CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House presents “The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites” on its stage Saturday, March 7, at 3 p.m.
The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings…
Culture
bringing an early-reader book to life using original music, black light, and color
WBCN and The American Revolution is coming to Belfast. The popular award-winning documentary, which vividly profiles the outsized cultural, political, and musical impact of a legendary community…
Fine dining for location of former ‘Helm Restaurant’
ROCKPORT — Following a fall and winter of dormancy, construction is now under way at 141 Commercial St. (Route 1) in Rockport, preparing the building which once housed the Helm restaurant for a…
Cabin Fever three-day winter film fest Feb. 28 through March 1
Click on the following to see more info on each film.
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ROCKLAND — Four films have been added to the February and March schedule at Strand Theatre, in Rockland, including a fundraising screening of cat videos that will benefit …
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long music camp for young musicians ages 8-18.
This year’s…
CAMDEN — Camden Conference recap, artist reception, lectures and more keep March on the move at the Camden Public Library: March 2020
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Open House on Feb. 21 featured mural artist and theater improvements
BELFAST—If the Midcoast has a Theatre District, it’s most definitely centered in Belfast.
The Belfast Maskers are an organization for the performing arts that’s been in operation since…
‘Crip Camp’ opens the annual Cabin Fever Film Festival in Camden, Feb. 28
A filmmaker who cofounded the Rockland-based organization, Speaking Place, was honored Jan. 23 at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival for a documentary film created almost 50 years ago entitled…
SEARSPORT — Empowering childbirth, book discussions of maritime experiences, Bicentennial reading challenge, and a service dog are all a part of Carver Memorial Library events for March 2020.…
ROCKPORT — New signage has been erected outside the Camden Hills Regional High School library to reflect the naming of the library after Pulitzer Prize recipient and renowned poet Edna St. Vincent…
‘Flowers of Maine’
UNION — The Exhibition Hall at Union Fair, Maine Wild Blueberry Festival (August 22-29, 2020) is promoting a queen-sized quilt themed around “Flowers of Maine.” The proceeds of the quilt raffle…
transformations
I received - at the age of 72 - an MFA in fiction from Spalding University. I decided to go to graduate school because I had been working on a novel for years and thought the pressure of the MFA…
Poem
For Maroulla Gleaton, M. D.
Seeing beauty as the sticks come down
odd music, created on 55 gallon steel oil drums
from Trinidad and Tobago
young people…
Documentary Songwriters, a nonprofit specializing in helping people to write original songs from spoken words, has named Nora Willauer, of Hope, as executive director. Willauer replaces…
developing their work while connecting with the community
NORTH HAVEN — Waterman’s Community Center has announce its selection for playwrights-in-residence. The three playwrights will each spend 10 days on the unbridged island of North Haven, focused on…
A Midcoast adventure of art, music, food and dancing
Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, which is naturally the night to go out. So whether you’re going out with your better half, best bud, or the whole family, here’s a virtual tour of all…
‘Let’s stop hurting each other and instead, love’
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Following a period of troubling years growing up, former Belfast resident John A. Asuncion, a mental health counselor, has released his inaugural book to help those also…
Maine State Prison Upholstery Shop to produce 187 custom-made cushions
CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House, in collaboration with Camden Conference and Camden International Film Festival, has begun a fundraising campaign to Complete the…
RSU 13’s Oceanside High School is offering a Photography Club led by photographer Madeleine Morlet.
Through a 21st Century Learning Center grant, in partnership with One Community Many…
Students in culinary arts and baking create sumptuous feast for $10
ROCKLAND—For years, the Mid-Coast School of Technology’s students in Culinary Arts and Baking/Pastry programs have been putting on a World Café, a hands-on, real life execution of their culinary…
Products, a fashion show and one special night out
Coming up Friday, February 14, is either the world’s most romantic holiday or a stressful reminder of one’s relationship status. Actress/comedian Amy Poehler first coined the term “Galentine’s Day…
Marshall Wharf, along with Three Tides bar, will be open for business by spring
BELFAST—The sound of construction can be heard in and around the two buildings that comprise Marshall Wharf Brewing and Three Tides these days. It’s business as usual for builder Daniel Waldron,…
What music might there have been as people explored, fished, and colonized Maine’s rocky coast?
MIDCOAST — DaPonte String Quartet will perform multiple Bicentennial concerts in the Midcoast entitled “Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” with guest artist Eric LaPerna (percussion).
