The 2026 Winter Adventure Series concludes Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m., with a presentation by Marci Richardson, “From Keel to Loom in Scotland and its Northern Isles.”

The series is a collaboration between Come Boating, Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library

Due to the forecasted snowfall, our highly-anticipated Within the Whale program on Feb. 21, made possible thanks to our partnership with the Boothbay Region Land Trust and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is officially postponed to next Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon (new time) at 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay.

We look forward to experiencing Within the Whale with everyone next Saturday! 

The next program in the Rockport Public Library’s “Let’s Feel Better in 2026” series will be held Wednesday, March 4, at 1 p.m. Nancy Albertson, certified Plant-Based Coach with Food Revolution Network, will give an interactive presentation for those who are curious about how and why to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diet.

"Boogie the night away…at a church!" said a St. Thomas news release. "Saturday, Feb. 28, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., the fun-loving folks at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St., in Camden, will host a chem-free dance."

Proceeds will benefit the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry.

"Electricity prices are rising fast, and Maine households are struggling to pay," said Rockland Public Library, in a news release. "Want to know why?"

Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m., at the library, join Maine Community Power Cooperative, Maine Conservation Voters, and Maine Climate Action Now for a presentation on “What’s on your Utility Bill - Empowering Ratepayers."

On Tuesday, March 17, at noon, Maine State Climatologist Sean Birkel will talk about the vast changes in Maine’s climate during the 21st century. His talk, sponsored by the Belfast Garden Club, is free and open to the public, and will be held in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library.

During the month of February, the Rockport Public Library has featured an exhibit highlighting groundbreaking black American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, according to RPL, in a news release. Material in the exhibit was sourced from author/illustrator Stephen Costanza’s book King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin. 

Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet Helen Whybrow, the multi-talented author of The Salt Stone: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life. The free talk and book signing will take place Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m., at the bookshop.

Whybrow and her partner live and work on an old two-hundred-acre sheep farm in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains.

New England Triple Stack, a collaborative live lineup bringing together three standout acts from across the region, will take the Strand Theatre stage on Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. Performing will be New Hampshire indie-folk's Sneaky Miles, New Hampshire indie-rock's Jon Nolan & Good Co, and Maine’s The Speed of Sound, led by Midcoast legend Spencer Albee. 

On Saturday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m., Belfast authors Linda Buckmaster and Elizabeth Garber will be at Anodyne Book Shop on Route 1 in Searsport. They will be reading and talking about their work as “writing buddies” for over fifteen years.

Work by Emily Sabino will be displayed from February 25 through March 22 at Local Color Gallery, in Belfast. Sabino will talk about her ongoing series “Path Forward” at this month’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night, February 27, from 4 to 7 pm. Sabino will speak at 5 p.m. (weather permitting).

Opening five months ago, Camden’s new Irish Pub, 8 Bells, will be hosting Ireland’s rising young stars, Simple Things, to headline its St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Tuesday, March 17.

“These guys are coming to us straight from across the pond and we couldn’t be more excited to share their music with this community”, said Tom Ryan, owner of 8 Bells, in a news release.

The festivities will be held under a heated tent next to the pub.

It was early fall in 1775 and General

George Washington had taken

command of the rag-tag, bobtailed

Colonial militia camped around Boston,

and was endeavoring to turn the

“rabble” into an army. Abiel Briggs

walked forty miles from Freetown to

Cambridge and joined the volunteer

militia for the Arnold Expedition to

Quebec. He served as a volunteer

Curbside Queens returns to The Waldo, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m., with a new show that blends live performance and the nostalgia of music television.

"In a world where the media is controlled by the high elite, the CQ crew has gone rogue and is taking over the airwaves right in front of your eyes," said The Waldo, in a news release. "Drag, Burlesque and dynamic visual effects are the name of the game."

The recommended age for this show is 18+.

The Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro, is holding an open casting call for its upcoming community theatre production of "Don’t Dress for Dinner," a fast-paced, comedic British farce to be staged at The Waldo in June. Auditions for the six character roles, three adult men and three adult women, are scheduled at The Waldo on Sunday, March 1, from 1 until 3 p.m., or Monday, March 2, 2026, from 6 until 8 p.m. The auditions are open to all interested members of the midcoast community.

BELFAST — On Sunday, February 22, Belfast Flying Shoes presents its monthly English country dance with callers Maura McCampbell and Chrissy Fowler.

Statewide—Valentines' Day may be a pas de deux, but the gals are saying the more the merrier.

Galentine’s Day has always been a celebration of female friendship, a counterweight to the overly hyped, overly commercial expectations of modern Valentine’s Day.

Created by the TV show Parks and Recreation in a 2010 episode featuring Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) Galentine's Day was created as a brunch for her female friends, where they “leave their husbands and boyfriends at home.”

Margaret Pearce, print cartographer, Rockland resident, and Citizen Potawatomi tribal member, presents examples of her work and talks about the creative and collaborative processes behind them, Feb. 26, at Rockland Public Library.

“I think of cartography as a form of writing," said Pearce, in a Library news release. "Approaching it this way helps me make maps about the cultural and political realities of Indigenous peoples' lives.”

ROCKLAND ​— Folk ensemble New Inca Son will bring the vibrant spirit of the Andes Mountains to life on the Strand Theatre stage, Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m.

This presentation is recommended for all ages and has an approximate running time of 60 minutes. As part of the Strand Family Series, tickets are available on a sliding scale to promote inclusivity and community connection to the arts.