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On May 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Natural Resources Council of Maine will screen the film The Scale…

Shoebox (Photo courtesy David Smith, In thrive Film Festival)

The Inthrive Film Festival, the nation's only touring festival dedicated to showcasing the genius of incarceration survivors, is screening at the Maine State Prison, Damariscotta, and…

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A short film created by Marina Bannister, of Belfast, will be shown on May 7, 2026, at…

including "Maine’s Seaweed Moment" with midcoast connections
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DAMARISCOTTA — Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host the 9th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Thursday, April 30, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Lincoln Theater, in Damariscotta.

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fun, short dance works that celebrate guitarist Carol Kaye
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ROCKLAND — Boston Dance Theater (BDT) will perform their work “The Carol Kaye Project” on Saturday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. “The Carol Kaye…

German schoolchildren are persuaded to enlist
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Join Rockland Public Library, Thursday, April 30, at 2 p.m., for an afternoon screening of 1930 Best Picture winner, All Quiet on the Western Front.

chipping away at the status quo
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The award-winning documentary Cutting Through Rocks, which follows the first Iranian woman ever elected to…

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BELFAST — Beginning April 18, 2026, Belfast Maskers presents “A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar)” by Lulu Raczka, directed by Stephanie Natale…

Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson will be performing at The Waldo on April 9, at 8 p.m.

Craig Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and…

When three children die of leukemia, two mothers partner with a hydrogeologist to investigate
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In collaboration with POV by PBS, a screening of the documentary The Age of Water (2024) will be held Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m., at Rockland Public…

A photographer and his young wife are stranded in a remote village
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Film Club meets in the Rockland Public Library's Board Room on Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m.

"It’s like a book club but with movies!" said RPL…

Strand Family Series
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ROCKLAND — Join the Halcyon Quartet for Robert McCloskey’s Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, on Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m., at…

Timothy Simons

ORONO — Actor Timothy Simons has spent much of his career delivering lines on television and film sets. This spring, he’ll step onto a different…

“The eclipse only lasted a few minutes, but for the people of Houlton it became something much bigger"
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Maine Public is providing four opportunities to view the documentary A Moment of the Sun in April. The film

ticketed performances and free events
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THOMASTON — After more than six months of closure for renovations, Watts Hall Community Arts is set to reopen its doors this April with a full lineup of music, dancing…

Belfast Maskers
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Belfast Maskers will host a talk-back with playwright Richard Dresser and actor Xander Berkeley…

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Belfast Maskers will hold auditions later this month for two upcoming productions: the Maine Playwrights One Act Festival and the summer musical “Pippin.” Auditions for…

a father-to-be on a quest to understand the world his child is about to inherit
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ROCKLAND — "The AI Doc, Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, a stunning new documentary about one of the…

the occasion also marks the advent of a new Met-debut staging by Yuval Sharon
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The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season continues at the Strand Theatre with a simulcast of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” on Saturday, March 21, at…

March 26 performance followed by conversation with playwright Richard Dresser
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Belfast Maskers presents “Below the Belt,” a darkly comic satire by Richard Dresser, directed by Zafra Whitcomb. The production runs from March 19 - 29 at the Basil…

how the story of an underdog surf shop became a book, then a film
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On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., Belfast Free Library will host the screening of a short film, followed by a conversation about how the story of an underdog surf shop became a book, then…

Fast-Paced Mystery Comedy Opens March 27
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Camden-Rockport Middle School will present Rotten Apples, by Tracy Wells, on March 27 and 28, at 6 p.m., and March 29, at 1 p.m.,…

outsider in new school seeks comfort in favorite books. Then lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur
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Get ready for a fairy tale with a twist of an ending, when Lincolnville Central School’s students present their production of Between the Lines JR., March 19, 20, and 21, at 6:30 p.m. each night…

The inaugural screening will be free and open to all
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Points North, the nonprofit organization behind the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF), has launched Points…

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ROCKLAND — Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the novel …

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ROCKLAND — Stand-up comedian Leslie Liao will bring her performance to the Strand Theatre on Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. 

