Watts Hall Community Players brings the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone to life this summer. Performances run June 27 through July 6 for this "madcap love letter to the musicals of…
Culture
ROCKPORT — Inside Kelly Hokkanen's pocket-sized used bookstore measuring only 120 square feet, there are vast worlds — and the public is just starting to hear about it.
The Tiny Bookshop,…
BELFAST — For many years, the Fourth Friday Art Walk in Belfast has established itself as a summer staple for both residents and tourists alike.
"Belfast is known by…
speaking to the fleeting nature of time and memory
ROCKPORT — People visit the Atlantic coast for many reasons, including nostalgia tied to its history, culture, and unspoiled landscape. This is explored in "Letters from Home," on display May 31…
The DaPonte String Quartet and pianist Christopher O’Riley will perform piano quintets by Schumann and Korngold, in Camden and Waldoboro during June 2025.
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Join Darshan Music, a harmonious multi-instrument duo from Belfast, in a rousing and soulful evening of call-and-response singing, June 12.
Most songs are simple Sanskrit phrases with…
Falu Shah makes her Bay Chamber debut on Friday, May 23, at 7 p.m. Shah is a GRAMMY Award winner who has collaborated with musicians as diverse as Yo-Yo Ma, John…
Singer-songwriter Falu Shah presents “Falu’s Bazaar” on Saturday, May 24, at 11 a.m. Her performance will introduce children to the wonders of South Asian music,…
Bay Chamber's 2025 Summer Season features 28 concerts over 18 days.
The Summer Concert Series, beginning July 31, features eight concerts by internationally…
A Joyful Concert Celebrating and Supporting OUT Maine
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) will return to the stage with Sing OUT! - a vibrant and uplifting concert celebrating community, harmony, inclusion, and LGBTQIA+ pride. The…
reenactors honor nine veterans of three different wars
The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) is kicking off its 2025 season with a range of engaging events that invite the public to experience history in different ways.…
'let our book cart become a little piece of Thomaston’s creative spirit'
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Public Library is calling on the creativity of the community to help give one of its book carts a brand-new name. The library is inviting patrons of…
CAMDEN — The three-day schedule for this year’s Jazz in June festival is set, filling downtown Camden with live jazz over Father’s Day weekend.
Friday, June 13
The…
The Appleton Library, at 2916 Sennebec Road, Appleton, will be hosting local birding expert Gary Roberts of Deerfoot Farm. He will give a presentation on birding on…
ROCKLAND — A live broadcast from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera of Rossini’s effervescent comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)…
ROCKPORT — "Get ready to crank up the volume and feel the rhythm of giving!" said Children's House Montessori, in a news release.
Children’s…
featuring former members of 'The Band' and 'Levon Helm Band'
ROCKLAND — The Weight Band, featuring former members of The Band and the Levon Helm Band,…
ROCKLAND — Inner Works Healing Arts Center, on Cedar Street, is holding a summer art exhibit featuring sculpture by Barbara Davis and blown glass by Alex Facq. The opening reception will be held…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center invites the public to an art opening, Friday, May 30, from 4 to 6 p.m.,…
open rehearsal free to watch, Sunday, May 25
Down East Singers, Mozart Mentors Orchestra and four professional soloists will present Antonìn Dvořák's Requiem, Op. 89, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, at 4 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street…
Quarry Hill is offering a cider tasting and pairing event Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Anderson Inn.
Small craft cideries have made a name for themselves among beer and…
The Rockport Public Library will host an Edible Minecraft Festival on Saturday, May 31, at 10:30 a.m. Families are invited to compete in a Minecraft-themed bake-off. Participants should create…
The Waldoboro Public Library’s is again teaming up with artists and crafters for the fifth annual Great Art for Great Reads Art Show and Online Auction. This event supports the Waldoboro Library,…
Join the artists Saturday, May 24, from 4 - 7 p.m., at the Opening Celebration of “Just a Few Friends,” the season opener at Salt Pond Studio, Friendship.
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Local Color Gallery welcomes Sean Hasey, guest artist, and David Estey, new gallery member. Both artists’ works may be seen beginning Tuesday, May 20, and both will give short artists’ talks at 5:…
The Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County will present the second half of the film From Ground Zero, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 6 pm, at the Belfast Free Library.
