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Caring for animals, providing refuge at Peace Ridge Sanctuary

CAMDEN — Melissa Andrews, of Peace Ridge Animal Sanctuary, speaks about the Brooks-located animal sanctuary and wildlife refuge at Merryspring Nature Center, Tuesday, July 23, at 12 p.m. Andrews...

Keeping ahead of the forest invasion

Identify current, potential invasive forest pests

CAMDEN — Invasive forest pests like emerald ash borer (EAB) hemlock woolly adelgid are already having devastating impacts on Maine’s forests; browntail moth is affecting human health as well as tree...

Singer/guitarist Will Brown at Rock City Café

ROCKLAND — Will Brown will play at Rock City Café, in Rockland, Saturday, July 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. He plays finger-style guitar, and the evening will include Americana, Folk and traditional songs...

‘42nd Street - The Musical’ broadcasts at Strand

ROCKLAND — 42nd Street - The Musical will be screened at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, on Thursday, July 25, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. One of Broadway's classic tales, staged at London’s...

Bay Chamber Concerts’ Summer Concert Series

Gandelsman, Nicolas, Iverson innovative piano trio

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts continues its 2019 Summer Concert Series, Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 19, at Union Hall, in Rockport. Thursday’s...

Tribal Historic Preservation’s Chris Sockalexis speaks in Belfast

Exploring Penobscot Nation’s influence in Maine

BELFAST — Penobscot Shores’ monthly Enrichment Series for adults 50-plus will continue when it presents “Penobscot Nation” on Wednesday, August 14, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at Penobscot Shores. In...

Transfigured Nights at Bay Chamber Concerts

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts continues its 2019 Summer Concert Series, Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 19, at Union Hall, in Rockport. Thursday’s...

Music provided by Peter Saladino

Brawn exhibits ‘Spirit Daughters of Coleman Pond’

LINCOLNVILLE — A reception for artist Robin Yale Brawn, Sunday, July 21, from 4 to 5 p.m., at the Community Building, in Lincolnville Center. Brawn will display a series of twelve collage...

rapidly transitioning from peace to war in 1861 as 17,000 Mainers enlist

Brian Swartz talk: Maine in the Civil War

BELFAST — Civil War historian and blogger Brian Swartz will talk about “Maine’s Involvement in the Civil War” when he appears at the Belfast Free Library on Tuesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. Author of...

40 years later, how it happened and lessons learned

How America got to the Moon

ROCKLAND — On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon. Most Americans did not support the program; it was very expensive and an 'impossible' feat, well beyond our...

Library hosts farewell reception for children’s librarian

ROCKLAND — All are invited to the Children’s Room of the Rockland Public Library on Wednesday, July 24, at 3 p.m., to share stories and enjoy cake and other treats in honor of Children’s Librarian,...

Fins, Feathers and Fur opening reception

ROCKLAND — Come see the selected art during the opening reception of the Fins, Feathers & Fur juried art show at the Maine Coastal Islands Art Gallery, Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the...

Anders Anderson sails the world at 15, documents last days of sailing trade

Rockland’s John Anderson shares grandfather’s adventures in ‘Borne on the Wind’

ROCKLAND — Rockland native John Anderson will talk about his new book, Borne on the Wind, based on his grandfather’s journals, Tuesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m., in the Community Room of the...

‘you can observe very personal moments and intimate relationships’

Filmmaker Sybil Patten uses storytelling passion to share personal stories

CAMDEN — Sybil Patten has always had a love of storytelling and has made her passion a reality through a pair of projects over the last few years. Growing up in Camden, Patten attended area schools...

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Portland exhibit highlights Waldo County art history

PORTLAND — A current special exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art has deep connections with Belfast and Waldo County. “In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969” is an exhibit...

From the Middle of the World to Maine

Ecuador’s food and attractions: dinner talk at Penobscot School

ROCKLAND — Camden resident and Ecuadorean expatriate Pablo Espinosa will present a dinner and talk on Friday, July 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Penobscot Language School, 28 Gay Street, in...

Lobster: the poster child of a changing ecosystem

WALPOLE — Rick Wahle will present “The American Lobster – Poster Child of a Changing Marine Ecosystem,” Friday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m., in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center...

connecting Fort Pownal in Stockton Springs with Fort St. George in Thomaston

‘Richard Stimpson - Surveyor’: laying Belfast’s foundation

BELFAST — “Richard Stimpson, Early Settler and Surveyor” will be the presentation of the Belfast Historical Society’s meeting Monday, July 22, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free...

Strand Theatre

Members of The Band, Levon Helm Band come to Rockland

ROCKLAND — The Weight Band, featuring members of The Band and the Levon Helm Band, will appear on the Strand Theatre stage, Friday, August 9, at 7:30 p.m...

Happenings at Camden Library, July 18 - Aug 1

CAMDEN — Art reception, movies, plays, and lectures bring thought, culture, and entertainment to Camden Library between July 18 and August 1. Thursday, July 18, 4:30 p.m. Art Gallery Opening...

