MIDCOAST — The a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will present its annual winter concert series in four Maine venues in January and February.
The group’s 2020 program is…
Culture
The Hope Library is looking for new volunteers to help staff the town’s little library. All that is needed is your time and willingness to lend a hand to your neighbors.
The library is holding…
Celebrating illustrations of ‘A journey of Peace’
CAMDEN — The Camden Maine Lions Club held a dinner December 7 to celebrate the local winners of the annual Lions International Peace Poster contest. Among the attendees, was Teague Buchanan, who…
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD board will vote Jan. 8 on a proposal to name the Camden Hills Regional High School library after Pulitzer Prize recipient and renowned poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, an…
eldercare conference, Wednesday, Jan 8 - 9, North Haven
NORTH HAVEN — An ongoing network of island community members will attend an annual eldercare conference, Wednesday, Jan 8 - 9, at Southern Harbor House, North Haven.
Guest presentations…
one- or two-dimensional artwork in any medium
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Boothbay Region Art Foundation and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will be opening the 4th annual “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor Show” February 14 at the BRAF…
How to get out there and feed your creative mind in January
Eating healthier, fitness goals, reducing screen time, of course these resolutions are all good but, in this new year what if you’re asking yourself: “What do I have to look forward to…
‘Mr. Bramhall is known throughout the world, as his work has gone far and wide’
My New Years resolution is to write something every week about Camden and to not leave it half finished in a drafts folder in Google docs.
Almost pathologically, I am always researching…
ROCKLAND — Three January films and one February Met opera have been added to the Strand Theatre lineup.
UPDATES added this week:
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Camden Public Library
CAMDEN — It’s a new decade; kick it off by expanding your repertoire of talents!
At the start of every year, the Camden Public Library hosts a series of Jumpstart January workshops to…
What daily life was like Dec. 30, 1919 according to The Courier-Gazette
ROCKLAND—On December 30, 1919, The Courier-Gazette put out its …
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
We’re not just getting a new year culminating this Tuesday night, we’re getting a new decade; hence all of the Roaring ‘20s parties that are happening for New Year’s Eve. Whether you’re a day…
Merrymount, A Children’s Story about Cats
Rockland’s Inaugural Poet Laureate and playwright Kendall Merriam released a book for 12-year-olds and all cat lovers.
It takes place in a university town for cats to learn the ways of…
What’s In That Cocktail?
CAMDEN—After all of the gifts are unwrapped, the leftovers are put away and the hoopla dies down, it’s time for the adult equivalent of that last little bit of chocolate or candy cane in the…
CAMDEN — Envision the future, craft creatively, and ponder the intrigues of nature through a variety of events scheduled in January at the Camden Public Library.
…ROCKLAND — Another film has been added to the Strand Theatre’s January lineup, along with two live shows coming in April.
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Giving someone the gift of services or an experience this season is one way to free the world of extra stuff and clutter, but it also supports many of the hard-…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre January schedule now includes an additional four high-definition broadcasts.
HD:
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‘capturing fleeting moments with our feathered neighbors’
WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library, in Washington Village, will exhibit Maine bird photographs by Patti Forster, a local birder and photographer, from Thursday, January 9 through Tuesday, March 3.…
ROCKLAND — In 2001, artist Steve Lindsay received a contract from The First to carve an image of Rockland history. Lindsay worked from a historic photograph. And, who better to garner that photo…
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland is announcing an open call for submissions to its 2020 Biennial exhibition. Submissions will be accepted online through the CMCA…
‘The Media Revolution: Changing the World’
CAMDEN — The 2020 Camden Conference, The Media Revolution: Changing the World,” will include a range of speakers.
Most recently added is…
ROCKLAND — Christmas Services at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, in Rockland, include Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, December 29, and January 5.
There well be one service on …
Gifts between $9 and $25
Giving the gift of experiences
CAMDEN — Tickets for 2020 performances at Camden Opera House are now available for MaineMadeMusic shows by the Wayne Delano Jazz Quartet and Oshima Brothers; comedy by Juston McKinney; the…
ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland has started a GoFundMe campaign to finish the renovations of the double house, at 198-200 Broadway, where Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was…
where is the original 5th order Fresnel lens?
PORT CLYDE — Marshall Point Lighthouse and Museum has announced the return of its 1970s Fresnel barrel lens from the Coast Guard. It had been on display at the Rockland Lighthouse Museum.
