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Organist Tyler Canonico presents June 4 concert in Camden

Midcoast Music Academy is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, and everyone is invited to the party
Historical program on history of Union’s Thompson Community Center

The Rose, Miss Becu to perform in Rockport, May 28

ROCKPORT — “The Rose,” aka Rosey Gerry, and “Miss Lise Becu” will be performing Saturday, May 28, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Taboo’s, located at 5 Country Inn Way, in Rockport. “Rosey has been performing...
Weekend Spotlight: Live music, brews, artist receptions, and Memorial Day weekend events

For Memorial Day Weekend, we’re looking at a gorgeous couple of days in the 70s (except for Saturday, which is looking pretty iffy with showers and thunderstorms) with a mix of indoor and outdoor...
Public invited to Rockport steam locomotive restoration supper at Rockport Masonic Center

Rockport’s historic Vulcan steam engine, normally sitting at Rockport Harbor by the old lime kilns, is undergoing a much needed restoration, courtesy of the nonprofit Legacy Rockport, and...
Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor to hold annual book fair, silent auction

The Jackson Memorial Library has scheduled its annual Book Fair for July 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Book Fair includes a $1 Book Sale, Treasure Sale, over 60 Raffle Drawings, and Silent Auction with...
Searsport’s Carver Library to host local poet Betsy Headley

Carver Memorial Library will host local poet Betsy Headley Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. She will read from and discuss her latest book The Clarity of Birds, a collection of poems and bird...
boutique gallery dining

Ribbon cutting, art exhibit celebrate opening of Craignair Inn’s Gallery Dining Room

SPRUCE HEAD — Eat with Art. The Craignair Inn by the Sea, located at 5 Third Street, Spruce Head is opening its Craignair Gallery Dining Room. A ribbon cutting hosted by the Penobscot Bay Regional...
the personalities and events that created Maine

‘Maine Statehood in 1820’ presented by Warren Historical Society

WARREN — Warren Historical Society's June program will be Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m., at the Dr. Campbell House and Museum, in Warren Village. Carolyn Hardman will present "Maine Statehood in 1820...
bringing LGBTQ+ and social justice media to kids and families

Roots and meaning of pride to be celebrated in all-ages show ‘It’s Pride’

ROCKLAND — Lindsay “Lindz” Amer, the creator of Queer Kid Stuff, the edutainment company that brings LGBTQ+ and social justice media to kids and families, will present the live show “It’s...
Union Fair exhibition hall seeks quilt squares, food contest entries, volunteers

UNION — The Union Fair is seeking help from the local community to help in the Exhibition Hall during the Union Fair. Organizers submitted the following information: RAFFLE QUILT: We are...
Author of 24 books

‘An Evening with Chris Bohjalian’ to be held in Rockport

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library Foundation and the Rockport Public Library will present an author talk and book signing with author Chris Bohjalian, on Friday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockport...
open to all

Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition to hold second annual Community Barbecue Fundraiser

ROCKLAND — The Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition will be holding its second annual Summer Community Barbecue and Fundraiser event on Saturday, June 4. The open-to-all event will be from 12 - 2 p.m., at...
A springtime gallery from the macro to the micro

May in Coastal Maine
working at the intersection of human emotion and the natural world

Waterfall Arts to host Season Kickoff with exhibition opening, related workshops, artist talk on Belfast trail with artist Karen Olson

BELFAST — On Friday evening, June 3, Waterfall Arts will open its doors to celebrate the launch of the new solo exhibition from artist Karen Olson: The Embrace: Forest Bathing, Interconnectedness,...
The six-barstool snug also hosts DJs and karaoke

Luce, a nano-distillery, is Rockland’s newest hot spot for botanical spirits

ROCKLAND—Nate Luce and his partner Justine Kablack have a little spot on Main Street that’s probably going to be Rockland’s hippest joint this summer. They quietly opened Luce Distillery last...
Calendar of Events at Camden Public Library for second half of May

Month-Long Events: May 1 through 31, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. "Wild Animals, Wild Places: Art by Jim Arnosky." During the month of May, the Camden Public Library will host an exhibit of paintings in...
Carver Public Library in Searsport holds story time again

Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, is holding story times again. This summer, story times will be outside in the fresh air. Take sunscreen and a blanket, lawn chair, or sit-upon for the grass. In...
Camden Library Film Club Learns About the History of Chinese Immigrants in the American South

As a salute to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (celebrated during the month of May), the Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club will watch and discuss the award-winning...
Searsport student art show on display at Carver Memorial Library

SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library is exhibiting art from Searsport school students as the first show in the new downstairs hall gallery. Thanks to the work of a dedicated volunteer, the hallway now...
New book group, To Read or not To Read, begins in Rockport

To Read or not To Read is a new book group that meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library. “We are an energetic and friendly group that enjoys reading...
Beer & Brats in the Garden

Language school to celebrate spring with traditional German Biergarten

ROCKLAND — Midcoast Maine based nonprofit Penobscot Bay Language School is celebrating spring with a traditional German Biergarten on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 3 p.m. This indoor/outdoor event will...
Community dinner, silent auction in Belfast to support Ukrainian relief efforts

