SOUTH THOMASTON - The Kelpie Gallery will host the art of pastel artist Nancy Lee Lovley in the exhibit, Changing Seasons, for the month of December.
Lovley's incredible and serene…
Culture
On Eating and Loving Food
Speaking of comfort foods (soups and chowders over the past couple weeks), have you had a chicken pie from Wiscasset General Store lately? No? Okay, don't say I didn't warn you. If you're trying…
ROCKLAND — Richard Allen is a wanderer. Having grown up in Thomaston and served in the army, he spent his youth traveling through Europe, and working as a painter and sculptor all over the country…
Camden, Lincolnville, Rockport...
Christmas by the Sea is a December tradition in the Midcoast, with a bevy of events and activities all weekend long in Camden, Lincolnville and Rockport. The kick-off Friday, Dec. 2, includes…
Special guest...
A special guest performer on Friday’s Chris Wolf Show will be singer/songwriter Alice Limoges. In 2011, at 16, she created and released her first album in high school titled Not Gonna…
A favorite on the show, Miners Creek ensures an hour of lively talk and great music. Miners Creek combines folk; Latin, classic rock, Appalachian and old timey tunes, and classical music to create…
In business
SOUTH THOMASTON — Mussel Ridge Market, at 20 Island Road in South Thomaston, celebrated its grand opening on Monday, November 21, with a tasting buffet for just $6, and the dishes represented what…
PechaKucha presenter on getting people to slow down and focus
One of PechaKucha Midcoast’s most recent presenters was Elaine K. Ng, a multi-disciplinary artist working with sculpture and architectural installation. After…
Searsport Middle/ High School brings production to its stage
SEARSPORT — Searsport District Middle/High School will present Spamalot, a musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, November 18 and 19, at 7 p.m. in the…
BELFAST - The Belfast Cooperative will host the artwork of Bruce Mayo during the month of November as part of their monthly Maine Artist series. All are invited to come see his vibrant paintings…
BELFAST - In keeping with the season, Waterfall Arts has scheduled two new workshops – Holiday Card Printing Bonanza with Gwen Tatro and Paste Paper Painting and Bookbinding with…
BELFAST - Midcoast Actors' Studio's Artistic Director Jason Bannister announces open auditions for MAS's 2017 season. Auditions will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. at Troy Howard Middle…
Rose & Friends will be playing at the Elm Street Grille in Camden on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Their style of music is traditional country.
This month’s featured guest…
ROCKLAND - The weekend after Thanksgiving in Rockland is filled with a wide variety of holiday events, including the arrival of Santa Claus aboard a U.S. Coast Guard boat on Friday, Nov. 25, the…
The former director of the Brandywine River Museum will give a free presentation Nov. 19
BELFAST— James Duff, the former director of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, has spent much of the last 45 years of his career contemplating the works of Andrew Wyeth. He has observed various…
Live show Nov 17-20 encourages props, costumes and dancing
ROCKLAND — Kids growing up in the 1970s and 1980s who were invited to a midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show were never quite the same afterwards. It became a shared cultural experience…
Assembling a pilot whale skeleton was fun
WASINGTON - Matt Weeks is a traveling science educator for the Chewonki Foundation. On Saturday evening, November 12, he visited the Gibbs Library in Washington to help participants assemble a…
BELFAST—While some people may be exhausted with political topics this week, it is a continuing conversation through Kenny Cole’s art. A Maine visual artist, Cole’s work has been described as a…
Updated
Area businesses are showing their appreciation for Veterans in a number of ways today on November 11, 2016. Here is a list:
Restaurants…
CRMS 8th grade recreates photography project Mary E. Taylor Middle School 7th graders did in 1991
CAMDEN — In the spring of 1991, the Eastman Kodak Co. operated out of a brick building on Mechanic Street that is now Knox Mill Senior Living. Through a project funded by Youth Arts and Kodak,…
On Eating and Loving Food
Hot chowder on a cold day: The ultimate comfort food. Seriously. Imagine taking a long walk — like 10,000 steps — on one of these cold days. Like Angie McLellan, Julie…
The Visual and Performing Arts Department congratulated Rebekah Schade on being named Student of the Month for October.
