August’s Sunday Classic film presentation at Strand Theatre stars Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby in High Society…
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Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
Shore Road Gallery Art Experience and Exhibit with three Maine artists: Amy Tingle, Guest Artist, and resident artists Amy and…
CUSHING — Arts In The Barn will hold its final community show of the season, “Creations in Cushing," August 28 - 30, 2026, at Arts In The Barn, 17 Hathorne Point Road. And opening reception…
ROCKLAND — Award-winning singer-songwriter and saxophonist Vanessa Collier and her band will be at the Strand Theatre stage, Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30…
Coastal Mountains Land Trust will hold a special performance as part of the 2026 Arts on the Hill concert series.
The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort, featuring vocalist…
Belfast Senior College students share their research findings
“History with Pizzazz” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting on Monday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room in the Belfast Free Library.
Four students from the Belfast…
Searsmont Town Library hosts a special intimate and laid-back in-library concert on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 3 p.m., featuring Sophie Davis and Luke Fatora playing duets…
two special consignments will support Maine causes: Make-A-Wish Maine and Robbins Lumber Relief Fund
OWLS HEAD — More than a century of transportation history will come together in Midcoast Maine when the 48th Annual New England Auto Auction returns to the Owls Head Transportation Museum, August…
The Gawler Family Band will perform in a lawn concert on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library.…
visually exploring animist possibilities within the local landscape
Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Nell Parker from August 25 through September 20. She will talk about her work, New Topics: Spirits in the Land, at the August Art Walk reception on Friday…
Searsport's latest restaurant features innovative dishes from Thai restaurateur
SEARSPORT—Supannee Saengwong, chef and owner of the newly opened Sakura Harbor restaurant in Searsport, takes immense pride in her culinary craft—and it shows.
Take the Sakura Special…
authors, presentations, food trucks; raffle to benefit the Library
The 7th annual Maine Book Festival will be held Aug. 22, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library,…
The Belle of Belgrade bus takes guests on themed rides all over the state
MIDCOAST—It's a book crawl...on wheels!
On Saturday, August 2, at 9 a.m. in Augusta, 10 women—some who knew one another—some who didn't—…
Opening Remarks by Bob Keyes, Chair of the Maine Arts Commission
“Rattle The Cage” at a free performance event by artists/activists of The Forty Hour Club, Sunday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at the group’s environmental art installation “A Hole For One!", currently on…
A studio open house and garden tour will be held at Everyday Pottery by Mary Trotochaud, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Everyday Pottery by Mary Trotochaud…
CAMDEN — Legendary folk singer-songwriter and guitarist Tom Rush will bring his celebrated blend of music, storytelling, humor, and American roots traditions to the Camden Opera…
Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (MoJO) will be at John Street Church on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. MoJO plays modern and traditional big band music in a variety of styles.…
Searsmont Town Library welcomes back the Pine Tree Flyers to the 'Live Outside the Library' concert series on Saturday, August 15. The concert will begin at 4 p.…
blending American folk music and New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine ancient mythology
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen the live theater capture of Hadestown: The Musical, Anaïs Mitchell's genre-defying musical theater.…
The air around Simonton Corner fills with music every summer Wednesday evening through September 9, according to the Rockport Masonic Center, in a news release.
