LINCOLNVILLE — Saturday morning, June 29, at 10 a.m., will find young Lincolnville children and the families meeting some unusual wildlife at the Lincolnville Community Library. Wayne King,…
Literature
BELFAST — Paul Doiron, internationally acclaimed author of the Mike Bowditch series of mysteries set in Maine, will be at Left Bank Books in Belfast on Tuesday, June 25, from noon until 2 p.m., to…
APPLETON — Author Gillian Burnes will share some readings and discuss her novel on Thursday, June 20, at 6 p.m., at the Appleton Library. This is a free event.
Gillian Burnes studied…
BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival announces the return of the annual Maine Postmark Poetry Contest. Now in its 14th year, the contest seeks previously unpublished poems sent through the postal…
SEARSPORT — On Monday, June 10, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Hey Sailor, 25 E. Main Street, Searsport, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner host “Draft,” an open mic for writers and poets in Midcoast…
author of Night of the Living Rez launches new book
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writer Morgan Talty on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event celebrates Talty’s new novel,…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m., with Maine authors Cynthia Reeves, author of…
“Telling Our Stories”
LINCOLNVILLE — Belfast author Elizabeth Garber will join Sheila Polson in leading “Telling Our Stories,” a memoir and nonfiction writing workshop, on Thursday, June 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the…
Volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their second book sale of the year on Friday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The…
ROCKLAND — Blue Raven Gallery has launched a summer poetry reading series. A showcase for American voices in poetry. Readings will take place on Wednesdays, at 7 p.m.
The series will…
Author Heidi Love’s latest release, Laughing at the Sky, is featured as June’s book of the month by domestic-violence-support group Finding Our Voices.
On Tuesday, June 11, from 6…
ROCKLAND — Former beauty editor E.K. Sathue, a pseudonym for the author Erin Mayer, will launch her horror debut youthjuice, “an outrageous, surreal, and satirical send-up of NYC It-girl culture…
Authors Robert Klose, Robin Clifford Wood to discuss “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write”
BELFAST — On Tuesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library presents “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write,” a conversation between authors Robert Klose and Robin Clifford Wood.…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library will host poet Megan Grumbling and novelist Bill Roorbach on Saturday, June 29, at 4 p.m., in the Bryant Room. These two Maine writers will read their poetry and prose,…
the driving force behind Social Security and most New Deal legislation
CAMDEN — Ruth Monsell of Camden will do her first Maine presentation on her new book, Frances Perkins, Champion of American Workers, a biography of the first woman cabinet member, Tuesday…
troubled by soaring rates of lymphoma, pediatric cancer, lung disease in their small town
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Marie Thérèse Martin, Thursday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
Marie Thérèse Martin, a registered nurse, and her…
Sailor, activist, and author Heidi Love will join the online discussion of her new book, Laughing at the Sky, in the Finding Our Voices book club, Tuesday, June 11, at 6 p.m.
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seeking to better understand the very nature of seeds and viruses
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Maine author and gardener Margot Anne Kelley on Wednesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. Kelley’s new…
sign up to receive an age-appropriate book every month, delivered to the home for free
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be a Local Program Partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, “the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program,” said CPL, in a news release.…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, kicks off its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m., with Camden author Peter Nichols who will read from and discuss his…
mingle and collaborate and learn about future opportunities at the library
THOMASTON — Get ready for a lively afternoon of community camaraderie and library love at the Volunteer Social & Book Moving Party hosted by Thomaston Public Library. The event will take place…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes a line-up of accomplished poets and performers to the Reading Room for an evening of poetry and music, Tuesday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. This event is in lead-…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public to a free talk and book signing by Maine author Martha Tod Dudman, whose most recent novel is Sunrise and the Real World,…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Maine author Martha Tod Dudman for a reading and discussion of her novel Sunrise and the Real World on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. This…
Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day across Maine April 27
MAINE—I have a theory about books you were meant to find and those which were meant to find you—treat a bookstore like the open road and…
BELFAST — Join the extra fun in City Park this spring by completing the Story Walk that begins near the bridge to the playground and continues toward the ocean.