An award…
The virtual museum experience takes a multi-facted journey through the iconic industry
ROCKLAND—Sebastian and Coral Crissey, both 25, just launched the state's first virtual Maine Lobster Museum this week…
Darshan Music - Live Kirtan will be held Thursday, June 12, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., at 295 Beech Hill Rd, Rockport.
Join Darshan Music, a harmonious multi-instrument duo…
Kray Van Kirk will perform Folk, Americana story songs, Tuesday, May 27, at 6 p.m., at Camden Public Library.
A fine finger-style guitarist with a…
Live Birds and Deadly Forces: Birding and Northwoods mystery writing come together at Camden library
The Camden Public Library welcomes an unlikely duo: a birding guide and naturalist (who's not a novelist) and a Northwoods mystery author (who's not a birder). What could they have in common? What…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
New Orleans native and Grammy-nominated Andrew Duhon has been busy racking up rave reviews over the past decade. On Friday, May 23 he makes a rare appearance in Maine, performing just one show…
Thursday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m., at Rockland Public Library, local author E.K. Sathue will discuss her novel youthjuice, in which a 29-year-old copywriter…
Opening Reception June 27
Arts In The Barn/ Cushing Historical Society is starting summer off with a community exhibit called “The Boat Show” June 27 through 29, 2025.
This show is non-juried and will feature…
helping participants connect with their core to feel calm and content, even in the midst of a chaotic world
The Knox Clinic, Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC), and Barbara Davis, REAT, LCSW, are once again collaborating to bring a free mindful art class to the community. This expressive arts…
the harmonious feeling of being in just the right spot
CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents "Landscape", an exhibition of paintings from T. Allen Lawson, Tom Curry, Ken DeWaard, Colin Page, Robert Pollien, Ray Roberts, and Holden Willard…
Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine's community handbell choir, will present a spring concert weekend on Saturday, May 31, at 4 p.m., in Waldoboro, and on Sunday, June 1, at 4 p.m., in Camden.…
Balancing Safety as you Expand your List of Edibles
On Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library will host Maine mycologist and author Greg Marley for a talk titled, “Foraging for Wild Mushrooms; Balancing Safety as you Expand your…
Rockport Conservation Commission's 2025 Climate Series
ROCKPORT — The last talk in the Rockport Conservation Commission's 2025 Climate Series at the Rockport Public Library will explore the critical role of natural lands and…
ROCKLAND — Have you ever wondered what makes a poem a sonnet? Are you a writer who is curious about the form?
Reencountering the Sonnet: Millay,…
For those coming back to Maine, here's what's new...
MIDCOAST—This…
“The Grand Army of the Republic: How Warrior Identity and Survivor Obligation Drove Union Veterans to Fight Jim Crow” will be the topic of the Belfast Historical Society’s meeting, Monday, May 19…
Low-lying, working waterfront communities throughout Maine are disproportionately vulnerable
Join the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, to explore sea level rise science and coastal flooding impacts in Rockland.
Low-lying…
the compelling saga of A Maine-based company daring to rewrite the narrative of domestic production
The Rockport Library Foundation will host an evening with award-winning journalist and author Rachel Slade on Friday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House. Slade will give a slideshow…
Camden Public Library welcomes Jean Matlack, a member of the nonprofit Midcoast Maine Green Burial (MMGB), for a presentation on Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m., in the Picker Room.
MMGB is…
BANGOR — An exhibition of twenty never exhibited paintings by Stockton Springs Artist Peter Walls will open on Friday, May 16, at The Zillman Art Museum for its summer…
KEA TESSEYMAN IS BACK WITH HER NEW SHOW
The Kinetic Energy Alive Dance…
an interactive talk inspired by his popular UMA philosophy course
ROCKPORT — UMA’s Rockland Center is hosting an engaging evening of fresh ideas and meaningful conversation called …
BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival seeks poets and writers, artists, performers, and workshop facilitators to join this year’s program, which celebrates the Festival’s 20 year. Events geared…