Leslie Liao’s humor is often anchored around…

Seeking connection, she decides to send a message out to the world one sentence at a time
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Film Club meets Monday, March 9, at 6 p.m., in the Rockland Public Library's Board Room.

"It’s like a book club but with movies," said RPL, in…

February 26-28, 2026
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Searsport District High School Theater takes on 'The Waterspout,' Feb. 26, in Searsport, as part of the

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Curbside Queens returns to The Waldo, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m., with a new show that blends live performance and the nostalgia of music television.

"In a world where the media is controlled by…

fast dialogue, quick wit, physical comedy and the confusion of many hidden secrets
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The Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro, is holding an open casting call for its upcoming community theatre production of "Don’t Dress for…

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The Knox Clinic and the Thomaston Public Library are teaming up once again to bring the community together for a night of fun, laughter, and friendly competition. On Thursday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m.,…

two Jewish cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero
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The Metropolitan Opera premiere production of Mason Bates’ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, recorded live earlier this season, will be screened as a special…

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Puppeteer Tom Knight brings the magic of the library to life in a family friendly puppet show with catchy songs, colorful puppets and audience participation,…

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The Way, Movie and a Meal will be held on two occasions at Peoples United Methodist Church, 13 Chapel Street…

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Belfast Maskers is adding a special winter event to its season with a series of staged readings presented on three Saturday afternoons in February, at 2 p.m.…

Three programs will screen at the Camden Hills Regional High School Auditorium February 6-7
"Old Man Lightning," a film in the Serac program. Photo courtesy Dawn Kish via Banff Mountain Film Festival

ROCKPORT—The Banff is back!

It is the 50th anniversary of both the Banff Mountain Film Festival and Maine Sport Outfitters, which has sponsored the festival since 2001. The annual mountain…

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Film Club for Adults takes place Monday, February 9, in the Board Room at the Rockland Public Library.

"It’s like a book club but with movies!" said RPL, in a…

auditions in March for adult, child roles
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Watts Hall Community Players will be putting on the well-loved musical “Annie” (inspired by the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie) early this summer.

"They’re excited to produce a show…

Upcoming performances, art exhibits, community gatherings, and more
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MIDCOAST—It may be the quiet season, but in the Midcoast, the arts are still thriving. Even though 1 ½-inch snowstorms may keep us temporarily housebound, Maine arts venues are still bringing…

supporting bold nonfiction storytelling; Applications open March 1 - 31, 2026
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The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, in collaboration with Points North Institute, has launched the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Documentary Film Award, a new annual…

submission deadline January 31, 2026
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Submissions are now open for the second annual Maine Playwrights One Act Festival, celebrating the voices and visions of playwrights living throughout the state of Maine. The festival will…

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For the Joy of Winter: 25 Years of WinterKids will air on Maine Public Television, as part of the Maine…

When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
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Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in Inter Alia, the next…

'darkly funny, finding laughter in both pain and intimacy'
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"Gruesome Playground Injuries" by Rajiv Joseph will be presented at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, 17 Court Street in Belfast, for five performances, January 15-18…

leading up to Camden Conference: uncomfortable truths about coexistence, occupation, and the prospects for peace
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Coexistence, My Ass!, an award-winning documentary film based on the provocative one-woman show of Israeli peace activist and…

Everyman’s annual radio-style show
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CAMDEN — Once again, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., opens its year Friday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m., with a Lux Radio Theatre reading. The 2026 show will be “The 39 Steps,” presented by Everyman…

four children who are forced to rely on one another
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Film Club at the Rockland Public Library will meet on Monday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m., in the Library's Board Room.…

Strand Family Series
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Mi’kmaq storyteller Jennifer Pictou will present traditional Mi’kmaq and Wabanaki tales, Saturday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. Pictou bridges her studies…

Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War
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ROCKLAND — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season continues at the Strand Theatre with a simulcast of Vincenzo Bellini’s “I Puritani” on Saturday, Jan. 10,…

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A community reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales will be presented by Watts Hall Community Players,…