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meals all crafted in commercial kitchen
Maine’s answer to all-natural MREs (Meals Ready To Eat)
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 12:15pm

BELFAST — Campers and hikers have long relied on civilian MREs, the military term for Meals Ready to Eat, those self-contained, individual field rations in lightweight packaging. But, as anyone who has ever ripped open a pouch of Chili Mac can attest, there’s the good, the bad and the unpalatable. And then, there’s the superb. The Maine Meal, based in Skowhegan, is a company producing all-natural, gourmet recipes made by chef Mark LaCasse. Sourcing from local farmers and fishermen, including...
Get inspired for one’s own gardens
Mainers get free pass to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this weekend
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 12:00pm

BOOTHBAY— If it’s rain, clouds or sunshine this weekend, it doesn’t matter. Mainers will be able to get into Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for free this Saturday through Monday, May 26-28, the only time this perk is offered during the year. “We know that it is sometimes hard to be a tourist in your own state, so we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to explore the great resource that we have here in Boothbay,” said Marketing Director Kris Folsom. “We sometimes take for...
A Manga short book review
Manga 101: Imperfect Girl
Wed, 05/23/2018 - 1:15pm

Imperfect Girl , by Niso Isin and Mitsuri Hattori, is a psychological horror/mystery story. It follows an aspiring author who comes across a girl who seems devoid of a conscience. He watches her, as her friend is killed by a car, and sees her save her video game before going to check on her friend. She assumed no one saw, but soon realizes the young author saw everything. Later that night, the young man is greeted by a surprise visitor. While he is working at his desk he feels a sharp...
Affordable, small-scale music production
Belfast’s Forest Audio gives musicians a professional sound
Tue, 05/22/2018 - 12:15pm

BELFAST — Forest Audio, a 16-track music production studio on the back side of the candy-striped building on 9 Field Street, has only been in existence for a little more than a year, but, local musicians already like the sound of it. Steve Chiasson, a singer-songwriter and musician, just wanted to create a comfortable, welcoming studio space, not just for musicians, but also for storytellers, audio book production and really, any creative enterprise requiring an audio recording. “My own...
Grand re-opening is Friday, May 25 at 69 Main Street
Belfast Harbor Artisans gets new home on Main Street
Tue, 05/22/2018 - 11:30am

BELFAST—More than 60 artists and 18 members of Belfast Harbor Artisans have, once again, found a home on 69 Main Street in Belfast. After their lease ran out three years ago across the street, the artist cooperative found themselves without a gallery. “We have been looking for a space ever since,” said Nancy Davies Tang, the cooperative’s spokesperson. “We were very happy to find this spot,” said Lou Davies-James, one of the members. “We couldn’t be any more thrilled to be back. Belfast is a...
Francine Bistro building purchased, renovated for new tenant
Tue, 05/22/2018 - 8:30am

CAMDEN — Mark Senders, new owner of the Francine Bistro building on 55 Chestnut Street in Camden, has a long association with the former restaurant run by chef Brian Hill. Senders, who is current owner of The Bagel Café on 25 Mechanic Street in Camden and the Big T Snack Shack operating part-time out of the Camden Snow Bowl’s concession area, recently purchased the building from the Lookner family. He is seeking a new tenant for the former restaurant. “I had a long history with Leonard Lookner...
Camden’s harborside Blaze Brewing Co. set to open in June
Fri, 05/18/2018 - 4:30pm

CAMDEN — The roll out for the Camden location of Blaze Brewing Co. is right on schedule for a June opening. Maine restaurateur Matt Haskell took the winter to fine tune plans for the new microbewery, which is sandwiched between his two restaurants, Hoxbill, a casual fine dining restaurant overlooking the harbor on Bay View Landing and their soon-to-open Japanese counter-service izakaya, or pub, called Kurafuto. Joined in the center is the dramatic glass-enclosed microbrewery production room on...
Tech-free summer ideas
Adventure guide company Wanderlust Camden launches June 1
Fri, 05/18/2018 - 9:30am

