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Camden Rockport School Alliance
2020 Summer Activities Fair Directory now available
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 8:00pm
The Camden Rockport School Alliance (formerly PTA) presents the 2020 Summer Activities Fair Directory, a complete listing of area camps and organizations who offer summer youth programming. This year's Directory is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and features a 2020 Status indicator for each camp as well as contact info, dates offered, pricing, age level, website, and descriptions of the programs. To get a copy of the Summer Activities Fair Directory, message the Fair page on Facebook at...
reopening June 17 with reduced rates; reservations required
Owls Head Transportation Museum reopens to the public
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 9:45am

Owls Head Transportation Museum has submitted the following: After a temporary 3-month closure in response to the ongoing public health crisis, the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM) will officially reopen to the public on Wednesday, June 17. After a careful review of state and national safety guidelines, the museum has implemented temporary service modifications that support the health and wellness of both visitors, members, and employees. Plan a Visit With...
Surprise drive-by 70th birthday celebration a milestone event for Camden man, despite pandemic
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 10:45am

CAMDEN – Many are slowly emerging after over two months in quarantine, and stories of how citizens coped during this pandemic, including experiencing new and creative ways of celebrating special occasions, are still being shared. Gordie Guist, of Camden, who has been battling Parkinson’s Disease for more than 20 years, thought he would be spending a quiet birthday celebration inside his home, while following the strict quarantine guidelines since he is more vulnerable for contacting the virus...
Red Cloak Tours introduces ‘TeleTours’
Sat, 05/09/2020 - 10:45am

Red Cloak Tours is offering a new product that will allow small groups or families in Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, and other Maine locations to enjoy a personalized, guided outdoor adventure while learning about history and/or mystery, all while staying within COVID-19 distance and safety guidelines. The new 30-40 minute TeleTours will be walking tours done by telephone on speaker as a Red Cloak guide narrates the folklore, history and sometimes ghostly tales of each area. The TeleTours will be...
Bring history questions for Monday Walsh History Center discussions
Lunch with a Librarian everyday online with Camden Public Library
Thu, 04/09/2020 - 1:30pm

CAMDEN — “Even though the Camden Public Library will be closed through the end of April, you can still enjoy the smiling faces and infinite wisdom of your local librarians from home!” said Camden Public Library, in a news release. Every weekday in April, at 1 p.m., the library will offer an opportunity for the public to chat with a librarian via the Zoom application during the “Lunch with a Librarian” hour. A different librarian will be on call each day to answer questions about books, films,...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Canceled: Caribbean Night on the horizon at the Opera House
Tue, 03/10/2020 - 11:15am

Swaying palm trees, a Tiki hut, the joyful sound of steel drums, and flip flops are not typically the things one sees and hears in March, in Maine, in Boothbay Harbor. The exception is the annual Caribbean Night at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor featuring the band Pan Fried Steel on Saturday, March 21. Over the past decade this night of island sounds, dancing and limbo contests, fruit punch and summer T-shirts has become a tradition and signaled the end of winter. Or at least it has help...
jazz, juggling, neighbors, kids’ crafts, food
Love Your Library; Your Library Loves You open house in Rockland
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 9:45am

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and Friends of Rockland Public Library will hold the seventh annual community-centered "Love Your Library; Your Library Loves You" open house, Friday, Feb. 14, from 4:30 -7 p.m. There is no charge for this fun-filled evening; hot food and soups, drinks, and desserts will be served. Jazz duo Bill Barnes and Dave Briggs will provide music in the Reading Room. Local performer Steve Athearn will share his talents as roving juggler throughout the building...