CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes artist Lisa Kyle for a solo exhibit of her paintings, titled “The Magic of Maine” in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of December*. The…
Culture
Stockton Springs Community Library is currently presenting works by artist William Landmesser in an Art in the Stacks exhibition through Thursday, December 21.…
A play about math and madness
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers will hold open auditions for its first play of the 2024 season, "Proof" by David Auburn. There are two opportunities to audition at the Basil Burwell Community Theater,…
a routine dive that he never imagined, and others refused to believe
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the new award-winning documentary In the Whale, the account of a man who survived to tell the tale of being swallowed by a whale, on Friday, Dec…
BELFAST — “Belfast’s burgeoning community of swing dance enthusiasts is gearing up for another RUMPUS to dance the dark days of winter goodbye,” said Sasha Kutsy, in a news release.
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CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host a panel discussion titled “Where Does Camden Stand on Climate Action?” on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m., in the Picker Room and on Zoom. This event…
Lyman-Morse invites the public to a free Holiday Photos event on the Wharf, Dec. 9, 1 to 3 p.m.
Photographer Alison Langley will be taking professional photos of families, friends and pets…
ROCKLAND — Local youth arts program Arts in Action recently completed three community murals located at South School, Good Tern Co-op, and the City of Rockland Transfer Station and Compost…
ROCKLAND — On Christmas day, at 12:30 p.m., there will be a sitdown community dinner sponsored by Adas Yoshuron Synagogue and held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockland.
The meal…
THOMASTON — The long-standing tradition of Watts Hall Community Players’ reading of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas In Wales is back.
On Sunday, December 17, at 3 p.m., in Watts…
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery welcomes Sheep Jones, a Belfast, Maine painter, as a guest artist for the months of December, January, and February. A popular artist in Maine and beyond, according…
‘There’s a lot going on in Waldoboro’
The winter holidays were in evidence in Waldoboro on Saturday, December 2. All over town, shops and organizations decked the halls and some hosted special events.
At the north end of town…
What began in 2007 as a way to involve the Boothbay community in a bit of gingerbread house building fun has grown into a three-day exhibit of enormously creative confectionery constructions being…
Lincolnville Community Library has announced the addition of the Paul E. McGurren Collection of Fly-fishing and Fly-tying books to the library. This collection includes many of the outstanding…
The December meeting of Coastal Quilters December will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Lions Club. The Quilters are doing a sock gift exchange. The idea is to take a pair of…
Triangle Gallery is celebrating the holiday season with a show titled SMALL/not small OFF THE WALL through January 13.
The show will fluctuate as work moves ‘off the wall’ so pop in often…
a system long abhorred but still practiced
ROCKPORT — The West has talked about India's caste system since the days or the British Raj, but it remains mostly a mystery outside of India. What is caste? Is it based on occupation, color,…
ROCKLAND — Penobscot Bay Language School is kicking off the holiday season with a West African Cultural Dinner event on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at 6 p.m. The dinner event will include authentic…
glimpses of this artist’s daily life
SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of “Glimpsed” by Martinsville artist Anne Cox on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Live entertainment by pianist…
Opening reception Dec. 8
TENANTS HARBOR — Kathleen Fox, of St. George, will show her paintings and prints of local scenes, real and imagined, at the Jackson Memorial Library, 71 Main Street, Tenants Harbor, from December…
fresh new arrangements of favorite old carols
CAMDEN — Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., wraps up its year with Paul Sullivan: Christmas in Maine, Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The festive concert will benefit MCH Meals on Wheels and the…
CAMDEN — Atlantic Ballet Company presents the Nutcracker at Camden Opera House on Saturday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3, both at 3 p.m.
“Tchaikovsky's musical score brings joy and laughter…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Andrew Harris, Thursday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
Join the library around the fireside in the Rockland Public…
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber presents their holiday show with Pastor Chantel Wright and Songs of Solomon Gospel Choir on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House.
