CAMDEN — Jazz in June, Camden’s first-ever multi-day/multi-venue jazz festival, is set for Friday through Sunday, June 14 through 16.
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Jazz in June: music outdoors and in, free concerts, and jazz all round town
CAMDEN—Directly across from Uncle Willy’s Candy Shoppe, at the corner of Bayview and Frye streets, in Camden, a longtime vacant space is currently being renovated to open as a home decor,…
popular demand leads to increased operational hours
THOMASTON — Lovers of ice cream in the Midcoast will now be able to get their frozen treat fill Sunday afternoons at Dorman’s Dairy Dream in Thomaston.
The ice cream stand announced on…
Midcoast minivan tours to wineries, breweries and distilleries
WARREN—With the monster success of Maine Brew Bus tours in Portland and Boston, it was only a matter of time that all-inclusive minivan tours to Midcoast breweries, distilleries and wineries would…
Service industry professionals were the first to be invited for a first look
THOMASTON—Dozens of service industry professionals got their first look at the new Thomaston location for Threshers Brewing Co’s second Midcoast tasting room on Monday, April 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.…
WASHINGTON VILLAGE — The Gibbs Library presents a collection of oil paintings and a quilt, of one its residents, Anne Marie Manson. The exhibit will open, Thursday, May 2, and closes Tuesday, July…
BELFAST- The Mid Coast Art Guild will debut a new show at the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of May.
The group debated many ideas for this show and decided on the…
Rockland Public Library
ROCKLAND — In the display cases for the month of May will be the Visual Puns of local punster Ben Perry. Perry crafts the small structures from found items to make funny twists on the English…
On May 3, Primo Restaurant will open for its 20th season. To celebrate, Primo will host special dinners and classes throughout the year.
“Twenty years in this industry is a huge milestone, and…
15-artist cooperative at Art Space
ROCKLAND — Art by new Art Space member Margaret Creighton, of Yarmouth, will be on exhibit during Rockland’s …
WALDOBORO—A new mobile food truck is set to open in Waldoboro this spring. Opposite Moody’s Diner at the corner of Rt. 1 and Washington Road, Ollie’s, a bright red mobile kitchen, is set to open…
Rockland First Friday artwalk
ROCKLAND — Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center hosts a spring art opening, Friday,…
Rockland First Friday artwalk
ROCKLAND — ‘Blossom by Blossom’ artwork by Joyanna Margo Bernardo will be on display, Friday, May 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Art Loft, in Rockland.
This show is from a selection of…
dressing as characters for story times and activities, book displays, voting for Children and Teen Choice Book Awards
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library hosts Children’s Book Week, April 29 to May 5, with support from First National Bank. The community is invited to join in the longest-running national…
ROCKLAND — It’s at the bend at 606 Old County Road. You know it because anyone who has traveled Old County Road knows you slow down to 25 mph and watch for golf carts crossing in the spring,…
$100 Goes to the First 10 Sculpture Race Entries
ROCKLAND- The 3rd annual Rockland Sculpture Race is coming up on Saturday, June 15 and organizers are seeking entries from interested participants.
The race is part of the Rockland Summer…
Spring play to show for one weekend only
ROCKPORT- The Camden Hills Regional High School Spring Play, Rumors, opens May 2 and features a cast of five couples, dinner, a farcical comedy, and support from a creative technical crew…
Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen opened on April 17
BELFAST— The addition of Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen is exactly what Belfast needs right now.
The grand opening at 84 Main Street (formerly the yarn shop) took place in a cozy…
Goose River Press
Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or less—double-spaced). Book will be beautifully produced with full color cover in paperback and a full…
Bar Harbor artist Alexandrea Farquhar has put together an exhibit at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Rockland from the bodies of roadkill.
Her exhibit, …
Hail to the Rad Kids
BELFAST— One portrait that recently hung in the Waterfall Arts’ Young Artists Gallery Takeover last month is a scream. No, not as in funny, but as a literal scream, a portrayal of a man’s mouth in…
Benefactor Mary Louise Curtis Bok returns from the 1930s to join ribbon-cutting ceremony
CAMDEN — On Wednesday, April 10, the Camden Public Library hosted a grand re-opening of the Walsh History Center. The History Center is a repository and a research center where people can browse…
second annual Knox-Waldo Gala and Auction
NORTHPORT — On Saturday, May 4, Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) will be holding its second annual Knox-Waldo Gala and Auction at…
Judy Nixon and Virginia Forrest
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host an exhibition entitled “2 Friends Paint” featuring artists Judy Nixon and Virginia Forrest.
The show begins April 17…
For the third year, Whitehead Light Station will be offering a weekend writing retreat led by Belfast writer Linda Buckmaster. The workshop runs from August 1 to 4. This year’s topic, “Writing…
What do you have to say?
