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Maine’s climate action plan: "Maine Won’t Wait"
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Molly Siegel on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all.

Join Molly Siegel, Maine Climate Council Coordinator with the…

folk singers Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky
Patty Larkin. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Folk singer-songwriters Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky will bring their “On A Winter’s Night” reunion tour to the Strand…

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ROCKLAND — People ages 18 and up are invited to join a fun and casual monthly adult group gathering exploring word and image

Experiment with erasure…

Dr. Angela Loavenbruck. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

ROCKPORT — Audiologist Dr. Angela Loavenbruck, Ed.D, will give an informational presentation about hearing loss, hearing aids, and communication, Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 12:30 p…

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ROCKPORT — A Square Dance Party and Potluck will be held Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at Simonton’s Corner Hall, 366 Main St., in Rockport.

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 Elisif Bruun. (Photo courtesy Peter Bruun)

WALDOBORO — For Damariscotta artist Peter Bruun, surviving the pain of losing his 24-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose started with breaking taboos.

“When Elisif was struggling it was…

the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country
Angel Blue in the title role of Verdi's "Aida." (Photo by Paola Kudacki / Met Opera)

ROCKLAND — A live broadcast from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera of Verdi’s Aida will be presented Saturday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m., at the…

League of Women Voters of Maine
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PORTLAND — For the finale of Portland Public Library’s Camden Conference Community Event Series, in partnership with the 38th annual Camden Conference, the Library will host…

Annual State of Maine Ice Carving Championship
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BELFAST — The new year has arrived and that means that the Annual Belfast Ice Festival and State of Maine Ice Carving Championship hosted by Our Town Belfast (OTB) is just around the corner,…

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Join architects Brooke Harrington and Judy Bing for an illuminating exploration of how architecture reflects and shapes democratic ideals. From ancient…

The power of art and community
Allison McKellar presents at the November 2024 PechaKucha Night at the Camden Opera House. (Photo by Michael O’Neil)

ROCKLAND — PechaKucha Night, an evening of visual storytelling, will take place Friday, Jan. 24, at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the…

contemporary dance-making practices from Brazil, Western Europe, and Israel
Firebird. (Photo by Melissa Backall)

ROCKLAND — Boston Dance Theater (BDT) will perform their “Pinnacle Works” program on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. “Pinnacle Works” is an…

Sail Power and Steam Museum

The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will host its second “Captains’ Quarters” Winter Series, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The online talk will begin with an introduction by Captain Jim Sharp…

CUSHING — Join lifelong local birder and photographer Don Reimer, Sunday, January 12, at 2 p.m., at the Cushing Public Library, and explore the fascinating world of the Corvids, a highly…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir holds auditions spring 2025. (Photo by Bruce Cowan)

NEWCASTLE — St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for tenors and basses in preparation for its May 17 and 18 concerts. Sopranos and altos may join the waiting list.…

Sheepscot Chorus in concert in April 2024. (Photo by Bob Crink)

WISCASSET — Sheepscot Chorus invites the public to sing Bob Chilcott's "A Little Jazz Mass," and arrangements of folk songs by Vaughan Williams, Holst, Grainger, and others.…

Rockport Library After Hours
A section of Kristen Eckmann's canvas. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

ROCKPORT — Midcoast multi-media artist and papermaker Kristen Eckmann will be offering a hands-on storytelling workshop for families, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m., at Rockport Public Library.

The…

Beppe Gambetta. Opera House. Jan. 18. Got tickets? Photo: Giovanna Cavallo

Beppe Gambetta is a guitarist, vocalist, composer and researcher and from Genoa, Italy whose concerts bring European and American Roots together. He’s recorded and worked…

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BELFAST — Belfast Maskers welcomes Tom DiMenna back to the Basil Burrell Community Theater. Last January, he brought his Gordon Lightfoot tribute to the Belfast theater, and…

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in scenes from Fleabag. (Photo by Matt Humphrey)

ROCKLAND — Fleabag, written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, will be presented as a National Theatre Live screening, Thursday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. and…

2025 theme: the importance of Black history for the entire community
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BELFAST — On January 20, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning Committee will host the 36th annual community gathering in Belfast to honor Dr. King's work and teachings.…

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CAMDEN — Coastal Quilters, a chapter of the state's Pine Tree Quilters' Guild, will start off their 2025 season with their Second Saturday meeting on January 11, from 10 a.m…

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From songwriting to youth choir to the ukelele ensemble, Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School is gearing up for spring. Bay Chamber also offers private…

music tribute to David “Dawg” Grisman, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, John Hartford, and more
Vince Herman and Sam Grisman. (Permission for use of image granted to the Waldo Theatre by the artist)

WALDOBORO — "Music lovers, ease into the new year by joining us at The Waldo for this intimate acoustic show with Vince Herman, of Leftover Salmon, and Sam Grisman, of Sam Grisman Project, on…

Ridgely Fuller and Beth Whitman
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BELFAST — On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 6 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, the Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County will host Ridgely Fuller and Beth Whitman who…

Dvorak Requiem
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THOMASTON — Advance registration is now open for Down East Singers, which will begin spring semester rehearsals on Tuesday, January 14, at 6:45 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main…

Update: Fitness Dancing for Seniors now Jan. 28, at 10 a.m.
Paper Flower Sculpting with Joelle Webber. (Photo courtesy Camden Public Library)

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library’s annual Jumpstart January program series returns in 2025 for another lineup of workshops and programs designed to engage your creativity,…

images from the archives of National Fisherman
Double Trouble, from the National Fisherman Collection, Penobscot Marine Museum.

