Welcome to our ongoing feature Behind the Slides, where we meet up with an artist who recently presented at a local PechaKucha night and find out the…
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PechaKucha presenter Greta Van Campen on living the dream
Transformations
I have never fainted in my entire life. Even when everyone watched me drop like a rag doll at my Italian grandfather's funeral, I was faking — a 15-year-old drama queen at the top of her reign.…
Maine State Music Theatre 2014: ‘One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,’ ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ and more
Maine State Music Theatre’s 2014 season will explode on stage on Wednesday, June 4. While season tickets have been and remain currently available, single tickets to individual shows are on sale,…
Mamm Slam high school finalists to rock it out against six other Maine bands May 10
ROCKPORT — Dave Grohl, drummer and lead singer of the Foo Fighters, would be proud of these kids. As he once famously ranted about reality shows like American Idol and The Voice…
We’re looking for reader submissions!
CAMDEN — Now here’s a very clever idea. Amy Hand, children’s librarian at Camden Public Library, posted a “spine poem” on Facebook this past week. According to an article from Amanda Nelson of…
This weekend’s weather is now clear of any chance of showers, and for those who celebrate Good Friday and Easter, it looks like spring temperatures will be increasing into Sunday…
Fox On The Run will offer healthy, fresh, ‘well-crafted’ food
ROCKPORT — What does the fox say? It says: “I’m hungry.” The Midcoast just gained a new gourmet food truck with the launch of Fox on the Run, owned by Lauren Jellison and assisted by her partner,…
From Fear to Success: A practical public-speaking guide
Dizzy head. Pounding heart. Shaking limbs. Sweating body. Shallow breathing. Queasy stomach. These symptoms hold people back from what they really want — SUCCESS. Public speakers of all levels…
Ballad Of Milli Vanilli Lip Syncing Contest is open to the public
ROCKLAND — Spring fever is causing a lot of people to feel the need to get some serious ya-yas out because the ladies of the flat track, the Rock Coast Rollers, are holding their second annual…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The synthesis of music, comedy and technology, AudioBody’s performance is an electronic journey into an unknown realm of seriously spectacular entertainment. Featuring an explosive mix of sibling…
Live Music
This year's North Atlantic Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. Joe Louis Walker headlines the annual two-day blues music event, which features national blues…
Transformations
I have my mother to thank for the highlight of my childhood — a five-week, cross-country camping trip our family took in the summer of 1969, the year I turned 8. After seeing a neighbor's…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is hosting an open house and faculty recital in Rockport Village on Sunday, May 4. The Music School will be open from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for tours of the studios…
Director/actor Ellie Busby of Waldoboro has been bringing V-Day benefit performances of Eve Ensler's play, “The Vagina Monologues” to local stages for 14 years. This year the show will be at The…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Grammy Award-winning musician and songwriter Rodney Crowell will be coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on May 10 in support of the release of his newest album, “Tarpaper Sky.” His new…
Penobscot Bay Pilot’s wayback machine
Okay Generation X (this in itself is a clue) try to guess where this photo was taken and the approximate year. Bonus if you can identify the windjammer in the photo too.
Answer: It's the…
A community fundraiser in Memory of Laken Kyle Harrington
UNION — Veteran Maine rock n’ rollers Rustic Overtones will team up with Spose, one of the most buzzed about hip-hop artists to come out of Maine Friday, April 18, at the Thompson Community Center…
Hail To The Rad Kids: Proceeds beneft Making Change, a group for teens who need someone to talk to
Chloe Isis, 15, has been in this space before. You know that catchy tune "When I'm Gone" (The Cup Song) that is all over the radio? It was a 1930s folk song she and her friend Clio Berta first…
First time in island history a symphonic band fills the air with music
VINALHAVEN — History of sorts was made Friday, April 4, when the University of Maine at Orono Symphonic Band visited Vinalhaven. Christopher White, band director, said it was the first time the…
Performance tonight
CAMDEN—It’s difficult to summarize an ongoing show (with another performance tonight) without revealing its surprises, but suffice it to say, Power Perfomance: Legacy Rising lives 100 percent up…
Transformations - Poetry
Camden resident, Jonathan Williamson, shares his experience of being "From Away."
It's a simple label, "From Away," but the meaning is far from simple.
You are "From Away" if…
The 5th annual ‘Stache Bash drew hundreds to Trackside Saturday night
ROCKLAND — With the winter we’ve had, sometimes you just need to let your freak face flag fly. That’s what happened Saturday night, when saucy party planners Hot Pink Flannel threw their fifth…
“New Lives/New England,” a traveling exhibition and series of artist presentations, will have its opening night on Thursday, April 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Michael Klahr Center, home of the…
A look at the nexus of money, politics and power
ROCKLAND — Two Maine showings of the HBO documentary film Toxic Hot Seat will take place this weekend, March 29, in Portland, and March 30, in Rockland. They are both free and feature the…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin comes to Maine this spring to help kick off the season at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House on Saturday, April 12.
