ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children's Museum, 75 Mechanic St., will hold two programs in two locations on Saturday, June 27.
At the Children's Museum, at…
Culture
BELFAST — The Friends of the Belfast Free Library will once again hold the annual book sale in the Abbott Room of the library. The sale starts Wednesday, June 24, and runs…
Winner of Skin Klinic’s annual contest selected from 136 statewide candidates
ROCKLAND — After raising four children and becoming a grandmother to nine children, empty nester JoAnna Galkowski from Rockland hadn’t given a thought to her appearance in a very long time. “I was…
CAMDEN — CIFF Selects will screen Sunshine Superman Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, Elm Street/Route 1. Camden…
CAMDEN — The Midcoast Mini Maker Faire has already lined up several extraordinary Makers, but there is still room for more! Check out the Maker Faire website for details on how to join Maker Faire…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Maine humorist, author and prize-winning syndicated columnist Tim Sample returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, June 25.
The celebration of the 53…
ROCKPORT — The summer schedule of events at the Rockville Community Chapel, 87 Old Rockland St. (off Route 17 behind the Green Thumb), will open Sunday, June 21, with a 3 p.m. sing-along.
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SEARSPORT — The nonprofit Fiber College will open another season of Camp and Create! Artist in Residence weeks at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground,…
Rockport Public Library news...
ROCKPORT — Rockport Library Director Ann Filley said in a press release that she is stepping down from the position she has held for just over a year since Friday's announcement.
Filley…
We’ve got four under-the-radar outdoor events in the Midcoast this week and one bing, bang, boom one coming out of Portland!
Open Studio Tour &…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
In fall 2014, Girls Guns and Glory were named to Rolling Stone’s “10 New Artists You Need to Know” list.
On Saturday, June 20 the Boothbay Harbor region will have an opportunity to get to…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., will host the following events:
Thursday, June 18 …
VoXX: Voice of Twenty invites the community to join in a celebration of 15 years of singing together, first as Ave Maris Stella and now as VoXX: Voice of Twenty.
The group will…
WALDOBORO — A Light up The Waldo Theatre campaign is underway on the crowd-sourcing website GoFundMe.org. The historic theater on Main Street has been…
LIBERTY — Water-based ink T-shirt printer Liberty Graphics has announced the winner of its 18th annual Art and Our Natural Environment contest for…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library has three signed copies of David McCullough's newest book, The Wright Brothers, and will offer the book as raffle prizes. The raffle is to support the…
Hail To The Rad Kids: Harper Gordon
CAMDEN — In many ways, 17-year-old Harper Gordon’s story is an extension of her parents’ story. “Both of my parents have pretty scattered backgrounds,” she said. “My mom grew up in Korea and she…
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum will host its 38th Annual New England Auto Auction of antique, classic, and special-interest vehicles on Saturday, Aug. 22. Previously featured in…
Patricia Moroz of Starlight Custom Cakes in Boothbay has been selected to make a wedding cake for a $100,000 wedding.
“I have made…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club will bring four live band performances to town July 4 for this year's Music by the Sea concerts in Camden Harbor Park and Camden Amphitheatre, a major component…
ROCKLAND — Rockland's annual Summer Solstice Celebration will take place Saturday, June 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. The event is produced by Rockland Main Street.
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WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library, 958 Main St., will host a free program on bicycling in the Netherlands Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m.
Carolyn Bryant and Donald Sarles took a two-…
BELFAST — Classes for kids begin in July at Waterfall Arts with two weeks of art camp. Teaching artist Bridget Matros brings an immersion-based learning-through-play approach for children age 8 to…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., will be the first system in the state of Maine to provide Beanstack to families in…
Thursday, June 11
An Evening with John Ford and Mark Nickerson, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Ford, a retired Maine game warden, is the author of two books, "…
First Friday art walk with CMCA pop up; Dance Party at The Speakeasy; Free Paddlesports
This is our first real summer weekend of the season with temps hitting the 70s and continuing to rise at night with some sizzling music and art. And don’t forget Friday is Rockland’s first art…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., will host a free Teen Summer Art Series: Chalk and Charcoal with Alayna Smith, open to youth ages 12 to 18. Materials will be provided.
The…
HOPE — Sweet Tree Arts, 4 Church St., will host a workshop led by Jessica Ives for students in eighth grade through adults. Developing an Eye for Color will be held Sunday, June 28, from 1 to 3 p.…
SOUTH THOMASTON — This summer will offer a feast for fans of Finnish-American photographer and illustrator Kosti Ruohomaa.
