BELFAST — Waterfall Arts invites anyone interested in volunteering to stop by any first and third Wednesday of the month, from 2 to 4 p.m., when volunteer coordinators will be ready to talk about…
Culture
CHRHS - January 2013
ROCKPORT — An aspiring artist with a variety of creative interests has been named Camden Hills Regional High School's Visual and Performing Art Department "student of the month" for January 2013…
Hometown video captures a community at work
LINCOLNVILLE — Seth Brown and Tyler Dunham have produced a wonderful video about moving the old Center School House in Lincolnville across the street to its new home Oct. 27. Enjoy watching the…
For the fifth year, 'Snowed In' slams with worldwide DJs
"Snowed In 5" refers to the fifth year that …
'Two great tastes that taste great together'
ROCKLAND — Guerrilla Marketing seems like one of those hipster terms, but it's been around since 1984, coined by author Jay Conrad Levison. It is all about promoting a product or service through…
Jazz jams and poetry slams make for great Tuesday night dates
BELFAST — Bell the Cat, a cafe and restaurant just off Route 1 in Belfast, has been around for nearly 19 years, but like the cat who desperately needs that bell, it has been an under-the-radar…
ROCKLAND — The Sail Power and Steam Museum at 75 Mechanic Street in Rockland is closed for the winter, but every Sunday the museum opens its doors to local musicians who want only to release a…
Pilot Distractions
Lake Superior State University is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment of 3,000 students. And apparently, each year, they …
Meet 18-year-old Lauren Merritt, a political, philisophical artist
I initially discovered Lauren Merritt’s exceptional drawings at Center for Contemporary Maine Art last May, when I stumbled upon a black sketchbook perched atop a podium. That alone struck me as…
In business
For John Bowden, of Rockland, Year 2004 was pivotal. He was the chef at Peter Otts and decided it was time to move on after 10 years. At the time, Keith May, who owned Peter Otts in Camden, also…
Sightings
The sun is so very low in the sky now, but having celebrated Winter Solstice about two weeks ago, deep down, perhaps in a vestigial pagan consciousness, we know that we have once again turned the…
If there were an idealized 'New Englandville,' CPL would be smack in the middle
In Yankee magazine's January/February 2013 issue, its editors created a fictional town called "New Englandville" encompassing "everything we love about New England in one perfect place."…
Welcome to the 'hottest coolest bar and lounge' ever to hit the Midcoast
A frozen hotspot is about to emerge in two weeks, an outdoor night club created literally out of 12,000 pounds of ice. When it opens, the Samoset Resort’s FROST Ice Bar & Lounge will be “the…
WARNING! Not for children
Dasher: “It’s always been me - except for that one time – it’s always been me…”
So opens the Everyman Repertory Theater’s performance of Jeff Goode’s The Eight Reindeer Monologues,…
Why is Maine so.... (what's the word you're looking for?)
A screen capture of a Google search drop down menu is intriguing. As you start to type your search terms, Google Instant…
Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight reindeer accuses Santa of sexual harassment.
ROCKPORT — Yes, yes, holiday burnout, everyone has it. But coming up this weekend is no ordinary play and you may miss out on the chance to hurt yourself laughing if you don't attend.
On…
Remember when it only cost five bucks to fill up your gas tank? Remember when five bucks was the extent of your teenage budget for an evening? This doesn't count the "creative math" you did…
Happy New Year 2013!
BELFAST - New Year's by the Bay, the city's alcohol-free first night celebration, marked its sixteenth year last night. Judging from packed houses at the dozens of concerts and performances…
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
You thought you were done, didn't you? All the holiday hoopla, the snow, the relatives and the clean up. No, you're not done. Pop a five-hour energy drink and wrangle into some Spanx; we've got…
VIDEO DOCUMENTS LOCAL STREET ARTIST AND HIS CRAFT
FREEDOM – The world of street and graffiti art has erupted from the underground and abandoned its association with vandalism to generate an enormous amount of interest and acceptance in…
On Holiday in Owls Head
It starts with a simple hello. It’s a cloudy, breezy, chilly, mid-November day. The rawness of Maine’s shoreline sets in your mind with its white capped waves breaking…
ROCKLAND — This past month, Rockland’s Archipelago has been featuring unique art and Rockland’s Farnsworth has styled the pfefferkuchenhaus: The Ginger Bread House.
Rockland’s Archipelago,…
Chocolate Drop Candy Shop
Area chefs and businesses are sharing special recipes this season, as we all begin cooking up a storm. PenBayPilot.com is posting recipes and tips throughout the holidays. Enjoy!
