ROCKLAND — All ages and abilities are invited to dance and enjoy a good time on Saturday, June 29, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Midcoast Strong, 143 Maverick Street, Rockland, in a chem-free fundraiser…
Culture
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library continues its Songwriters Coffeehouse tradition with a concert on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m., in person in the Picker Room. The evening will feature live…
WALDOBORO — This summer The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main St. Waldoboro, ME, 04572, presents a series of workshops hosted by local artists and writers. Each skilled individual will share their talents…
Based on novel written by a Midcoast author
WATERVILLE — The Ghost Trap has been selected as the Centerpiece Film for the 2024 Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), set to take place July 12-21, 2024. The Ghost Trap,…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes Patent & Trademark Resource Center representative John Hutchinson for a presentation all about patents on Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. This program…
ROCKPORT — The Lesher Family Foundation will be sponsoring a weekly slow traditional music jam every Tuesday, from 6 - 8 p.m., starting June 18.
The slow jam is geared towards advanced…
OWLS HEAD — Owls Head Transportation Museum will open its doors Thursday, June 20, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to new friends and those interested in learning more about the many volunteer…
CAMDEN — Join Maine-based author Susan Jonason for a book talk, Q & A, and signing on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 PM in the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library. Jonason will discuss her…
ROCKPORT —Max Wareham and The National Bluegrass Team will perform Friday, June 21, from 8 - 10 p.m., at Rockport Opera House. Midcoast musicians Elsie and Ethan (of Springtide) will open.
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ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, June 19, at 6 p.m., the Penobscot Bay Singers will present a “Joy of Singing” concert, celebrating their 50th anniversary and raising money for Homeworthy (known formerly…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library's summer reading program officially begins Thursday, June 13, with a visit from children's author Fran Hodgkins.
This summer's theme is “Read, Renew, Repeat.”…
He grew up in Boothbay Harbor, even appearing on the Opera House stage in his youth, and since then Maine humorist Tim Sample has traveled the country sharing stories, well-told, of Maine…
Kathleen Edwards and Alisa Amador
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre hosts two talented female singer-songwriters on the stage in June. Kathleen Edwards will be performing her only Maine appearance on Sunday, June 23 while Alisa Amador…
Front Porch Jams
SEARSPORT — Wednesday at the Shores is celebrating its 30th Season of Front Porch Jams. The summertime event, open to the public at no cost, occurs Wednesday nights, June 12 to September 18, 2024…
LINCOLNVILLE — Saturday morning, June 29, at 10 a.m., will find young Lincolnville children and the families meeting some unusual wildlife at the Lincolnville Community Library. Wayne King,…
Engraving a Sense of Place
Artist Talk and Book Signing with Siri Beckman. Sunday, June 30, 1 p.m., at Page Gallery, 23 Bay View Street, Camden, Maine.
CAMDEN — Artist and printmaker Siri Beckman will talk about…
opening reception June 28
CUSHING — Arts In The Barn presents the 2024 summer opening exhibit with “The Flower Show” during the weekend of June 28 to 30, a community event that involves all kinds of styles and materials.…
NORTHPORT — A free children’s concert will be held Saturday, June 29, from 5 - 7 p.m., at Point Lookout soccer field, in Northport. The concert will feature Wayne Potash, a children’s singer/…
ROCKPORT — As part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust's "Arts on the Hill" program, the Midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty kicks off the 2024 season with a performance on Sunday…
Midcoast native Stephanie Ryann to precede show
UNION — The ‘Here in Maine Tour 2024” is coming to the Union Fair.
American Idol Top 7 Finalist Julia Gagnon, from Cumberland, and her fiancé, Nate, will be performing on the Camden…
BELFAST — While in prison, Michael Fischer thought a lot about what he would do when he was released. “Attend a SantaCon and a LebowskiFest. Float down the Columbia River in Oregon. Become a…
The auditioned mid-coast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will celebrate summer with its upcoming concert series, “Music for Midsummer,” presented in four venues in June, led by…
SEARSPORT — Midcoast soulsters The Sugar Snaps bring their unique, infectious mix of vintage tunes to the Starboard Lounge on Saturday, June 22.
