SEARSPORT — Pastor Ed Gabrielsen, of the Searsport First Congregational Church, has released a CD of inspirational songs in limited edition, which is now available for purchase. The album,…
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including his own composition “Lullaby to the World”
On Sept. 7 County Music Association award-winning vocalist Kathy Mattea released “Pretty Bird,” her first new album in six years. On Saturday, Oct. 21, traveling in support of her newest album,…
Portland Downtown’s inaugural ‘Stephen King Week’ is a tribute to the man and his writing legacy
PORTLAND—Longfellow Books was the place to be on September 20 for an author talk amongst Maine writers Chris…
Karin Lockwood, of Rockport, often visits Laite Beach, in Camden. Until Sept. 16, a handsome oak tree had shaded the green…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2023-24 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema…
youth and adult workshops with Ryan Jackson
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre Education Program is offering a new line up of fall classes featuring the talents of local teacher and improv artist Ryan Jackson.
This fall is all about…
Hurricane Lee's forecast suggests a significant weather event for much of the New England coast, specifically Penobscot Bay. Therefore, AIO’s ArtFeeds online bidding has been extended until Sunday…
Camden International Film Festival’s 19th year
CAMDEN—The way PenBay Pilot has historically covered the Camden International Film Festival (September 14 -17) is to focus on films that local residents would be willing to take time out of their…
maintains most of the stories from the 2019 play and adds several new ones
BELFAST — Theatre Nouveau, a new theatre company with a social conscience in Belfast, Maine, has announced the cast for its second production, AddictionSpeaks Again – a contemporary tragedy, which…
‘We are all landscapes, patched together over time’
WASHINGTON — Karen Jelenfy's Abstract Landscape paintings can be viewed at Gibbs Library from September through October 2023.
“We are all landscapes, patched together over time,” said…
Three time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore has evolved from the band’s humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene…
John Hiatt’s sold out Oct. 27 concert at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House has been indefinitely postponed. All tickets will be refunded beginning next week.
On Sept. 9 the Opera House…
BELFAST — An exhibit of watercolors, “Following Light, Color, and Nature” by Jaeohk Cho Keenan, is in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of September.
Keenan is a…
learn something new in a relaxed atmosphere
BELFAST — Waldo County Handcrafters’ Day is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5, in Belfast. This long-standing program is back after a three-year hiatus.
Registration deadline is September 15…
The award-winning Maine-based Don Campbell Band has been a mainstay at concerts, fairs, festivals, cruises, and civic events for over two decades, performing a mix of Don’s original music and…
Also, new monthly Family Film Matinee begins Sept. 24
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces its 2023-24 Season of Family Series shows, a series of top-quality live arts programs from around the globe, according to the Stand…
a true story from the community told with a magical spin
BELFAST — Local production company Feet Pic Productions is currently in pre-production of Rockweed. A feature film set in the Midcoast area, Rockweed is loosely based on a true…
showcasing an array of house artists
CAMDEN — Camden Falls Gallery presents “Camden - a Boater’s Paradise”, showcasing an array of house artists. The new exhibition will open on September 1, 2023.
As with many others, Camden…
CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus welcomes singers of all ages, experience, and abilities to register for the fall semester of weekly rehearsals.
Performing for over ten years, the chorus…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library is celebrating “Library Card Sign-up Month” throughout September. It is an opportunity to remind the community of the resources available through the library…
Founder based in Fairlfield, Maine
AUGUSTA—On Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3, the weirder you are, the more you’ll find your people in the second year of the Maine Odd & Unusual Show held at the Augusta Civic…
Saturday, Nov. 11
Grammy Award winning cellist Mike Block and his band blend original music with global influences to form a fresh and accessible sound. 7:30 p.m. concert. Advance tickets…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Enter Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s annual ARTinME Showcase! This juried, large format show will run Oct. 7 through Nov. 11. Contemporary artists who work in drawing, painting, printmaking,…
a colorful cast of characters preparing for an overdue wedding on an island
WALDOBORO — Rehearsals for Karmo Sanders’ Maine island comedy Homer Bound are underway at The Waldo, in Waldoboro, for four performances in September and October. The play takes a fun, funny and…
CAMDEN — The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the slate of feature and short films for its 19th edition, which will take place in person from September 14-17 at…
through September 25, 2023
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on an autumn StoryWalk for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island.
As families walk…
Creative farm-to-table casual fine dining and supper club
WARREN—“Creative.”