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Transformations - Poetry
Out of nowhere
Master of the wind
Brown feathered herald
With dragon yellow talons
Has the outer oak in grip
Fearless crows flit over and under
Silent spectator…
In business
NORTHPORT — Doris and Ed Moran didn’t know what type of business they were looking for when they decided they wanted to move from Ohio “back east to Maine,” only that they were on the hunt for a…
Meet PenBayPilot’s new A&E columnist, Jessabelle Lemonade
Midcoast self-professed “bar fly” Jessabelle Lemonade is 24 and knows if you want something done, you’ve got to do it yourself. She started an indie blog called The Lemonade Lowdown,…
Thursday, Friday evening shows at Strom — a whole lot of energy
CAMDEN — Thursday evening, March 27, and Friday evening, March 28, Camden-Rockport Middle School will Broadway music, The Spirit of Broadway, at the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills…
Penobscot Bay Pilot’s new WRFR radio show hosted by Pilot writer Chris Wolf
ROCKLAND — If you are morning person and want some lively company with your coffee, WRFR’s latest radio show hosted by Penobscot Bay Pilot’s own Chris Wolf is the station to tune into every Monday…
Blog, photo galleries
ROCKPORT — As the Oceanside High School cast gathered for warm-ups before a performance at the Class A Maine State Drama Festival, their director passed a question around the room. "What line…
Myths, legend, folklore, fables and contemporary personal tales for only ten bucks
HOPE — Spring cleaning is more than just vacuuming up an entire sweater’s worth of cat hair under the bed (don’t ask me how I know this disgusting unit of measurement). For some it’s about the…
Waldo Theater
“The Vagina Monologues,” Eve Ensler's masterpiece, is based on interviews with 200 women the world over about their sexuality, and with those who had experienced domestic violence in their lives.…
Transformations - Poetry
This poem is from Eric Green's book Some Second-rate Poems, published in 1995 by the Doctor True House Press.
SAP…
Tim Sample: Stories I Never Told You
You know it’s been a harsh Maine winter when you find yourself sitting around daydreaming about mud season. Even the crustiest Maine weather curmudgeons will agree the one we’ve just slogged…
ROCKLAND — All the cool kids are wearing grass skirts and coconut bras this weekend. So, if you’ve been following the new…
Maine Film
“Catatonk Blues,” filmed on Monhegan Island, in Rockland and in Augusta last fall, is “rounding second and heading for home,” according to director-writer-producer Bob Mrazek. He expects a final…
Camden librarians go a little ape, transform Children’s Room into tropical rainforest
CAMDEN—Last year, the staff of the Camden Public Library thought it would be a nice way to stave off the dreary end-of-winter blues by transforming the interior of the Children’s Room into an…
March 21 viewing party of sphere before it is transported to Portland Jetport
WARREN — After Penobscot Bay Pilot launched in 2012, one of our first stories focused on Warren scrap metal sculptor Jay Sawyer and his quirky metal spheres in a piece titled…
Four distinctly gorgeous properties in France and Italy are within reach, via Heartwood's European Vacation Raffle, running through April 4. Only 200 tickets at $50 each will be sold for each…
Transformations - Poetry
On this cold St. Patrick’s Day, find warmth in a pair of poems by Anna Chern.
Circle
A long sweeping stroll around the outside wall of…
Waldo’s Hunt for Funk
WALDOBORO — Students at Medomak Valley High School and Middle School are tuning their instruments and gearing up to play with the Portland Jazz Orchestra for a special and unique concert that…
‘Happily Ever Laughter’ revue to feature smart, cutting-edge comedy
CAMDEN — Chicago's legendary comedy theater, the Second City, presents "Happily Ever Laughter," Friday, March 14, 7:30 p.m., at the Camden Opera House. The show promises some of the best sketches…
WiFi cafe, ‘Laptop Ledge’ and more artist-author events in the works
CAMDEN — It's fitting that the transfer of the Owl & Turtle Bookshop to new owners Ricky and Selena Sheaves came about thanks to the sharp ears of a local writer.
Poet and author Dave…
Transformations: A story
Prologue: The recent coverage of Kerry Kennedy's trial for an auto accident that she blames on driving under the influence of Ambien caused me to flashback to my own similar episode some 10…
Midcoast creative short film series continues March 7
ROCKLAND — They’re short and they pack a punch, and Friday, March 7, the Farnsworth Art Museum and The Strand Theatre present the first 2014 installment of their ongoing creative short film series…
Live Music
The DaPonte String Quartet greets the spring with “Voices of Angels,” a program filled with unusual offerings, running March 20-23 in Thomaston, Damariscotta, Portland and Topsham.
In…
ROCKPORT, Maine and HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — My daughter and I have just returned from the trip of a lifetime! But before I get started with all the glitzy details, Emma and I would like to thank the…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Carlos Núñez is a vibrant, energetic and joyous musician in concert.
Some might say it's because he is Spanish.
Some might say it's just part of the act.
Núñez says when he is on…
