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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-…
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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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…
ROCKLAND — On Thursday, July 11, the Points North Institute will host its annual CIFF Summer Party at the Strand Theatre, in Rockland, with a special pre-release screening of the acclaimed…
BELFAST— On Friday, June 7, let your shoes fly at the monthly Community Dance and Contra Dance, a joyful evening of social connection and participatory dancing presented by Belfast Flying Shoes.…
author of Night of the Living Rez launches new book
BELFAST — Left Bank Books in downtown Belfast invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writer Morgan Talty on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event celebrates Talty’s new novel,…
ROCKPORT — A choral and orchestral concert celebrating artistry, courage and community. The Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) returns to the stage for an afternoon of musical inspiration at "Hope…
CAMDEN — Saturday, June 8 will be Coastal Quilters final event for the year, high-lighted by Pot Luck Brunch and their annual stash sale. Bring a dish to share and all the fabric or yarn and…
ROCKLAND — Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center (9 Water St., Rockland) unveils two new exhibits Friday, June 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Loaded Brush: Watercolors by Timothy James Standring…
This year’s En Plein artist for the 76th Garden Tour is Cassie Sano.
Sano lives in Augusta, and enjoys plein-air painting in both watercolor and oil. She considers living with so much…
PROSPECT — Prospect Community Center will be hosting a monthly benefit supper on Saturday, June 8, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Prospect Community Center dining room, at the corner of Rte. 1A and Rte…
ROCKPORT — “The air around Simonton Corner will again be filled with music beginning on June 12, from 6 to 7 p.m., and every Wednesday evening through September 11,” said the Rockport Masonic…
a cappella group with a mission to singing for those nearing the end of life
ROCKLAND — Solace, the area's hospice choir, will present a program Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m., in the Reading Room at Rockland Public Library.
The a cappella group, founded in 2010,…
an intimate portrait of rival fashion houses
ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a screening of Paris Is Burning (1990) on Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. This…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m., with Maine authors Cynthia Reeves, author of…
“her unique perspective and hilarious takes on everyday life”
ROCKLAND — Comedian Emma Willman, a rising star in the stand-up comedy world, according to the Strand Theatre, in a news release, will bring her unique perspective and hilarious takes on everyday…
Second Sundays in Searsport
SEARSPORT — The Searsport First Congregational Church presents the Gawler Family Quartet in concert on Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m. This is the second concert in the Church 2024 series on second…
“Telling Our Stories”
LINCOLNVILLE — Belfast author Elizabeth Garber will join Sheila Polson in leading “Telling Our Stories,” a memoir and nonfiction writing workshop, on Thursday, June 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the…
UNION — The Friends of the Union Fair Society presents the 8th Annual Union Fair Car Show, held Saturday June 8, 2024, at the Union fairgrounds, in Union. (Rain date Sunday June 9, 2024).
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Volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their second book sale of the year on Friday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The…
BELFAST — When Alex Evans was a young child playing with his grandmother’s camera, he never imagined his photography would one day be featured in an art exhibit.
Evans, an inventory…
Author Heidi Love’s latest release, Laughing at the Sky, is featured as June’s book of the month by domestic-violence-support group Finding Our Voices.
On Tuesday, June 11, from 6…
ROCKPORT — The next talk in the Rockport Public Library’s “foodie” series will take place on Wednesday, June 12, at 6 p.m., Bob Sewall and Mia Mantello, of Sewall Organic Orchard, will present a…
ROCKLAND — Blue Raven Gallery has launched a summer poetry reading series. A showcase for American voices in poetry. Readings will take place on Wednesdays, at 7 p.m.