BELFAST — The Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library will showcase a photo exhibit from the Penobscot Marine Museum, Working the Sea, images from the archives of National Fisherman.

A special opportunity for children’s entries, ages 5-12
 2024 Union Fair Poster

UNION — The Trustees of the Union Fair – Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in…

The Siren of Crystal Lake
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CAMDEN — Resurgence Dance Company will perform The Siren of Crystal Lake, Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m., at The Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Camden.

The production…

Building a replica with little more information than a thumbnail sketch and mention of the ship's tonnage
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The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will resume its online “Captains’ Quarters” winter series, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Building a replica of the first ship built in Bath was no…

Tuna Water: an ailing cat brings a spirited young runaway into the company of a jaded professor
William Nelson. (Photo courtesy Meetinghouse Theatre Lab)

WINTER HARBOR — Meetinghouse Theatre Lab will present a staged reading of “Tuna Water” by William Nelson, of Belfast, winner of its 6th annual playwriting competition. The annual event is open to…

Owen Howes and the Evening Call. (Photo courtesy Underground Lounge)

BELFAST — Owen Howes and the Evening Call perform their laid-back rootsy rock, Thursday, January 9, at the Underground Lounge, in the basement of…

free program Started by Searsmont Town Library and Belfast Flying Shoes
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The little after-school music program for elementary school aged students living in Morrill, Belmont and Searsmont returns in 2025 for a 4th year.

"B-Flat" by Kharris. (Photo courtesy The Craignair Gallery)

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception “Memories Pending…” an exhibition of fine art by Maine artist, Kharris, on Wednesday,…

Rockport Harbor. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

CAMDEN — On Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m., Michael Paul Lund will return to the Rockport Public Library to read aloud selections from his book series entitled, “Quiet Thoughts…

Community Events Series at Camden Public Library
Professor Senem Aslan. (Photo courtesy Camden Conference)

CAMDEN — Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Edoğan and his party, has become increasingly authoritarian in the past couple of decades, according to a news…

Rockland Public Library presents intelligence veteran Bill Hall
Bill Hall. (Photo courtesy Camden Conference)

ROCKLAND — The Camden Conference and Rockland Public Library present intelligence veteran Bill Hall discussing "Ukraine and the Survival of Democracy in Europe" on…

Gordon Thomas Ward. (Photo courtesy  Camden Opera House)

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House opens a new year of The Blue Café, an occasional series of free performances in its intimate third-floor listening room, with Gordon Thomas Ward,…

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CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House enters 2025 with weekly events.

Friday, Jan. 3 – SoundCheck: "A Christmas Carol” 7:30 p.m.

Everyman Repertory Theatre…

Celebration of Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve at Parsonage Gallery
Aaron Margolis and his Menorah in 2024, cedar, copper, found materials. (Photo courtesy Parsonage Gallery)

SEARSPORT — The town of Searsport has undergone dramatic change in the past year.

"With major roadworks and other improvements now complete,…

a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
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New Year's Eve falls on a Tuesday this year, which is like having an office party, and then being told to go back to work. Whether you’re a day partier, a happy-hour-then-bag-it-and go-home type,…

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CAMDEN — Poet and musician Dave Morrison will be presenting Poetry Rocks, a spoken word/looped guitar mash-up, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 40 Paper restaurant.

First…

Tess Gerritsen (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) will be presented as the first screening in the Strand’s new Conversation Series of film events. This series will pair a film with…

Fern Axelson’s love for nature and her fascination with the small yet beautiful moments found outdoors
“Wanderer." (Photo courtesy Good Tern)

ROCKLAND — Staff and friends of the Good Tern Co-op present a winter Gallery art exhibition featuring the watercolor works of Fern Axelson, on display at the GTC Gallery inside Hole in the Wall…

family, frontier, Midcoast Maine, and wars that created America
 Presentation of book to Walsh History Center and Ken Gross. (Photo courtesy Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution)

CAMDEN — On Sunday, December 15, at a presentation at the Camden Public Library, Joanne Richards, Regent of the Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, announced immediate…

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Ukelele workshop. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

Jeff Weinberger will lead a Fingerstyle Ukelele Workshop, Saturday, Jan. 11, dedicated to right hand technique. The class will cover…

Trio Oko. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

Trio Oko will perform during Bay Chamber's Midday Music Series, Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 1 - 2 p.m.

"The eclectic harp trio is a rare bird in…

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BELFAST — Belfast Maskers' artistic director, Tucker Atwood, is accepting submissions for the inaugural Maine Playwrights One Act Festival. The…