PENOBSCOT — ISLE Theater Company is to premiere of Anna Fitzgerald’s Playing Mercury, a medieval-period comedy inspired by William Shakespeare’s As You Like It…
Film and Theater
The Points North Institute has announced the launch of its third season at their Shotwell Drive-In. Constructed in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to bring the community…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers have announced the cast of their summer musical, "Little Shop of Horrors!"
“With hit tunes written by Alan Menken and a book by Howard Ashman, Little Shop…
‘Spirits flow, bonds are formed, tempers flare, and old wounds are brought to the surface’
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers present the world premiere of local writer Tucker Atwood's new play, “Dance Again”.
“Equal parts farce, satire, and drama, ‘Dance Again’ will satisfy theater…
BELFAST — "The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry." No matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it. The Belfast Maskers had planned to produce …
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club has selected the documentary “Angel Azul,” (2014, 1 hr 12 min) to watch and discuss as part of the library’s…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St) is shifting its scheduled dates of the play “Our Town” to June and holding more auditions for that show along with open auditions for a September…
BELFAST— The Belfast Maskers will be hosting auditions for their upcoming production of Mamma Mia set to occur this summer on July 28, 29, 30, and 31 and on August 4, 5, 6, and 7.
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Calling for brave men, women and children…..Henry Knox wants you to join him onstage!
A brand new musical is finally coming to Midcoast Maine this summer. Watts Hall Community Players had…
Camden International Film Festival
CAMDEN, Maine and LOS ANGELES, California — TV5MONDE USA and the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) have announced that the 2021 …
For Filmmakers In Ukraine
In an effort to support filmmakers currently working in Ukraine, Points North’s Camden International Film Festival has announced a special virtual program of documentary films made by Ukrainian…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St., will host Halcyon String Quartet’s musical rendition of Robert McCloskey’s book…
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center (MFC) announces the dates of the 25th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), which will be held July 8-17 in Waterville at…
STONINGTON – Opera House Arts is pleased to welcome Karen Montanaro, world renowned mimedancer and award-winning choreographer, to the historic Stonington Opera House stage Saturday,…
ROCKLAND — Various films and live shows have been added to the Strand Theatre’s lineup for March. The upcoming events and film showings are listed below.
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BELFAST — The Colonial Theatre graciously welcomes renowned comedian Ian Stuart and The Maine Comedy All-Stars to the…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre on 916 Main Street will host two screenings of Alfred HItchcock’s Vertigo on Wednesday, March 9 at 2…
ROCKLAND — A simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss will be presented at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m., with an…
ROCKLAND — Fire up the wood stove, break out the board games, and crank up the radio as Strand On The Air, the Strand Theatre’s original radio variety show,…
Dramatic Comedy runs indoors March 10-20 at Basil Burwell Community Theater
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers next production, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Dale Wasserman, will be directed by Artistic Director Meg Nickerson.
Based on the 1962 novel by…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main Street in Waldoboro, will host a Community Theatre 2022 Season Meeting and Open House at the newly renovated theater Tuesday, February 15 from 5:…
On Wednesday, February 23, the Midcoast Conservancy will host a “Starry Night Cinema” outdoor movie experience at the Barn at Hidden Valley Nature Center. The event will…
CAMDEN — Camden Opera House has released its calendar lineup for February 2022 and beyond:
Friday, Feb. 4 – …
Feb. 12 and Feb. 22
ROCKLAND — Following multiple sold out shows last fall, the Strand Theatre will present two encore screenings of Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera by a Black composer…
this unassuming couple has more involvement with the war than expected
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announce auditions for its show of the 2022 season. Auditions for the world premiere of “Dance Again,” written and directed by local playwright Tucker Atwood, are…
BELFAST — Midcoast Maine Reparations Collective presents Lights, Camera, Educate, a 5-part film series that centers black history, celebrates artists of color, and raises money for Black land…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre continues to present new release films to stream from their website. Three of the films available throughout January are The Weasels’ Tale, The Reason I…
ROCKLAND — A 90-minute, English language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon, an adaptation of Cinderella, will be presented as a Metropolitan Opera Live in HD simulcast at…
ROCKLAND— The Strand Theatre has updated its December 2021 lineup.
