CAMDEN — Sometimes you need to get away to reinvent your life. That’s what one woman did after moving from Islesboro to Camden last year. Megan Murphy, a baker, decided to turn her rickety 1940s…
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Sail, Power and Steam Museum...
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power and Steam Museum will host a Maine lobster bake by the shore, open to the public, on Friday, July 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner will go into the fund the…
Kicking it up on Main Street... don’t you know it!
ROCKLAND — Rockland was dancing hard Saturday night, with music filling the streets and later, in the boat shed down on the harbor. Summer (and winter) Solstice celebration is the time of the year…
Belfast Free Library...
BELFAST — View the wild faces and places of the proposed 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park through a fine-art photography exhibit that will premier July 1 and be on display thru July 31…
Street parties in Camden, Rockland, Comedy standup, Rock of Ages and Free State Park Day
We’ve finally busted out of the rainy cold temps and Maine is shining this entire weekend with multiple kick off parties for the summer, comedy, and great ideas for Dad!
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20 cautionary tales in latest book...
TENANTS HARBOR — Think all you need is a pair of good boots to get in a quick hike after work this summer? Think again.
Author Peter Kick has some advice and it’s going to sound a lot like…
Fourth of July weekend celebrations at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor will be celebrated with three nights of distinctly different musical…
As the local story goes, in 1847, 16-year-old Hanson Crockett Gregory, a boy from Clam Cove, Maine, (now part of Rockport) was working aboard a ship when he got mighty sick of the way frycakes…
Owls Head Transportation Museum...
OWLS HEAD — Celebrate Father's Day at the Owls Head Transportation Museum on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, when the Museum will host the popular All-American Auto Meet. Gates open to the…
For many artists in this day and age, being crowned victor of “American Idol” might be enough for a career. But for season 5 winner Taylor Hicks, it was just the beginning. His win came during…
A weekend of good music, a comedy standoff, two summer festivals...
This is the best time of year when summer hasn’t fully kicked in and you’re not cursing at the out-of-state plates in front of you yet. This weekend hear some great music, stories and comedy or…
There's a red barn just off Route 1 in Newcastle that will soon be welcoming visitors to come in and see how liquor is made. On July 1…
Get ready to dance!
ROCKPORT — Tickets are on sale now for the July 29 Rockport Firefighters’ Ball, a night to dance and celebrate the community. All are invited to the ball, which will be held at the Samoset Resort…
Each summer Haystack hosts a series of exhibitions in our gallery at the Center for Community Programs, 22 Church Street in Deer Isle. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
The…
Dip your fingers in... and give it a whirl!
ROCKLAND — As part of Rockland's Wellness Wednesday program, The Art Loft is offering weekly drop-in abstract painting classes. These classes will be taught by Kellie Bailey, an amateur artist who…
BELFAST — The Belfast Museum opens for the season on Saturday, June 11, with exhibits depicting Belfast's maritime and industrial heritage, artwork by Percy Sanborn and Hartwell Woodcock, the 19th…
WALDOBORO — The staff and trustees of Waldoboro Public Library recently congratulated the winners of the library’s bookmark contest, held in honor of its 100th anniversary.
The winner of the…
PORTLAND — Camden Hills Regional High School teacher Russell Kahn's advanced clay students submitted their Trompe L'Oiel (fool the eye) teapots and cups to the annual Teapot/Cup show and…
ROCKPORT — The Everyman Repertory Theatre announced it had received two grants from the Maine Humanities Council, a third from the Maine Arts Commission and Maine Humanities Council combined…
PORT CLYDE — The Blue Water Fine Arts changed its name to Barbara Prey Projects following the 15th year anniversary of the gallery in 2015. According to gallery principals, the new name aims to…
Dance can take you places. That is what Wesley Henderson, of Lincolnville, has been hearing from his dance teachers since he started dancing at the age of six. Now it looks like that statement is…
Fundraising to cover lodging expenses...
LINCOLNVILLE — Since the age of 6, Wesley Henderson, of Lincolnville, has been working hard to be a dancer. At that young age, he had his sights set on big goals. He started out in ballet, but…
TENANTS HARBOR — The Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor will feature the works of Swanville artist Jude Nickerson from June 2 through July 1. The library will display a variety of pieces,…
THOMASTON — Lura Libby School held its annual Fine Arts Night on May 25th. It was packed house that evening, and the students were able to showcase both their musical abilities and their artistic…
home to the largest collection of lighthouse, life-saving and U.S. Coast Guard artifacts in the nation
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum, home to the largest collection of lighthouse, life-saving and U.S. Coast Guard artifacts in the nation, is now open for the summer season Monday-Friday,…
Art Walk; Hotel Tour; Donut Celebrations and National Trails Day hikes
Here’s your official start to June with a weekend packed with art openings, storytelling and a slavish dedication to America’s most beloved fat injector: the Donut.