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Terry Boivin video
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Videographer Terry Boivin spent the afternoon and evening, Dec. 7, at Lincolnville Beach, where the Bonfire on the Beach was built and enjoyed by everyone.
The bonfire…
A poem
WINTER
Again it is winter
Everywhere it is snow.
Some people so love it,
Others wish it would go.
Maybe a “White Christmas”
About some…
Each December, we shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand. This week, we focus on those who work out of their homes, farms and kitchens to make quality…
LINCOLN, Massachusetts — A large scale photographic work by Belfast artist Mj Viano Crowe is among selected works by photographers and photographic artists of the 20th century now on display at…
Artist Olivia Vanner creates discussion and distraction with her fiber art installations
ROCKLAND—In a former classroom now converted to a studio at Lincoln Street Center, one curious creature, approximately four foot high, dominates one side of the room. It resembles a deer made with…
MAINE — Paintings by Kathryn Oliver will be on display at three Maine locations from December 1 - January 6.
The Sacred Garden is a collection of large paintings inspired by the stained glass…
In hopes that people in the community will help themselves to books
THOMASTON — Friends of the Thomaston Public Library announces a new free library box on the corner of Main and Knox streets on the side of the Moondance shop. Constructed by workers of the Prison…
The Penobscot Bay Ringers staged a concert entitled "Handbells for Hope" for the benefit of the Midcoast Recovery Coalition on Sunday, October 20, at the Rockland Congregational Church.
A free-…
Watts Hall Community Players have some fun on stage after the holidays
THOMASTON—Watts Hall Community Players Director Daryl Hahn is currently traveling back to Maine from a Thanksgiving vacation just in time for Saturday night’s performances at Watts Hall, November…
New ‘Live/Work’ ordinance allows artists to spend up to six months living at the Center
ROCKLAND— Lincoln Street Center, which was at one point the Rockland High School, is brimming with new energy and talent. On Friday, November 22, a number of artists currently renting studios and…
'Capturing the creative spirit we encourage in our children’
ROCKPORT — Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) has partnered with The Riley School in Rockport, through the Langlais Art Loan Program. Several original paintings by Bernard Langlais, owned by the…
ROCKLAND — Five movies have been added to the December lineup at Strand Theatre, in Rockland. History, adventure, and music for adult and family-oriented audiences. December films and performances…
a nuanced visual record of contemporary American life
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) has been awarded a lead project grant of $7,500 from the Maine Bicentennial Commission. The grant will support the presentation of the…
A mystery started weeks ago with an anonymous gift of a framed photo to Lincoln County Historical Association. And on Thursday, Nov. 21, it ended when LCHA’s Perry Palmer handed the photo to…
money prize to an individual and a business
WALDOBORO — The contest is back! The Town of Waldoboro Recreation Department is managing the contest this year and the Waldoboro Business Association continues to offer $200 prizes, one each to…
Emily Candler Davis was one of the presenters at PechaKucha Night
Welcome to our ongoing feature Behind the Slides, where we meet up with an artist who recently presented at a local PechaKucha night and find out the deeper story…
A traditional family Thanksgiving may be ideal for some, but for people who don’t have family in Maine, may have strained family relations, or just don’t feel like slogging through holiday travel…
BELFAST—If you’re shopping at the United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast and happen upon Mike Raven’s booth, “Grandpa’s Specialty Smoked Meats,” you don’t have too far to walk for table service…
Artist is hosting an Open House on Nov. 23 and 24 in Lincolnville
LINCOLNVILLE—Even though it was a drizzly, gloomy day when I visited Janet Redfield’s house and studio on a rural road in Lincolnville, her stained glass doors on both the front and back of the…
BELFAST — Belfast’s Colonial Theatre is celebrating the holidays with one of the Belfast area’s favorite activity: the 25tth Annual Free Family Holiday Matinee Film Series. Starting the weekend…
Member appreciation film; free family movie; Attend ‘Timeless,’ receive discounts on lift tickets, gear, swag, and more
ROCKLAND — Winter over with the Strand Theatre as they present a variety of live shows, films, and broadcasts.
Updates added this week…
OUT Maine in Rockland spearheaded the inaugural trip in September
ROCKLAND —Two years ago, OUT Maine Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a light-bulb moment while on a personal artistic workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle. While there,…
Upcoming events include Evening of Short Comedic Plays, and reading of ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community players has received a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to continue to improve the 104 year old theater on Main Street in Thomaston.
Thanks to…
