BELFAST — Maine Farmland Trust Gallery opened 2018 with a multi-media show that recalls the summer season. Six visual artists with strong ties to Maine, a historical writing resident,…
Culture
Film reviews
Every Friday evening, the residents of Quarry Hill in Camden hold Movie Night. The next morning, the Coffee Club there talks about the films and reviews each one. Because conversations take place…
The Banff Film Festival’s World Tour comes to Rockport February 9, 10
ROCKPORT—Swinging back up to Maine once again, the Banff Film Festival’s World Tour is coming to Camden Hills High School Strom Auditorium in Rockport February 9 and 10.
For the last 18…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King today applauded an announcement from the Unicode Consortium that it will include a new lobster emoji in the 2018 release of its standard character set.…
‘Stories To Tell’ founder Meghan Vigeant offers new workshop in the style of Moth Radio Hour
HOPE—Meghan Vigeant, an oral historian and writer, has made the art of telling a story her life’s work. After 12 years of producing audio narratives and books for private clients, organizations,…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day Winter Auction on Feb. 16-18 will present an array of traditional and modern artwork, antiques, decorative items and ethnographic…
Midcoast Community Chorus celebrates the tenth year of its mission to “Sing as a community for the community.” All singers, ages 13 and up, of all abilities – novice…
Pecha Kucha: Behind The Slides
One of Pecha Kucha Midcoast’s most recent presenters was Michael Gorman, an installation and experimental theater artist and founder of “The…
Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or less—double-spaced) for its 16th annual anthology book, which is beautifully…
On Eating and Loving Food
I love bubblies of all colors and prices. It’s been a while since I’ve drunk Andres, but give me an eight-dollar bottle of Barefoot Bubbly and I’m good to go.
Not all sparklers are…
The Camden Lions Club invited the five student winners of the local 2017 Lions International Peace Poster Contest and their families to dinner at its January 16 meeting. Jim Morse, who teaches…
Sarah Baldwin’s business, Bella Luna Toys carries wooden and natural toys inspired by Waldorf education
ROCKLAND — Tucked away within Rockland's Industrial Park sits an unassuming white building with an attached 3,000-square-foot warehouse packed with natural and wooden toys. It's like Santa's…
Feb. 2 show at FOG Bar pairs Grammy winner Stephane Wrembel with acrobatics
ROCKLAND — In February, the winter seems to stretch on. But photographer and film artist Jason Elon Goodman is not one to hibernate. “I know for a lot of people this time of the year is kind of…
2018 Pies on Parade photo gallery
ROCKLAND – Sharon Marriner said that tears came to her eyes when she saw the empty shelves at the AIO Food Pantry recently. Some area residents have been hit especially hard this year, she said,…
Artwork is only up until Jan. 31
CAMDEN—Quilting as an art form needs an image overhaul. Most people associate quilting with dusty, old bed covers made by somebody’s grandmother. But, Carrie Connors of Camden joins a national…
Belfast’s Ondine and Alder & Vine team up for a ‘Sonic Supper’
BELFAST — On February 1, The owners of the “witchy” oddities shop Alder & Vine will team up with the restaurant Ondine Oyster & Wine Bar for a special “Sonic Supper” to celebrate the night…
Select Board addresses fundraising need
ROCKPORT — Select Board and Library Committee members in Rockport met with architect Stephen Smith and site plan engineer Will Gartley Monday evening, Jan. 23, to review current plans for the town…
International #MuseumSelfie Day takes it a step further
These days, so many people whip out their phones whenever they see something interesting. But what happens when they are in a gallery or a museum? Should…
In business: Chainstitch Repair Company
ROCKLAND — Entering Griffen Cooper’s studio at the Lincoln Street Center for the Arts is an immediate feast for the senses. Early industrial sewing machines of various design and repair are set up…
It was early in 1936 that Camden Outing Club began building the winter sports facility that was to become the Camden Snow Bowl.
"From its humble beginnings in 1936, the Camden Snow Bowl…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND — On a Friday afternoon, a lab full of students are quietly working away on animated and design projects at Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland.
They are all working on…
Transformations
Around a Winter Table
Grapes and tea bags
Paper and pineapples…
BELFAST — Farms are often the largest remaining blocks of undeveloped land in Maine's coastal communities, and they often contain significant wildlife habitat. But development pressure in coastal…
On Eating and Loving Food
There are some serious spinach pies being made in a little hole-in-the-wall down a back alley in Damariscotta.