CAMDEN — For outdoor enthusiasts, the Midcoast is a playground of mountains, lakes, rivers, forest and the ocean. However, not everybody has experienced it. Perhaps, it’s because they didn’t have the right equipment, didn’t know where to go, or thought that adventure day tripping was only something tourists did. A new Camden-based business is poised to introduce this outdoor world to all. On June 1, entrepreneur Ali Farrell is set to launch Wanderlust Camden, a Maine adventure guide to local...
Erickson Fields: a quick, black-fly-free spring hike
Thu, 05/17/2018 - 9:30am

ROCKPORT— Want an easy early morning or after-work blast of nature, but don’t want the sweat or the black flies? Erickson Fields Preserve, tucked off Route 90 in Rockport, is a serene trail through a former dairy farm. Right now, there are a few wildflowers blooming beside the trail’s streams and ferns unfurling. The flat, even trail makes for a great, meditative walk or the perfect trail run. The Layout This family-friendly and dog-friendly 1.4-mile trail loops through fields...
Tech-free summer ideas
An entire world under your nose exists in a vernal pool
Tue, 05/15/2018 - 7:45pm

SEARSPORT — What exactly is a vernal pool? The definition of vernal is something that happens in spring and a pool is fairly evident, but the words put together, and it becomes somewhat enchanting, for it means an ephemeral pool or shallow pond that provides a habitat for certain creatures in the spring before it dries out in the summer. On Wednesday, May 9, nearly a dozen people gathered at Sears Island to check out a vernal pool with Dr. Aram Calhoun, Professor of Wetlands Ecology at UMaine...
What shifted around last winter, since you’ve been gone
Welcome back to Rockland, Snowbirds 2018!
Mon, 05/14/2018 - 7:00pm

It seemed like last year Rockland had the most changes over the winter, but this year, except for a little shuffling, things have been relatively quiet. Here's what happened over the fall and winter— what's open, what's closed, what's new. Restaurant/Brew News After the closure of 3Crow last year, many wondered what would become of the elegant space at 449 Main Street. Jenn Rockwell, along with her father Rick Rockwell, of Rockland Realty, who own the building, converted it...
A ‘Gem’ of a natural, locally-made treat for outdoor enthusiasts
Mon, 05/14/2018 - 10:30am

BELFAST—Outdoor lovers take note: Energy Gem, a Maine-made nutty, power food, should be on your next outdoor excursion’s shopping list. Some of the locals may remember Liz Coldren, a pie maker, informally known as the Pie Lady of Camden from 2007 to 2014. She is now the owner/manufacturer of Energy Gem. “One day, one of my customers requested a gluten-free crust, so I started experimenting with making pie crusts out of nuts and sweetener, but they stuck to my Pyrex plate,” she said of her...
Five creative ways to celebrate Mom on Mother’s Day
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 12:00pm

Flowers are nice , and taking her to brunch is a given, but in addition to your go-to gifts this year, Penobscot Bay Pilot has five inspired ways to celebrate the mother in your life on Sunday, May 13. The Pampered Gift There are so many ways you can give her a gift of self care that she would never buy for herself around the Midcoast. From massages, to facials to spas and skincare products , there are a number of local businesses you can...
What shifted around last winter, since you’ve been gone
Welcome back to Camden-Rockport, Snowbirds 2018
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 8:45am

Once the snow is gone, the Birds come back—and they always want to know what happened over the fall and winter. Here’s what's open, what's closed, what's new in Camden-Rockport..and points beyond. Restaurant News What Has Closed Francine Bistro There’s been a seismic shuffle of restaurant news this winter, starting with the abrupt announcement in November that Francine Bistro on Chestnut Street in Camden was closing and would re-...
Lincolnville Community Center transformed into a multi-station spa
Free spa day in Lincolnville benefits New Hope For Women
Mon, 05/07/2018 - 12:45pm

LINCOLNVILLE—After a long and cold winter, it was time to be pampered and “create your best self.” Entrepreneurs Kelly Carey, Ashley Holmes and Barbara Biscone reached out to a number of health and wellness practitioners and vendors and on Saturday, May 5, transformed Lincolnville’s Community Center into a pleasing spa— free to all with donations supporting New Hope For Women. Once inside, people had to remove their shoes and don flip flops. The entire room was partitioned off with gauzy room...
In business
North Haven Brewery, second Midcoast island brewery, opens for season
Fri, 05/04/2018 - 8:45am

