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Culture

Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices (FOV) and Livi Kessel, director of trhe documentary "Out at Six." Courtesy of FOV
Breaking the silence with statewide film tour 
1878 Lincoln Hall drawing. Courtesy of Lincoln Theater
Silent auction fundraiser for 150th anniversary

Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Sunday, Sept. 27 at Mine Oyster, Boothbay Harbor. Courtesy photo
Come to the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 27

CMT's "Flashback to Murder"
CMT stages 50s style murder mystery
Bluegrass band Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road play the Lincoln Theater Sept. 19. Tickets available now. Courtesy of the venue
This week at the Lincoln Theater

Art

  • Celebrating the Maine coast through painting and art history
  • 'World of Wild Species on the Wing': A photographic journey
  • Enjoy double bill of shows until Sept. 6
  • Take Two: Gone fishin’
  • Making paper flowers with artist Joelle Webber
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Dining Out

  • A special evening with singer/songwriter Gabriel Donohue
  • LamboLaw Jazz Duet at Wiscasset Art Walk
  • Sheepscott Community Church dinner
  • Art at the Grill celebrates summer in Maine
  • Seafood that satisfies
  • New show features three Maine-based artists
  • ABR Roadshow to feature Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery in Wiscasset
  • America's Best Restaurants is coming to Brady's
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Film and Theater

  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Upcoming special events at Harbor Theater
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
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  • Screening the award-winning documentary 'Outsider'
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  • Auditions for holiday comedy world premiere
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Lectures and Conferences

Talk, demonstation on stonewalls in Maine Sept. 27 in Dresden
New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly returns
‘Mr. Drew’ brings his zoo to Boothbay Harbor
This week at the Lincoln Theater
News Center's Don Carrigan reports live from Southport
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Literature

Steve Burt’s new local thriller has arrived
Margaret Salt Mclellan's 'Sardines and Silk'
This week at the Lincoln Theater
'Ponds, Pools and Puddles' photography exhibit
Farnham book series concludes with 'Last Light'
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Music