Folks of all ages can enjoy…
The second annual Camden Festival of Poetry will take place on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, 2024. The festival will feature the celebrated Irish poet and peace activist Pádraig Ó Tuama,…
a special theme during each day of the week
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is “Reaching for the Stars” during National Library Week, April 7-13.
“With a partial solar eclipse taking place in Camden on the Monday of National…
The Midcoast region has a newly published first time author in Ruth Monsell, of Damariscotta and Camden. Her book, Frances Perkins: Champion of American Workers, published by Histria…
deadline April 19
BELFAST — “The Belfast Free Library and the Office of the Belfast Poet Laureate want you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon and National Poetry Month,” said BFL, in a news release.
Waldo…
An author who once trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay is announcing the launch of his first crime novel. Thomas E. Ricks has written Everyone Knows But You, a tale…
seeking creative proposals from poets, performers, artists, workshop facilitators
BELFAST — The 19th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival seeks creative proposals from poets, performers, artists, and workshop facilitators interested in participating in this year’s festival, which…
Children's Museum and Theatre Of Maine
PORTLAND — The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine announces an opportunity for budding playwrights aged 17 and under to submit their original plays to the upcoming Youth Play Festival on…
Rewilding
The First Congregational Church of Camden invites the public to join in an online discussion of the Victoria Loorz book, Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred. This…
Two age categories: 13 and under; 14 and Up
ROCKLAND — At 3:28 p.m., on Monday, April 8 of this year, a total solar eclipse will occur, with Maine in the path of totality. This will be the last total eclipse visible…
the bustle and diversity of the Golden Age of Pottsville, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s
The Waldo Reads Together (WRT) committee announces this year’s featured title for its One Book, One Community program: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Story by award-winning author, screen…
open to writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, plays, or journalism
ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland, in partnership with the Ellis Beauregard Foundation, will offer a one-month, juried residency in October 2024. The competitive application is open to writers of…
first, you have to have an idea, “something you can’t stop thinking about.” It haunts you.
CAMDEN — At this week’s West Bay Rotary meeting, internationally-recognized novelist of suspense and mystery Tess Gerritsen shared the behind-the-scenes stories of how she wrote her latest…
deadline March 22
ROCKLAND — In celebration of National Poetry Month this April, the Good Tern Gallery extends an invitation for creative spirits to participate in Poetry & Art X, its annual mail-in exhibition…
On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Medomak Valley High School sophomore Sadie Smith competed in the Maine “Poetry Out Loud” regional competition at The Public Theater in Lewiston, and helped complete…
After 16 years of service to the community, Nikki Maounis, executive director of the Camden Public Library, announced her retirement. Her final day with the library will be…
Carl and David Little’s Art of Penobscot Bay set for February release
Maine-based book publisher Islandport Press will officially release Art of Penobscot Bay, a book of fine art assembled by brothers Carl and David Little, February 20.
Penobscot Bay…
January 29 - March 29
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library is providing a Winter Reading Challenge for adults between January 29 and March 29, 2024.
Start your 2024 reading journey by reading new-to-you titles of…
WALDOBORO — On December 1, the postponed “Last Monday of the Month Writing Challenge” took place at Medomak Valley High School, in Waldoboro.
The Writing Club’s second foray into the…
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…
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, located at 12 Union St., is having a Gift Basket Silent Auction fundraiser that runs from November 15 through December 15 at 4:45 p.m.
The festive gift…
The Board of the Stewardship Education Alliance announces a new grant cycle for teachers and high school students in Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport. Most grants will be for $…
POETRY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PAINTINGS
The public is invited to submit poems for Art & Ekphrastic Poetry, a collaboration between The Poets Corner and Page Gallery.
Ekphrastic writing is an age-old tradition of creating a…