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Shepherd's Pie
Area chefs and businesses are sharing special recipes this season, as we all begin cooking up a storm. PenBayPilot.com is posting recipes and tips throughout the holidays. Enjoy!
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Sightings
Noontide
This time of year we gather the quiet.
The frenzy of life of summer life at 44˚N has subsided and the coast of Maine settles into winter.
As Andrew Wyeth…
The Smokestack Grill's 'End Of The World' drink: Armageddon
Colleen Wellman, manager at The Smokestack Grill in Camden, offers no illusions about what's going to happen to you if you down "Armageddon," the bar's signature cocktail for this Friday night's "…
Who's angry?
BELFAST - The thought of adding seats and lighting to the footbridge (a.k.a. Armistice Bridge) brought an angry contingent of veterans to City Hall last month. When the topic came up again on Dec…
Where to go on 12/21/12 when the world comes to an end
On 12/21/12, the Mayan calendar will offically end. According to The Huffington…
Cocaine in Coca-Cola, Dysfunctional Family Holidays and A Tribute To Dave Brubeck
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Larry Oakes's cobbled-together hot rods burn rubber in Spruce Head
Don’t call them hunks of junk — they’re works of art and when Larry Oakes, the owner of Automaster Collision Center in Spruce Head gets behind the wheel of one of his customized “Rad Rods,” you’d…
Folks, it's the last week to shop local and in honor of the innocence of children everywhere, this last series is dedicated to crafters who make special things for kids by hand. All of these items…
Slim Goodbody's evil twin appears in "A Chistmas Carol" Dec. 14-16
Actor John Burstein, most known nationally for his Slim Goodbody character, will play Ebenezer Scrooge in John Bielenberg's upcoming adaptation of Charles…
Artists in the Arctic
BELFAST - A group of artists traveling by boat to the Arctic today could be blithely overlooked as a facet of the eco-tourism industry, but in 1869, the year nautical painter William Bradford set…
Meet 17-year-old Hila Shooter, author, entrepreneur
It's rare to meet a 17-year-old author of something that's actually very put together and very good. Over an egg cream soda and a ginger vanilla at Belfast's Chocolate Shoppe, Hila Shooter pulls a…
Penobscot Marine Museum
Celebrate Penobscot Marine Museum's winter exhibit "Keeping Warm" at an opening with authors Sandy Oliver and Robin Hansen, and the Friendship Sampler Quilters.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Meet…
Contact Sheet
SEARSPORT - Selling handmade Christmas wreaths for $5 a pop out of the back of a truck parked alongside Route 1 could be a real grind, but for Larry Carrozzo of Searsport it's relaxing — fun…
Belfast's newest poet laureate continues that journey
(Editor's note: This is an edited version of the article to correct the location for the New Year's Eve inauguration of the new poet laureate. The ceremony will be held at the Playhouse…
If you're looking for something to do this weekend to brighten your holiday spirit, following is a list of shows and events around the Midcoast for Dec. 7-9.
Looking for a book to curl up…
This is a calendar of Editor’s Picks and the kind of events or scenes that are happening in the Midcoast that you’ll probably want to be hip to.
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Shop local series highlights three unique Maine-made goods
For the holidays, we’re launching a new series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. It’s important to shop local and to support the innovators and entrepreneurs…
Mo Bros hold End of Movember Party at Smokestack Grill Dec. 1
Ian McKenzie, a teacher at Camden-Rockport Middle School, was looking for a cause that would be fun to raise money for. He is, self-admittedly, not the type to run a 5K mile in order to reach a…
At first, it’s hard to grasp just what this object Angela Lorenz created is. Is it a piece of art? Is it a book?
The Mansion of Thought: Making Knowledge Visual in Three Dimensions…
At first, it’s hard to grasp just what this object Angela Lorenz created is. Is it a piece of art? Is it a book?
The Mansion of Thought: Making Knowledge Visual in Three Dimensions…
The Camden International Film Festival is one of 23 film festivals receiving a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The $10,000 grant will be used for special programming…
Shop local series highlights three unique Maine-made goods
For the holidays, we’re launching a new series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. It’s important to shop local and to support the innovators and entrepreneurs…
Following a successful run of "Hedda Gabler" last year, the new and upcoming theater group Midcoast Actor's Studio is putting its final touches on its sophomore production. Written by Swedish…
Belfast Free Library...
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library is sponsoring book clubs for area youngsters. Clubs meet once a month and read current children's literature. The library provides books for the youngest group…
Here's the thing about the Farnsworth Art Museum. It is the home of internationally renowned paintings and art works, yes. But as locals, we don't tend to go out of our way to check it out,…