NORTH HAVEN—So many home brewers in Maine are thinking of turning their hobby into a business, but North Haven siblings Ben Lovell and Liz Lovell along with Ben’s best friend Jesse Davisson, knew that they would have more than just the normal challenges if they wanted to start a brewery on the island. “We just had one of those winters where we were both fisherman; he is the captain now, but at that point we were just lowly sternmen,” said Lovell. “W e had a bunch of time and decided to mess...
Linda Zeigler’s funny, touching story was a hit at the Sweet Tree Arts’ annual storytelling event
Unexpected love at the hot dog stand
Fri, 05/04/2018 - 8:30am

HOPE — A good story has conflict and drama, or as Jack from the show, Will & Grace, calls “conflama.” A great story also has laughs, pathos, and a surprise ending. Linda Zeigler, one of the participants of the Sweet Tree Arts’ most recent annual story SLAM, had all of that and more. With an innate interest in public storytelling after attending a Live MOTH Radio Hour storytelling event last June in Portland with her daughter-in-law, she wrote a few short stories, playing with the idea of...
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship soon-to-be grad takes her skills in new direction
From cabinets to coffins: the evolution of a young woodworker
Fri, 05/04/2018 - 8:15am

ROCKPORT—Rachel Davis, 35, is one of the students about to graduate from the Center For Furniture Craftsmanship. Among the many intricate, beautiful student-made pieces currently showing at the center’s gallery, Davis’s maple casepiece is deceivingly simple when viewed straight on. The display cabinet, which is hung on the wall, has a stained glass door and Shaker drawers. The complexities lie in the casepiece. When viewed from the side, there’s a visual surprise: a honeycomb of holes where the...
Adds to four more breweries opening in the Midcoast this spring
Odd Alewives, new Waldoboro farmhouse brewery opens May 3
Mon, 04/30/2018 - 8:15am

WALDOBORO — Even though it feels remote, one of the latest breweries opening in the Midcoast area is a stone’s throw from Moody’s Diner off Route 1. Odd Alewives Farm Brewery, founded by John and Sarah McNeil, sits on 22 acres of gardens and forest. The brewery and tasting room are a converted 1850s alpaca barn that sits next to their farmhouse. While John works with a 10-barrel system on one side of the barn, Sarah will oversee the tasting room. With quirky bowed floors, handcrafted counters...
Trekkapalooza’s annual rockin’ fundraiser is tonight April 27
Young ‘zesty’ band set to compete in Battle of the Bands
Fri, 04/27/2018 - 1:00pm

ROCKLAND—Peytonious Maximus is all grown up. Some of you may remember her in a “Hail To The Rad Kids” story I did on Peyton Feener in 2013 when she was just 17 with her mermaid colored hair, playing drums in her bedroom. Even back then she was in the beginnings of a band, which took solid form, when she and her friend, Jake Nagy, gave it a name: drive by todd. She’s now 22, and together with Nagy, 23, on lead guitar, they cycled through a number of members before...
Earth Flow + Fire and Earth Candy occupy former speakeasy space
Hot yoga studio, vegan juice bar to open in Rockland in early May
Thu, 04/26/2018 - 12:15pm

ROCKLAND — It’s been a long time since someone had to give the secret knock before entering the once famed and former speakeasy in the basement of the Thorndike building on Tillson Avenue, but this May, Earth Flow + Fire, a hot yoga studio with an adjoining vegan juice bar named Earth Candy, will transform the space and open its doors to the public. Leslie and Bob Fillnow have leased the space, which has been long dormant. At one time in the mid-1930s, after Prohibition ended, it became a local...
Go For It: Adventures to try on April 23 for ‘Take A Chance Day’
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 1:00pm

