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.…
Culture
ROCKLAND — Sure, you can sit around watching the Oscars in your super comfy Dollar Store flannel P.J. bottoms, but when someone sticks a microphone in your face and asks “Who are you wearing?,”…
CAMDEN — It is time to stock up with more books to get you through the rest of the winter, whether you read by the fireplace or snuggled in…
It's time to prepare for the 14th Annual Festival of Art for Senior College at Belfast. All Maine artists, aged 50 and over, amateur or professional, can submit artwork for the show running June 9…
Advertising deadline March 4
The Wave, a quarterly, full-color magazine produced by Penobscot Bay Pilot, showcases a seasonal take on Midcoast life and the people who live, work and play on and around Penobscot Bay…
In the upcoming weeks, nearly 3000 Maine high school students from 81 high schools will compete in the 85th annual Maine Drama Festival.…
CAMDEN — The Camden Library presents its calendar of events for the period Feb. 18 through March 3
Thursday, Feb. 18…
Questionable methods of Federal Bureau of Land Management
Photographer John Steele will give a slide talk on “BLM’s Wild…
Dozens of Rita Swidrowski sketches on display at Belfast Free Library
Through the years, starting when she was 6, Rita Swidrowski would capture on the pages of her sketchbook what to some might seem like banal moments - like the color of someone’s backpack. But for…
Tower Fund close to $100,000 goal
HOPE – The Hatchet Mountain Public Hose is nestled in Hope at 42 Hatchet Mountain Road. Wednesdays are special at the Pub as they donate a portion of sales to a local nonprofit. A varied menu…
Irish music sessions, Black and Tans, Valentine’s (and anti-Valentine’s) Day!
This weekend is all about the jam. Whether you go Irish, roots rock or funkadelic, here are some great suggestions for your Valentine’s (or anti-Valentine’s) Day weekend, plus for the outdoor…
SOUTH CHINA — A couple of years ago, when the Camden Snow Bowl’s snow tube hill closed, there were a lot of sad faces in the Midcoast. But, a little gem has cropped up on the snowy hills of South…
PechaKucha presenter Ariel Hall
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.
Ariel…
Planning bakery - ice cream - sub shop for April
ROCKLAND — Known for the “Best Breakfast in New England” (deemed by Yankee magazine), Home Kitchen Café owners James Hatch and Susan Schiro are expanding their restaurant’s popular brand…
Maine shrimp lovers are hoping for the best this winter. With the shrimp population in decline over the past few years, and the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery being closed…
Waterfall Arts
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts invites artists to submit work for the 2016 Open Call Show: Keen Observation, which reflects this year's overall…
Seeking Poets, Performers, Artists, and More for Collaborative Works
BELFAST —…
The Economic Impact of Spending by Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences
BELFAST — The Arts Mean Business. That is the message being delivered by The Belfast Creative Coalition, who announced it has joined the…
Camden Public Library
CAMDEN — To accompany the Camden Conference theme “The New Africa,” Cindy Beams will exhibit color and black and white images of East Africans in the Picker Room of the Camden Public…
Chili cookoff, The Mallet Brother and Sassquatch, Banff Film Fest and a pop-up speakeasy!
The fate of the Toboggan National Championships hangs in the balance as I write this, so we’re going to bring you five things that are not toboggan-related this weekend. Either way, you’re going…
Rockland Public Library
Note: The Author Talk with Rob Reilly has been canceled. This will be …
ROCKPORT — Every year, for the past 16 years, Maine Sport Outfitters has brought a collection of the best short films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival to the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills…
Industrial Arts
My mother is from South Thomaston, and as it happened, her 75th birthday fell on the day planned for this year's Pies on Parade event in Rockland - last Sunday. My sister, Anna, was briefly home…
Author Robert Klose’s first novel, ‘Long Live Grover Cleveland’ satirizes academia
Orono author Robert Klose happens to be a professor at two Maine universities and knows a little about the inner workings of academia. An author of three non-fiction books and a children’s book,…
Transformations, poetry
Into red waters
the sun itself dissolves
They frolic on sand
gathering towels like memories
to capture and contain
a good day
There will be traffic
automobiles…
Zydeco music to fill Camden Opera House Feb. 4
The original Wild Rufus was a good boy (and a great CD and record shop), but now a new dog is in town.