“The concert…
ROCKPORT — George's River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes Patrick Gallagher for a presentation on steelhead fishing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, upstairs in the fly shop at Maine Sport Outfitters, in…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Roger Allen Moody for his presentation, "Historic Sporting Camps of Moosehead Lake," based on his book published this year. The event will take place on…
remaining united by a common thread
ROCKLAND — India, the world's most populous nation, is also perhaps the world's most diverse, and the concept of “Unity in Diversity” is a fundamental aspect of India’s cultural fabric. Diversity…
THOMASTON — On Sunday, Dec. 10, from 12 to 3 p.m., the Watts Hall doors will open to welcome public viewing of a magical evergreen wonderland. During the previous day, 14 individuals and teams of…
SPRUCE HEAD — The Spruce Head Community Hall & Historical Association has planned a lively morning of activities for Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. till noon. Located on Village Road in Spruce…
ROCKLAND — Visit the Rockland Public Library, Thursday, Dec. 7, from 3:45-4:45 p.m., for some snacks, decorating the library tree, and making holiday bracelets.
Make bracelets for yourself…
holiday shopping as their great grandparents might have done
CAMDEN — Old photographs and toys are featured in Merchants Through the Windows, Camden-Rockport Historical Society’s new winter exhibit, beginning Sunday, Dec. 3, from 1-3 p.m., as Christmas By…
setting up a new sister school arrangement
ROCKLAND — Join PBLS staff and volunteers on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at 6 p.m., for an authentic taste of Spain’s most celebrated dish – paella. The meal will include generous portions of this…
In business
ROCKPORT – The Blue Spoon Bistro, formerly of Portland, has relocated to 5 Country Inn Way in Rockport. The principals are Elizabeth…
ROCKLAND — Friends of South School announces its inaugural Winter Maker's Market, a festive celebration of local craftsmanship and artistry. The event aims to highlight and promote handcrafted…
THOMASTON — The Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist will host a community Messiah Sing, Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m., in Watts Hall, Thomaston.
The event is directed by Anthony…
Special Guest Willy Clemetson
BELFAST — Will Brown will be giving a concert of songs and tunes from the folk, Americana and Transatlantic genres on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m., as part of the Belfast Common House Concert…
ROCKPORT — “Ring in the holiday season with a magical evening at the Rockport Opera House, presented by the Rockport Public Library,” said the Library, in a news release.
The family-…
The exhibit is only up at the Rockport Public Library until November 29
ROCKPORT—Musician/artist Jon Friese’s cigar box guitar art exhibit is still up at the Rockport Public Library in case you haven’t caught it yet, and it’s worth a walk-through before it comes down…
Conservationist of the Year Award, door prizes, and refreshments
SEARSMONT — Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) announces its 2023 Annual Meeting, which will feature a special talk by Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist entitled, “…
volunteers needed
ROCKPORT — On Friday, December 1, and Saturday, December 2, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., the Friends of the Rockport Public Library will host a big book sale just in time for the holidays.
The…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s 2023 film series “100 Years of Movies” wraps up in December with two lesser-known 1940s holiday classics. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is…
meet and greet with George Henry Jennings, Dec. 9
ROCKPORT — From December 1 through 29, 2023, the Rockport Public Library will host a show of enlarged vintage photographs of Rockport schooner launchings from the late 1800s and early 1900s.…
an opera diva returns to her native Brazil to search for her lost lover
ROCKLAND — The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera Florencia en el Amazonas will be presented as a Live In HD simulcast…
THOMASTON — Maine based Kenmarc Entertainment, in collaboration with Broadway on the North Fork (New York, NY) announces that the off-Broadway production of "A Christmas Carol" is coming to New…
for Maine’s military veterans
BELFAST — With Giving Season in full swing, a group of Bank of America teammates in Belfast are stitching together warmth and gratitude for Maine’s military veterans.
The "Knit Wits," a…
Then and Now – Law enforcement collaboration
In 2023, Rockland officers didn’t wait for an invitation to assist a Thomaston officer when the report came of a suspicious device in the doorway of a Thomaston major retail store. In 2022, a…
SEARSPORT — Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine’s community handbell choir, will present a ‘Holiday Handbells’ concert on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 3 to 4 p.m., at the Searsport First Congregational…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo brings New England based Echoes of Floyd back to Maine on Saturday, January 13, at 7:30 p.m.
Echoes of Floyd is making their debut at The Waldo Theater performing…
deadline January 19, 2024
CAMDEN — Camden on Canvas is an annual plein air painting fundraiser for the Camden Public Library. Over the weekend of July 19-21 twenty artists will work on location to paint Midcoast Maine, …