Spring cleaning isn’t just about the house or car; it’s also a great time to do an internal inventory. “Take A Chance Day” is celebrated nationally on April 23 as a way to motivate people toward completing unaccomplished goals or dreams. As ‘take a chance’ means setting yourself up to conquer potential failure, it’s a good way to spur yourself out of your comfort zone. Here are some suggestions in Maine, both locally and afar. Jump Out Of A Plane Skydive New England (...
West Bay Rotary's annual e-Waste-Plus event coincides with Earth Day
Tons of broken electronics diverted from landfill
Sat, 04/21/2018 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT—By noon on Saturday, April 21, a 40-foot truck at the former Rockport Elementary School on West Street in Rockport was packed to the brim with old, discarded and broken electronics, with another 20-foot truck on standby to fill up. West Bay Rotary’s directors and volunteers were on hand to collect, unload and pack up what they call “ewaste” or electronic waste such as televisions, CPUs, monitors, copiers, printers, ink cartridges, FAX machines, scanners, laptops, microwave ovens,...
A Manga short book review
Manga 101: Fire Punch
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 5:30pm

Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto, was voted edgiest manga beginning in 2018, so it is definitely not a good read for the squeamish! If you are not one of the faint-hearted, it is a fantastic read with incredibly well developed characters. Orphaned siblings Agni, a male and Luna, a female, were born in a world with blessed people. These are people with a certain specific abilities that aren’t available to normal humans. The world suffers from an eternal extreme ice age, because of a...
Hail To the Rad Kids
Thirteen-year-old intuitive photographer gets up close and personal with nature
Mon, 04/16/2018 - 9:30am

BELFAST—After Zuber Yacoe, 13, is done with his homeschooled curriculum for the day, he’ll often take his iPhone with him outside and just roam around. He doesn’t know what he’s looking for, but with a budding photographer’s eye, he looks at the world around him closely, sometimes down on his hands and knees. It’s all to get the right photo, something that comes intuitively to him. “I just like to go wherever it’s wild,” he said. “Usually, I am looking for something, but then I find something...
In business: Permanent Expressions Tattoo Parlor in its new Belfast space
What’s black and white and red all over?
Fri, 04/13/2018 - 1:00pm

BELFAST— Joshua Ard, the only tattoo artist in Belfast and Permanent Expressions’ owner, has spent the last eight years honing his craft in the the basement space of the Masonic Temple building on Main Street. It was a unique layout, perfect for his small tattoo business, but hidden from the typical foot traffic. The time had come to make a change. With all of the shuffling of business locations going on in Belfast this past winter, Ard decided to lease the prominent second floor space above...
2018 Artists and Makers Conference, and thoughts on the creative enterprise
Peter Korn on ‘what is the nature of a good life?’
Mon, 04/09/2018 - 11:00am

NORTHPORT—Close to 200 people attended the Artists and Makers Conference, Friday, April 6, at Point Lookout in Northport. For artists and crafters in the creative economy, the Archipelago/Island Institute-sponsored event offered a full day with three tracts of sessions: Foundational, for those just starting a business; Transformational, for those in the process of growing their business; and Inspirational, those who are established but looking for inspiration. With more than 22 presenters from...
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery offers ‘Whiskey Wednesdays,’ demonstrations on distilling
It’s a monster mash!
Sat, 04/07/2018 - 6:15pm

UNION—On a raw, rainy day in April, the interior of Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery was warm and inviting with the pleasant aroma of oatmeal in the air. Co-owner Keith Bodine was using an oar to move 500 pounds of malted barley in a stainless steel cooker that was partially filled with 125 gallons of hot water. “We’ve always used Maine produced barley,” said Keith Bodine. “And we like using barley from Maine Malt House. They were the only ones actually available when we started distilling...
Penobscot Marine Museum exhibits Ruohomaa’s work at Camden Public Library April 3
Kosti Ruohomaa, one of Maine’s most famous photographers, is rediscovered
Tue, 04/03/2018 - 12:45pm

SEARSPORT — The name Kosti Ruohomaa may not be familiar to everyone, but the Rockland photographer’s work is well known across the globe. And after Penobscot Marine Museum acquired his life’s work through the Black Star of New York this past fall, one of Maine most famous photographers is about to have a career revival. Kosti Comes Home: An Exhibit of Maritime Images by Maine’s Iconic Photographer Kosti Ruohomaa. Ruohomaa biographer Deanna Bonner-Ganter will introduce the show...
Hope apiaries craft natural candles from pure Maine beeswax
Handcrafted candles that look, and smell, sweet enough to eat
Tue, 04/03/2018 - 12:15pm

