Come July 18, Camden Garden Club will invite Garden Tour guests to visit five unique properties while enjoying the repertoire of seven talented musicians. It will be a day that offers an expansive…
Culture
Despite gray skies and drizzle and temperatures in the mid-60s, the four p.m. crowd at the 2024 Rockland Summer Solstice celebration, June 22, maintained a calm, family fun atmosphere, two days…
opening reception July 5, during Rockland First Friday Art Walk
ROCKLAND — Beginning July 5 and running through July 28, Carver Hill Gallery presents Finding Home, an exhibition featuring 24 works by artist Adam Umbach. Known for experimenting with abstraction…
BELFAST — The 28th annual Arts in the Park will be Saturday and Sunday, June 29 - 30, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., on the waterfront in Belfast, featuring more than 120 Maine artists. This is a rain or…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo is ready to rock the Midcoast with The Rebels: A Tom Petty Tribute, on Saturday, August 10, at 8 p.m.
The Rebels, a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band, is…
SEARS ISLAND — Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a summer StoryWalk for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along…
The DaPonte Quartet is joined by violist Marcus Thompson and cellist Scott Kluksdahl in an evening dedicated to the two sextets of Johannes Brahms.
Tuesday July 2 at 7:00, Sanford-…
FRIENDSHIP — Salt Pond Studio presents “Bossies and Burls” paintings by Art Schaefer and wood turnings by Stephen Tofield.
“Award winning Union artist Art Schaefer fills the gallery with…
BELFAST — The public is invited to Local Color Gallery, Friday, June 28, for Belfast’s Fourth Friday Art Walk. The Fourth Friday Art Walk is held from 4 to 7 p.m. Local Color guest artist Liz…
BELFAST — “Over the last decade, the Fourth Friday Art Walk, in Belfast, has established itself as a summer staple for both residents and tourists alike,” said Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, in…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
They’ve been called a dynamic force, effortlessly intertwining Afro-Cuban roots with a cross-cultural blend of jazz, folk and global rhythms. On Saturday, June 29, the Canadian-based Afro Cuban…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writers Laura McNeal and Lily King on Thursday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. The event will take…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a Summer Reading Program on Tuesdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., from Tuesday, July 9, to Tuesday, August 6.
SSCL…
OWLS HEAD — Owls Head will host an overnight stop on the 2024 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire on Saturday, June 29.
The Great Race, “the world’s premiere old car…
CAMDEN — In recognition of Ultraviolet Safety Month, Quarry Hill’s Awareness Series presents “Sun Smarts,” an educational event with a focus on UV exposure and protection, on Tuesday, July 2, at 1…
SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the opening reception of Scenes from the Coast, an exhibition of fine art by Owls Head artist Lydia Kaeyer, on Wednesday, June 26, from 4…
ROCKLAND — The first Writer-in-Residence at Millay House Rockland will be Melissa McKinstry, a poet from San Diego, California.
The inaugural Millay House Rockland Residency will be for…
celebrating the resiliency of this small fishing village
PORT CLYDE — “The spirit of resilience echoes through the coastal community of Port Clyde, Maine,” said a news release, “and this July, it takes center stage in a remarkable photography exhibition…
CAMDEN — Camden Falls Gallery presents “Into the Woods”, an exhibition opening on Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., during Camden‘s First Friday Art. The show will run through July 3. The show…
BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and book signing by writer and university professor Anna Monardo on Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the bookshop…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will exhibit paintings by Stockton Springs resident Mark Quigley starting Saturday, June 22, and continuing through Sunday, July 28.…
WALDOBORO — Opera Maine presents a concert Friday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m., at The Waldo, featuring soprano Alaysha Fox and baritone Grant Jackson with pianist Timothy Steele.
“Bringing…
BELFAST — On Saturday, June 22, let your shoes fly at a special Community Dance on the Armistice Footbridge on the waterfront in Belfast. This joyful evening of social connection and participatory…
This summer The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main Street, in Waldoboro, is presenting a series of workshops hosted by local artists and writers. Each individual will share their talents in one-night-only…
UNION — Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to the “Maine Roadshow: A Roadside Tour of the State’s History, Culture, Food, Funk & Oddities,” Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 7 p.m., at…
CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents “Picnic in the Garden” exhibition of paintings from Hannah Berta, Sophie Cangelosi, and Colin Page. The show highlights three artists who invite us to share their…
humor, intrigue, and a bit of Irish charm
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers is holding open auditions for its production of "Playboy of the Western World," the raucous Irish play by J.M. Synge. The timeless tale is set in a rural Irish village,…
Lincolnville’s oldest resident turned 98 on June 16, and that did not go unnoticed by the Town. With fanfare, and bearing an honorary gift, all five members of the Lincolnville Select Board and…
This coming weekend, Warren will host its annual celebration of summer with Warren Days.
