Local Color Gallery welcomes back guest artist Sandra Huck, whose work will be displayed from January 21 through February 21. Huck will talk about her work, “Conversations with Found Objects” at this month’s Art Walk reception, Friday, Jan. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. Huck will speak at 5 p.m. (weather permitting).

The Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) will return to the stage with Poetry in Song, a concert celebrating choral music inspired by poetry. The performance will take place Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at 3 p.m., at the Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School, 25 Keelson Drive in Rockport, Maine.

Carter Jones Meyer, a history professor and Native art collector who recently retired to Midcoast Maine from New Jersey, will present “Vessels of Dawnland: A Personal Exploration of Wabanaki Basketry” on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m., at the Cushing Public Library. This collaborative community event, co-sponsored by Cushing and Thomaston public libraries, is free and open to the public.

The Stockton Springs Community Library will be hosting Make and Take Lego’s Club on the third Wednesday in January, February, and March.

Make your own creations and take them home to share with family and friends. The club is open to all with a focus on 4 to 10 year olds.  

The program begins January 21, from 3:30 - 5 p.m.   

Poet/musician Dave Morrison is hosting a Poetry Happy Hour on Thursday, January 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. at 40 Paper restaurant (40 Washington Street, Camden).

Morrison will be performing his trademark poetry/looped guitar mash-up, including new poems from his upcoming collection Already Home (JukeBooks 2026).

Admission is free, and all are welcome.

Bay Chamber Concerts offers "Muddy Boots Series: Free concerts just for children." This free interactive series offers children the freedom to move and dance at concerts created just for them.

"From string quartets to rockin’ piano to a rare harp trio, children and their families will be exposed to the highest quality performances in a relaxed, fun atmosphere," said Bay Chamber, in a news release.

Submissions are now open for the second annual Maine Playwrights One Act Festival, celebrating the voices and visions of playwrights living throughout the state of Maine. The festival will be presented June 4 - 14, 2026, at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, 17 Court Street in Belfast, Maine.

The four to-be-selected plays will be directed by Maci Burgess, Tyler Johnstone, Ivy Lobato, and Gwen Sauvage, who will select casts from volunteer actors who will audition in the spring.

The auditioned mid-coast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty presents its winter concert series, "There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion," led by Music Director John Mehrmann. The concerts will be in four venues around the Midcoast in January and on February 1.

This concert series takes its title from Francis Bacon’s essay, “Of Beauty.” In it, he wrote: “There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.”

"Winter in Maine is full of surprises," said CamdenCAN, in a news release. "Deep cold, lovely warmups, and everything in between." 

CamdenCAN, in association with the Anti-Poverty Work Group, is hosting a Winter Warmth Potluck, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, from 5:30 - 8 p.m., at Camden’s First Congregational Church in Camden. The event is free and open to the public.

Nora Willauer and Marlene McCarthy will perform "Strings Attached" during Bay Chamber Concerts' Midday Music Series, Friday, January 23, at 1 p.m., at Hammer Hall.

In this inventive program, cellist Nora Willauer and pianist Marlene McCarthy explore the sparks of creativity born from close artistic relationships in the 20th century.

Appleton Library's Annual Souper Supper and Cake Auction. Live music by Aidan K.Z.

Saturday, January 31, 5-7 p.m. at Appleton Village School.

$10 adults, $5 children, family cap $25.

Get involved with the library and earn volunteer credit for assisting with programs, art, and events that matter to you and your community. 

Join Miss Katie for a Teen Advisory Committe meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Upcoming meetings will be held Feb. 19 and March 10.

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m., renowned conservationist Michael Wojtech will give a Zoom presentation entitled “The Growth of Trees Through Time” at the Belfast Free Library’s Abbott Room. This program is co-sponsored by the library and the Belfast Garden Club.

"What’s all this fuss about fermented foods?" said Rockland Public Library, in a news release. "Why are fermented foods essential for gut health, and why are they so expensive?"

RPL will host "Vegetable Fermentation for Gut Health: A Class with Mo Katz-Christy," Thursday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m.

ROCKPORT — On Friday, January 16, dive into 2026 with a Winter Wonderland community dance and contra dance presented by Belfast Flying Shoes, the Rockport Opera House, and the Town of Rockport. The event is from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m., at 6 Central St., Rockport.

The evening includes simple community dances for all ages, contras and squares with gender-neutral role terms, waltzes and more, according to Flying Shoes, in a news release. A unique cultural tradition, this intergenerational and chem-free program invites new dancers and experienced folks alike to participate.

On Friday, Jan. 9, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor will host an opening reception for its January artist, Laurie Webber: “Wings, Water & Wonder: Maine’s Coastal Wildlife.” 

Join Herring Gut Coastal Science Center for the next Cabin Fever Series lecture featuring Dr. Deborah Bronk, of Bigelow Laboratory, for Ocean Sciences.

Dr. Bronk is the president and CEO as well as a senior researcher at Bigelow. She will share the exciting work that goes on at Bigelow Labs and beyond.

Join the event in person or via Zoom. Soup and salad provided.

This program is made possible in part by a West Bay Rotary Grant.

Dagney Ernest, who has been Camden Opera House's promotions and box office manager for the past six-and-a-half years, has retired. Kathleen Payton Brown has assumed that position as of the new year. 

ROCKLAND — PechaKucha Night, an evening of visual storytelling, will take place Friday, Jan. 23, at the Strand Theatre, in Rockland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the event at CMCA on Winter Street. 

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in Inter Alia, the next play from the team behind Prima Facie. A National Theatre Live captured-live screening will be presented at the Strand Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m.