HOPE—Easter has come and gone but in many homes, small beeswax candles in the shape of bunnies and Easter Eggs, made by Susie Smith, serve as the holiday’s fragrant reminder. Smith has been handcrafting the naturally colored and honey-scented pure beeswax candles for 10 years at her home studio in Hope on property she shares with her husband, David Smith. David is a beekeeper and the Smiths make honey, as well as maple syrup. The natural byproducts of the hive have become the basis for Susie’s...
Four April food, drink and art events that will have you feeling it’s Spring!
Mon, 04/02/2018 - 4:00pm

Spring is tentatively making its way back to Maine. We’ve got four food/drink/art events that appeal to both men and women and will have you looking forward to longer, warmer days ahead. So get out there and enjoy Maine! First Friday Veuve Cliquot Sip and Art Walk Friday, April 6, Portland Now, this is the way to do it. Kicking off Portland’s first Art Walk of the season, the elegant Jessica Johnson Beauty studio (15 Middle Street) is pouring a free glass of...
The light that comes in makes a joyful space
Belfast’s Out on a Whimsey Toys doubles space, re-opens in historic building
Wed, 03/28/2018 - 12:00pm

BELFAST—A menagerie of giant stuffed llamas, lions and giraffes peek out the massive windows on the corner of Main and High streets, a welcoming touch for the newly renovated corner building, which once housed lawyers and bankers. On March 16, 2018, Out on a Whimsey Toys, Midcoast’s largest toy store, re-opened its nine-foot doors to the public. Deb Hall, owner of the 25-year-old business, along with her son, Bryant Hall, owner of Northport’s Pizza Permare, have been working hard to move over...
Hail To The Rad Kids
Meet Pia, portraitist and future novelist
Wed, 03/28/2018 - 12:00pm

BELFAST — How many people do you know who can draw skillful, detailed portraits in a sketchbook while in the backseat of a moving car or on the bench of a ferry as it rolls back and forth on the waves? Pia Gibson, 14, can. I first saw one of her portraits at the Young Artists Gallery Takeover exhibition at Waterfall Arts. It was an incredibly detailed graphite pencil drawing of Shoma Uno, a Japanese Olympic figure skater, I later discovered. “I was watching him skate one day and I just wanted...
Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Pioneers, Innovators & Maineseries
Two breweries, one winery: How they broke the mold
Mon, 03/26/2018 - 12:00pm

OWLS HEAD—Everyone loves a good success story, but they happen to love it just a little bit more when there is a mini-tasting event afterward. As part of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s winter education four-part series celebrating the pioneers and innovators of Maine’s business community, two local craft brewers and one vintner shared their stories with a crowd of approximately 50 people at the museum on Saturday, March 24, 2018. “This is our third event this winter and we’ve chosen certain...
Catch Carla Skinder’s slide talk on kayaking next to wildlife March 21
A refuge of wildlife in Rockland’s quietest gallery
Wed, 03/21/2018 - 9:00am

ROCKLAND—At the intersection of Water Street and Main Street, there is a quiet gallery on the second floor of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center that is worth checking out during a lunch break or after a stressful day. Glass-enclosed and full of natural light with views of the ocean, this under-the-radar gallery brings nature and wildlife inside with each exhibit, offering a place to recharge while winter still lingers. Two artists share the gallery space...
A Manga 101 short book review on a zombie apocalypse
‘I Am A Hero’
Tue, 03/20/2018 - 9:45am

“I Am A Hero” follows a mentally unhinged manga artist named Hideo Suzuki. He is downtrodden and a bit dumpy, and has an emotionally abusive girlfriend who is an alcoholic. “I Am A Hero” is basically an extreme underdog story. Much like in real life, there are underlying hints of the escalating danger in the background. It is revealed in the news, or just people talking in the background, that people are getting bitten. It's an interesting comment on the author's part, to note how easy it is...
From trackside to Trackside Station Restaurant, a building’s evolution
Rockland’s Railroad Station turns 100 this month
Fri, 03/16/2018 - 11:00pm

