Jaden Johnson, of Lincolnville, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Maine Principal’s Award, representing CHRHS. This award, sponsored by the Maine…
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ROCKLAND — On Saturday, April 27, local singer-songwriters John and Rachel Nicholas will host another of their continuing Good Trouble Project concerts. Each show is a fundraiser for a local cause…
LINCOLNVILLE — Join Lise Becu and Rosey Gerry for a one-hour gospel music performance on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m., at the historic 1821 Meetinghouse, in Lincolnville Center.
Lise and…
WALDOBORO — A lecture, 'Bipolar Blessing,' by Porter Smith will be held Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., at the Waldoboro Public Library.
Porter Smith is a rare symptom-free bipolar. He…
WALDOBORO — A new ongoing prose writers' support group, 'Writers Supporting Writers,' will be held at the Waldoboro Public Library beginning Monday, April 22 and meeting on alternate Mondays, from…
“journeys” features paddles made by residents of Maine Correctional Industries
ROCKLAND — In honor of Trekkers’ 30th year anniversary, the nonprofit youth mentoring organization will host a silent art auction after a 4-year hiatus. As a nod to the Trekkers’ spirit of…
BELFAST — Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County’s annual spring fundraiser, Café Italia, will return this year, Saturday, April 27.
Café Italia is a buffet pasta dinner served in a “Italian…
ROCKLAND — Experience the unique blend of past and present through the lenses of Jen and Elizabeth Casad, a mother and daughter duo, Friday, May 3, 2024, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Badhus Co., 25…
Midcoast Ballet presents the classic ballet comedy ‘Coppelia’, the story of a beautiful life-like doll that is mistaken for a real girl, April 7 at 2 p.m., at Midcoast Strong, 143 Maverick St. in…
Poets Corner will hold an online reading, Sunday, April 14, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry, edited by Christopher Nelson and published by…
Madeleine Astor returned to Bar Harbor after the Titanic disaster, where all eyes were on her
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a talk by author Mac Smith on Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m., at the Stockton Springs Community Library. The talk will focus on…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library, in partnership with the Maine Mycological Association, welcomes back mushroom expert Greg Marley on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., for a fascinating and…
ROCKPORT — “Spring isn’t just for growing flowers,” said Rockport Public Library, in a news release. “You can also grow your collection of books by shopping at the Friends of the Rockport Library’…
Piper has appeared in ‘Outlander’ and ‘Men in Kilts’
CAMDEN — Tannahill Weavers, one of Scotland’s premier traditional music bands, returns to the downtown Camden Opera House, Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m.
The Tannahill Weavers play a…
CAMDEN — The American Legion Post 30 will host a homemade baked bean supper on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Members of the local community are invited to be the guests of Post 30…
CAMDEN — As a part of Camden Public Library’s Maritime Month series, writer Tom Verde will present his book, In a Class All Their Own: Unique and Historic Boats of New England, Thursday,…
PROSPECT — Prospect Community Center will be hosting its monthly bean supper on Saturday, April 13, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Prospect Community Center dining room, located at the corner of Rte. 1A…
ROCKLAND — La Rondine will be presented as a Metropolitan Opera Live-In-HD simulcast from New York City at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. An encore will be screened on Tuesday…
WARREN — The Second Congregational Church, 252 Main Street in Warren, will be hosting its 10th annual Spring Fling on Saturday, April 13, at 6 p.m.
This "night of music" will feature local…
Don Reimer will lead an online presentation called, Birds of Monhegan Island, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, April 16, at 12 p.m.
Bird author and photographer Don Reimer…
THOMASTON — The Portland Stage presents "Play Me a Story" Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at Watts Hall Community Arts, in Thomaston.
This event kicks off at 10 a.m. with a…
THOMASTON — Jessie Dowling, cheesemaker and owner of the Fuzzy Udder Creamery in Whitefield, will share her adventures as a competitor in the 2023 Mongol Derby, in a live presentation Tuesday,…
a radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen a National Theatre Live captured-live stage production of Vanya, a radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, on Thursday, April 18. Showtimes…
ROCKPORT — The public is invited to attend the third program in the Rockport Conservation Commission's 2024 Climate Series, Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library. In a…
ROCKLAND — “After returning to resounding support from the Midcoast community last year, the Osprey Nest Café is warmed up and open for the 2024 season,” said Mid-Coast School of Technology, in a…
anti-war poet talks of recent travels to DMZ, Khe Sahn, Danang, Dong Ha
BELFAST — Doug Rawlings, president of the Maine Chapter of Veterans for Peace and an award-winning anti-war poet, will speak Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m., of his recent return to Vietnam, in the…
book has a companion edition for young adults with the same title
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island and the Carver Memorial Library are cosponsoring an environmental-themed book discussion in honor of Earth Day.