The Finnish Heritage House will open this summer's exhibit "Kosti…
A style advisor and new mom work to unveil her ‘best look’
Throughout our long, cold winter, our short, cold spring, and our rainy, cold introduction to summer, it’s all too easy to reach for the same old sloppy sweatshirt and leggings or jeans.
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Aims to partner with community, local farmers, fishermen
ROCKPORT — As is tradition with the Flatbread Company, a pizza restaurant with several locations throughout New England, the Rockport community was invited to help in the construction of the new…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts offers a varied summer schedule of art classes and workshops for adults and older teens. To accommodate…
ROCKLAND — As of today, premade sandwiches and deli salads are available at Wiggins Meat Market on Main Street on the south side of Rockland. Employees of businesses in walking distance of the…
ROCKLAND — Lincolnville artist Lois Dodd has been selected to receive the 2015 Maine in America Award. The award honors an…
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Christine Lavin and Don White have have brought their unique brand of clean and hilarious musical comedy to audiences across the U.S. since 1988. On Saturday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m., these veteran…
HimaLayan Restaurant
ROCKLAND — It’s only a short trek south on Route 1 to Himalayan restaurant, but once there, let the tastebuds travel widely through Asian culinary cuisine.
Order the…
Next First Friday Art Walk June 5
ROCKLAND — Arts In Rockland continues its 2015 season with an art walk this Friday, June 5 from 5-8 p.m. AIR’s 23 member…
ROCKLAND — The June exhibition of the Good Tern Coop Café Gallery features the photographs of Tim Sullivan of Rockland through July 2.
Twenty years ago Tim thought he wanted to be a…
ROCKLAND — On Friday, June 6, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Strand Theatre will present Seymour: an Introduction as the monthly First Friday Film. The screening will take place at 8 p…
From Proms to storytelling, jump, jive and swing to rum riots
This weekend is all about the action happening on Saturday: From proms to storytelling, jump, jive and swing to rum riots.
Las Vegas-themed "Mom Prom…
Defense: ‘fire cider’ as a descriptive term for tonic has been used since the 1970s
UNION — This was supposed to be an exciting summer for Katheryn "Kathi" Langelier. She'd just moved to a new house and farm in Union, ready to start a new phase of her life and ongoing business,…
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council held a reconvened session of Wednesday, May 27, informal budgetary meeting with Library Director Amy Levine.
During the council meeting two weeks ago,…
Frank Giglio gives a free talk May 28 on wild Maine foods
THORNDIKE — When most of us go out for a walk on a mild spring day in Midcoast Maine, we only see the obvious: blooming apple trees, greening trees and flowers poking up. When Chef Frank Giglio…
Nonprofit arts incubator helps artists find creative connections, funding
It’s never been easy trying to make a go of it being an indie, emerging or mid-career artist, filmmaker or musician in Maine. If it were, everyone would drop their “jobby-job” to do it full…
UMaine-Augusta grad and model for photographer Cig Harvey
Recent University of Maine at Augusta graduate and Rockland native Sierra Meservey is a weaver of ideas, of materials. It’s the process of making art that fascinates her, often leading her down a…
Transformations
Listening to his music for the first time makes me want to close my eyes and dream of how it is or how it was. All about love, different kinds of love. The strongest for B.B. King being his…
one show only at Camden Opera House Saturday, May 23
CAMDEN — Sponsored by Midcoast Recreation Center, the Rockport Dance Conservatory will present the Land of Nod on Saturday, May 23, at the Camden Opera House at 6:30 p.m. Appropriate for…
Run For Your LIfe; Rubber Ducky Race; Cappy’s Shipyard Party, Jazz/Steel Blues; and a rafting/brew getaway up north
We're looking at a gorgeous spring weekend with lots of outdoor options — so many we had to add one more to this week’s lineup. So, what are you doing still reading this? Get out there!
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Penobscot Bay Pilot’s wayback machine
Ah, summer. It’s right around the corner. Can anyone remember what the name of this fair was in Belfast and guess at the year this photo was taken? What was your favorite ride as a kid?
Well…
Thursday, May 21
Ready2Work presents "Job & Training Resources for Maine's Job Seekers," 6:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, covering various Federal and State…