Bekah, a senior, has been involved in theater and music at Camden…
Rockport artist Maureen Egan has a show of paintings and prints at Zoot Coffee from November 2-30. The opening reception on Saturday, November 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. will offer notecards of the…
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library Board President Betsy Welch announced that Deb Armer has joined as the new library director. Armer relocated to Camden last year from Denver, and before…
ROCKLAND — “We want to help the ocean,” said six-year-old Griffin in between head-boinking and wrestle-hugs with his two classmates during the reception for their art exhibit at the…
Rockport Garden Club hosts master builder
ROCKPORT – Matthew Carter of Topsham owns Green Island Stone Work, and he spoke to the Rockport Garden Club at their regular…
Strom Auditorium in Rockport
ROCKPORT — Unfortunate that Deloris Van Cartier, a struggling night club singer, witnesses a murder. More unfortunate that as a material witness she is now the target to be taken out of the…
28th Annual Concert coming up Nov. 13
Friday's guest on The Chris Wolf Show will be musician David Dodson. We'll listen to Dodson play and talk about his 28th Fall Concert coming up on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the First Congregational…
On Eating and Loving Food
I used to pick mussels off the rocks in front of the cottage in Cushing at low tide.
We had them way too often when I was a kid. They…
Halloween is all about kids and candy and well, adult kids, too. Give someone a reason to dress up and they tend to go a little crazy. Halloween in Camden and Rockport is no exception as…
One step into Washington General and your mouth immediately begins to water. Warm and wide pine floors stretch beneath your feet, above, subtle lighting folds over the rustic beams. The store…
CAMDEN — It was a big night for the Gerritsen family, cast, crew and friends. Tess, Josh and Jacob Gerritsen sat back and watched the premiere of Island Zero at the Camden Opera House…
‘What’s in that cocktail?’
CAMDEN — 16 Bay View has closed off its rooftop deck, the View, for the season and now invites the public (not just guests of the hotel) into their cozy Bay View Street pub for a nice hot toddy.…
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Color, form and shape are the focus of her work. Swirls of paint move across the canvas. Inspired by the oil slicks on pavement after the rain, these paintings explore iridescent and fluorescent…
Helen Farnham is a fiber artist. She's also a fine artist.
Seeing her collection of fiber art, both wearable and hangable, created…
Wet Paint Auction Supports Local Artists and Land Conservation
SOUTH THOMASTON - The Kelpie Gallery and the Georges River Land Trust announced the results of the third annual Wet Paint on the Weskeag! benefit auction, held on Aug. 14. The event grossed $16,…
Updated with new events for adults
All Hallow’s Eve is fast approaching and we have combed every cool event going on we could find to bring you a comprehensive rundown of Halloween-themed events. We've color-coded these events for…
CAMDEN — The Smokestack Grill is done. On a 70-degree afternoon, Oct. 17, staff and friends of the Smokestack Grill in Camden were clearing out the contents of the bar, carting equipment out of…
Friends of Rockland Public Library Fundraiser...
ROCKLAND - These are the lucky winners of the two raffles held during the Two Old Cops and an Angel event hosted by the Friends of Rockland Public Library on Sept. 23.
Barbara…
Oct. 16 Good Tern Co-op event highlighted Pride of Bristol Bay and aquaculture
ROCKLAND — Lobster and blueberries might get most of the media attention when it comes to Maine’s most iconic foods, but salmon and seaweed are the hottest products these day. On Oct. 16, Good…
BELFAST—There is Maine, the real place and then there is Stephen King’s Maine, full of backwater mill towns, neighborhoods with dark secrets and sewers inhabited by psychotic clowns.
In 1984…
For 14 years Kerry Hadley has held the reins at the historic Camden Opera House. With more than 200 events a year, including winners like Pop Tech and the Camden Conference, her job can be hectic…
Red Cloak Haunted History Tours celebrates 10 years
DAMARISCOTTA — If you happen to see a mysterious figure in a red cloak wandering through a cemetery in the weeks leading up to Halloween, do not be alarmed. Her name is Sally.
Ten years ago…
ARTinME
At the Boothbay Region Art Foundation's ARTinME opening reception, BRAF board member Sally Smith announced juror Liam Sullivan's selection for Best In Show … South Thomaston artist Jamie Wiggin…
‘Severe, austere beauty’ where ancient ice fizzles in bourbon
GREENLAND and Beyond…
Every October, group of ‘haunters’ called CarnEVIL entertains groups around Halloween
PROSPECT — The scary clown sightings all around the country may be someone’s idea of a sick prank, but they are damaging the reputations of clowns both good and evil everywhere.
By day…
Belfast Community Radio aims to be in the basement of Waterfall Arts
BELFAST — A group of die-hard DJs and fans of community radio are trying to lay the groundwork in getting Belfast’s first community radio station established by the new year.
Jennifer Hill…
Terry Marsh is an expert when it comes to conserving valuable works of art. A professional associate of the American Institute of Conservation since 1989, she is a…
