It’s the holiest Irish day of the year and there area few local options where you can get authentic Irish food, music, and of course, the sweet nectar. Remember to have a taxi on speed dial on…
Culture
CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House recently launched a new website designed by Thierry Bonneville of Bonneville Consulting in Belfast. The…
NEW YORK CITY — The James Beard Foundation Tuesday afternoon released its 2016 James Beard Award nominees, and one of three Midcoast chefs named earlier as semifinalists remains in the running.…
ART OF MAINE
Suzette McAvoy of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art on WRFR March 18, dinner symposium to follow
ROCKLAND — This Friday, March 18, radio station WRFR, 93.3 FM, and Rockland's Old School will host Suzette McAvoy of the Center for Maine…
At CAMDEN HILLS anD STEARNS HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKPORT – Over 500 thespians from 18 Maine high schools will compete on Friday and Saturday,…
A busy spring ahead at Space @ No. 9
WALDOBORO – What do you get when you put meat pies, oil paintings, and over 60 caring citizens into a single space? One very successful…
Two nights of comedy; a cider tasting; Free Range Music Series; and a roadtrip to Brunswick for more St. Paddy’s celebrations
After St. Paddy’s Day, you might need a rest, so get that power nap in because we’ve got comedy, two bars to frequent and some fresh new music out of Belfast’s Free Range Music Series.
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ROCKLAND — Participants are asked to send in an original one-page, typed (not required for Child 1 & 2 category), single-spaced poem on…
Rockland is Seeking a New Poet Laureate ... Could it be you?
ROCKLAND — After four great years, the current Poet Laureate of Rockland, Carol Bachofner, will complete her term at the end of this April…
The Maine Office of Tourism
SEARSPORT — In cooperation with the Penobscot Marine Museum's 2016 Postcard Project, The Maine Office of Tourism will showcase eight…
two-evening classes featuring writer, director and producer Willard Carroll
ROCKPORT — 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Grace Metalious' novel "Peyton Place." Steeped in controversy, this book…
On Eating and Loving Food
Does anyone not like biscuits? If so, I don’t know them.
The word biscuit evokes a warm, flaky, somewhat decadent indulgence. There…
BELFAST — Spring art classes and workshops at Waterfall Arts are on the schedule for March and April. Offerings include Malt and Monotype,…
“What’s In That Cocktail?”
Correction: the name of the business in this story was misspelled and should have been listed as Three Tides.
Last week I put out a question on social media, “Does anybody know a…
WALDOBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY
WALDOBORO — A group show of original linoleum block prints will be on exhibition at the Waldoboro Public Library through March 30.…
HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA FESTIVAL
ROCKLAND – The 2016 Maine Drama Festival one-act play competition's regionals were held Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at nine…
Joe Norton has been building walls for around 12 years. They're not the kind of walls that keep people out. In fact they do just the opposite. Their artful beauty draws people in.
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Sunny, slick conditions made for some lightning speed times
CAMDEN—It’s the age old question: is it better to go with an over-the-top decorated cardboard sled or a stripped down flat racer with zero wind resistance?
With ideal slick conditions on the…
ROCKPORT — Straight from his mouth, Shepherd's Pie is taking a winter break for the first time since owner/chef Brian Hill opened the restaurant in Rockport Village nearly six years ago.
"I…
It’s all about the food this weekend, then dancing it off.
Spin…
Are those apparitions in the mirror...or not?
