Students at RSU 3 will be screening the film, The Shot Heard Round Maine, July 18 at the Clifford Arts and Student Center, in Unity.
Following a premiere showing in Machias in June…
Film and Theater
BELFAST — “Get ready for a chilling, thrilling, and darkly romantic journey as the Belfast Maskers present ‘Bat Boy: The Musical,’” said Belfast Maskers, in a news release. “ This cult classic is…
Former Saturday Night Live comedian
ROCKLAND — SNL’s Rachel Dratch, joined by Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, and Joe Canale, will present an improv comedy show Dratch, Walsh & Friends: Chicago Style, on Sunday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m.,…
Mistakes, fakes, wonders, and blunders
ROCKPORT — As part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust's "Arts on the Hill" program, the Camden Shakespeare Festival presents Comedy of Errors on Sunday, July 14, at 1 p.m. The performance takes place…
afternoon Hula Hooping workshop and evening performance
ROCKPORT — The Nevaeh Dance Circus is bringing an afternoon Hula Hooping workshop and evening performance to the Rockport Opera House on Friday, August 2.
Nevaeh Dance Circus is a creative …
2nd Annual Maine Artist Film Series
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre will host the first of three films about masterful Maine artists. Beginning on Thursday, July 11, at 7 p.m., with Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye, the…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present a screening of Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999) on Thursday, July 18, at 7 p.m., as part of its Jubilee Film Series, which…
UNITY — “The Shot Heard ‘Round Maine” movie made by kids of the I Know ME in Action program, will be screened Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Clifford Performing Arts Center, in Unity. There will be a…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger as a high-definition Exhibition On Screen presentation on Thursday, July 9, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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CAMDEN — What happens when a young boy plants Wonder Beans in his own backyard? For Jack, it is the beginning of a great adventure. Audiences are invited to come along Saturday, July 13, at 3 p.m…
a farce about two sets of twins who end up in the same town
CAMDEN — Camden Shakespeare Festival opens The Comedy of Errors, premiering on July 10, in the Camden Amphitheatre.
The Comedy of Errors is Shakespeare’s hilarious farce about two sets of…
The Strand Theatre presents a new edition of its radio variety show series Strand On The Air with the “Summer Staycation Edition” on Sunday, June 30, at 5 p.m. The show can be heard by tuning in…
Hope in the Water, a new three-part character driven series from David E. Kelley and Andrew Zimmern, offers insight into the groundbreaking work of aquaculture and features Martha Stewart,…
humor, intrigue, and a bit of Irish charm
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers is holding open auditions for its production of "Playboy of the Western World," the raucous Irish play by J.M. Synge. The timeless tale is set in a rural Irish village,…
“pocket-sized” circus clown show
CAMDEN — The acclaimed Happenstance Theater is coming back to the Camden Opera House for a free family performance. Happenstance will present its “pocket-sized” circus clown show “Preposterous!”…
a comedic tale of King Arthur and his knights
THOMASTON — The Watts Hall Community Players announce this year’s summer musical Spamalot to be presented the last weekend of June and the first weekend of July.
The musical is…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and Community Connect Maine present a screening of Invisible: Personal Stories from the Front Lines of Disability, Thursday, June 27, at 6 p.m. This event is…
Based on novel written by a Midcoast author
WATERVILLE — The Ghost Trap has been selected as the Centerpiece Film for the 2024 Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), set to take place July 12-21, 2024. The Ghost Trap,…
He grew up in Boothbay Harbor, even appearing on the Opera House stage in his youth, and since then Maine humorist Tim Sample has traveled the country sharing stories, well-told, of Maine…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre welcomes back Ben Curtis as he presents two of his father Tony Curtis’ most enduring films in June and July.
