The Midcoast Community Band, consisting of members from the Camden, Rockland, Thomaston area, is holding two holiday concerts, Dec. 19 and 21.
The band is under the direction of JoAnne…
Culture
Watts Hall Community Players will present its annual community reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales to benefit the AIO's Energy Assistance…
CAMDEN — For eighteen years, Sandy Oliver sent a weekly recipe to the Bangor Daily News for her column called Taste Buds. To come up with over 900 recipes during that time, she turned to cooks…
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, located at 11 White Street in downtown Rockland, will host the following holiday events in December and January. For more…
"Home movies show us what the people of Maine chose to remember and treasure"
Maine Public celebrates Christmas with three broadcasts of Maine’s Home Movies: Treasures from Northeast Historic Film. The one-hour program airs Thursday, Dec. 26, at 9 p.m.; Friday, Dec…
CAMDEN — On the 10th Day of Christmas, Camden Opera House’s SoundCheck series brings Everyman Repertory Theatre back for another holiday radio-style reading. This year, it’s “A Christmas Carol,”…
First Friday Dance Series
BELFAST — On Friday, January 3, ring in the new year at the First Friday Community Dance & Contra Dance.
The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms…
The Strand Theatre presents a new edition of its radio variety show series Strand On The Air with “What Now?” on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 5 p.m.…
ROCKLAND — Maine-based singer-songwriters Louisa Stancioff and Spencer Albee will take the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Stancioff will perform…
Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, opened registration on December 10 for its nine winter courses set to begin the week of January 13.
Three of the…
"The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction"
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis for a talk about his latest book, The World in Books: 52 Works of…
telling a unique story of agricultural throughout the seasons
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) has released its 2025 wall calendar. The calendar, which showcases original artwork by Maine-based artists,…
a festive countdown to Noon
THOMASTON — Families in Midcoast Maine are invited to kick off the New Year with a Noon Year’s Eve Celebration at Watts Hall Community Arts, located at 174 Main Street in…
live music
BELFAST — The stage at The Underground Lounge will light up with the fresh talents of four up and coming Maine-based performers on Thursday, December…
SOUTH THOMASTON — There will be a Christmas Eve Candlelight service, Tuesday, December 24, at 6 p.m., at People’s United Methodist Church,…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Together, John Doyle and Mick McAuley have created a stunning collection of familiar carols, new original music and traditional tunes for this Christmas season. "This Christmas Time" is a musical…
a Historic Battle for Democratic Transparency
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library continues its Camden Conference Community Events Series with a screening of the timely 2024 documentary The Search…
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players presents its annual community reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, to benefit the…
heat pumps
UNION — Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at 3 p.m., at Vose Library, Efficiency Maine's Becca Ferguson will present an overview of the quasi-state agency's…
Holiday season overload? Take a Killer Road Trip
For many, the Christmas season is a month to look forward to, but for others, "holiday overload" is real. Between the stress and exhaustion of social commitments, shopping, decorating, and cooking…
Just a stone's throw from the South End
ROCKLAND — Six friends, homebrewers themselves, launched their dream job last month. Taking over after Liberator Brewing Company closed, Shawn and Andrea Wilcox, Jill Mitchell, Brandon Allen, and…
ROCKPORT — A new art exhibit is now on display at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital along the walls of the hospital’s main hallway, featuring works by Peter Imber, Jane Petschek, Kelly Desrosiers,…
BELFAST — Come Boating! Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library are teaming up once again to offer the Winter Adventure Series. This year the series of four programs…
CAMDEN — Mike Zito, along with the Jimmy Carpenter Band, will perform at The Waldo on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Mike Zito performs in the contemporary blues arena and is touring…
opening reception Dec. 14; New Year’s Eve and Hanukkah Celebration Dec. 31
SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery launches its winter season with two new exhibitions: the 3rd Annual Winter Exhibition and…
THOMASTON — The Community Christmas Chorus (formerly the Living Christmas Tree) will present this year’s cantata, “A Glorious Christmas” by Tom…
CAMDEN — CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now), in partnership with the Camden Public Library, hosts a Camden Talks Climate event Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The…
ROCKPORT — On Friday, December 20, dance through the dark days at a special Solstice Shine Community Dance & Contra Dance presented by Belfast Flying Shoes, the Rockport Opera House, and the…
MORRILL — A concert, square dance party, and potluck will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at the Morrill Community Center (Old Honesty Grange 83), 4 North Main Street, Morrill, ME 04952 (right…
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill presents “Even I Could Do That!”: Understanding Modern Art Concepts & Studio Workshop, to be led by Judy Landry, Quarry Hill program coordinator, and Tara Morin, CMCA…
The Midcoast Community Band, led by Jo Anne Parker, will celebrate the holidays with two holiday band concerts in December.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., the band will play at the St.…
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players invites the community to spend an early winter evening wandering through a magical evergreen wonderland on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m., in Watts…
Music of Christmas and Peace
The …
The 38th annual Christmas By the Sea weekend this afternoon, Dec. 6, with events running through Sunday, Dec. 8.
Highlights of the weekend will include the traditional holiday parade…
CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents a Holiday Exhibition and season of crafts.
The Holiday Exhibition features new and selected works from the gallery's roster of artists.…
Homeworthy and The Landing Place seen in the film: panel discussion to follow
ROCKLAND — Homeworthy (formerly Knox County Homeless Coalition), in partnership with Rockland’s Strand Theatre, will screen Building Hope, Friday…
BELFAST — Belfast’s Theatre Nouveau offers a staged reading with music of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The show will open on December 20 and runs for four performances at the Basil…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School
Luminary pianist and composer Conrad Tao is the 2024 winner of the prestigious Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, presented by Bay Chamber…
Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15.
For the past 18 years mid-December has seen the…
The Dec. 7, 2024 Rhythm Sanctuary at First Church Belfast has been cancelled. Another session is being offered…
Spirited Holiday Celebration
CAMDEN — Songs of Solomon brings a program of inspirational music to Camden, Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm Street, Camden.…
ROCKLAND — Three classic holiday movies will be presented in December at the Strand Theatre, thanks to a sponsorship by TCM (Turner Classic Movies).
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an original script by Etta Hughes and Carolyn Phelps Scholz
UNITY — The Ecology Learning Center Drama Club, with support from Counter Current Theater Collective, presents the world premiere of If a Tree Falls, an original…
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will host a special performance of Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” on Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Mark S. Burrows, one of the leading interpreters of Rilke’s writings and an award-winning translator of his poems, to share his recently published new…
HOPE — Lise Becu and Rosey Gerry will be performing an afternoon concert, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at Hope Library, located at 443 Camden Road, in Hope. Their concert will be a mix of…
one of the few remaining town-owned ski areas in the state
CAMDEN — The Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum will honor the Camden community for its contributions to the sports of skiing and snowboarding in Maine on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m., at Camden Snow…
December 4 through January 18
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host a show of handmade works by members of the library’s fiber arts group from December 4 through…
CAMDEN — “Queer People of Faith” is a photojournalism exhibit that was commissioned by First Congregational Church UCC of Camden in 2023. The show has traveled around the state over the past year…