CAMDEN — Eva Morris, of Bestlit Review, is seeking Midcoast Maine-based authors to present 10 minute performances of their noteworthy, unique, strong and sparkling fiction/non-fiction…
CAMDEN — Colin Page has been a painter in the Midcoast since he moved here in 2003, but this year he is taking on an additional role as a gallery owner on Bay View Street in Camden.
Page…
BELFAST—Creativity is free, but the technology to produce it is not. Thanks to a grant by William W. Treat Foundation secured by the Belfast Free Library, the third floor conference room is the…
Maine Photography Show
There’s an otherworldly air about it, the photograph awarded Best In Show in the 14th annual Maine Photography Show. Are those towering rock formations – or the walls of a castle belonging to one…
CMCA’s latest installation is like being adrift on a wooden sea
ROCKLAND—If you want to take a walk on the wild side, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s large…
The Maine Pottery Tour has announced participants in its eighth season, Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5. From Kittery to Thorndike and Bethel, to Phillips and Belfast, 37 ceramic artists will…
Art show at Appleton Library
APPLETON- RECYCLED from the waste bin to the wall, from pollution to creation. Do you have a studio full of junk you cannot throw away because it speaks to you, and you are sure you will make art…
CAMDEN — Long before the Picker Room at Camden Public Library filled with people for the Edible Book contest, April 6, Library staff were planning for a repeat event next year.
Promoted as…
Hip hop artist known for love of community gunned down March 31
ROCKPORT — When Isaac Remsen, 33, of Rockport learned about the death of hip hop artist Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically shot in Los Angeles March 31, he immediately went online. Visiting a…
Renowned Maine photo journalist’s work on display until July
ROCKLAND- The Rockland Historical Society and the Rockland Public Library will co-sponsor “Kosti Comes Home,” an exhibit of photographs by renowned photojournalist Kosti Ruohomaa, created by the…
A pop of poetry to help us look forward to spring
ROCKLAND—If you need a mental break in your day, pop into the Good Tern in Rockland for the month of April. Coinciding with National Poetry Month, the Good Tern Café Gallery features its annual…
Belfast – It is the perfect time to plan ahead for all your 2019 events and conferences! The UMaine Hutchinson Center is the ideal venue for conferences, corporate retreats, business and industry…
choose a photograph and write a story based on the image
ROCKLAND — The Solon Center for Research and Publishing has announced a writing contest in conjunction with an exhibit at Gallery Fukurou, 20 Main Street, Rockland.
There are scores of…
CAMDEN — A selection of recent oil and acrylic paintings by Owls Head artist Erika Manning will be on display at Zoot Cafe, in Camden, through the end of April 2019.
The work examines her…
CAMDEN — Watershed School juniors Pearl Benjamin and Rachel Sizeler-Fletcher have recently received recognition for their writing.
Pearl Benjamin was the winner of The Telling Room’s 2018-…
Ribbon-cutting, edible book submissions, trivia, tours, stories
CAMDEN — Beginning April 6, in recognition of National Library Week, the Camden Public Library will have daily events featuring different components of the library’s facilities, programs, and…
Performances scheduled throughout summer
ROCKPORT – The requirements are simple: Be a gutsy adult woman, be able to fight with a sword, and portray a larger-than-life character. The first of two auditions for a new play, A Specific…
Islesboro, Vinalhaven, and North Haven will explore the art of observation and the wonders of birds
MIDCOAST — Island Readers and Writers (IRW) will bring “Look Up!” a Literary Links to Science program with author, illustrator and birder Annette LeBlanc Cate, to…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library recognizes April 2019’s Poetry Month through a contest, an open mic night, a workshop, and a women’s sharing time.
Book Spine Poetry Contest…
ROCKPORT — The fellowship hall at Nativity Lutheran Church, Old County Road in Rockport, was transformed into a meal packaging center, Saturday morning, March 23.
More than seventy…
New Public Speaking Group
BELFAST — Toast of the Mid-Coast Toastmasters, in Belfast, is a new chapter of Toastmasters International. The group meets the second and fourth Wednesdays each month, at 6 p.m., at Springbrook…
‘Beer and food has been our whole relationship’
UNION — A new chapter has emerged for a beloved Union eatery. Owners Jillian Lary and Brian Fickett, both 24, said that they are aiming to open the doors to Sterlingtown Public House in late April…
Listen up Artists, Makers, Visual Performancers, Writers, Freaky Sprites
Even though we’re technically at the start of Spring, the age-old season of renewal, it hasn’t quite actually felt like it. Many of us are still in grouchy hibernation mode, overly saturated with…
Ownership changes after more than three decades
ROCKPORT — A restaurant that has operated in much the same manner since the 1960s, the Helm, on Route 1 in Rockport, recently changed ownership and is headed in a new direction. Later this year,…