Manny's CD's, Vinyl and Other Cool Stuff sits at 25 Mechanic St. in Camden, next to the…
ROCKPORT—With more than 50 women on the waiting list, Union Hall in Rockport was jam-packed Thursday night with 180 women from the Midcoast who gathered to meet, talk and celebrate being female…
Nautilus moved across the ‘Passy’ Bridge in December; doubling business
BELFAST — As we wrote in a recent article, it’s always tough for a fairly new restaurant in the Midcoast to thrive during the winter, but Jenifer Oakes, one of three co-owners of Nautilus Seafood…
Pecha Kucha, Pies on parade, Dance Party, Vaudeville and ‘70s night drawing
Midcoast has its serious groove on this weekend. With the Camden Winterfest…
TENANTS HARBOR — The Jackson Memorial Library is featuring the works of local photographer Steve Cartwright, Feb. 3 through April 2. The library will display a variety of Cartwright's pieces…
GRAB YOUR SWEETHEART, PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES ON
ROCKPORT —…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is pleased to announce its upcoming events from Jan. 28 — Feb. 11.
Thursday, Jan.…
Maine’s Mardi Gras - Jan. 30-Feb. 7
CAMDEN — C.J. Chenier, a Creole born and raised in an indigenous American culture with its distinct language, cuisine and music, delivers a soulful vocal and accordion. Chenier, a Grammy nominated…
ROCKLAND — Even with Rockland’s robust restaurant scene, the winter months can be a “make or break” time for a new restaurant’s survival.
Comida Restaurant co-owners Tom Sigler and Lisa…
Last weekend for the Ice Bar, Colective Trivia, Mentalism, ‘Snodeo’ and Open Skate!
No need to make that frantic bread and milk run, because it looks like that Mid-Atlantic storm is going to just miss us this weekend, giving us a sunny Friday-Sunday for the outdoor events like…
Midcoast Community Chorus Registration Opens for Spring Semester
CAMDEN — Singing as a community for the community, the non-audition Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) invites all singers age 13 and up to…
Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket
SOUTH BRISTOL — Sally Loughridge of South Bristol has been awarded the 2015 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for her picture book …
Camden Conference Event in Camden
CAMDEN – Camden resident, Marisa Lloyd, has worked with various NGOs and UN agencies in Congolese refugee camps and in the Democratic…
Hail To The Rad Kids
Though he'd never met me before, Nat Lawson knew who I was the moment I walked through the door of the school cafeteria. Coincidence? Maybe not.
Nat is a professional mentalist, something…
14 ice carvers create fanciful winter wonderland
ROCKLAND – Now in its fourth year, the Samoset Resort's Glacier Ice Bar opened to the public January 15 to the delight of many. As in the past, the resort transformed 20,000 pounds of ice into a…
Submissions open for 2016 Festival
NEW YORK—…
ROCKLAND — The best camera for taking photos is the one that you always have with you. Lurking inside your iPhone is one of the most inspiring, capable, and fun imaging systems in all of…
Poem
For Kitty Fassett, Book Reader and Thinker
I bet he went to a library
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Ice bars, pop up art show, chili & chowder cookoff and rock ‘n’ roll
How do we know we’re deep into winter now? Because it’s ice bar season. And the Samoset isn’t the only one with an ice bar this weekend. With the major winter “stahm” ratcheting down to possibly…
With a winter storm predicted for this weekend, it’s a perfect time to take a trip down Memory Lane. Ever wonder how people in the Midcoast dealt with honking piles of snow clogging the dirt roads…
