Bay Chamber Concerts pulls back the curtain on another season of live programming beginning August 4 and running through the 22nd. An encompassing series of concerts, Bay Chamber is presenting…

CAMDEN — Coastal Mountains Nature Program presents Forests of Lilliput: the Diminutive World of Mosses & Lichens on Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hodson Preserve in Camden.…

We’re looking at some good, sunny days Friday and Saturday, with rain on Sunday, so we’ve got a number of outdoor and indoor events in mind for that. The name of the game this weekend is comedy:…

PORTLAND — ecomaine’s annual Recycling is a Work of Art painting contest will accept designs through August 23, 2021. The contest is an opportunity for Maine students, community groups, and…

ROCKLAND—When Sherman’s Books & Stationary closed its Camden location…

The rain’s just not letting us go this weekend, so we keep dry and carry on. With a few local events indoors and undercover, along with a couple of worthwhile road trips, this is still a great…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Public Library will be holding an online auction and is seeking submissions now. Great Art for Great Reads auction will accept up to two original works by artists and…

TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, 71 Main Street, Tenants Harbor, will host an exhibition of paintings by artists Lauren Gill and Lydia Kaeyer. The show begins July 20 and runs through…

BELFAST — After the outpouring of community excitement for the “As Unique as Belfast” crosswalk art project, Our Town Belfast will release limited edition merchandise featuring the artwork. The…

ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, announces a statewide call for entries for the eighth juried Maine Wood biennial. The exhibition, which takes place in the Center’s…

WATERVILLE—The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) kicks off this weekend for a 10-day festival in Waterville showcasing nearly 100 films. Of particular interest are the 11 “Maine Short”…

ROCKLAND — Using a pre-made scarecrow frame, individuals, families,  local businesses and other groups can create a sculpture together and have it featured in the Tails…

Tropical Storm Elsa might be making her fury known up here in the Midcoast this weekend, but no matter, because we have so many interesting indoor and outdoor events to keep everyone in good…

ROCKLAND — Visit the Rockland Public Library this week to pick up this CMCA created craft.

This week, the Library is celebrating Chris Van Dusen …

ROCKLAND — Two windjammers with ties to Rockland celebrated 150th anniversaries. The mayor presented the governor with a key to the City. The governor cheered the ending of the pandemic’s State of…

Emma Jordan, Grade 12, has received an Honorable Mention for her film, The Musicbox, which will screen during the 43rd Maine Student Film & Video Festival. 

The Maine Film…

TENANTS HARBOR — Nadia Kirkham, 11, received Second Prize in the March 2021 Cricket League photography competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original photo on the…

BELFAST — Since 2016, Maine artists and friends Marguerite Lawler, Molly Mains, Wendy Newcomb and Holly Berry, have met outdoors to seek inspiration. Hiking, sketching, and photographing in areas…

We’ll be getting intermittent showers for the Independence Day celebrations this weekend, but it’s a great sign to see so many in-person events that were shuttered last year opening back up.…

ROCKPORT — The Camden International Film Festival has announced several new titles to its Summer Series at the Shotwell Drive-In. Constructed last summer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The…

ROCKLAND — Main Street from the intersection of Park Street and Main Street to the intersection of Summer Street and Main Street will be closed this Friday, July 2, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., for…

Drive-ins and pop-up outdoor theaters became popular last summer and their staying power is holding the summer of ‘21. The beauty of not paying for a $10 tub of popcorn is that you can bring your…

Rockland Public Library is one in a cohort of organizations and individuals throughout the state hosting a virtual Maine Humanities Council Discussion Project this summer. The Discussion Project…

ROCKLAND — Bring a blanket and your hat, and join Miss Katie on the library lawn for stories and songs. Rockland Public Library will be starting three weekly outdoor storytimes in July.

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ROCKLAND — There’s so much to the depth and character of Emily Miller, a recent graduate of Oceanside High School and Mid-coast School of Technology, that it’s hard to know where to start.

ROCKPORT — On June 24 the Rockport Planning Board gave consideration to a pre-application submitted by Stephanie Turner to operate a take-out food business from a 20’x20’ building at 330…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will celebrate Maine teachers, school administrators, and support staff throughout the month of July by offering them free admission to films showing in the theater…

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library provides the following calendar of events for July 2021

Thursday, July 1, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Tech Help Via Zoom and Email. Do you have a…

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CAMDEN —  Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, is welcoming larger audiences, using a choose-your-own ticketing software that inserts a couple of seats either side of each party’s reservation for…

BELFAST—Restaurants and businesses in Belfast are going toe to toe and pun to pun with an emerging sign war.

As we reported…

This is the weekend to get outside and do all of the things we couldn’t do last summer, like enjoy some outdoor concerts and music, check out the unique art and crafts from makers all over the…

ROCKLAND — Would you like a snuggly somebody to read to this summer? Youth ages 0 -18 are invited to visit the Rockland Public Library to "adopt" a new cat or dog stuffie to keep, beginning June…

Belfast painter David Estey and Lincolnville painter/sculptor Jack Silverio have repeat solo exhibits at Studio 53 with 20 recent paintings and 20 paintings and 3 sculptures, respectively. The…

A fleet of majestic, historic windjammers will set sail for Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Sunday, June 27 through Saturday, July 3. This will follow the Tall Ships Festival June 25-27,…

ROCKLAND — “Join Rockland Public Library for another summer filled with brilliant books, cool crafts, exciting events, sensational storytimes, and playful prizes,” said the Library, in a news…

CUSHING — The Summer 2021 season opener at Arts in the Barn, in Cushing, will be “Water Works,” Friday, July 16 - Sunday, July 18.

Artwork by Gwen Sylvester and Mary Ann Heinzen will…

Weekend Spotlight is back, baby! No more Zoom events or virtual happenings—the Midcoast is getting the gears going once again with a number of venues and theaters returning to live events and…

ROCKPORT — “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of contemporary wood furniture, furnishings, turnings, sculpture, and stringed instruments has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the…

BELFAST — Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn't everything in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Midcoast Theater Company’s 2021 summer musical.…

PORTLAND — The Belfast area's Mid-Coast Salon will display over sixty complex and vibrant art works focusing on why “Art Matters.” With an opening on July 2 at the UMVA Gallery in the Portland…

WALDOBORO—Generation Z, the generation born into a world with vast technological advances, is one of the most tech-savvy populations in the U.S. And Owen Weber, a junior at Medomak Valley H.S. had…

BELFAST — Poet Alexandria Peary, who grew up in Sidney and currently serves as the Poet Laureate of New Hampshire, will judge the 20201 Maine Postmark Poetry Contest, a statewide competition…

PORT CLYDE — The Port Clyde Art Gallery invites all artists of all ages to participate in its Seventh Annual 10x10 Exhibition which opens July 23. Artists of all ages, including youth 18 years and…

BELFAST — Maine artist Julie Crane is bringing her unique perspective to Local Color Gallery this June and July. Her multimedia pieces depict creatures in an atmosphere of objects with amplified…

The Friends of Daponte String Quartet (FDSQ) announces an exciting new youth ensemble program.

As a major component of the Educational Outreach program of the FDSQ, four students of high…

BELFAST — Our Town Belfast is bringing four free family-friendly movies to Steamboat Landing Park this summer. The four movies will be shown on a 20-ft wide inflatable screen at the Park. The…

CAMDEN—If you’re in Camden these next couple of weeks, take the time to see what’s written on storefront windows. “Poetry on Windows,” a project of the…

SEARSPORT — To celebrate the start of summer, Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island…