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Fun run, 5K, Maine Maple Sunday, chili cook-off, and more
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ROCKPORT — Riley School will hold its inaugural 5K on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The race route, which participants may run or walk, starts on the Riley campus at 73 Warrenton Street and…

McLellan Poor Preserve. (Photo courtesy Coastal Mountains Land Trust)

NORTHPORT — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike, 

A monarch and bumblebee on asters. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library announces a new horticulture series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center. In monthly talks from March through May, Merryspring…

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ROCKLAND — Wednesday, March 5, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Rockland Public Library will offer Tech Class: "Keeping Your Online Accounts Safe."

This class walks you through…

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Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones in a 7:30 p.m. show March 13. Alan Doyle is an actor, producer, best-selling author…

lead singer for Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea
Alan Doyle. (Photo by Lindsay Duncan)

WALDOBORO — Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones on Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Alan Doyle is an actor,…

Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know
Weather monitoring equipment. Long-term weather data can help climatologists understand climate variability and inform techniques gardeners can use to build resilience. (Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar titled, “Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know,” Wednesday, March 12,…

(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension / Edwin Remsberg)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an introduction to home composting webinar Tuesday, March 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., via Zoom. …

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ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s Endoscopy department will host a free public event on the hospital campus Friday, March 7, with a focus on colon cancer awareness.

Patients,…

"The Summer Guests"
Tess Gerritsen 2024 head shot. (Photo courtesy Left Bank Books)

BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk by New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate that week’s…

"erupting, arriving and awakening (or at least yawning)"
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Kirk Gentalen, Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

"As the 'gateway to spring,' the month of March holds the…

returning to gardening practices that support, rather than undermine, the ecology of a place
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library in collaboration with the Belfast Garden Club presents an evening lecture Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m., with John Forti titled, “Heirloom Gardening with…

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ROCKLAND — Violin virtuosos Sons of Mystro, brothers Malcolm and Umoja, will present a workshop for intermediate and advanced level string…

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On Saturday, February 22, members of the local artistic social movement group called The Audacity will interact with visitors to the Camden Conference in…

exploring the applications that Apple provides for free
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering a free “iPhone Intermediate” class on March 3, 4, and 5, from 2…

Bee inspection. (Photo Merryspring Nature Center)

Dick Vermeulen will lead an online presentation called, General Beekeeping, …

“Beat Bucket” with Molly Gawler and Shepsi Eaton
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MORRILL — Having been rescheduled, the MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance Party will now take place Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Morrill Community Center…

A winter walk at Merryspring. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

CAMDEN —  John Fromer will lead a free late winter ecology walk, Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

This will be a fun and…

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The Camden Garden Club presents Kerry Ann Mendez, author of a variety of books on gardening, and an engaging speaker. She will be the last presenter for the…

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ROCKPORT — The New England Fishery Management Council is seeking input for the development of a Scallop Strategic Plan.

One of four sessions is scheduled to take…

Knitting Group

Calling all fiber enthusiasts, yarn hoarders, and lovers of cozy vibes! You asked, we listened—knitting group is officially happening!

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Two Midcoast Maine State Parks — Camden Hills and Reid — as well as Two Lights State Park on Cape Elizabeth, are hosting Winter Fun Days this coming weekend that include loans from a Ski and…

Bean Supper this Friday

Our first Baked Bean Supper was so much fun, we’re doing it again!

Join us Friday,…

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BELFAST — The Belfast Ice Festival, presented by Stanley Chevrolet and Maine Chevy Dealers, returns to downtown Belfast for the fifth year on February 21 - 23, 2025. The State of Maine Ice Carving…

an evening of art and poetry
Winter Twilight, 12 x 9”, by Sumner Roberts. (Photo courtesy Local Color Gallery)

BELFAST — Local Color Gallery, in Belfast, plans a full evening of art and poetry for its first Fourth Friday event of 2025, February 28, from 5 to 7 p.m.…

Select Board reviews the report Feb. 18
Montgomery Dam, 2023.

