The Wicked Witch of the West has made her summer home in Boothbay. Boothbay Summer Theater presents “My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories” as part of the Windjammer Days Festival, the Boothbay region’s summer kickoff event. Attendees who love Maine, “The Wizard of Oz,” theater and everything Hollywood will get a taste of it all […]
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11-piece band brings the funk to Rockland with free outdoor concert
The Rockland Public Library presents The Right Track at 6 p.m. on June 20 on the library lawn. This event is free and open to all. Local favorite The Right Track is an 1-piece R&B, soul and funk band from up and down the Midcoast. The group is all about playing grooves that get crowds […]
Pride Month: Midcoast plans celebrations in budding festivals
Pride festivities kick off this weekend in the Brunswick area, marking a growing interest in the historic celebration in the Midcoast.
From the Chocolate Church: Musical revue hits CCAC stage
Studio Theatre of Bath’s third “Impossible Dream Musical Revue” comes to the Main Stage at the Chocolate Church Arts Center Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8. “Please join our celebration of our favorite travel and adventure themes from classic standards and Broadway showtunes, as well as popular music of the last 60 years,” Studio […]
Cooking at the Cove: For your summer entertaining
I have two grandchildren graduating from high school this weekend and have been thinking about preparing a couple of appetizers for the upcoming celebrations. Because I’ll also have relatives from away in town, I want to keep things simple so I can spend as much time with them as I can. My goal is to […]
Celtic powerhouse to storm the stage at the Opera House
A multinational, Celtic juggernaut rolls into the Midcoast to perform at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Gaelic Storm has been touring for 20 years and thousands of shows. The band graces the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. The band attributes its success to its “fanatic audience.” “The country-music folks adore the storytelling, […]
Boothbay Harbor gallery hosts exhibition of paintings by NYC transplant
Gleason Fine Art opens its 27th show Thursday, June 6, with plein-air painter Kevin Beers’ “On My Own.” The gallery will host a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 7, and the exhibit runs through July 9. Leaving New York City for small-town Maine is a big decision for anyone, let alone for a former […]
Resurgam festival returns this weekend with music, arts and more
In its second year on Portland’s waterfront, the free Resurgam Music and Arts Festival will feature more than 50 acts.
Could this human-weasel hybrid from Maine join the ranks of Bigfoot?
Gitgo Productions’ new web series, ‘Tracking the Comegato,’ introduces the beast.
Sisters’ paintings featured at Boothbay Harbor gallery
Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor will be celebrating the paintings of two mid-20th century sisters — Anne (1911-1967) and Dorothy (1906-1984) Eisner — through June 25. A catalog with essays by noted arts writer Carl Little and Dorothy Eisner’s daughter (and Anne Eisner’s niece), Christie Eisner McDonald, is available for the asking. The reception […]