“Featuring a classic horn section and…
If you know the ukulele, you might know the name, the innovator, who is Jake Shimabukuro. He has captivated audiences around the world with his unique and dynamic style. On Wednesday, June 19,…
CAMDEN — The Camden Yacht Club invites the public to five free Wednesday evening Sunset Seminars in July and August. The topics of these one-hour presentations range from local to global, and they…
CAMDEN — Archaeologist Harbour Mitchell will discuss the Archaeology of Merryspring on Tuesday, June 18, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Harbour Mitchell’s talk/walk-in-the-park…
working with Union Historical Society to find others descendants
UNION — Jemima Robbins was nineteen years old when her father moved her, her mother, and her younger siblings to the new settlement of Sterlingtown in 1774. It would be remote from the Revolution…
BELFAST — Paul Doiron, internationally acclaimed author of the Mike Bowditch series of mysteries set in Maine, will be at Left Bank Books in Belfast on Tuesday, June 25, from noon until 2 p.m., to…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre welcomes back Ben Curtis as he presents two of his father Tony Curtis’ most enduring films in June and July.
On Friday, June 21, Ben will present The…
APPLETON — Author Gillian Burnes will share some readings and discuss her novel on Thursday, June 20, at 6 p.m., at the Appleton Library. This is a free event.
Gillian Burnes studied…
The Right Track concert scheduled for June 20, 2024 is postponed to Tuesday, June 25, at 6 p.m., due to the excessive heat warning and chance of thunderstorms.
Initial…
Maine-based Japanese-Italian alt-pop duo, the Oshima Brothers, have been creating music together since childhood. The brothers blend songs from the heart with blood harmonies to produce a "roots-…
HOPE — The public is invited to attend the next meeting of the Hope Historical Society, Tuesday, June 18, at the Hope Historical House, 479 Camden Road. There will be a business meeting at 6:30 p.…
artist's reception June 14
ROCKPORT — The second month of Maria J. King's exhibit of shadow boxes at the Rockport Public Library runs June 2-28, and includes a new collection of 50 boxes inspired by the literary efforts of…
BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival announces the return of the annual Maine Postmark Poetry Contest. Now in its 14th year, the contest seeks previously unpublished poems sent through the postal…
CAMDEN — “Joyful music will herald the first day of summer as the Midcoast Brass Quintet performs a free concert in support of the Shields Fund, a community outreach of the First Congregational…
SEARSPORT — On Monday, June 10, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Hey Sailor, 25 E. Main Street, Searsport, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner host “Draft,” an open mic for writers and poets in Midcoast…
WARREN — The Warren Historical Society will host the town of Warren Sexton, Amanda Shelmerdine, who will talk about the rich history of one of Warren‘s largest ancient burial grounds.
On…
SOUTH THOMASTON — South Thomaston resident Michelle Hauser will share selections from her ongoing photographic project: “Meeting Hall Maine” at the Weskeag Historical Society on Thursday, June 13…
THOMASTON — Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo or Lincoln county, will host a public presentation…
CAMDEN — The 195th Maine Army Band will perform a free public concert Sunday, June 30, at 2 p.m., at the Camden Library Amphitheatre. Volunteers from the Camden and West Bay Rotary clubs are…
Submittal forms August 1
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library is again teaming up with artists and crafters for the Great Art for Great Reads Art Show and Online Auction. This event supports the Waldoboro Library,…
artist reception Saturday, June 22
ROCKPORT — From June 1 through June 27, the Rockport Public Library will host a show of photography by local photographer Jim Dugan entitled "Rowing in Eden." The exhibit will feature images of…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host an interactive experience using MIT’s EN-ROADS climate simulator, led by a Paul Stancioff, a trained EN-ROADS facilitator, on Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30…
UPDATE: The Belfast Street Party is moving the festivities to Tuesday, Aug. 6. The forecast for rain on Monday is the reason, and as planned, if it rains, the party moves to the next sunny day –…
A multi-national, Celtic juggernaut that grows stronger with each live performance, Gaelic Storm has been touring for 20 years and thousands of shows, and they are a true force to be reckoned with…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville’s Tranquility Grange will hold its annual spring Old-fashioned Bean Supper with casseroles, salads and pies on Saturday, June 8, with serving starting at 5 p.m.
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sestercentennial celebration
UNION — Storytelling events for Union’s sestercentennial celebration were filmed and are being shown by Union Historical Society. The session at Vose Library last November will be shown on…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library is showing a retrospective exhibit of the Belfast Community Co-op in the Kramer Gallery for the month of June.
The exhibit, “48 Years of the Belfast Co-…
memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen a National Theatre Live captured-live stage production of Nye on Thursday, June 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and…
