Film Club at the Rockland Public Library will meet Monday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m., in the Library's Board Room.…
Film and Theater
rediscovered long after giving up on their rock 'n roll dreams
showcasing Hudson’s versatility as an actor
In celebration of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson’s 100th birthday, the Strand Theatre will screen two of his acclaimed Oscar-winning classics.
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A Conversation Series Event Co-presented by Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School
The Strand Theatre and Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will present a screening of Ingmar Bergman’s The…
Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season continues at the Strand Theatre with a simulcast of Puccini’s La…
Featuring Past-Times Theatre
Charles Dickens takes center stage under the flickering oil lamps, allowing mystery, intrigue, and suspense to prevail Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m., around the fireside of Rockland Public Library’…
"And now we have a section of Penobscot that's free flowing like my ancestors saw it"
Salmon Restoration on the Penobscot River, a 22-minute film produced by Sunlight Media Collective, is now available for viewing.…
Out in the Open will screen Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. the Maine premiere of Heightened Scrutiny, the…
terrifying the Paris Opera House in pursuit of stardom for the ingénue he loves
Rockland Public Library is celebrating Halloween all month long with two spooky screenings in October. The final feature, Thursday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m., is the 1925 silent horror film…
whodunit comedy where the audience helps to solve the crime
The Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro, has announced the cast of its upcoming community theatre production of Murdering the…
cultural survival, stolen children, and a 'historic investigation' in Maine
Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m., The First Congregational Church of Camden will host the showing of the award-winning film Dawnland…
performance will be interspersed with excerpts from an in-progress documentary created by Luke Fatora and Sophie Davis
ROCKLAND — “Songs From the Inside,” a musical performance presented by Unlocking Harmony, will take place Sunday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m., at the Strand Theatre…
ORONO — The curtain is about to rise on the 2025-26 theatrical season at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts (SPA), with students acting out tales of romance, betrayal, gods…
A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum...makes a valuable discovery
Film Club at the Rockland Public Library will meet on Monday, October 20, at 6 p.m., in the Library's Board…
addressing opiate crisis in the shadow of the capitol
A Phantom Song will screen on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m., at The Strand Theater, 345 Main Street St., Rockland. A Q&A with…
Rockland Public Library is celebrating Halloween all month long with two spooky screenings in October.
First up is 1959's House on…
when a mumps outbreak threatens the community, facts become subjective
Everyman Repertory Theatre announces the Maine premiere of the Tony award-winning play "Eureka Day" by Jonathan Spector.
"Vaccine news has been rampant in recent weeks…
retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind
A new production of Bellini’s La Sonnambula, Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m., at the Strand Theatre, kicks off 2025-26…
PORTLAND — As the first celebration of its 25th season, WinterKids announces the premiere of a brand-new short documentary at the Snow Day Dreams film event,…
panel discussion, film based on 2016 play of the same title
Donna Loring, noted Penobscot Nation Tribal Elder, activist and author, will present the animated adaptation of “Mary and Molly”, a short film based on her 2016 play of the same title on Thursday…
'Maine life, filled with Maine humor'
The Belfast Maskers are celebrating homegrown theater this fall with "One Blue Tarp", the heartfelt comedy by Maine playwright Travis G. Baker.…
Ibsen’s three leading ladies
Theatre Nouveau announces the cast of its next production, "A Modicum of Guilt", a new play by Suzanne Ramcyzk.
Set sometime in our not-so-distant future,…
K. Stephens kicks off fall book tour with Sept. 18, 20 author events
K. Stephens, author of the Maine…
facing rising rents, environmental racism, loss of industrial jobs
The Rockland Public Library, in collaboration with POV by PBS, will present a documentary screening on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.…
welcoming both new and experienced actors to the stage
The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main Street, invites area actors to audition for its fall production of Murdering the Mob…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces encore screenings of popular Exhibition On Screen presentations. Dawn…
baseball, schizoaffective disorder, and art
ROCKLAND — A screening of the award-winning documentary Outsider, co-presented by Maine Public, will be presented at the…
Sept. 6
After premiering Off-Broadway last season, A Taste of Ireland: The Irish Music & Dance Sensation returns to stages across the USA in 2025,…
Commentary
When The Waldo’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the Tony and Drama Desk award winning musical comedy, opens on Sept 5, two things will be quickly…
A screening of the new film Meet Cute in Manhattan, from local producer Kacey Montana…
After a wildly busy first year, the artistic team at the heart of Belfast’s CounterCurrent Collective — John…
filmmakers shot the movie in just seven days for $7,000, with a three person crew
When Burt, a 69-year-old street musician living with Parkinson's, is visited by a young man claiming to be his son, a quiet weekend spirals into a tense, darkly funny cinematic exploration of…
Post-screening Q&A with author and producer
The documentary film 76 Days Adrift will be shown Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m., at the Strand Theater, as…
The Waldo Theatre
On many of the balmy and breezy summer days we have here in Midcoast Maine, you’ll likely to find Boothbay’s Soren Barker captaining one of Balmy Days Cruises tourist boats, including the…
Musical Theatre students from Camden Ballet Theatre will perform the youth adaptation of “Newsies Jr.,” a Broadway show inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys…
ROCKLAND — A presentation of Exhibition On Screen’s “Michelangelo: Love & Death” will be screened on Saturday, Aug. 16, at…
flipping the familiar tale of Aladdin on its head
"Belfast Maskers soars headfirst into darkly hilarious territory with its summer musical offering of 'Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal
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Tosi and LilyBet, two local canines, are featured in Camden Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Yes, Shakespeare really wrote an actual dog into this play, most likely because that…
Lead actor Oliver Cooper and filmmaker Joe Burke will be in attendance for a fun Q&A following the opening night screening of Burt.
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CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos, will be screened August 10-14, 2025, at…
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers present "Everybody Loves Pirates," Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, from 6 - 7 p.m., in the Community Room of the Rockland Public Library.
"End…
against impossible odds
The Strand Theatre will screen The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) on Saturday, Aug…
live music and post-screening Q&A
Points North Institute will kick off the 21st Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) with a special free community screening for the first time. …
ROCKLAND — The five-time Tony Award-winning production Titanic the Musical, captured live on stage in London for cinema…
LEGEND OF THE BANANA KID
ROCKLAND — Little Chucky heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws in the cowboy adventure Legend of the Banana Kid, to be presented by the…
Q&A to follow Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 screenings
The Strand Theatre will screen two locally-produced maritime films, The Ghost Trap (2024) and…
public table reading July 15
Belfast Maskers will hold open auditions for Maine playwright Travis Baker’s poignant comedy “One Blue Tarp”. Auditions for the award-winning play are Thursday,…
MidCoast Shakespeare Studio presents its inaugural Summer Shakespeare Festival with a lively, family-friendly production of Twelfth Night, performed outdoors at Belfast City Park.
Audiences…
'The significance in the history of Maine island life is poignant and inspiring'
The Penobscot Theatre Company (PTC) has partnered with Maine Seacoast Mission to stage “Matinicus: A Lighthouse Play” on three of Maine’s remote, unbridged…
The Strand Theatre will screen The Last Class (2025), a new documentary about Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, on…