FILMS
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seasonal treats in upcoming weeks
CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., offers seasonal treats in upcoming weeks, just the ticket – if you get them now – to …
ROCKLAND - The Strand Theatre in Rockland has added four new films, one broadcast, and two live performances to their upcoming lineup.
FILMS:
Nov. 19: The French Dispatch…
A Film Festival by Activists for Activists
The 2021 Wild and Scenic Film Festival is coming to the Midcoast on November 14, 2021. Midcoast Conservancy and Coastal Mountains Land Trust are hosting this live, virtual event to screen eight…
‘Always look on the bright side of life’: Camden Hills stages Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
Camden Hills Regional High School will produce Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13 at 7 p.m and Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. There…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre has added two live events and a community event to its upcoming itinerary. Added to the updates for October 19, 2021 are:
LIVE:
Nov. 28: PAULA POUNDSTONE…
The latest edition of the Strand Theatre’s Strand On The Air original radio variety show series, the “All Treat, No Tricks” special, will be broadcast on Sunday,…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre, in Rockland, has added four films and two HD broadcasts to their upcoming lineup
UPDATES added during the week of September 28, 2021 are:
FILM…
social distancing in theater, Plans to stream the production underway
ROCKPORT — The musical begins with the character of The Historian talking about Plague that has spread through England, and ends with the audience singing Always Look on the Bright Side of…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre updates to September/October 2021 lineup.
FILMS
Saturday, Sept. 25 - Thursday, Sept. 30: The Truffle Hunters
An enchanting documentary…
Can you feel that bite in the morning air? Hard to believe we’re sliding into fall, but with that Hunter’s Moon and the Autumn Equinox this week, there is no mistaking it. This weekend, we keep it…
dramatic comedy about hope, friendship, and the eternal human desire to control one's own destiny
"The Belfast Maskers regret to inform our patrons that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest performances will be postponed until the Waldo County Covid-19 case rate declines to a level…
Family comedy runs indoors December 3-12
Belfast Maskers’ December production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" will be postponed until December of 2022, when “the Waldo County Covid-19 case rate declines to a level safer for our…
Films, Conversations and Workshops
Break the anchor, in collaboration with The Apprenticeshop, announces the Film Festival CineMar - 1st Exhibition of Portuguese Cinema in Relation to the Sea – Films, Conversations &…
win prizes and have work seen by the community
The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) has been extended to October 31.
The Strand Youth Film Fest is an opportunity for young people living in Midcoast Maine and…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre has added one film to its September agenda while postponing a planned show by Mike Farris, due to the current local increases in COVID transmission rates.
Added…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2021-22 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema…
Screening 9/2/21 in Camden and 9/11/21 in Owls Head
CAMDEN & OWLS HEAD—Cinematic escape in the outdoors on cool September evenings is on the docket for The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, an international festival of adventure, conservation, and…
in person and online
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the slate of feature and short films for its 17th edition, which will take place in person, from September 16-19, at venues in Camden…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre announces one postponement and several additions to its upcoming lineup.
LIVE:
POSTPONED: Sept. 10: The Skatalites
“Due to the current local…
THE POWER OF LIVE PERFORMANCE TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
ROCKLAND — Never Leaving This Boat—Fragments of a Blues Opera, a provocative and challenging new work by Maine-based playwright Michael Gorman will premiere during National Recovery Month…
‘We owe everything to the communities that have supported us...and that is why we are protecting our community’s safety’
The 17th edition of the Camden International Film Festival, the Maine-based documentary event produced by the Points North Institute, will be an expanded hybrid festival, and the largest in person…
