton Village School…
APPLETON — The Appleton Library is featuring works by local artist Eric Darling for the months of January and February.
"Eric's art is colorful,…
simple and not-so-simple pleasures of the eclectic world of candy
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by acclaimed writer Sarah Perry on Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m., at the bookshop. The event will…
ROCKLAND — People ages 18 and up are invited to a mini workshop, “Folk Art: Finding Balance in Symmetry,” led by Center for Maine…
WALDOBORO — Katie Matzell debuts her "Love Letter" to Bonnie Raitt, whom she calls her favorite artist of all time and greatest musical influence, Sunday, March 23, at 4 p.m., at The Waldo Theatre…
Maine Art Quilts and their Worldly Collection
ROCKPORT — “Inspiration: Global Fabric Traditions,” a traveling show of work by Maine Art Quilts, will be on exhibit at the Rockport Public Library from Jan. 28 through Feb. 22. The display will…
ROCKLAND — Lise Becu and Rosey Gerry present a concert Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Reading Room at the Rockland Public Library.
"They…
Susan Hoekstra, Kaylee Penniman, Ruth Weiss
SEARSMONT — Searsmont Town Library will host a three artist exhibit opening on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5 - 6 p.m.
Susan Hoekstra and Kaylee Penniman will exhibit their…
CAMDEN — From Haydn to George Crumb, pianist Pedja Mužijević offers concertgoers a veritable mashup of composers old and new in a unique performance, “Homage to…
Workshops in Belfast
DEER ISLE, BELFAST, BLUE HILL — Bagaduce Music presents the Bagaduce Family Reunion Weekend on January 17, 18, and 19, 2025.
Friday, January 17:…
BELFAST — The Underground Lounge, in Belfast, welcomes singer-songwriter Ben Griffin and Nikita Morin to the stage, Thursday, January 23, for the next show…
Where can people enjoy Maine’s natural and abundant beauty in cozy comfort during the winter? At the Camden Opera House, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., for the screening of A…
living in one of Earth’s wildest and most remote places
ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6 p.m., photographer Gary Freeburg will give a narrated slideshow presentation at the Rockport Public Library entitled, “A Hard Walk…
March Community Theatre
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has announced audition dates for its March Community Theatre production of the award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler. An open casting call…
WALDOBORO — The Bearly Dead will perform Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at The Waldo Theatre.
"Not just another Grateful Dead cover band, this is a cosmic exploration of the Grateful Dead…
ORONO — Abdi Nor Iftin, a prominent author, journalist and advocate for immigrants, will be the featured speaker at the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr.…
New exhibition from Midcoast Maine Book Arts is a miniature delight
ROCKLAND — “The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.” ― Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The Midcoast Maine Book Arts collective, which the PenBay Pilot covered…
HOPE — "The Magic of Believing" will be on view through the winter of 2024-25, at The Hope Town Library.
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts hosts a lively Valentine’s Day Dance Party on Friday, February 14, from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring The Right Track, an 11-piece R&…
BELFAST — The 29th annual Arts in the Park will be returning to the Belfast waterfront on June 28 and 29, 2025.
"The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will once again bring the beloved Maine…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Public Library’s January Artist-of-the-Month is Mary Sue Weeks of Bremen. Weeks has been painting ever since she was a child…
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Community Chorus "Sing to the Skies: A Celebration of American Song" winter concert has been rescheduled to Sunday,…
BELFAST — Come Boating! Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library are teaming up once again to offer the Winter Adventure Series.
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.…
Author talk, Rockport Public Library, Jan. 15, 1 p.m.: 'Quiet Thoughts for a Noisy World'
ROCKPORT—Author Michael Paul Lund spent many years seeking the answer to the age-old question, "Who am I?" After studying and listening intently to others, he found his path and stopped being a…
"Yellow Brick Road"
WALDOBORO — On Sunday, January 26, 2025, the electrifying Elton John tribute performer "Yellow Brick Road" will take the stage at Dolloff Auditorium at Medomak Valley…
UNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY 2025 SPEAKER SERIES
UNITY — Unity Public Library, serving western Waldo County towns of Unity, Burnham, Troy, Knox, Freedom and Thorndike, is partnering with Mammie’s Country Kitchen on Depot Street in Unity, to…
Mid-Coast Audubon‘s series at Camden Public Library
CAMDEN — The Mid-Coast Audubon‘s series of nature talks in partnership with the Camden Public Library continues Thursday, Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m., with a presentation from Andre…
CUSHING — Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo or…