  • Enrollment for fall has begun
  • Coastal Senior College class explores Kurt Weill’s music
  • Mystery Mondays and Any Body Can Sing
  • Bobby Blackman Scholarship Fund pig roast fundraiser Sept. 12
  • 'Cocktails & Chrome' this weekend
  • Skidompha Strummers uke ensemble
  • Coastal Senior College courses: ‘How Does Music Work?’ and ‘Singing Our Roots’
  • Larry & Joe meld Venezuelan and Appalachian music
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WHERE IT'S AT
Discovering New England's native plants through poetry and art
Courtesy of the artists
The creative team of author and poet Susan Schadler and artists Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer recently released “Growing Wild: Four seasons of New England and Native Plants and Their Creatures.” Lynne…
Sean Fleming and the Ragtime Orchestra concert
Sean Fleming and his Ragtime Orchestra concert is Sunday, Sept. 13. Courtesy photo
  Join Sean Fleming and his eight-piece Ragtime Orchestra for the "Real Ragtime Concert," a collection of classic, early 20th century Rag tunes, on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Second…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum - Driving History Forward campaign
Cocktails & Chrome raised more than $19K in support of "Driving History Forward" Capital Campaign
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  For the third consecutive year, the Railway Village Museum hosted Cocktails & Chrome, a one-of-a-kind community-wide celebration in support of Maine's automotive heritage.   Attended…
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road live at Lincoln Theater
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road at Lincoln Theater Sept. 19. Courtesy of the venue
Lincoln Theater is thrilled to welcome Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road back to the stage. Described as "the future of bluegrass" - No Depression and "Making their mark on bluegrass and fueling the…
Graphic timeline of events now on display at the Chapman-Hall House
Chapman-Hall House Committee members and volunteers honor the work of David Griffin, who designed the timeline display. Pictured from left: William Brewer, Louise Miller, Deane Brewer, Calvin Dodge, Kathy Moran, Patti Whitten, David Griffin, and Jeff Miller. Elizabeth Potter photo
To further enhance visitors' experience at the ca. 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, a Timeline of Events has been installed in the ell of the historic cape at the head of Main Street. The 100…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens invites you to ‘Gather, Glow, and Celebrate’
Gardens Aglow 2025. Mat Trogner photo
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, festive season fans can start to purchase tickets and plan their fall and winter activities, starting with Maine’s favorite: Gardens Aglow. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens…
Waldo Theatre
'Viva Las Elvis' Sept. 20
Dan Fontaine and the Memphis Sun Mafia bring a full Elvis Presley show to the Waldo Sept. 20. Courtesy of the venue
The Waldo thinks you won’t be able to help falling in love with Dan Fontaine and the Memphis Sun Mafia’s tribute to Elvis: Viva Las Elvis on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. Dan and his award-winning band…
Friends of Wiscasset Public Library
Bands for Books Labor Day, Sept. 7
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Bands for Books is the major annual fundraising activity for The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library. This year we will celebrate our 12th anniversary and are planning another special evening. We…
Maine Open Lighthouse Day returns to Burnt Island Light
Nick Lanzer and Dylan Macintosh, featuring sea shanties and more, will entertain on Burnt Island on Sept. 12. Courtesy photo
The public is invited to experience one of Maine’s iconic coastal landmarks during Maine Open Lighthouse Day at Burnt Island Light on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted with support…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Bluegrass from Chicken Wire Empire
Chicken Wire Empire. Opera House. Sept. 25. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue
About the bluegrass band Chicken Wire Empire, a reviewer said, "These musicians must enjoy what they do because their joy translates through their instruments." Hailing from Wisconsin, the band has…
Sick of Swiping event at Coastal Prime Sept. 12
Coastal Prime, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Sick of Swiping (SOS) is a Maine-based series of offline dating events designed to help people get off of dating apps and into real-life connections at some favorite local spots. There's an upcoming…
Open auditions being held on Sept. 12
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On Saturday, Sept. 12 Heartwood Regional Theater Company will hold low key auditions at the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle, from 10 a.m. to noon.   If you have not auditioned…
Southport Memorial Library
Author talk Sept. 3 with Claire Ackroyd
Courtesy of Southport Memorial Library
Southport Memorial Library is pleased to welcome Claire Ackroyd as the guest of the next author talk on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. She will talk about her second book, "Body in the Blueberry…
Comedian Forrest Shaw: 'The Ocean Hates You'
Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro. Courtesy of the venue
The Waldo welcomes comedian Forrest Shaw to the stage on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The former marine biologist turned comedian, gives a voice to the ocean—and trust us, it has some things to say…
Hearty Roots Hootenanny in Edgecomb
Rising Nashville country artist Cam Shelton Hootenanny headliner
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A little bit of Nashville is coming to the Maine coast this September when rising country artist Cam Shelton headlines Hearty Roots’ Hootenanny: Ho-Down Southern Social at Glidden Point Oyster Farms…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Music, art, craft are highlights of Aug. 27 WAW
Long Branch sings country, bluegrass, and rock n’ roll 4:30-6:30 p.m. during the Wiscasset Art Walk, Thurs., Aug. 27. Bob Bond photo
Long Branch headlines the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 27, along with live music in galleries and pubs, and so much more to entertain visitors. Making a repeat sidewalk performance, the…
This week at the Harbor Theater
"Coyote vs. Acme" opens Friday, Aug. 28 at the Harbor Theater. Will Wile e. Coyote finally beat the roadrunner? Courtesy of the venue
  "The Invite" - (R; 1 hour, 47 minutes) -  Joe and Angela’s marriage is hanging by a thread when they invite their intriguing upstairs neighbors over for dinner. What…
Unearth a Story speaker series concludes Sept. 2
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Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Harbor Theater for the final event in the Unearth a Story Summer Speaker Series. Osihkiyol (Zeke) Crofton-Macdonald, Tribal Ambassador for the Houlton…
Sheepscot Chorus
Rehearsals for 'St. Nicholas Mass' begin Sept. 8
The Sheepscot Chorus preforming at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on a Christmas past. Courtesy of the Chorus
Sheepscot Chorus invites you to join in as the group begin rehearsals for the Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6 Boothbay Harbor holiday concerts. The featured work: Joseph Haydn's charming "St.…
This week at the Lincoln Theater
  CatVideoFest 2026 - (NR; running time 1 hour, 10 minutes) - Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from…
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