Writing coach Kathrin Seitz went to talk with a group of writers at Bartlett Woods, an active senior living retirement community in Rockland. This is the first of three stories that grew out of…

BELFAST — For awhile in Belfast, it looked like The Day The Music Died, when the annual Free Range Music Festival had to shut down in 2014. Out of the ashes, thanks to…

June events provided by the Penobscot Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital. Most events require preregistration so look at the dates of the events and get registered before space…

HOPE — Lesley University of Cambridge Massachusetts will be offering their renowned Masters in Education Integrating the Arts across the curriculum in Hope at Sweet Tree Arts starting this summer…

THOMASTON — Ron Covert is a Graphic Artist turned restaurateur. He has transformed the patio of his Blue Sky Cantina on the Camden/Rockport line into a classic, festive Mexican cantina. In…

ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art has announced the 25 artists whose work will be included in the 2016 CMCA Biennial…

PORTLAND — We are proud to announce that Work In Progress are the winners…

BELFAST — The Festival of Art is produced by the Senior College at Belfast and features work by Maine artists 50 years of age and older.…

ROCKLAND — This Friday, May 20, radio station WRFR, 93.3 FM, and Rockland's Old School will host Seth Walton, teacher and career adviser at…

BELFAST — The Maine Postmark Poetry Contest, a statewide competition, is happening again this year in conjunction with the 12th annual…

 A strange lineup to be sure, but this weekend has beer fests, mind reading, dinner theater and a celebration of spring! Make the most of it.

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CAMDEN — Over the last few months, a space on the working waterfront side of Camden’s harbor, at Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine, has been quietly undergoing major renovations for Chef Scott…

ROCKLAND — Friends of the Strand Theatre Inc. is honored to announce they have been awarded grant funding from the Quimby Family Foundation…

ROCKLAND — Readers of all ages will explore ways to stay healthy as Rockland Public Library presents "On your Mark, Get Set, Read" as the…

BELFAST — Anyone who has been a patron of Belfast’s local hangout Traci’s Diner knows they have their own colorful cast of characters. And now the diner is about to become the subject of a play…

BELFAST — A Sense of Place / El Sentido del Lugar makes its eastern Maine debut at the Waterfall Arts Center from May 27 — July 22. A gala…

APPLETON — It’s a bit of a drive, unless of course you live in the Hope-Appleton area, but it is well worth the trip. Bray Brook Farm Ice Cream, at 382 Union Road, not only features great ice…

ROCKLAND — Downtown Rockland has no shortage of galleries, but what about fostering more budding artists? Founded by Kathryn Matlack of Camden and Paula Apro of Rockland, two former Maine Media…

Behind the Slides, our ongoing feature, is where we meet up with an artist who presented at a PechaKucha event and find out the deeper story beneath the images they chose to portray.

Noah…

SEARSPORT — Penobscot Marine Museum opens for the season Saturday, May 28, and is inaugurating a new program to offer residents of each…

DAMARISCOTTA — First National Bank is proud to announce that the bank's ninth annual Customer Photography Contest is now underway for the…

BAR HARBOR — Sarah Keeley, of Bar Harbor, probably got the best Mother’s Day gift a Pearl Jam fan could ever have this past weekend, when her 10-year-old son, Noah, was invited by front man Eddie…

My day became more than complete when Peter Wolf called to discuss his latest venture on disc called “A Cure for Loneliness”  (released by Concord Records: April 8), …

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School senior Elizabeth Cummons has been recognized by the school’s…

BELFAST — Belfast's Book Bound Festival included a slew of events for book lovers to enjoy, but one local event focused on the means of writing, rather than the finished product.

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ELLSWORTH — The sixth Maine student acting competition was held Saturday, May 7 at Ellsworth Middle School. This is a one-day acting,…

ROCKPORT — The competition is sure to be intense as Midcoast entrepreneurs prepare their best "pitch" for the Top Gun Entrepreneurship…

BELFAST — Overcast skies and chilly spring weather did little to deter the bibliophiles who descended on Belfast in celebration of this year's Belfast Bound Book Festival.

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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library has partnered with Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for the Tick-Free ME Challenge. In…

It’s a highbrow art, film and literature kind of weekend punctuated by big hats and mint juleps as well as wine and chocolates for moms. Don’t forget Mother’s Day!

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ROCKPORT — Have you ever dreamed of securing funding for a project you have in mind or being awarded an artist-in-residency for your own…

ROCKLAND — Children's Bookbinding Workshop May 12, at 4 p.m. Come make a fantastic 46-page hardcover book! Fold, assemble, staple, glue,…

BELFAST — Whether it’s a carefully framed photograph professionally taken in the late 19th century or a casual selfie snapped by an amateur, there are clues inside each family’s box of snapshots…

Since 1938, the classically southern mint julep has been the official cocktail at Churchill Downs, the site of the Kentucky Derby, but its roots go back to the 19th century when doctors prescribed…

ROCKLAND — The Pearl Restaurant is as infamous as famous and has occupied the space that’s just a short walk on a long pier off the Rockland Harbor front at 275 Main Street for many years. Larry…

Steak au poivre was a common and popular menu item back in the ’70s and ’80s. For some reason it has lost its popularity, and I’m here to say BRING. IT. BACK.

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BELFAST — John Conte, self-proclaimed "Fishmonger", is heading to Belfast to cook seafood — not just any seafood, but "select" fresh…

BELFAST —On the hallway gallery wall of Waterfall Arts in Belfast, where student work hung a month ago, one striking photograph stood out. An older man stares, his gaze transfixed. Tayler…

ROCKLAND — Thanks to the Midcoast Chapter of Maine Women's Network, more than 120 people were recently impacted by the nationally…

ROCKLAND — This Friday, May 6, radio station WRFR, 93.3 FM, and Rockland's Old School will host Ed Glaser, former Rockland Harbormaster.…

CAMDEN — A small Camden bungalow on the corner of Thomas and Beech streets went up in flames Sunday night, on schedule and as planned, for both firefighter training and as a pivotal element in the…

WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library is pleased to present a two-month exhibit of hooked rugs, by Washington resident Kathy Yoder. The exhibit…

WALDOBORO — Fifteen of the area's fine artists and craftsmen are coming to Tidemark Gallery next week to help launch Waldoboro's 2016…

THOMASTON — Here are some events upcoming this month at the Thomaston Public Library. As always the events at the library are open to the public and the library is handicap accessible.…

CAMDEN — Camden Town Planner Jeff Nims retired in 2010, but he’s been busy. He has a farm on Clarry Hill in Union where he cultivates blueberries. He has also been studying bluebirds and…

BELFAST — Mark Hannibal, Culinary Arts Chef Instructor at the Waldo County Technical Center, received Certified Executive Chef Designation…

CAMDEN — New England magician Evan Northrup is collaborating with the Camden Shakespeare Festival on its production The Tempest, which will…

BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers and Traci's Diner are teaming up for an evening of dinner and comedy. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.,…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and the City of Rockland have announced that Joanna Hynd, of Thomaston, is Rockland's new Poet…

You can feel it in the air. In all the new shops and restaurants opening in the Midcoast. This weekend kicks off the beginning of the summer slide, when everything begins to wake up and there are…