Lincoln County Community Theater will hold auditions for its winter/spring production of the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” on Jan. 6 and 7. Performances are scheduled for the weekend of May 2, 3 and 4. This will be a fully staged production with full orchestra. The roles of Tevye and his wife, Golde, are already […]
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Rockland library to screen silent Western comedy film
Rockland Public Library will screen “Go West” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2 in the Community Room and via Zoom. In this silent Western comedy film, Buster Keaton stars as a drifter who heads west seeking his fortune and gets into misadventures at a cattle ranch. This event is free and open to all. For […]
Monmouth Community Players to present 11 short plays in festival
The Monmouth Community Players will present their 4th Annual MCP Shorts Play Festival from Jan. 3-5 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. This short play festival had its origins during 2020, where MCP solicited scripts from local playwrights and presented staged readings via Zoom recordings. Since then, the festival has evolved to include […]
Wiscasset bakery’s submission is shoppers’ favorite in wreath contest
Wiscasset Creative Alliance recently announced that TREATs, a bakery café in Wiscasset, is the People’s Choice winner of Wreaths Around the Holidays 2024. Nine decorated wreaths were on view to the public during the event, which happens each year during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest in early December. For the contest, local businesses are invited to decorate […]
Cooking at the Cove: Recipes for the weekend between holidays
The coming weekend is shaping up to be one for entertaining at my house, and as I go through my lists and recipes, I hit on a couple ideas that I wanted to share with you. Roasting a big batch of root vegetables is something I do quite frequently this time of year. When there […]
Shelter Institute goes digital, spreading to homebuilders worldwide
After 50 years of empowering Midcoast craftsmen, a Woolwich organization has turned to online courses and opened enrollment to international students. Here’s what graduates have to say.
Children’s book author sails into Maine Maritime Museum exhibit
Maine Maritime Museum is displaying a whimsical yearlong exhibit featuring the work of Maine-based children’s book author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen.
From the Chocolate Church: Rounding out the year with back-to-back shows at the Annex
Newly renovated club space hosting eclectic programming.
5 Freeport shops to hit before the holidays
Check out these five Maine-based shops for your last-minute holiday grabs.
Rockland library to screen Charlie Chaplin classic
Ain’t sayin’ he a gold digger … well, actually, he is. Charlie Chaplin stars in the 1925 film “The Gold Rush,” screening at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Rockland Public Library. “The Gold Rush” features the Little Tramp becoming a gold digger. Chaplin drew inspiration from the Donner Party and the Klondike Gold Rush […]