BELFAST—Belfast artist Joanne Parent is known for her airy sunset and seascape oil painting, but a trip last year to the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast may have her conjuring darker landscapes…
CAMDEN – The library will host a variety of events during the March 10-24 period. Some require registration as space is limited.…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School
ROCKPORT – The Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is still accepting applications for Envision - A Young People's Chamber Music Workshop…
WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library is pleased to host its 12th annual student art exhibit, from Thursday, March 3 through Tuesday, May 3. The…
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport Ad Hoc Library planning committee has responded to frequently asked questions about the Rockport Public…
HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACTs
The Maine Drama Festival is this weekend, March 5-6 at locations across the state. Below are the performance schedules for each of the nine…
Atlantic Motorcar Center offers 2,000 square feet of space to local artists
Chances are if you were playing a game of Family Feud and the question was: “What do you expect to see on the walls of the waiting room at a car dealership?” the winning answer might be “car…
CAMDEN — Imagine sitting at Cappy’s downstairs bar on a regular evening, nothing special, just a night you happened to pop in for a pint, when John Travolta walks in. First, you’re thinking, this…
EVENTS, SHOWS, MUSIC, ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ROCKLAND — Here are the upcoming events from The Farnsworth Museum. A variety of art, theater, drawing and painting, watercolors,…
A photography exhibit by Brendan Bullock in Belfast
BELFAST — The Belfast Co-op and Belfast Free Library will show a new photo exhibit, Feeding Maine: Growing Access to Good Food, the entire…
Good Tern Café Gallery
ROCKLAND — April is National Poetry Month, and libraries, area bookstores and other venues are offering special exhibitions and events in…
Sunday afternoon was last day in business
CAMDEN — At 6 p.m. Sunday, February 28, Cappy’s Chowder House, which for 37 years has occupied the familiar corner of downtown Camden, said goodnight to its last patrons and locked the door. The…
Adult and student performances, March 8-9
CAMDEN—This is one of those performances that has to be seen to be believed. After their last visit in 2007 to a standing room only audience, Japan’s Yamato Taiko Drummers are returning to Camden…
$1,000 ART SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO HGH SCHOOL SENIORS
LIBERTY - Liberty Graphics, an environmentally conscious T-shirt printer, is accepting submissions for its 19th annual $1,000 art…
Street and Tattoo artist Isaac Wright keeps it family-friendly for the popular Belfast diner
BELFAST—There’s a lot going on underneath the surface of Belfast artist Isaac Wright. He is both edgy and shy, and not used to talking about himself. As we sit together in the corner of Traci’s…
Get dancing with the Ghost of Paul Revere
NORTHPORT — Every March, Shannon Thompson gets her groove going for the community about this time. It’s her birthday and she wants you to dance. And, she wants to raise money for a particular…
NORTHPORT — Residents of the Penobscot watershed are invited to meet with scientists, researchers, business leaders, nonprofit…
BELFAST — Every year since 2009, Left Bank Books has hosted a series of talks at which distinguished speakers present educational and…
BELFAST – Four students from BCOPE will be participating in Waterfall's latest art show, Young Artists' Gallery Takeover. The show will be…
Theater at Camden-Rockport Elementary School and theater under the Arch
ROCKPORT-CAMDEN — Late Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, town officials from Camden and Rockport gathered briefly at the Arch on Union Street, the edifice that separates the two towns, which once were…
A Camden fixture for 37 years, Cappy’s Chowder House to convert into Sea Dog brewery by June 15
CAMDEN — It was one of Maine’s original brew pubs in the 1990s, and now it’s come full circle. Sea Dog Brewing Company is coming back to Camden.
Matt Orne, the owner of Cappy’s Chowder House…
ROCKLAND—On March 5, The Steel House will be hosting a Art & Feminism Edit-a-Thon from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On a global scale, the Art and Feminism annual event is a movement to improve coverage…
Snow ball fight; Funk & Blues; Celtic & Bluegrass, Elton John and “Urinetown” The Musical
This weekend we’ve got some silly stuff on tap, starting with the most secret adult snow ball fight ever followed by Irish and funk-rock music and probably one of the best named musicals I’ve ever…
Mid-Coast School of Technology’s hospitality program opens to the public for breakfast, lunch
ROCKLAND— It’s one of the Midcoast’s best kept secrets: The food at Mid-Coast School of Technology is delicious. And you can’t beat a $5 lunch.
On Feb. 23, the school’s hospitality program…
"A game-changer for Maine art" — Alex Katz
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art announced today that it will open its new building, designed by internationally acclaimed…
‘You have to be really focused. You just have to not mess up’
THOMASTON — The art of decorating wood with burn marks, also known as pyrography, is something 22-year-old Zach Spofford has been playing around with since he was 14.
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On Eating and Loving Food
I love food. I have an obsession with food and anything food-related.
From the time I wake up and start thinking about what I’ll have for breakfast to the time I…
This weekend has full plate of music for every taste. You like holler folk? Psychobilly? Steel drums? Down home blues? Midcoast’s got it...as well as a new Maine movie that has got everyone…
SO. THOMASTON — The second Tea and Talk at the Kelpie Gallery on Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m. will feature The Meaning of Flowers in Art.…