Weekend Spotlight: Red Hot Pirate Ship Cruise, E.B. White Party, Blues Fest Pub Crawl

See what I did there with that headline? Well, the 4th of July weekend may be over, but we’re onto the next red, white and blue festivities this weekend, including a funky little literary party...

Margaret Broucek’s first novel is ‘hilarious art out of disaster’

Absurdist comedy novel ‘The Futility Experts’ wins 2019 Maine Literary Award for fiction

People always want to know where authors get their ideas. Ask Margaret Broucek, author of the 2018 novel, The Futility Experts — and recent winner of the of the 2019 Maine Literary Awards in...

Revolutionary War captain, married Thomaston girl, paid off General Knox, fathered many future citizens

‘Ingraham Diaries’ authors to speak in Hope

HOPE — Tuesday, July 16, authors Peter and Eleanor Motley Richardson will speak on their mammoth publication, The Ingraham Diaries: 1795 - 1875. Before taking on this 1169-page illustrated...

Canadians and Americans battle to claim the bounty

‘Lobster War’ follows new fight above the traps

CAMDEN — On Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m., the Camden Public Library will screen Lobster War, the feature-length documentary about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters...

Arts on the Hill: Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (MoJO)

ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (aka MoJO) to Beech Hill Preserve on Monday, July 15, from 6:30 – 8 p.m., as part of the summer...

Dharma Talk: Spark Creativity

ROCKLAND — On Tuesday, July 23, from 6-8 p.m., Rebekah Younger, MFA, will give a dharma talk entitled “Spark Creativity” at Rockland Shambhala, 14 School Street, Rockland. The program is open to the...

Dance to The Right Track during Belfast Summer Nights

BELFAST — The Right Track will get you on the sizzlin' dance track at Belfast Summer Nights, Thursday, July 18, on Beaver Street, in Belfast, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Right Track, multi-talented...

Exhibit celebrating essence of TREES includes Brooks artists

TREVETT — Brooks-based artists Lesia Sochor and Kimberly Callas are are among artists who submitted works for Art to Celebrate the Essence of TREES. Sochor is represented with a painting from her...

Open Mic Plus

Sassafras Stomp plays Sandy Point Community Hall

STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Open Mic Plus series continues Wednesday, July 17, at 7 p.m., at the Sandy Point Community Hall, 684 US-1. The events run on the third Wednesday of every month, May through...

Teen Galaxy Tie Dye Socks at Belfast Free Library

BELFAST — Monday, July 15, at 6 p.m., Belfast Free Library will be having a Teen Galaxy Tie Dye Socks program. Join the Universe of Stories summer program, and make your own pair of tie dye socks....

Meet the artists at the Point: painting plein air at Pemaquid

BRISTOL — Meet and talk with painters who contribute to the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park, on Thursday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch painting...

Darling Marine Center science seminar series

Sea Grant director to discuss ‘Marine Science for Maine People’

WALPOLE — Gayle Zydlewski will discuss “Marine Science for Maine People: With a Surprise or Two,” Friday, July 12, at 10:30 a.m., in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center....

Rockport Library receives $50,000 grant from authors’ foundation

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library took another big step toward its fundraising goal, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation. “This generous grant really speaks to the...

A Different Slant: fiber artist talk

CUSHING — Kathareine Cobey, a fiber artist, will present her work with an informal talk and demonstration in her studio at 178 Salt Pond Road, in Cushing, Thursday, July 11, at 2 p.m., as part of the...

Hingham Singers to perform Peter, Paul and Mary music in Camden, Wiscasset

The Hingham Singers, a Boston-area-based ensemble will perform the music of Peter, Paul and Mary Friday, July 19, at the First Congregational Church, 28 High Street, in Wiscasset, and Saturday, July...

Kyle King, Math teacher and head of the high school division: how the school was developed

Green school concept is reality in Bali

BELFAST — The desire to raise a community of learners who want to make positive change in the world inspired the creation of a totally “green” K-12 school in Bali, Indonesia. On Thursday, July 18,...

Using oil and encaustic to explore colors and textures of nature

Belfast resident’s ‘Landscape Impressions’ on display

BELFAST — Landscape Impressions, an exhibit of encaustic and oil paintings by Belfast resident Karen K. Kulberg, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the...

28 painters from Midcoast Maine

‘Plein Air Painters - The Real Thing’ opens in Bremen

BREMEN — The group is called “Plein Air Painters - The Real Thing”, and consists of 28 painters from the Midcoast Maine area and a bit further north who paint plein air in the wider Damariscotta area...

Beef Up Your Buffer: Why ‘More is Better’

WASHINGTON — Runoff from gravel road and shoreland homesites is the Number 1 cause of lake, pond and stream pollution in the state of Maine. Water travelling over the surface of roads and yards...

Hey! How did that Dodge Viper get in here?

Owls Head Museum pays homage to America’s iconic Corvette

OWLS HEAD – The weather could not have been more perfect and a lot of tops were down at the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s All American Cruise-in held over the long July fourth...

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