That’s Chef Derek Ronspies one-word descriptor of how The Black Goat approaches food.
“We always try to do something that’s not the norm, but some kind of play…
BELFAST — Liz Prescott’s art is driven by a love of process and color. Her work often focuses on reflected images, particularly of boats and buildings — forming, dissolving, reforming.
…
ROCKLAND — Inspired by the exhibit “Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth: Rockland, Maine” showing at the Farnsworth Art Museum through August 27, 2023, the Rockland Historical Society has created a…
the library’s fiber arts group
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library is hosting a show of handmade works by members of the library’s fiber arts group from August 2 through August 29. The exhibition spans both floors of the…
Advance registration is now open for Down East Singers, which will begin fall semester rehearsals on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 6:45 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.
Rehearsals…
A snafu results in the family being met by a pride of ferocious felines
The Strand Theatre’s New Century Series presents a screening of Roar (1981) on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at The Pour Farm’s Outdoor Film Festival. Following that, a live stage…
A full Civil War living history encampment will be open to the public on the…
incredible bees, interesting night sky sightings
MONTVILLE — Friends of Haystack Mountain invites the public to two upcoming community events on Haystack Mountain. Both events will leave from the Haystack Mountain trail entrance located on…
two preview days, two auction days
OWLS HEAD — “The 45th annual New England Auto Auction is one of the most anticipated events on the international car collector scene,” said OHTM, in a news release. “The nation’s largest and…
Talya Baharal, Jacob Walter Wolf Flanagan, Gene Gnida, Antje Roitzsch
BELFAST — Triangle Gallery, at 8 Elm Street, in Rockland, is showing the work of four artists in August/September. The installation includes solo shows for Talya Baharal / Full Circle; Jacob…
ROCKLAND — Gene Gnida’s solo painting show “Black and White” is on exhibit at Triangle Gallery, in Rockland, Maine from August 4 thru Sept 16, 2023.
Gene Gnida, born in the Bronx and…
Once 51 Main, it’s now a quirky homey pub with a vintage feel
LIBERTY—A casual bar and restaurant has come back to anchor the tiny town of Liberty once again. Isaiah Pottle and his older sister Amy Smith are Maine born and raised and are bringing their homey…
Join Ablaze Worship at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for an evening of worship music, testimony, scripture, and fellowship. The evening will be hosted at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 3…
The Fischer Duo, cellist Norman Fischer and pianist Jeanne Kierman Fischer, will be featured performers at Muzzy Ridge Concerts in Searsmont Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.…
BELFAST — When Jordana and Ross Martin, from Brooklyn, New York, purchased their eight-acre oceanfront property in Northport in 2016, it was virtually a blank canvas on…
BELFAST — Our Town Belfast has added five new chairs to the Sit Down Belfast project. These chairs are again designed and painted by local artists, including two youth.
The Sit Down…
Smiles and waves from the 2023 Maine Lobster Festival Parade could not be contained within one Pen Bay Pilot photo gallery. Therefore, we’re granting a round-two to the plethora of people,…
Arts In The Barn/ Cushing Historical Society will present the exhibition “Water Works: The Art of Mary Ann Heinzen and Gwen Sylvester” Aug. 11-13 at 17 Hathorne Point Road, Cushing.
The…
“Three Driven Artists Hang Out at Eastern Tire”
ROCKLAND — Employee-owned Eastern Tire & Auto Service is presenting its second art show of the summer, featuring installation work by Kitty Winslow, abstract paintings on paper by Jeff Wolff,…
SOUTH THOMASTON — The Wessaweskeag Historical Society is planning a party on August 12 to celebrate the 175th birthday of the Town of South Thomaston. On Saturday, from 2 - 4 p.m., attendees will…
As this year’s Grand Marshals, siblings Robert Oxton and Sharon Lombardo graced a backseat within the lead vehicles of the 76th Maine Lobster Festival parade, Saturday, Aug. 5. And in parade that…
An artist’s inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere – photographs, events, experiences, dreams, imagination and talent. Six stone sculptors recently spent 10 days, July 21- 30, at Boothbay…
BELFAST — The National Boatbuilding Challenge, a feature of Belfast Rotary Club’s 16th annual Harbor Fest, will award $1,750 in cash prizes to its top three boatbuilding teams. The Challenge is a…
Theatrical productions are underway this summer with the Belfast Maskers, in Belfast. The mission of Belfast Maskers is to provide…