CAMDEN —  The nine-member citizen…

Michelle Foster has extended family in Midcoast Maine
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CAMDEN — Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., presents Welcome Home – The Legacy of Carole King, an evening with acclaimed vocalist/pianist Michelle Foster and her trio, Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m…

open to all businesses in town, including storefronts, online operations, nonprofits, churches
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THOMASTON — Business owners, nonprofit leaders, and community stakeholders in Thomaston are invited to the first Thrive in Thomaston meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., at The…

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CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary Club is presenting Karen Morgan’s “Shiny Happy People Laughing” comedy show at the Camden Opera House on March 29.

The evening promises to be filled with nostalgic…

distilled airs, continental waltzes, upbeat reels and jigs
(L-R) John Williams, Katie Grennan, Winifred Horan and Utsav Lal of Reverie Road. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Celtic supergroup Reverie Road will perform at the Strand Theatre on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. Reverie Road…

Feb. 19 meeting also includes public diversity and inclusionary forum
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On February 19, the Rockland City Council has two agenda items before it to consider at a special meeting: An order authorizing withdrawal from the Knox County Regional Communications Center.…

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ROCKLAND — Cellist Robin Lane will perform a mixture of classical music, including many of Bach's Cello Suites, along with his original compositions (which are…

using his entire body and voice, he sings, narrates, and mimes
Antonio Rocha presenting The Malaga Ship. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Antonio Rocha will bring his unique and award winning fusion of mime and storytelling to the Strand Theatre stage on March 7 and 8, 2025. Rocha will give one…

music through the ages
Zachary Sweet and Kerry Mizrahi. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

Cellist Zachary Sweet, a chamber musician and Eastman School of Music alum, joins forces with Kerry Mizrahi, a pianist and prominent music educator in Ithaca, New…

"Spring migration is the most exciting time for Maine birders"
Red breasted nuthatch. (Photo by Nick Lund)

Nick Lund will lead an online presentation called, Maine’s Spring Birds, …

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ROCKLAND — Maine Health will present a Fall Prevention Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, as part of the Aging Well series co…

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Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series will hear "An Introduction to the Benefits of Nature Experiences for…

Sons of Mystro. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — The duo Sons of Mystro will perform more than ten different genres of popular music on their violins when they appear on the Strand…

featuring Molly Gawler and Shepsi Eaton
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BECAUSE OF STORM, the dance is postponed. Stay tuned for updates.


MORRILL — A Community Square Dance Party and concert are planned for…

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ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre continues its 2025 season, Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Hall, in Rockport, with the first of three Forgotten Classics of the 1930s, 40s, 50s -

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BELFAST — Peace and Justice of Waldo County Forum is holding "Nourish the Resistance Circle for Peace and Resistance" Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025, at 6 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free…

guest speaker Tania Aebi, renowned solo sailor and adventurer
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PORTLAND — On Sunday, March 2, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS), a Camden-based nonprofit focused on empowering…

a "joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Wilde’s most celebrated comedy"
A scene from The Importance of Being Earnest. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, will be presented as a…

Former broadcast journalist and Kittery resident Bob Sheppard
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THOMASTON — Bob Sheppard, son of a member of one of the first African-American fighter air crews in the U.S. military, will share his father’s experiences as a Tuskegee Airman, Sunday, March 2, at…

Marci Richardson hiking in the Faroe Islands. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series continues Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m., with “Adventures in the Faroe Islands” with Marci Richardson.

Marci Richardson, a Come Boating…

raffle items, scholarship fund
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LIBERTY — The 8th annual Riley’s Wish Winter Games & Derby will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 and is being hosted this year by Lake St. George Brewing…

Jude Hsiang. (Photo courtesy Belfast Garden Club)

BELFAST — Tuesday, Feb. 18, at noon, in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, fiber artist and natural dyes expert Jude Hsiang will speak about growing and using dye plants in the home garden.…

'Becky's New Car'
The cast of "Becky's New Car" by Steven Dietz take a break during a read-through of the play in January. Front: Katie Glessner; Back, l-r: Rob Bywater, Tom Lott, Eric Sanders, Mark Durbin, Giz Coughlin, Courtney Hawkins. (Photo courtesy Belfast Maskers)

BELFAST — Director Erik Perkins announced the cast of "Becky's New Car", the first show in Belfast Maskers' 2025 season. The edgy, fast-paced…