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Watershed School graduate releases book in memory of his brother

Teen wins MIFF Honorary Mention for her short film featuring Hope General Store
Antique cars, Warbirds and Aerobatics headline Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Wings and Wheels Spectacular

Book signing at Barnswallow Books

ROCKPORT — Barnswallow Books, at 166 Russell Avenue, in Rockport, will be hosting a book signing for The Maine House on August 7, from 5 - 7 p.m.
“Fun-raiser” benefits the Basil Burwell Community Theater

Gala Art Auction at The Bazz, Aug. 13

BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers are inviting patrons to “Eat, Drink and Buy Art” at their Gala Art Auction, Friday evening, August 13, from 6 - 8 p.m., at The Bazz. The fundraiser will benefit the...
Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join

New youth-designed mural underway in Downtown Rockland

ROCKLAND — Located on Orient Street, this summer’s newest mural was initiated by the Rock City Employee Cooperative with a request and invitation to the Arts in Action Community Mural program to...
August 2021 events at Carver Memorial Library

SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library has announced its calendar of August 2021 events. Book Club: Spoonhandle by Ruth Moore Tuesday August 10, at 1 p.m.Location: Community Building, 42 Prospect...
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages

Maine Tasting Center aims to be a statewide hub for iconic Maine foods and beverages

WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from...
Camden Public Library events calendar: August 2021

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library announces their events calendar for August 2021. Sunday, August 1, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Camden on Canvas: Plein-Air Event Weekend. The library, in collaboration with...
listen to blueberry stories while eating blueberries

Blueberry Tales for children on Beech Hill

ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust and the Camden Public Library will team up for a summertime tradition of storytelling Wednesday, August 4, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., at Beech Hill. Children’s...
guest artist, violinist Geoff Nuttall

Envision Student, Faculty concerts at Rockport Opera House

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School will present two free concerts for the community at the Rockport Opera House as part of its annual Envision Chamber Music Workshop. A Faculty...
free production

Atlantic Ballet Company’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ in Camden Amphitheatre

CAMDEN — On Wednesday, August 11, at 5 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host dancers from Camden’s Atlantic Ballet Company, for a performance of their original version of "Somewhere Over the...
Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8

Antique cars, Warbirds and aerobatics headline Wings & Wheels Spectacular

OWLS HEAD — Classic cars, WWII Warbirds – including the Commemorative Air Force Redtail Squadron’s P-51 “Tuskegee Airmen,” the Stars of History Group with FG-1D Corsair “God Speed,” A6M2 Zero “Last...
So many fun things to do this weekend

Weekend Spotlight: Maine is rocking out this weekend!

With the quality of music hitting the Midcoast this weekend, I feel like it’s 2010 again. Stella’s getting her groove back and so are the coastal towns of Maine. It’s the height of summer and it’s...
Late Summer Show exhibit, reception features ceramic sculpture, drawings, photographic media

VINALHAVEN — New Era Gallery, in Vinalhaven, continues the celebration of its twentieth year with a Late Summer Show, opening on August 7, featuring ceramic sculpture and drawings by Sharon Townshend...
folk, jazz and world music

SoundCheck returns with fingerstyle guitarist, composer Hiroya Tsukamoto

CAMDEN — The SoundCheck series of one-set performances returns to the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Friday night, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Innovative fingerstyle guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto...
What makes a welcoming and inclusive Rockland community?

Rockland library hosts Poetry Express with featured poet Mikhu Paul

ROCKLAND — Join Rockland Public Library and host poet Mihku Paul for a free community poetry reading exploring themes of inclusion and equity, Thursday, Aug. 12, at 6:30 p.m., on the Rockland Public...
Quantam electronic lunch concert in Camden Amphitheatre

CAMDEN — Electrify your lunchtime on Sunday, August 8, at 12:30 p.m., in the Camden Library Amphitheatre with a free concert by Quantam. This electronic sound performance group is comprised of Jason...
Phil and Roxy Sears-Johnson’s lessons learned, rewards gained, transition to remote jobs

Sunset Seminars at Camden Yacht Club: Transatlantic Crossing Highlights

CAMDEN — Phil and Roxy Sears-Johnson will share their past two year’s experiences cruising the Caribbean, crossing the North Atlantic double-handed to Ireland and currently sailing the waters off...
Triggering but comforting: Alice Limoges explores life’s ups and downs in new album

CAMDEN — Singer Alice Limoges, a Rockport native and Camden resident, released her newest album this month exploring the depths of her struggles with mental illness. She, in a news release,...
Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead

Mystery Book Group to discuss ‘My Sister, the Serial Killer’

THOMASTON — On Thursday, August 5 at 2 p.m., Thomaston Public Library’s Mystery Book Group will meet in the Community Conference Room at Thomaston Public Library to discuss My Sister, the Serial...
Battling man-eating monsters, violent storms, and the supernatural seductions

Let's Talk About It Book Club reads ‘The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel’

THOMASTON — On Tuesday, August 10, the Let’s Talk About It Book Club, from Thomaston Public Library, will meet in person in the Community Conference Room at 2 p.m. to continue their series on modern...
Knox County Art Society exhibit, reception at Arts in the Barn

CUSHING — The Knox County Art Society (KCAS) will host a reception and opening of a 3-day show of members’ artwork on Friday, August 13, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Cushing Historical Society’s Arts in...
‘The Rose’ aka Rosey Gerry to play Lincolnville Lobster Pound

LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — "The Rose" aka Rosey Gerry will be performing solo Thursday, July 29, from 5 - 8 p.m., at the Lincolnville Lobster Pound, located at 2521 Atlantic Highway, Lincolnville Beach...
Strand Theatre enters August 2021 with four films

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre swings into August with four in-person films to choose from. Friday, July 30 - Tuesday, August 3: The Loneliest Whale A cinematic quest to find the “52...
Bluegrass by Mile Twelve at Boothbay Harbor Opera House

Although their sound is rooted in traditional bluegrass, Mile Twelve’s performances bring a broader landscape. All five band members bring their own influences and observations into their music,...
ticketed Reception and Live Auction, Sunday, August 1

Camden on Canvas: Plein-Air Weekend with more than 20 artist filling the town

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library and artist Colin Page, owner of the Page Gallery on Bay View Street, are working together to design a unique event called “Camden on Canvas.” The event, to be held...
CMBG's Children's Garden: A place for play, learning

The Children’s Garden, in the northeast part of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, is flush with visitors in the summer months. This natural wonderland for children of all ages welcomes guests with the...
NATALIE GOLDBERG: Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku

Poets Corner hosts conversation with author of ‘Writing Down the Bones’

Natalie Goldberg will read from her latest book, Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku on The Poets Corner, Sunday, August 15, 2021, from 4 - 5:30 p....
classical chamber music, new compositions, ensembles and collaborations, film screening with live music, free outdoor community performances

Live music returns at Bay Chamber Concerts

Bay Chamber Concerts pulls back the curtain on another season of live programming beginning August 4 and running through the 22nd. An encompassing series of concerts, Bay Chamber is presenting...
vocals and keyboard, vintage rock and roll

Grace Kemberling, The Mopes to perform Music in the Park, Aug 1

ROCKPORT — After two rainouts in a row, the “Music in the Park” series is making up for it with a double header this coming Sunday, August 1. This will be an eclectic mix of two performances with...
NOAA exploration dive from Seamount Marine National Monument to stream live in Rockland

ROCKLAND — As part of a recent NOAA ocean exploration expedition, NOAA Okeanos Explorer will be live streaming its dive in the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument, on...
CANCELED: CHRHS performers to reprise roles from ‘The Theory of Relativity’ for Music in the Park

UPDATE, 7/24: This event has been canceled. ROCKPORT — After being rained out last Sunday, Rockport’s “Music in the Park” will return this Sunday, July 25, at 4 p.m., in Mary Lea Park,...
Banjie Getsinger Nicholas to be featured artist at Hedgerow Gallery, July 30 - Aug. 8

ST. GEORGE — On July 30, Banjie Getsinger Nicholas will be the featured artist in a show of paintings, drawings and sculpture at Hedgerow Gallery in the Martinsville section of St. George. Best...
Belfast Summer Nights announces changes to performance schedule

There will be no Thursday Night show on July 29, but the following Tuesday night, August 3, will feature the great New Orleans band Tuba Skinny. There will be no show on Thursday, August 5. Due to...
Coastal Mountains Nature Program walk: Forests of Lilliput, Aug. 7

CAMDEN — Coastal Mountains Nature Program presents Forests of Lilliput: the Diminutive World of Mosses & Lichens on Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hodson Preserve in Camden. Jeff...
Just Teachers to perform as part of "Arts on the Hill" program Aug. 7

CAMDEN — As part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust's "Arts on the Hill" program, the Just Teachers dance band will perform on Saturday, August 7 at 6 p.m. The free concert will be held at Beech Nut,...
Union Historical Society hosting talk on saving Maine’s forgotten heritage apples

UNION — The Union Historical Society will welcome John Bunker to talk about Maine’s heritage apples Wednesday, August 4. The Palermo farmer, author, artist, historian, educator and mentor was...
Souvenirs from the Coast

Works by Pam Cabañas, Graham Walton to exhibit in Friendship

FRIENDSHIP — Two artists, two interpretations of the memorable Maine Coast. In “Souvenirs from the Coast” works by Pam Cabañas and Graham Walton will be on display at Salt Pond Studio, in Friendship...
‘an abstract exploration of marks on a surface that justify themselves’

Belfast Artist David Estey in August solo art show

BELFAST — Belfast painter David Estey will be featured in a guest solo show, August 4-29, at Local Color Gallery. There will be an opening celebration Saturday, August 7, from 5 - 7:30 p.m. Estey is...
‘an infectious mix of traditional Gypsy, Latin and American jazz standards’

Mes Amis to perform Friends of Music concert series, July 25

CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes back Mes Amis, a Maine-based Gypsy jazz quartet, to the church sanctuary for a...
an adrenaline-fueled, 750-mile boat race through dangerous and spectacular wilderness; an unconventional American road trip

‘The Race to Alaska’ and ‘Thelma and Louise’ at Shotwell Drive-In

ROCKPORT — The Shotwell Drive-In’s Summer Series continues with a special sailing feature for Camden Classics Cup, The Race to Alaska, on Thursday, July 29, and Thelma and Louise...
Plus a Killer Road Trip for a Blues & Brews Microfest in S. Hiram

Weekend Spotlight: Fantastical, stand-up and moose poop comedy abounds

We’re looking at some good, sunny days Friday and Saturday, with rain on Sunday, so we’ve got a number of outdoor and indoor events in mind for that. The name of the game this weekend is comedy:...

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Camden Yacht Club series: Compostable, fish-friendly packaging