On Friday, June 21, Ben will present The…
ROCKLAND — On Thursday, July 11, the Points North Institute will host its annual CIFF Summer Party at the Strand Theatre, in Rockland, with a special pre-release screening of the acclaimed…
memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen a National Theatre Live captured-live stage production of Nye on Thursday, June 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and…
an intimate portrait of rival fashion houses
ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a screening of Paris Is Burning (1990) on Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. This…
“her unique perspective and hilarious takes on everyday life”
ROCKLAND — Comedian Emma Willman, a rising star in the stand-up comedy world, according to the Strand Theatre, in a news release, will bring her unique perspective and hilarious takes on everyday…
a comedy of manners
ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre continues its Forgotten Classics of the Stage series Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m., at Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave., Rockport, with Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s "…
ROCKLAND — Sandglass Theater, from Putney, Vermont, will bring their puppetry and dance performance “When I Put On Your Glove” to the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m. The show is…
Emily Dickinson. Why are we so fascinated by her life as much as her poetry?
WALDOBORO, ME — The Waldo Theatre announces a benefit performance of The Belle of Amherst, by William Luce, on Saturday evening, May 25, at 7:30 p.m.
The play draws on Emily Dickinson’s…
ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a screening of My Dinner With André (1981) on Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m., at…
ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre continues Forgotten Classics of the Stage series with The Second Mrs. Tanqueray on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m., Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave., in Rockport.
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Belfast Maine’s Colonial Theatre will host local author and filmmaker Jim Merkel May 14, at 6:15 p.m. and the public is invited to hear how and why the documentary …
Students at Camden Hills Regional High School are staging SIX!, a combination musical/pop concert detailing the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII.
The…
UNION — Union Elementary School students helped celebrate Union’s 250th birthday by presenting an original play, “The Trees Remember” on Tuesday, April 30, in the school gymnasium. The multimedia…
stories from Wabanaki and Acadian, farmers, Loring Air Force Base, and more
A short documentary film, La Frontière, will be featured on Maine Public Television as part of their Maine Public Film Series. Viewers can watch the premiere on Thursday, March 21, at 9 p…
complex relationships between genius, mental illness, and family dynamics
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers is currently rehearsing for its first full production of the 2024 season, David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Proof". Set against the backdrop of the academic…
More than 1,000 students at 69 high schools all across Maine are preparing for the 2024 Maine Drama Festival.
On March 8 and 9, at eight Regional competitions in Brewer, Ellsworth,…
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers are seeking actors and actresses of all ages for their 2024 Festival of One Acts. Auditions will take place on two dates in February at the Basil Burwell Community…
Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. "Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female bodies and the…
a heartfelt romantic comedy
WALDOBORO — “Now and Then,” an upcoming community theatre production at the Waldo Theatre, has been cast and is now in rehearsals. Scheduled to open on March 30, Now and Then is a heartfelt…
The documentary film David Driskell: In Search of the Creative Truth by Richard Kane will kick off the UMVA (Union of Maine Visual Artists) Bi-Monthly Maine Masters Screening Series via…
CAMDEN — Points North Institute, which produces the annual Camden International Film Festival, has announced the departure of…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro, has announced the lineup for its new EPIC Winter Film Series. The Waldo has assembled three EPIC titles that have been frequently missed or overlooked…
Belfast Maskers is looking for adult performers for a comedic Broadway revue that will be produced in early April 2024. Potential performers can audition on either Wednesday, January 10, from 6 to…
BELFAST — Director Stephanie Natale recently unveiled the cast she has selected for Belfast Maskers' first production of 2024, the intriguing play "Proof" by David Auburn. This captivating drama…
A play about math and madness
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers will hold open auditions for its first play of the 2024 season, "Proof" by David Auburn. There are two opportunities to audition at the Basil Burwell Community Theater,…
an opera diva returns to her native Brazil to search for her lost lover
ROCKLAND — The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera Florencia en el Amazonas will be presented as a Live In HD simulcast…
CAMDEN — Camden Opera House announces holiday entertainment for December 2023.
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THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players is presenting its annual community reading of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales and is welcoming readers of all ages. The text is…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2023-24 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema…
youth and adult workshops with Ryan Jackson
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre Education Program is offering a new line up of fall classes featuring the talents of local teacher and improv artist Ryan Jackson.
This fall is all about…
Camden International Film Festival’s 19th year
CAMDEN—The way PenBay Pilot has historically covered the Camden International Film Festival (September 14 -17) is to focus on films that local residents would be willing to take time out of their…
