Arts & Entertainment
Annual Songwriters Coffeehouse June 6
May 24This year’s Songwriter’s Coffeehouse is set for Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. in the Picker Room of Camden Public Library, Atlantic Avenue. The ...
Locally-filmed ‘Deep Waters’ screened
May 23The St. George Historical Society will screen the 1948 movie “Deep Waters”, adapted from the novel “Spoonhandle” by Ruth Moore, Thursday, May 30, ...
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Children's books to benefit island scholarships
May 23Islandport Press of Yarmouth and the Island Institute will team up this summer in a marketing and fundraising effort that celebrates island life, ...
Film discussion group screens ‘Shoes’
May 23St. Peter’s Episcopal Church invites the community to join its monthly film group for a showing and discussion of “The Shoes of the Fisherman” ...
Midcoast art shows
Current & Coming
By Dagney C. Ernest - May 23APPLETON Local quilts, Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library main space and Art Foyer, 2916 Sennebec Road. FMI: 795-5656. Through June ...
Howison featured at Small Wonder Gallery
May 22For the first time in 30 years, the newest artist at the downtown Small Wonder Gallery & Framing is a jeweler. Small Wonder, 1 Public Landing, ...
Florida blues on the Midcoast
May 22The Monday night blues series at Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., will continue Monday, June 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. with Doug Deming & Dennis Gruenling ...
Quilt exhibit at Appleton library
May 21The Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library's Art Foyer and main library space are a hosting an exhibit featuring work by local quilters. The ...
‘Take Heart’ poets at Left Bank Books
May 21The downtown Left Bank Books will host a poetry reading with several local poets whose works appear in the new anthology “Take Heart: Poems from ...
McLeans host screening of ‘American Troubadour’
May 21The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., will host a special screening of “Don McLean: American Troubadour,” with special guests Don and Patrisha McLean, ...
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Medieval demo day in Harbor Park
May 21The Shire of Hadchester will host its 2013 Spring Demo, A Medieval Meeting, Saturday, June 1, in Harbor Park. A severe weather postponement date ...
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Rathbone rules Sherlock Holmes series
May 21The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Film Series continues Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. with a screening of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” ...
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Penobscot Theatre auditions for season
May 21Penobscot Theatre Company has announced auditions for the 2013-2014 season. Actors of all ages will be seen for roles in the following productions:...
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Maine Media Women, in the cards
May 21The June meeting of Maine Media Women will take an unusual turn when the group meets to make greeting cards for distribution to United States ...
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Free Farnsworth admission for cardholders
May 21On the first full weekend of every month, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders enjoy free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. ...
Cartoonist offers student workshops
May 21Maine cartoonist Jeff Pert will visit the Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. With his notorious ...
Plein Air Days at Botanical Gardens
May 21Thursday through Sunday, May 30 through June 1, artists are invited to set up their easels outdoors and paint at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens ...
‘New Work: New Ideas’ opens CRAFT
May 20A curated selection of new work and new ideas by CRAFT Gallery artists will open it for the season Friday, May 24. CRAFT is located in the ...
Memorial weekend at Mars Hall
May 20Mars Hall Gallery will open its doors for a special pre-season event this weekend. The two-day St. George Sales into Summer event will feature the ...
Walsh launches latest fairy book
May 20Liza Gardner Walsh will launch a new fairy book Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Owl & Turtle Bookshop, 33 Bay View St.. Walsh’s “Fairy ...
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Jonason closes Coastal Music Therapy
May 20Trish Jonason, music therapist and owner of Coastal Music Therapy, will be closing her business Friday, May 24. After seven years in the Midcoast, ...
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Mariner film fest May 29
May 20Oceanside High School film students are making final preparations for their Mariner Broadcasting Film Festival Wednesday, May 29, at Oceanside ...
Southern Gospel tunes on the Midcoast
May 20The Waldoboro Word of Life Church, 41 Old Route 1, will host a concert by Kindred Hearts Saturday, May 25. The 7 p.m. concert will be preceded by ...
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The Rig throws a dance
May 20The Rig will host a fundraiser dance Friday, May 24, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Watts Hall, Main Street/Route 1. The dance is open to all Midcoast high ...
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Watershed project becomes performance
May 20Watershed School senior Clio Berta will present “Love Should Be Patient,” a performance art piece, Saturday evening, May 25, at the downtown ...
Four shows open CMCA’s 61st season
May 19The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., will open its 61st season with a reception Saturday, May 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. Four new ...
Caldbeck Gallery opens 32nd season
May 19The Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., will open its 32nd season with the exhibit “Significant Works: selections from the work of 16 Gallery Artists.” ...
Meet the Georges River Land Trust-K2 Family Foundation Artists in Residence
May 19The Georges River Land Trust and the K2 Family Foundation will introduce their 2013 Artists in Residence to the public Tuesday, May 28, at ...
Sublett retrospective in Nashville
May 18Haynes Galleries, which maintains a summer gallery in Thomaston, will present a retrospective of works by master watercolorist Carl Sublett May 24 ...
Frost opens with Brooks and more
May 18The Jonathan Frost Gallery, 21 Winter St., will introduce its seventh summer season Friday, May 24, with the exhibition “Gallery Artists, Featuring...
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Concert of Memorial Day Blessings
May 18Down East Singers will present a concert titled Memorial Day Blessings Monday, May 27, at 5 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, Elm Street/Route ...
Spring Showcase: 'Seuss is Loose'
May 18Rockport Dance Conservatory will present its sixth annual Spring Showcase featuring "Seuss is Loose" and other original choreography Friday and ...