The series will…
managing wilderness emergencies
CAMDEN — Jonathan Ward will lead an outdoor presentation on When Things Go Wrong in the Woods: the Role of Search and Rescue, Tuesday, June 11, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
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third concert to be held in Rockport
The Penobscot Bay Singers are celebrating 50 years of exceptional choral music with two Golden Hour Sunset Concerts overlooking Belfast Harbor on June 8 and 9. Another concert will be…
CUSHING — Tim Caverly, Maine author and advocate for the Maine outdoors, will lead “A Hard Road to Wilderness,” a trip through the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, in a live event Sunday, June 9, at…
ROCKLAND — Former beauty editor E.K. Sathue, a pseudonym for the author Erin Mayer, will launch her horror debut youthjuice, “an outrageous, surreal, and satirical send-up of NYC It-girl culture…
THOMASTON — The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library will be holding their annual cookout fundraiser on Saturday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until sold out) at the Thomaston Public…
Authors Robert Klose, Robin Clifford Wood to discuss “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write”
BELFAST — On Tuesday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library presents “Breaking Through the Block: How Writers Write,” a conversation between authors Robert Klose and Robin Clifford Wood.…
SEARSPORT — Annie and the Rain Makers will perform at a Free Street Party, Friday, May 31, from 5 - 7 p.m., at Mermaid Plaza, 1 East Main St, Searsport. The party will include live music, food…
WALPOLE — The University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC) is launching its 2024 Summer Seminar Series — talks exploring the latest marine science research in the state — with the first talk…
Artist to read poetry and talk about his work, June 22
ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery opens a show of Alan Clark’s paintings and drawings, “Notes to the Muses”, on display from May 23 to June 23.
Clark is a multidisciplinary artist: painter,…
Midcoast Community Chorus aims to foster hope and uplift the spirit
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital are the presenting sponsors of Midcoast Community Chorus’s “Hope Sings!” concert, to be held Sunday, June 16, at 4 p.m., in the…
"Mass in a Time of Anxiety"
THOMASTON — Down East Singers, Mozart Mentors Orchestra and four professional soloists will present Josef Haydn's "Mass in a Time of Anxiety" (also known as the "Lord Nelson Mass") on Memorial Day…
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library will host poet Megan Grumbling and novelist Bill Roorbach on Saturday, June 29, at 4 p.m., in the Bryant Room. These two Maine writers will read their poetry and prose,…
highlighting the year-round accessibility to Merryspring
CAMDEN — John Fromer, program director of Merryspring Nature Center, will be the featured speaker at the Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill on Monday, June 3, at 1:30 p.m.
Established in 1974,…
the driving force behind Social Security and most New Deal legislation
CAMDEN — Ruth Monsell of Camden will do her first Maine presentation on her new book, Frances Perkins, Champion of American Workers, a biography of the first woman cabinet member, Tuesday…
THOMASTON — The “Spring into Summer Dance Party” features The Sugar Snaps, Saturday, June 1, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall Community Arts, located at 174 Main Street in Thomaston.
The Sugar…
ROCKPORT — The last program in this season’s Rockport Conservation Commission climate series at the Rockport Public Library will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m.
The program…
Born to a pair of Latin folk artists
WALDOBORO — The Waldo brings back Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Alisa Amador to the stage on Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. Winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, Amador will perform live with her…
followed by a community dialogue
BELFAST — Belfast Community Co-op will host a free event featuring author, speaker, and advocate for local food systems, Jon Steinman, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., in the Abbott Room…
guest preacher and Friends of Music Concert Series
CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden is prepared to kick off Pride Month with several special offerings on Sunday, June 2.
The Sunday morning worship service, which begins at…
“Bangor’s Classic Rock Station I-95” will be hosting the 4th annual Special Olympics Request-a-thon, Friday, May 24, from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For a donation, members of the public can request…
ROCKLAND — Lincoln Street Center will be opening its historic building to the public for its first open studios of the year. The public is invited to come visit the tenants at an open studios…
SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of Time and Tide, a joint exhibition by father and son artists, Robert and Kenneth Schweizer, on Wednesday, May 29,…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Makers Market will start its inaugural season on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., in Harbor Park, Rockland. With over 40 local makers, the public will find…
BELFAST — Johnny Hoy and The Bluefish will perform for a dance party Sunday, June 9, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the American Legion Hall, in Belfast.
“This isn't just any party; it's a…