It all begins Friday evening with a corn hole tournament, a live band and fireworks. On Saturday,…
parking lot of the Country Inn is now a food truck court
ROCKPORT—You know what Maine can never see enough of? Great Mexican food.
Joe Simko, owner/chef of the new Taco Joe’s food truck, opened quietly last week in the parking lot of The Country…
ST. GEORGE — The Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, announces its 17th Summer Literary Series in St. George.
Tuesday, July 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Roxana…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Friday, June 21, at 5:30 p.m., with artist and poet, Summer J. Hart, who will read from and discuss…
ROCKPORT — The Lesher Family Foundation, in partnership with the Authors Guild Foundation and Maine Media Workshops + College, will host a third season of its summer…
SEARSPORT — Anodyne Book Shop, in Searsport, continues its 2024 Summer Wine and Sign Series on Saturday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m., with author, Chelsea Diehl, who will read from and discuss her new…
CAMDEN — “Resolute” will open at Carver Hill Gallery, 36 Bay View Street in Camden, for the Third Thursday Camden Art Walk on June 20, 2024, with a reception from 5 - 7 p.m. The public is invited…
ROCKLAND — “Julia Gagnon, a beloved Maine native and Cumberland resident, captivated the state and the nation during her impressive run on season 22 of the popular reality singing show, American…
Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermits
LIBERTY — The Citizens’ Association of Liberty Lakes (CALL) will hold their 2024 Annual Meeting on Friday, July 12, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., at the Liberty Community Hall, on Pinnacle Road, in Liberty…
a comedic tale of King Arthur and his knights
THOMASTON — The Watts Hall Community Players announce this year’s summer musical Spamalot to be presented the last weekend of June and the first weekend of July.
The musical is…
BELFAST — New for 2024, “That Looks Familiar, where is it?” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting on Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library.…
ROCKPORT — A new temporary art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features work by Craig Voligny, Jonathan Byrer, LeeAnne Mallonne, Margaret Merrill and Robert Steinmetz along the walls of the…
“pocket-sized” circus clown show
CAMDEN — The acclaimed Happenstance Theater is coming back to the Camden Opera House for a free family performance. Happenstance will present its “pocket-sized” circus clown show “Preposterous!”…
Artist’s Talk on July 20
ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery will be opening two June exhibitions: Oliver Solmitz with ‘Lines on Edge’ on Friday, June 21, from 4 - 7 p.m.; and Karen Jelenfy with ‘Faith & Vertigo’ on Friday,…
WE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THAT CELLAR HOLE, HOW OLD IT WAS AND WHY IT WAS THERE
Archaeologist Harbour Mitchell will discuss the Archaeology of Merryspring at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, June 18, at noon.
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CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Hungrytown to the Camden Amphitheatre on Tuesday, June 25, at 6 p.m., for a free public concert as a part of the library’s Summer Concert Series.
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SPRUCE HEAD — The Spruce Head Community Hall & Historical Association welcomes everyone to its Third Annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m.
Building on the…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Masonic Center continues their free lawn concerts on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 6 to 7 p.m., featuring the music of Jim Gibson.
The event is free to the public…
VINALHAVEN — New Era Gallery in Vinalhaven presents an Early Summer Show from June 22 through July 9, 2024. The show features the oil and mixed media paintings of Elaine Austin Crossman and the…
30-minute dance lesson starts at 6 p.m.
ROCKLAND — All ages and abilities are invited to dance and enjoy a good time on Saturday, June 29, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Midcoast Strong, 143 Maverick Street, Rockland, in a chem-free fundraiser…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library continues its Songwriters Coffeehouse tradition with a concert on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m., in person in the Picker Room. The evening will feature live…
ROCKPORT — Shannon Mullen and Governor Janet Mills discuss their book, In Other Words, Leadership, Friday, June 21, 2024, from 5 - 7 p.m., at Barnswallow Books, in Rockport. The…