It almost sounds illegal, and the fist-sized pies are so ridiculously…
This winter, try flavors you’ve never tried before
BELFAST— Where can you go to get French crêpes for breakfast, a locally grown microgreen Mediterranean salad with a small hummus pie for lunch, and the slow-cooked goodness of takeout Jamaican …
RESEARCHING HISTORIC HOUSES IN CAMDEN
If you’ve ever noticed the small oval plaques placed on the front of many homes in Camden and Rockport and wondered what they signify and how they happened to be on some houses and not others,…
Winner to receive $500
UNION — The Trustees of the Union Fair-Maine Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2018 Fair, coming up August 18th…
It’s last call for Maine photographers planning to enter the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s 13th annual Maine Photography Show. All entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, Jan. 26…
“What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor - A Celebration of the Human Form,” a show of paintings, paper work, photography and sculpture received such rave reviews…
Unless you’ve been to Italy, you may very well have never experienced anything quite like the Damariscotta restaurant Osteria Bucci. The little gem is tucked away off a small alleyway, and the…
The Portland Chamber Music Festival (PCMF) is thrilled to announce that Melissa Reardon has been…
Torch 400 or more calories and fulfill your NYE resolutions locally
The shift from the frenzy of the last two holiday weekends into the first week of 2018 kickstarts for many people a natural desire to change up old patterns and start fresh. And for many people…
BELFAST — The Belfast Creative Coalition is excited to welcome Larraine Brown as its new Director. Belfast Creative Coalition (BCC) works to promote and cultivate arts and culture in the Belfast…
The homeschooled teen bookseller has curated a collection of more than 500 books in genres offered for sale at 47 West
ROCKPORT—When she was seven, Olivia Gelerman moved up to Midcoast Maine with her family from south of Boston. Homeschooled, she had a natural passion for literature and at an early age, devouring…
SEARSPORT—Mixed Media artist Sandi Cirillo has two sea-themed artworks hanging in her kitchen that are almost 3-D, it is compelling to want to touch them. Both are felted using wool, soap/water…
Back in the day, when we were all buying albums, before and during the 8-track phenomenon, it wasn’t just for the music; the album covers were works of art. Janis’ “Cheap Thrills” artwork by R.…
Updated for winter 2018
Where do you go when it’s 3 p.m. and Happy Hour is already starting on the Midcoast? (Hint: Nautilus Seafood and Grill in Belfast; Sea Dog Brewing Co. in Camden; Archer’s ont he Pier in Rockland…
The Belfast Co-Op will feature her watercolors starting January 4
MONROE—No one expects to wake up one day and discover everything you’ve worked for in life drastically ripped away. A stroke at the age of 36 years old completely derailed Pamela Hedden’s life. An…
Updated with new listings
For those already thinking ahead to where to go on New Year’s Eve, Penobscot Bay Pilot has the complete rundown on what’s happening in the Midcoast. Enjoy your night and stay safe!
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‘We want this to be a welcoming hang out’
ROCKPORT—Having moved to Camden from south of Boston four years ago, the Gelerman family wasn’t looking to start a new business.
“We came up to retire,” said Theola Gelerman, sitting at…
Farnsworth Art Museum’s 2018 Maine in America award
The Farnsworth Art Museum, in Rockland, Maine, is proud to announce architect Toshiko Mori as the recipient of the 2018 Maine in America Award. The…
Belfast Bay Shade Company is fine art wrapped in light
BELFAST—Within the high-arched studios above the Belfast Post Office on 1 Franklin Street, a little shop draws people from around the world. Rooms are awash in hand-printed kozo and linen…
When a copper dome was constructed atop the Maine State House more than a century ago, there were likely few spectators that could imagine the copper sheathing would one day be repurposed into…
Transformations
No I don’t have to know
it won’t happen to me, will it.
The avalanche of snow hits the mountain climber
but why do the people in the valley…
From local crafters who work out of their homes
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand and work out of their homes and kitchens to make quality products and work…
THOMASTON — On Friday, December 14 Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Winter Concert. The concert was led by music teacher Dr. James Boyd.
Due to the size of the student body, the…
CAMDEN — This exhibition of Libby Wohler's work at The Camden Public Library is the first since 2003. It has been mounted by her daughter, Christina, of Camden. Christina will host an opening…
Lobster roll (right to your door) fresh Camden-themed coffee and rosemary ginger sauce
Through December, we continue our series to shine the spotlight on local people who make their living by their home kitchens and small production facilities, using unique Maine flavors and…
ORONO— The University of Maine Cooperative Extension video series "Growing Maine" received a first-place, Eastern Region award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer…
BELFAST — Cold Comfort Theater is proud to announce that they have received a generous grant from the Davis Foundation in the amount of $4,400.
This grant makes possible the purchase of up…