BELFAST — The Mission and Social Justice Team of the First Church in Belfast is sponsoring a community dinner and silent auction on Friday, May 27, in their upstairs Fellowship Hall, 6 Court St.,...
King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin, with Stephen Costanza and friends

BELFAST — Belfast Flying Shoes presents “The King of Ragtime” – a multimedia extravaganza celebrating Scott Joplin, ragtime music, art, picture book illustration, and community connections – on...
Damariscotta’s Maine Booch Brewing takes hard kombucha to a new level

Craft Brew Week Spotlight: Bustin’ Out The ‘Booch

DAMARISCOTTA—Most people associate Maine breweries with beer, but outliers such as Maine Booch Brewing, are sizzling up the craft brew scene with the fizzy flavors of kombucha normally associated...
This multi-vendor marketplace celebrates makers and artists

Killer Road Trip: Freckle Salvage Co: A vintage shop with a cute name

WINTHROP—During the pandemic when an unprecedented number of shops around Maine closed, Nicki Stanford and her husband Jesse, opened a quirky shop in 2019 called Freckle Salvage Company in the heart...
All Roads Music Fest returns along with some unique Midcoast performances

Weekend Spotlight: Music to everyone’s ears

Let’s call this weekend “The Day The Music Revived.” It’s another stellar weather weekend to catch performances all over Belfast, Camden, Rockland, and Union. All Roads Music Fest Is Back On Friday...
Brett Dean’s version premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017

Met Opera’s contemporary staging of Hamlet presented in June 4 simulcast

ROCKLAND — Dean’s Hamlet will be presented at the Strand Theatre as a live broadcast from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, June 4, at 1 p.m. An Encore presentation will take place on...
a study of love, its gifts and its obligations

Rockland library hosts talk by Read ME fiction author Meredith Hall

The Rockland Public Library presents Meredith Hall, Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. There will also be seating available in the library’s Community Room to watch the Zoom call onscreen....
wartime love, family secrets, and a young woman’s struggle to chart her own course

Damariscotta’s Peace Gallery to host author Elisa M. Speranza: The Italian Prisoner

DAMARISCOTTA — The Peace Gallery, in Damariscotta, will host a reading and conversation with Elisa M. Speranza, author of the new novel The Italian Prisoner, Sunday, May 29, 2022, from 2 - 4...
Round up of all the breweries that opened in 2022

American Craft Brew Week is upon us and for Maine beer lovers, that means another dozen options to choose from when stamping their passports on the Maine Beer Trail. According to Maine Brewers’...
Sail, Power, Steam Museum to celebrate ‘Wing on Wing’ boathouse with open house, concert

ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Sail, Power & Steam Museum will open their new “Wing on Wing” Boathouse with a community celebration of maritime history and music on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Coinciding...
The Rose, Miss Lise Becu to perform in Washington, May 19

WASHINGTON — Rosey Gerry (AKA “The Rose”) will be performing Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Blueberry Fields B&B, with guest appearance by “Miss Lise Becu.” Pub night is every...
Veterans’ art show to open Memorial Day weekend at Damariscotta’s Peace Gallery

DAMARISCOTTA — The Peace Gallery, a veteran-focused arts collaborative, will open its inaugural Veterans’ Art Show on Friday, May 27, 2022. The gallery will feature Retrospectives of two WWII...
Tess Gerritsen, Kate Miles at Left Bank Books for in-person conversation

Left Bank Books in Belfast invites the public to an in-person conversation between acclaimed writers Kate Miles and Tess Gerritsen Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m. at the bookshop. The event is free and...
The Interplay of Local, Regional, and National Network Radio in Maine

Maine history talk with Michael Socolow: The Pine Tree State on the American Airwaves

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Michael Socolow, Thursday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the Library and via Zoom. This event is free and open to all. Michael Socolow’s talk, “The Pine...
Read ME nonfiction author Phuc Tran to give talk in Rockland

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Phuc Tran, Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Rockland Public Library. This event is free and open to all. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc...
May 25 - 27; daily readings, crafts

‘The Antlered Ship’ Storywalk comes to Rockport Harbor

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library has partnered with the Rockport Harbor and Marine Park to offer a Storywalk® this May. A Storywalk® is an outdoor movement and reading experience that places a...
One Hero + Three Women = One Musical!

Thomaston production of ‘Count Me In’ goes on stage in June

THOMASTON — After four years of revising and planning, Count Me In, the original musical about local Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox, is in production and will be on stage June 24 and 25, at 7 p.m...
music is rooted in the natural landscape

GoldenOak to appear on Strand stage, June 10

ROCKLAND — Indie Soul-Folk band GoldenOak will perform Friday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. Fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, the band is rounded out by up-right bassist...
read and write together reflecting on justice, safety, re-entry into society, recovery

Discussion project ‘Restorative Works’ to begin May 20 in Rockland

ROCKLAND — Join a new 5-part Maine Humanities Council Discussion series starting in May, titled "Restorative Works." The group is being co-hosted by Restorative Justice Project Maine, and will be...
celebrating women writers of Lincoln County

Crime writer Kate Flora discusses her craft, her friend, and Lincoln County mysteries

“Maine has produced some terrific female mystery writers,” said Lincoln County Historical Association, in a news release. LCHA celebrates them with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and...

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