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the destruction of their fledgling democracy; One by one, they lost fundamental rights
Camden Public Library is sponsoring a history lecture on the dilemma that German citizens faced in the years leading up to the second world war. David K. Wessel, retired U.S. diplomat, life-long…
opening reception is August 28
The sixth annual Great Art for Great Reads Art Show and Online Auction at the Waldoboro Public Library runs from August 17-September 11. Online bidding will be open between August 28 and September…
Shore Road Gallery Art Experience and Exhibit will be open to the public on August 28 and 29 with three Maine artists: guest artist Amy Tingle, and resident…
An Artists Reception for "Seasoned on Monhegan" will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, from 3 - 7 p.m., at Salt Pond Studio, with live performance at 5 p.m. by Gary…
WALDOBORO — Gravedigger's Daughter presents "Mason & Dixon," a solo exhibition of photographs by Drew Leventhal, on view …
Martha White (granddaughter of E.B. White) and Melissa Sweet
Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet Martha White and Melissa Sweet on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m., to celebrate that day’s release of…
Magee to be presented 'Living Legend Award'
CUSHING — Alan Magee, distinguished artist, illustrator and a longtime resident of Cushing, will present "Stories from Five Decades" in an Arts In The Barn event, Wednesday, Aug. 12,…
On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m., Blue Raven Gallery (374 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841) will present acclaimed poet Kim Addonizio and…
'clever observations and stories drawn from his own experiences'
Watts Hall Community Arts will welcome national touring comedian Lee Hardin to Watts Hall, 174 Main Street in Thomaston, for one night of clean stand-up comedy on…
TENANTS HARBOR — "Local mystery fans and aspiring writers have a special opportunity to meet a master of suspense next week," said Jackson Memorial…
This year, the Reception and Live Auction tickets are complimentary
The Camden Public Library presents “Camden on Canvas,” a plein-air fundraiser being held in Camden and surrounding communities August 21-23, 2026, culminating in a…
celebrating America's 250th Anniversary through free book exchange
To promote one of the pillars of its organization's mission, the Penobscot Expedition Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has donated 25 copies…
Stories of Maine’s WWII Service Members
Some stories cross an ocean to come home. On Saturday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m., the Thomaston Historical Society welcomes Aimee Gagnon Fogg, founder of They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle…
ROCKPORT — Join The Hot Suppers for an evening of live music at Beech Hill Preserve on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m., as part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts…
fundraiser for Penobscot Bay YMCA Summer Camp Program
Penobscot Bay YMCA presents "Maine Summers with the Wyeths: A Lecture by Victoria Wyeth" on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 2:30 p.m…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) invites Maine artists to submit work for ARTinME 2026, our fourth annual juried exhibition celebrating the power and presence of large-format art. This…
mistaken for a pickpocket, Chaplin’s tramp flees into the ring of a traveling circus
Rockland Public Library presents a movie screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus …
fine art landscape painting through the vision of four very different approaches
Arts In The Barn/Cushing Historical Society presents “Landscape: degrees of Abstraction”, the paintings of Seth Aylmer, Lisa Kyle, Lee Talboys and Jim Lynch; August 21 to 23, opening Friday, Aug.…
camden librarian, local astronomer, Central Maine Astronomical Society
ROCKPORT — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust, the Camden Public Library and the Central Maine Astronomical Society "for a magical evening under the stars,"…
delivering ‘'seed sculptures' to the water where the river meets the sea
CUSHING — Join Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) for the final SEED event with artist Lihua Lei Farley on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 - 4 p.m.…
panel discussion with Maine Dept. of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty and Maine Public’s Susan Sharon, Moderated by Jennifer Rooks
On Monday, August 24, Maine Public will be at the Gracie Theatre in Bangor for a special screening of an upcoming documentary called…
their craft, conceiving plot lines, and what's next for their characters
Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and booksigning by Maine authors Tess Gerritsen and Paul Doiron on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. The event will take place at…
Hot? Enjoy the "dog" days of summer with the Rockland Poetry Peers on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m., in Rockland Public Library’s Community Room.…
From August 9 – 16, Mosaic Restaurant in Camden is partnering with local artists and local businesses to raise funds for Lily Robbins. Lily was severely burned and injured in the Robbin…
"Everybody Loves Pirates"
Join the Carver Memorial Library on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 1:30 p.m., as Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers presents "Everybody Loves Pirates". This show will be held at…
Teens aged 11-17 are invited to join staff at the Belfast Free Library on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 3 - 4 p.m., to begin their own crocheted animal. …
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m., join the Thomaston Historical Society at the Federated Church as Sandra L. Hoekstra brings Thomaston's Revolutionary transformation to life.
"Discover…
War Memorial Post 30, located at 91 Pearl St., will host a Midsummer Jazz Session on Sunday, Aug. 16. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and the music kicks off with an open jam session at 2 p.m. All…