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The 30th annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships
CAMDEN—With low temperatures after a freezing ice storm the night before, the U.S. National Toboggan Championships officially kicked off Saturday, February 8 and the more seasoned costumed…
‘I want to make a difference in this world and art has the power to bring people together’
WALDOBORO — More than 250 students and staff members at Medomak Valley High School are learning to identify why they matter this semester as part of an advanced photography class project aimed at…
40 Years of ‘Work Avoidance’
UNION — Sue Fairer and Paul Gaudreau, of Union Pottery, will exhibit a large collection of pottery at Vose Library during the month of February, captioned, "40 Years of ‘Work Avoidance’ (or…
UNION — Join theater director (and Union native) Chloe Keller for a weekly story time, Wednesdays, at 11 a.m., at Vose Library.
Keller will read a wide variety of picture books, and she…
the current state of the media in authoritarian countries
CAMDEN — Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh, have been added to the speaker roster for the upcoming Camden Conference.
“They are sure to…
WARREN—University of New England college student William Cox, 19, has found a novel way to offset the cost of his college books and materials. He’s offering custom hand-drawn portraits to the…
SEARSMONT — The Rogues will perform Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Fraternity Village Store, in Searsmont.
The Rogues is a four-member band from the Midcoast area. Their music…
Feb. 7-9 event marks its 30th year at Camden Snow Bowl
CAMDEN—For the last 29 years, costume-clad teams have waited with anticipation at the top of Camden Snow Bowl’s famed toboggan chute for the lever to be pulled and the…
ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre has added four films to its February lineup.
FILM:
Feb. 9: BECOMING NOBODY…
music, crafts, dogs, author talk, cold comfort reading
SEARSPORT — Take your children to Carver Memorial Library on Take Your Child to the Library Day to share the joy of reading. Bring the children back on Tuesdays so they…
BELFAST — Midcoast Actors’ Studio has announced the cast of An Enemy of the People, written by Henrik Ibsen and directed by Bill Burford.
Enemy is play about demonizing…
learning about songwriting
This past Saturday I invited the celebrated composer Malcolm Brooks and one of his colleagues, Will Foote, to teach seven of us the process of writing a song.
Malcolm’s non-profit…
featuring Maine children’s authors
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Library is marking Maine's bicentennial year with the publication of the Maine Day by Day Family Literacy Activity Calendar. The perpetual calendar is designed to assist…
for ‘No Greater Love’
BELFAST — Throughout February, Belfast Free Library will waive overdue fines for patrons who donate non-perishable food items. All donations will go to the No Greater Love Food Pantry, in Belfast…
Pilot program goes until September 2020
The power of your local library card just got 70x more powerful.
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Neal Parker, Sandra Oliver, Daniel Hart, Kathryn Oliver, Michael Paul Lund, Krishna Bhatta, and more
CAMDEN — Winterfest, book sales, books talks, tech talks, health talks. Plunge into water, plunge into a book, take the plunge and write a book. And then, perhaps, watch the movie. Camden Public…
ROCKPORT — Eight Maine woodworkers were honored with awards at the opening of “Maine Wood 2020” in Rockport this past Friday.
The…
ROCKLAND — Three broadcasts and a special event have been added to Strand Theatre’s winter and spring lineup.
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MONTVILLE—Artist Felicia Cinquegrana lives in the deep woods of Montville, but she doesn’t even need to venture outside for inspiration. Trees are all around—her house, her studio, and in her art…
concurrent exhibit to feature photos, artwork related to Governor Anderson Elementary School
BELFAST — The public is invited to participate in Waterfall Arts’ annual Open Call exhibition, Milestones, this spring. Milestones will be on view from April 3 through May 8. Work for this non-…
deadline March 31
UNION — The Trustees of the Union Fair and Maine Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2020 Union Fair, August 22 - 29…
ROCKLAND — Two live music events have been added to the Strand lineup for April along with a film to lead up to this year’s Oscars.
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Be a part of the festival, on stage or off
CAMDEN — The Camden Shakespeare Festival will present the comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Winter’s Tale for its seventh season. The season is…
Shakespeare’s original language with pronoun updates and script cuts to move show at fun and fast pace
BELFAST — One of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, As You Like It, will open the Belfast Maskers 33rd season on Thursday, March 12 (Preview Night).
Directing the production is…
Buy local chocolate, support local students
ROCKLAND — Trekkers’ Bixby & Co. catalog fundraiser is back. For another year, Rockland-based Trekkers teams up with Bixby & Co. in a locals-supporting-locals fundraising effort. To help…
