CAMDEN — A wide variety of events take place at the Camden Public Library and outside Amphitheatre from Aug. 20 through Sept. 1.
Thursday, August 20
The Gawler Family…
Culture
MUSIC, LITERATURE AND THEATRE AT THE LIBRARY
For The Children of Rockland
The Mayor rushes in
when he thinks someone is being critical
…
WORLD PREMIERE OF MARRIAGE SUITES
ROCKPORT — The Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival will bring a wide range of musical experiences to audiences in 2015, including the world premiere of Marriage Suites, a collection of musical…
Poetry
The picture on the science machine
shows a lovely gray tiger
…
August 14-15 event estimated to draw 80 percent women, mostly ages 30-50
PROSPECT— Apparently, more women than men in Maine are fascinated with the paranormal if the numbers from last year’s Psychic and Paranormal Faire at Fort Knox are any indication. Maybe that’s why…
Teen blues prodigy, free outdoor parties, boatyard trials and tricks, and a human foosball tournament (yes you heard right)
Got an absolutely gorgeous high summah weekend on tap, so most of these picks are outside parties.
Free Party at Dooryard Farm
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HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
ROCKPORT — Lauren Michalakes, MD recently joined Pen Bay Healthcare as the Medical Director of the Hospice and Palliative Care Program. Dr. Michalakes is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine…
Dolce Vita Farm and Bakery starts al fresco, farm-to-table dinners
LINCOLNVILLE — Tucked in the bend of a back road in Lincolnville sits a tiny one-woman enterprise called Dolce Vita Farm and Bakery. Rose Lowell has been producing fresh breads and vegetables for…
CALL FOR SINGERS
Voice of Twenty is looking for new members.
Voice of Twenty (VoXX), a small ensemble devoted to a cappella choral music from medieval to modern, is seeking…
'Here is my truck, paint it.'
ROCKLAND — Haider Ali has been painting "jingle" trucks long enough in his native Karachi, Pakistan, that clients don't usually request designs. "They say, 'Here is my truck, paint it.'"
One…
Master of stone, bronze, and the human form, Barry Baldwin’s sculptures are on public exhibit in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Hamburg and California.
Major clients over the past decades have…
APPLETON — For two weeks our on-going book sale at the Appleton Library has expanded to fill our community room. With so many books to sell, we will give you the fifth book for free if you buy…
An actual cat circus (no foolin’), last art walk of summer, a local comedian and cardboard boat races
Guys, this is one crazy fun weekend coming up with some great comedy, theater and art happening Friday; cardboard races and outdoor fun on Sunday and a real live cat circus and band all weekend in…
Transformations
Summer. It's hot and uncomfortable. People think about getting relief from the type of weather they wished for so earnestly a mere few months ago when the temperature seemed to be stuck below…
BOATBUILDING AND REGATTA
BELFAST — The Belfast Rotary Club invites you to celebrate the boating traditions of Belfast, Maine with an array of events including bands, boat building, and barbeque.
Below is a schedule…
CALL FOR SITES, SIGN UP BY AUGUST 18
BELFAST — Interested in being a site on the Cultivate: Belfast Area Farm and Art Fall Tour, Oct. 10 and 11, 2015? Sign up is due by August 18th. All locations need to be within 30 to 45 minutes…
Penobscot Bay Pilot’s wayback machine
I’m pretty sure you’ll know where this is, but can you tell from the photo what’s going on?
Last week’s…
SUBMIT POEMS BY AUGUST 8 FOR PRIZE AND PUBLICATION
BELFAST — The Maine Postmark Poetry Contest, a statewide competition, is happening again this year in conjunction with the 11th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival, to be held Oct. 16 and 17. Maine…
Several recent discoveries have given Lincolnville’s amateur historians a new look at their town’s past. It all started when…
INDOORS AND OUTDOORS EVENTS FOR ALL
CAMDEN — Here is a list of events from Aug. 6 to 20 sponsored by the Camden Public Library. These include theater, films, art, history and book discussions.
Thursday, August 6…
Transformation
"Maine is one great flower pot," says my mother, who has spent many summers visiting us in Rockport. While I continue to share photos of our flower garden, she is always totally amazed at the…
CAMDEN — "We've heard requests from the community to program more concerts into our line-up, and we are happy to say we have some really great ones scheduled” says Kerry Hadley, Camden Opera House…
ORANGE, BLACK, AND WHITE WINGED BEAUTY
SOUTH THOMASTON — Artist Katharine Owens has donated an original block print/collage entitled ‘Monarch’ to be raffled to benefit the Georges River Land Trust. She is an Associate Professor at the…
PRACTICAL SKILLS OF ACTING
BELFAST — Acting classes with Jennifer Hill at Belfast Adult Education start again on September 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. through the fall semester.
Students can expect to learn practical skills…
Steins & Vines tasting, island hopping, Flavor Fare, blueberry picking and a Redneck Festival
We’re bumping up the lineup this weekend because of a cool event happening at the Maine Lobster Festival tonight, Thursday. Beyond that, there’s plenty of fun for the foodies and the outdoor…
Some stores can’t keep Not Your Father’s Root Beer in stock
Pop off the top. Take a little sip. Say to the person standing next to you: “Wow, this tastes just like root beer.” The person standing next to you tries it and says “I can’t even tell the…
Getting the community energized about public art
ROCKLAND — The painting of an abstract mural on the side of Planet Toys in downtown Rockland is drawing community artists, art students and the public to Oak Street.