ROCKLAND—Today, if you walk through the doors of Trackside Station Restaurant in Rockland, you’ll see a U-shaped bar on one side, a host of tables on the other and locals enjoying a meal or a drink. Known for being a comfortable watering hole, it’s a good place to watch Sunday football on the giant TV screens. Zip back 100 years ago to March, 1918. Construction on a brand new train station had begun the year before and had just been completed. The Rockland Courier Gazette published an...
Belfast Farmer’s Market offers fresh ingredients for a classic St. Patrick’s Day meal
Fri, 03/16/2018 - 1:15pm

BELFAST—On Friday, March 16, for those shopping at the Belfast Farmer’s Market in the greenhouse of Aubuchon Hardware in Belfast, there were plenty of fresh, farm-grown ingredients to make a classic Irish dish for St. Patrick’s Day—including corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, Irish pasties and Irish soda bread. Market members cooked up and put out a spread of dishes for a free public tasting. Each was made with ingredients they grew or produced and were available for purchase at the market...
The history of Rockland’s train stations
Fri, 03/16/2018 - 8:30am

One hundred years ago this month, the Rockland Courier Gazette announced the opening of the Maine Central Railroad’s new train station in Rockland at the corner of Union and Pleasant streets. From 1918 to 1959, this impressive brick structure served as a Maine Central Station. It has had several other lives since then and is currently used as the Trackside Station Restaurant. To recognize its historic importance, in 1978, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic...
Updated with new listings
2018 St. Paddy’s Day rundown
Fri, 03/16/2018 - 8:00am

Finally! After the last several years of calling in “the Irish flu” the next day at work, St. Paddy’s Day falls on a Saturday this year. That means more time all day long to sample an Irish breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Midcoast (and beyond) with a nip or two of the good stuff. As we said last year, get your Uber money ready or get a DD who drives responsibly! Belfast Rollie’s Bar and Grill One of the few places that opens at the crack o’ dawn (6 a.m.)...
Artwork from seven schools, homeschooled students, ranges from abstract to political
Young artists take over Waterfall Arts Gallery in Belfast
Wed, 03/14/2018 - 3:30pm

BELFAST—For the third year, the walls of Waterfall Arts’ Clifford and Corridor Galleries are covered in children’s and teenagers’ art—some of it as recognizable as what you’d find on a refrigerator at home and some, arresting enough to stop and try to find out how old the artist is. To celebrate Arts Education month, Waterfall Arts kicked off an opening reception March 2, showcasing artwork from kindergarteners to high schoolers. Artwork came from half dozen area schools, from individual...
Kerry Gross covered 5,800 miles and interviewed 27 inspirational women
A year later, ‘Women Who Dare’ founder finishes cross-country bike trip back to Maine
Tue, 03/06/2018 - 10:45am

CAMDEN—One year ago, we interviewed Camden native Kerry Gross, who was about to embark on a cross-country bicycle tour from San Francisco back home to Maine. Her goal? To interview inspirational women all along the way and to turn those interviews into a series of podcasts called “Women Who Dare.” Gross received about half the funding for her goal, but that didn’t deter her. “I didn’t let it stop me,” she said. “Instead of going to restaurants at the end of the day, I’d shop at the grocery...
Sachiko Clough teaches the art of Japanese flower arranging
Grey skies, bright blooms: The delicate composition of Ikebana
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 12:45pm

ROCKLAND — On a grey, Saturday morning in Rockland, the weather forecast calls for more snow during the weekend as adult students sit around a work table at the Penobscot Language School. Surrounded by bright bunches of baby’s breath, chrysanthemums and lilies, participants are contemplative as they try their hand at Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arrangement. Sachiko Clough, a Penobscot Language School instructor, examines the arrangements from each student, providing guidance on...
Cheap Dates: Wild and Scenic Film Fest lets you bask in the virtual outdoors
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 1:45pm

DAMARISCOTTA — Right toward the end of February, everyone is feeling the slow grind of cabin fever in Maine, so it’s perfect timing for the arrival of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, screening Monday, Feb. 26 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta — free to the public. And as you know when it comes to this column, if it’s free, it’s Cheap Dates-approved! So what is the Wild & Scenic Film Festival? Much like the Banff Film Festival, this is a five-day festival that kicks off in California...
Where to celebrate National Margarita Day in the Midcoast
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 12:45pm