Full 2013 for General Henry Knox Museum
May 18The General Henry Knox Museum has announced some changes and additions to its calendar of tours, special events and programming for the 2013 ...
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Award-winning 'Anastasia' on library screen
May 18Friends of the Thomaston Public Library presents its Friday Night Film Series with screenings Fridays at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of ...
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'In Pursuit of Coastal Light' reception
May 17Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery, 386 Main Street in Rockland, invites the public to a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, for “In Pursuit of ...
Fine Arts Night at Camden Hills
May 17Everyone is invited to celebrate the arts at Camden Hills Regional High School's annual Fine Arts Night Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The ...
New Era Gallery opens for season
May 16New Era Gallery on Main Street will open for the 2013 season Saturday, May 25, with an artists’ reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The opening show, ...
Rockland groundline in Manhattan sculpture
May 16On May 1, "Red, Yellow and Blue," a rope sculpture by Orly Genger, officially debuted in New York City's Madison Square Park. The 100,000-pound ...
HD Dance Series screens Mahler ballet
May 16The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., continues its new HD dance series with the “Mahler 3rd Symphony Ballet” Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. Written as ...
'Red Ruby Heart' author to discuss book in Waldoboro
May 15Morgan Callan Rogers, a Bath native, wrote her debut novel, "Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea," because a voice in her head would not leave her ...
Donohue and friends at Sail, Power and Steam Museum
May 15On Sunday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m., the Sail, Power and Steam Museum will present a special Memorial Day weekend concert by Gabriel Donohue joined by ...
Riley School first in Maine Student Acting Competition
May 15On May 4, Troy A. Howard Middle School hosted the third annual Maine Student Acting Competition. Students from Bar Harbor, Bangor, Belfast, ...
Lawrence wins writing competition
May 15At the GFWC/Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs Spring Convention held in South Portland May 10, Jean Lawrence, a member of the Waldoboro Woman’s ...
Alan Magee at Festival of Art
Unhomogenized
By Dagney C. Ernest - May 15Alan Magee of Cushing is this year’s featured guest speaker at the Festival of Art, an annual exhibition at the University of Maine’s Hutchinson ...
Yvette Torres Fine Arts sets new season
May 15Yvette Torres Fine Art, 21 Winter St., will open for the season Friday, May 24. The scheduled exhibitions include Eastport artist Arthur Cadieux’s ...
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June music workshops set for library
May 15There will be music, music, music during June at the Rockport Public Library, 1 Limerock St. Residents are invited to learn to play a song, strum ...
Paint Can Art at the Country Inn
May 14Work by local artist James Carpenter will be featured Saturday, May 18, through end of July at the Country Inn, Route 1. The public is invited to ...
Static Coda to rock Trackside
May 14Local rock band Static Coda will perform Friday, May 24, at 9 p.m. at Trackside Station, 4 Union St. to kick off Memorial Day weekend. Static Coda ...
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Outdoor Film Fest calls for films
May 14Organizers of the Maine Outdoor Film Festival are calling for work for the second annual fest, set for Aug. 24. Filmmakers both local and from ...
Waldo casts ‘Secret Garden’
May 14Coming to the stage of the Waldo Theatre this summer is the musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s story, “The Secret ...
Penobscot Bell Ringers present Spring Ring concert
May 14Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine's community handbell choir, will present a Spring Ring concert Saturday, May 18, at 3 p.m., at the People’s ...
Lee brings Chicago, New Orleans blues
May 14The Monday night blues series at Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., will continue Memorial Day Monday, May 27, from 7 to 10 p.m. with the Bryan Lee Band. ...
Skahuhachi master heads to Midcoast
May 13New York City-based skahuhachi master Elizabeth Brown will be featured in Down East Singers’ Memorial Day performance of Karl Jenkins’ Requiem ...
Sherlock Holmes film series continues with Brett's
May 13As part of The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Film Series, there will be a screening of "The Empty House," with Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, ...
'The Little Mermaid, Jr.' comes to the Waldo
May 13The Waldo Youth Theatre is busily preparing for performances of Disney's "The Little Mermaid, Jr." at the end of this month. Linda Grant created ...
Lone Ranger featured at Waldoboro museum
May 13Fawcett’s Maine Antique Toy & Art Museum on Route 1 will open for its 17th season Saturday, May 25. This year, with the release of the new "Lone ...
Rockland School of Ballet end of year show May 18
May 13Rockland School of Ballet will hold its end of year performance Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in the beautiful Watts Hall in Thomaston. This show, ...
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Local authors among MWPA finalists
May 13The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has announced the finalists for its 2013 Maine Literary Awards. Included are a number of Midcoast artists. ...
Eclectic combos at Rock City Café
May 13On Friday, May 24, Rock City Café’s Velvet Lounge series will welcome back Algorithm, the electro-acoustic duo featuring Mike Whitehead on trumpet ...
Student ‘Stories’ opens May 19
May 12The public is invited to an opening ceremony and reception for “The Stories of the Land and Its People” Sunday afternoon, May 19. There will be a ...
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Artists reception at WORKS
May 10The public is invited to an artists' reception Saturday, May 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. at WORKS, 21 East Main St./Route 1. Refreshments will be ...
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Waldo auditions for summer ‘Rent’
May 08The Waldo Theatre has announced its second musical of the summer, Jonathan Larson's edgy pop-rock operetta “Rent.” Auditions will be held Tuesday, ...