In its second week of …
PMM hosts a tintype photography booth July 29, 10 a.m-5 p.m.
SEARSPORT—Contrary to its name, a tintype portrait is not created on a piece of tin at all. It’s a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a sheet of iron metal that is blackened by…
ELEPHANTS, HEADS OR TAILS
HOPE — Work from artists who attended sessions at the elephant barn in Hope when Rosie and Opal were in residence, is now on display in the Hope Library.
Paintings, prints, and sculpture by…
FIORE PAINTING ‘HANDEL’ IN ROCKPORT
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a gift of artwork by Maine Farmland Trust (MFT). The work, entitled Handel, is part of…
Pilot Distractions
Keeping in mind that Maine Memes, an online source for making light fun of all things Maine, has…
cult movies, storytelling, two outdoor music festivals and a ‘pig’nic
Just like the perfect party, this weekend had a little mix of everything—cult movies, storytelling, two outdoor music festivals and a pignic. Did I spell that correctly? Yes, I did.
…
BOOM &/OR BUST! is the theme at High Mountain Hall
CAMDEN — It’s every organizer’s worst nightmare: what if you throw an event and no one shows up? In the case of the And/Or Storytelling event, launched in June, organizers had four folks…
Transformations...poetry
To Jordan Pond by Anna Chern
The brassy feel of high summer defies the first foggy hued mornings of fall,
A crinkle of leaves underfoot, a steady footfall beside me as we make our way…
Hail To The Rad Kids: It’s Chloe and Clio again!
HOPE—The last time we checked in with teen singer songwriters Clio Berta and Chloe Isis was two years ago. In a “Hail To The Rad Kids” series, they performed that cup slamming song “You’re…
‘Oz’ expert John Fricke weighs in on the latest twist in the shoe heist
It’s pretty hard to click those heels three times without those shoes.
This summer marks the 10-year anniversary of the theft of the pair of ruby red slippers made famous in “The Wizard of…
New happy hour offerings/food trucks and pop-up dinners this summer
Like dandelions, they’re sprouting up everywhere. I’m talking about the latest restaurant happy hour offerings (check out our updated…
ROCKLAND — Life is stranger than fiction and local author Neal Parker, who published The Lobsterman and The UFO in 2007 will probably see a boost in book sales after we covered Rockland…
‘The Living Wall’ is a year’s worth of plantings assembled like a jigsaw puzzle
BELFAST—It took almost a year to get each quadrant of Waterfall Arts’ meticulously assembled Living Wall together. The plants are the palette mounted vertically on a large frame. The resulting “…
PROTECT AND SELL PROGRAM PRESERVES PROPERTY
SOUTH THOMASTON — Maine Preservation announced today that it has sold the first historic property from its Protect and Sell Program. The iconic Robbins-Anderson Farm, a late 18th-Century property…
Maine Celtic Celebration’s final day on the Belfast waterfront
BELFAST — The final day of the 2015 Maine Celtic Celebration is underway on Belfast’s waterfront Sunday morning, and the fog just lifted a bit, providing a view across the harbor to East Belfast…
CAMDEN — Atlantic Avenue will be closed from 2 p.m. Friday, July 17 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 due to the Annual Harbor Arts Juried Arts and Crafts Show, which will take place in Camden's Harbor…
Bob Marley, a reggae-salsa blow out, Highland games and an old fashioned drive-in movie!
Given that we’ve got some iffy 50% (maybe) showers happening Saturday, I’ve picked some good indoor stuff. From comedy to reggae to “What’s The Buzz” and crazy Celts throwing things, this is going…
“Handmade Artists’ Books: One of a Kind” is an exhibition on view now through Sept. 30 at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main Street, Topsham. The exhibition includes 62 works of art by 22 Maine artists who…
ARTS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library continues to present a variety of children’s events and programs in July. They include art, reading, music and yoga. They are part of the ‘Arts for Kids and…
‘People are in two camps: they either can’t wait to read it or they refuse to read it.’
The literary world has been abuzz this week with the July 14 release of Harper Lee’s surprise follow up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960.
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PORT CLYDE SHOW OPENS
PORT CLYDE — Artist Barbara Ernst Prey will exhibit her new work in “Re/Viewing The American Landscape” July 20 through September 7 at Blue Water Fine Arts gallery in Port Clyde.
This…
Over-the-top slasher/comedy is a send up of prime-time soap opera genre
ROCKLAND — A new genre-bending film is coming to the Strand Theater in downtown Rockland Thursday, July 16. HELL TOWN is a satirical send up of a soap opera/slasher comedy—and even though…
FOCAL POINTS SHOW
THOMASTON — In its current show Focal Points, The Kelpie Gallery is featuring the work of Allen Bunker and Pamela Hetherly, two artists depicting Maine landscapes in oil on…
Music, dancing, cultural events July 14-15, public tours July 15
CASTINE — In April, the 18th century replica French frigate Hermione set sail from the River Charente in France for the United States. The transatlantic crossing, following the same…
