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Get ready for a day of fun, friendly competition, and community spirit at the 4th annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic, a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Maine and the Bath Area Family YMCA…

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She’s appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and guest starred with over 50 orchestras. On Friday, Aug. 16 Grammy awarded and Emmy nominated Celtic fiddle star Eileen Ivers…

The arrival of August also sees the arrival of the Irish band Téada to the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. On Thursday, Aug. 1 the band brings the best of Celtic traditional tunes and dance…
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The Contenders

Internationally renowned Canadian Brass, acclaimed singer-songwriters The Contenders, NYC’s hot jazz group The Hot Sardines, and Maine’s own Grammy-winning Patty Griffin on stage in the coming…

The acclaimed Latingrass duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop return to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Thursday, July 25. The two…

A multi-national, Celtic juggernaut that grows stronger with each live performance, Gaelic Storm has been touring for 20 years and thousands of shows, and they are a true force to be reckoned with…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library will host a social hour for remote workers, Tuesday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Remote work can sometimes be isolating…

With a career spanning over two decades, Hanneke Cassel has helped redefine what it means to be a modern fiddler. A driving force in the ever-changing landscape of acoustic music, Hanneke blends…

Mid-Coast Solid Waste will be closed all day Thursday, April 4, due to the forecasted snowstorm.  The facility will open on Friday April 5, for regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CAMDEN — Last January, the First Congregational Church of Camden unveiled a new series of weekly lunchtime gatherings called Cake and Community. An entirely volunteer-driven effort, Cake and…

THOMASTON — “After the fantastic success of November’s Trivia Night, the Knox Clinic and Thomaston Public Library are excited to be hosting a Food-Themed Trivia Night on Thursday, January 25, from…

The Boothbay Harbor Opera House has been celebrating its 20th season with a full schedule of concerts featuring acclaimed artists and community events this year. The final performance of the…

Announcing the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor’s 2023 Gingerbread Spectacular award winners, drum roll, please ...

Most Spectacular -  Christmas Train Station, Carla…

What began in 2007 as a way to involve the Boothbay community in a bit of gingerbread house building fun has grown into a three-day exhibit of enormously creative confectionery constructions being…

“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping....”

The Spooky Season is upon us! We have combed through every Halloween-themed event going on in the Midcoast to bring you a comprehensive rundown of events. From parties to art, from poetry to…

Tuesday, Dec. 26 & Wednesday, Dec. 27

More than 750,000 LED lights woven through 14 acres of central gardens illuminating trails, nature-inspired sculptures, themed areas, swaths of…

For those who attend Damariscotta’s esteemed harvest festival, Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, annually, it’s all about the entertainment and laughter.

Sunday, Oct. 8, it will also…

See the Gardens in a Whole New Light: Nov. 18 through Dec. 31.  At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, planning is underway for the ninth annual Gardens Aglow. Consistently ranked in USA TODAY’s 10 Best…

Join Ablaze Worship at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for an evening of worship music, testimony, scripture, and fellowship. The evening will be hosted at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 3…

An artist’s inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere – photographs, events, experiences, dreams, imagination and talent. Six stone sculptors recently spent 10 days, July 21- 30, at Boothbay…

“Music, Masts, and Lobster Traps” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Special dayside events will celebrate Maine's lobstering heritage.…

THOMASTON –The Fourth of July is celebrated the entire day in Thomaston, from the late morning Main Street parade to fireworks after dark.

In the middle of the day, community members and…

UNION - The Union Sestercentennial Committee is delighted to announce the 

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Windborne

This summer there are few days when Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House will go quiet. As part of the organization’s 20th anniversary celebration music, theater, storytelling, and even an…

Windjammer Days 2023

The Maine State Aquarium, a program of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), will hold an open house for four days, June 28 through July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to preview the…

Be it a labor of love or the know-how that has been passed down over generations, it takes an accomplished group of shipwrights and boat builders with a unique set of skills to restore the wooden…

Music has a special way of bringing people together and creating a sense of belonging. And, for generations, lobster has brought Maine natives and those “from away” together not only to enjoy this…

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is delighted to announce the 16th Annual Festival, Oct. 6-9, as the demonstration of the wacky wonders of whopper pumpkins returns to Damariscotta!…

Forty years ago, the first Maine Maple Sunday was held celebrating a process and product colonists learned from Native Americans here in the Northeast. Before the colonists arrived with their iron…

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Larry & Joe are bringing their fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Jan. 21. The Llanera and joropo music on their debut album, “Nuevo South…

Several Covid-19 postponed events are back ON this year

As social gatherings continue to creep back to normal again, the good news is there are more NYE events happening around this Midcoast this year than 2021-2022.  Here’s your guide to what’s…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and Boothbay Lights have announced they are keeping an eye on Saturday’s weather – rain and wind in the forecast -- for the scheduled arrival of…

BELFAST — The mysterious Joy duck that first appeared in Belfast Harbor in August 2021 has made an autumn return, reappearing sometime before dawn Oct. 21. The only difference between the two…

BELFAST — Wiener dog, doxie, badger dog, sausage dog. All of these are used to describe the diminutive dachshund - recognized by all, loved by many. Worshipped by some. For dogs that spend the…

BELFAST  — Heritage Park was bustling with activity Saturday afternoon as Waterfall Arts sixth annual Chalk Walk took place from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m.…

Home and Garden tour tickets still available. On Friday, July 15, join us for the ever popular Boothbay Region Garden Club Home and Garden tour.

Discover a charming 19th century home with…

During the height of the pandemic touring musicians were forced into hibernation and live performances were few and far between. The summer of 2022 at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House is now…

The Maine Lobster Festival has extended the deadline for applications for the Maine Sea Goddess Ambassador to June 11, 2022. The Festival is looking for 20 young women to serve as Sea Princesses…

event returns after two year pandemic hiatus

Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club (GSA), now in its eighth year, has recently missed the Pride Parade and Festival in Belfast due to COVID restrictions the past two…

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JigJam are a multi-award winning quintet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded…

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…

ST. GEORGE— The Jackson Memorial Library will be hosting their 5th annual puzzle swap on January 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At this event, guests can drop off gently used puzzles by January…

ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Co-op natural food store and bagel café at 750 Main Street in Rockland, will bring the flavors of sunny Morocco to the public this winter in…

Gardens Aglow has once again been voted one of the top ten holiday light displays in the country in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ choice contest. Selected as number four, Gardens Aglow competed…

STOCKTON SPRINGS— The following newsletter from the Town of Stockton Springs circulated Dec. 2.

Saturday, November 27, was the lighting of the Town Christmas…

SEARSPORT - The  Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Patterns in Nature” grab-and-go activity kits this month for…

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…

Thanks to Central Maine Power, L.L.Bean, and other generous sponsors, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow will once again illuminate the festive…

The organizers wish to keep the yearly event manageable for safety precautions

CAMDEN—For the last decade, the residents of Camden and Pearl Street organizers have put together candy drives and a spooktacular presence for Halloween, drawing approximately 1,000 parents and…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…