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Barnswallow Books in Rockport will open its summer season with Bluegrass in the Barn on Thursday, June 9, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Local musicians are invited to take their instruments and join…
Hotel’s art collection tour coincides with monthly city Art Walk
ROCKLAND — It might not be obvious from the street view, but 250 Main, Rockland’s newest boutique hotel, has the look and feel of a gallery on every floor, with art from a variety of local Maine…
News from the Belfast Creative Coalition:
June 7! “Portuguese Perspectives,” an exhibit of photographs from the Algarve Region by photographer Jon Laitin, will be on display at the Belfast…
For those coming back to Maine for the summer, here's what's new...
The good news is locals will tell you we didn't get the brutal beating we endured the previous winter. The even better news is how Camden and Rockport have begun to transform with a slew of new…
For those coming back to Maine for the summer, here's what's new...
Every spring the Monopoly board of Rockland switches up a little, gaining and losing a few businesses along the way. This was a big year for restaurants, hotels and art galleries as we watch this…
On Eating and Loving Food
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey...
- most commonly attributed to Dr. Thomas Muffet, a notorious 16th century physician…
For those coming back to Maine for the summer, here's what's new...
If you're wondering why Camden and Rockland get the Snow Birds moniker and Belfast gets the Snow Bats, it's because years ago, Belfast's champion, Mike Hurley, made up a bunch of bumper stickers…
Maine actor Dave Snider, who dies horribly at least twice in the movie, will host June 15 premier in Bangor
BANGOR — Range 15, a new zombie movie, is coming to Bangor this month. The indie flick, which raised more than $1 million in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, is kicking off its East…
Camden Public Library...
CAMDEN — The eighth-grade students of Camden-Rockport Middle School engage in a cultural exchange program with a sister city in Japan each year. The students have returned and invite members of…
CAMDEN — Singers, dancers, musicians...even a magician, a comedian, a hula-hooper and a pair of gymnasts. Camden-Rockport Middle School boasts myriad talent, and it’s not just of the math and…
CAMDEN — The Chestnut Street Baptist Church hosted the Penobscot Bay Ringers in concert on May 14, a fundraising concert for the church's Save Our Steeple Fund. When the…
returning the torn pieces to the whole
THOMASTON — On May 28, Vietnam veterans joined the Midcoast community at Thomaston’s Gen. Henry Knox Museum for the fifth annual Boots on the Ground ceremony, dedicated this year to the…
Steampunk Alice; Public Pig Roast, Free Museum & Botanical Gardens and Damariscotta’s Festival
It’s a great weekend to be a Mainer in every sense. Summer is starting, festivals are happening, pigs are being roasted in your honor and you’re getting a lot of free things thrown your way. Oh!…
Penbaypilot.com we bring your community to you
More than 200 guests from our community have sat in on The Chris Wolf Show during its history, and the show has gained a great following and has become the place to be seen and heard.
But,…
On Eating and Loving Food
With fresh native strawberries almost in season, it's time for another favorite family recipe.
I was just going through my old recipe box that was hand-painted by my first mother-in-law,…
Deemed a public hazard
ROCKPORT — Noting its falling branches and rot, the board of directors for the Camden Rockport Historical Society voted to remove the willow tree on the property of the Cramer House out of concern…
WALDOBORO — Where the Gulls Are, a solo exhibition of works by Friendship artist Pam Cabañas, opens Wednesday, June 8, with an artist's reception Saturday, June 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., at…
Artists: Maryjean Viano Crowe, Virginia Fitzgerald and Lesia Sochor
FEMMetonymy, a show featuring Maryjean Viano Crowe, Virginia Fitzgerald and Lesia Sochor using clothing as a vehicle to challenge convention, tell a story, express an opinion and elicit…
Surry to Eastport...
The DaPonte String Quartet is taking its final concert of the season on an extended road trip from May 31 to June 4. In a tour labeled DaPonte Downeast, the Quartet is doing brief…
Café serves as the town’s social center
WARREN — All winter, the bottom floor of the three-story wooden building next to the St. George River in Warren has been transforming. For 20 years, it had been Wink’s Whimseys, an antique store…
Indie music fest; Richard Russo book signing; Waldoboro park celebration; Unity comedies and a new Cellardoor Winery in Portland
This is an exciting weekend for music nerds and winos, as well as literary nerds and theater nerds. Here at Five Things, we are a nerd cheerleader for anything in the arts. Looking like we’re…
Downtown favorite reopens with basically same menu
CAMDEN — Twelve Mechanic Street didn’t stay idle for long. And it fulfills that downtown Camden need for a quick slice of pizza. Camden House of Pizza held its grand opening, Saturday, May 14,…
Only seven openings
ROCKPORT — Are you interested in telling stories with words and pictures? The Rockport Public Library is continuing their graphic novel making club, for middle school students.
We will be…