During the month of April, participants…
ROCKLAND — Join the Rockland Public Library (live and via Zoom) for the first “Never Through Me Shall You Be Overcome” LGBTQ+ Poetry Series, Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., hosted by Millay…
comic-centered, and a way for kids to see his process
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host Ben Hatke for an author/illustrator event on Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m. Hatke will be presenting “The Three Secrets of Visual Storytelling.”…
Online program at a new time: a crash course with Planetarium director
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will be preparing for the April 8 solar eclipse by hosting the director of USM's Southworth Planetarium, Edward Herrick-Gleason, for a crash course about all…
ROCKPORT — A new temporary art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features work by Bjorn Runquist (oil), Kathleen A. Fox (watercolor paintings) and Michael Hagenbuch (photography) along the walls…
an actress with an unconventional background and one-of-a-kind vehicle
OWLS HEAD — Who is Clara Bow? Learn the story of the woman largely regarded as the figurehead of flapper culture. Clara Bow was a silent movie turned “talkie” actress who shocked the world with…
Astrophysicist talks of space, shares stories of Haystack Mountain
BELFAST — Friends of Haystack Mountain (FOHM) is holding “From Haystack Mountain to the Stars, ”a a unique presentation for all ages, Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m., at the Colonial Theater, in…
Book Discussion and Signing with Benjamin Perry and Aaron Rosen
SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery and Anodyne Book Shop will host an author talk and book-signing by Benjamin Perry and Dr. Aaron Rosen. The free event, “Seeing through…
THE RECEPTION FOR WATERSHED: HOW TO SAY GOODBYE
ROCKLAND — On May 3, 2024, the final group of Watershed School’s art students will present an exhibition to commemorate the legacy of the school as it is set to close after this academic year. The…
BELFAST — The Solar Workshop Series co-hosted by the Belfast Free Library and ReVision Energy continues with two programs in April.
Thursday, April 11, the topic will be “Solar + Storage”…
ROCKLAND — On May 15, 2024 Watershed Senior Scarlet Labbe-Watson will be presenting her senior project to the public. This event will dive into the inspiration for Scarlet’s four panel painting…
BELFAST — On Friday, April 5, let your shoes fly at the monthly Community Dance & Contra Dance, a joyful evening of social connection and participatory dancing presented by Belfast Flying…
BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library and the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on Wednesday, April 17, at 2 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, for a…
BELFAST — The Pinwheel Brothers offer up their jaunty old-time sound, Thursday, April 11, at the Underground Lounge.
Featuring an irreverent, rootsy style honed by years of busking,…
THOMASTON — The Union Fair – Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival unveiled its 2024 Union Fair/ Maine’s Wild Blueberry Poster on March 29, at Oceanside Middle School.
Sylvia Percy, of Warren,…
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, at the University of Maine, will host a talk “…
Jacob Jolliff was born into a musical family. His dad started him on the mandolin at age 7 and required him to practice 10 minutes a day. After 6 months of practicing this minimal amount,…
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) will hold an Environmental Youth Education fundraiser, Tuesday, April 2, from 5 to 7 p.m., at American Flatbread Company,…
a special theme during each day of the week
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is “Reaching for the Stars” during National Library Week, April 7-13.
“With a partial solar eclipse taking place in Camden on the Monday of National…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host another event in the Camden Talks Climate series cosponsored by the town of Camden and CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now) on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m…
The Midcoast region has a newly published first time author in Ruth Monsell, of Damariscotta and Camden. Her book, Frances Perkins: Champion of American Workers, published by Histria…
LINCOLNVILLE — Local poet Janet N. Gold extends an invitation to anyone who enjoys poetry to join her to celebrate Poetry Month on Wednesday afternoons, April 10, 17, and 24, from 3 - 4:30 p.m.,…
CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, presents master guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan in concert on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.…
WALDOBORO — Kathleen Edwards will perform on stage for her only Maine appearance, Sunday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m., at The Waldo Theatre.
For decades, Kathleen Edwards has been a cornerstone…