Whether it’s frozen or on the rocks or served with a fruity or spicy twist, Thursday, Feb. 22, is National Margarita Day and locals have a definite opinion on where to get the best one in The Midcoast. Here are restaurants/bars from Belfast to Rockland that lean heavily on Mexican flavors and feature a Killer Margarita. Belfast Neighborhood is Belfast’s go-to for a fusion Mexi-style menu and with a Spicy Mango Margarita, made with five-pepper infused tequila, “it's mouth-...
UMO play runs two weekends in February and March
Irreverant play ‘Stupid F####ing Bird’ blows up Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 10:30am

ORONO—If Anton Chekov were alive today, he might be tickled about "Stupid F##king Bird," an irreverent contemporary adaptation of his 1896 play “The Seagull” to debut this weekend of February 23-25 at The University of Maine. Written by Aaron Posner, and directed by Dan Billodeau, the story centers around an aspiring young director who rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation while a nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned...
Starts Feb. 25 and takes place on the last Sunday of each month until June
The buzz around the new Midcoast Art Hive
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 5:00pm

ROCKLAND—For people who like to be creative but don’t consider themselves ‘artists,’ there is a new community group starting in late February to change that self-perception. The Midcoast Art Hive is part of an international group network of Art Hives , which promote community art studios wherever there is interest. It can be as simple to a one-day pop-up event in a local library to a series of community events in a studio or gallery. Art Hives welcome everyone as artists and creators, no matter...
Learning how to shape, score and bake a loaf
‘Night of the Living Bread’ from a passionate amateur baker
Mon, 02/19/2018 - 11:00am

CAMDEN — Retired teacher Bill Babb never planned on leading workshops on the art of sourdough bead making; it became a hobby borne out of a desire to make a friend with cancer happy. “A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer,” he said. " One time, she told me she hadn’t had a decent baguette since she left France years before and that set me on a course of trying to learn how to make the perfect baguette for her. At first I thought all you had to do is shape the loaf into a...
Owls Head Transportation Museum presents ‘Niche Purveyors’ Saturday Feb. 17
Four local entrepreneurs who elevated a niche market into a thriving business
Fri, 02/16/2018 - 3:30pm

OWLS HEAD— Each of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s four speakers this Saturday, Feb. 17, has vastly different interests ranging from pet supplies and organic chocolate to hand tools and premium seafood, but the one thing they all have in common is a knack for recognizing a niche market and having the drive to put their heart and soul into the business of it. The second event in a winter series OHTM is hosting, “Niche Purveyors” sets up a platform for four local self-starters to give a...
Best practices in getting your original work into shops and galleries
Midcoast artists and makers: Is consignment right for you?
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 9:45am

One of the biggest challenges for contemporary artists, craftspeople, and makers living in Maine is finding the right brick and mortar store to carry their original artwork and products. One solution to getting more exposure and sales is to sell the work on consignment with shops and galleries. Consignment is an agreement between the artist and the shop to sell the artist’s work for a percentage of the commission. Archipelago, both a gallery and the retail side of the Island Institute in...

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Event: Sat, Oct 14 - 10:00 am
John Fromer to lead Fall Ecology Walk at Merryspring, Oct. 14

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Secret Sisters bring country-folk to the Strand, Nov. 5

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Belfast Maskers returns "Festival of One Acts" to the stage

Event: Fri, Oct 6 - 7:00 pm
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Event: Thu, Oct 12 - 3:30 pm
Advance Care Workshop offered in Rockland, Oct. 12

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Event: Thu, Oct 12 - 5:30 pm
Telescope Club, Hot Pockets to perform in Belfast, Oct 12

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Thomaston Place Presents ‘Sustainable Joy’ Online Auction

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Waterfall Arts unveils two exhibitions, Oct. 20

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Rick Davis returns to Belfast library to present new genealogical tale

Event: Wed, Oct 18 - 2:00 pm
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Candle Making Workshop 10/29

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October exhibit, slideshow talk features “A Visual History of the Megunticook River”

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Bay Chamber’s Midday Music Series features musical theater highlights, Oct. 11

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