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THOMASTON — Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an evening of lively Irish folk music featuring The Napper Tandies on Saturday, March 15, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174…

A fairytale of love
The Playhouse. L-R: Nate Marx, Isobel Holt, Lisa Goodridge, Peter Conant, Leslie Stein, Ivy Lobato, Sasha Kutsy. (Photo courtesy The Playhouse)

BELFAST — The Playhouse presents “Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl,” a comedy for adults on March 14, 15, 16 and March 21, 22, and 23; Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 4 p.m. This…

the treacherous crossing from Turkey to Lesvos
Marie Ilvonen. (Photo courtesy Rockland Public Library)

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Marie Ilvonen, Thursday, March 13, at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Marie Ilvonen will discuss how people…

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ROCKLAND — Bill Nershi, guitarist and co-founder of The String Cheese Incident, his wife, songwriter Jilian Nershi, and SCI band member Jason Hann have…

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Awaken the senses and inspire the imagination through an embodied theater experience at the Red Barn, in Camden, with performances of A Midwinter Journey, by the Mythic Heart Theatre…

Concerts for a Cause
Women in Harmony. (Photo courtesy Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick)

BRUNSWICK — The UUCB Concerts for a Cause series presents the Portland-based choral group Women in Harmony, Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., at the…

the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband
A scene from Beethoven's Fidelio. (Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

ROCKLAND — A live broadcast from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera of Beethoven’s Fidelio will be presented Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m., at…

 Young Stars of Maine 2024. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

CAMDEN — Are you a budding Itzhak Perlman? Do you know a burgeoning Daniel Barenboim? Bay Chamber is accepting applications for two programs that honor…

special guest Jody Johnstone on tin whistle
Dan Possumato and Jim Hyland perform their 2024 'An Evening of Irish Music.' (Photo courtesy Camden Opera House)

CAMDEN — Fans of traditional Irish music are invited to kick off the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street.…

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TENANTS HARBOR — A Sit Down Corn Beef and Cabbage Supper and Traditional Irish Music will be held Saturday, March 15, at 5 p.m. until sold out, at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint…

visual contrast between light and shadow, rough and smooth, negative and positive space
Art by Emma Schurink. (Photo courtesy Searsmont Town Library)

SEARSMONT — Friday, March 7, from 5 - 6 p.m., Searsmont Town Library will host an opening for local artist Emma Schurink, whose art will hang on the library walls…

special guest Addie Hamilton Heissler
Gene Kelly in a scene from Singin’ in the Rain. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — The classic musical Singin’ in the Rain (1952) will be screened as a “Singer's Pick” film in the Strand…

presentation related to exhibit, March 29
Sculpture by Jon Merritt. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

ROCKPORT — “Numerous Structures,” a show of artwork by Jon Merritt, will be on display at the Rockport Public Library from March 4 through March 29, 2025. Merritt will give a…

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BELFAST — On Friday, March 7, let your shoes fly at the First Friday Community Dance & Contra Dance.

The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms up…

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CAMDEN — CamdenCAN and the Camden Public Library, as part of its continuing Camden Talks Climate, presents “How to Instigate Action on Climate Change,” with Kerry Emanuel, Professor Emeritus of…
written by SDHS alum
Charlotte Bronte, played by Dilyla Brown, sits with Emily Bronte, played by Morgan Cornell. (Photo courtesy Searsport District High School)

SEARSPORT — Searsport District High School will premiere an original one act, “Being Brontë”, written by SDHS alum Grace Scharlacken, this Thursday evening…

A monarch and bumblebee on asters. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library announces a new horticulture series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center. In monthly talks from March through May, Merryspring…

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Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones in a 7:30 p.m. show March 13. Alan Doyle is an actor, producer, best-selling author…

lead singer for Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea
Alan Doyle. (Photo by Lindsay Duncan)

WALDOBORO — Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones on Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Alan Doyle is an actor,…

Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know
Weather monitoring equipment. Long-term weather data can help climatologists understand climate variability and inform techniques gardeners can use to build resilience. (Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar titled, “Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know,” Wednesday, March 12,…

made by hand with an anvil and a ball peen hammer
Copper rooster by G. Bion Richards. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

ROCKPORT — Rockport resident G. Bion Richards will be exhibiting his copper sculptures of birds and salt water fish in the Marine Room of the Rockport Public Library during the months of March and…

launched Feb 1 with live stream coverage of the US National Toboggan Championships
StreamState at the finish line of the Toboggan Nationals. Photo courtesy StreamState

PORTLAND—A new Maine-based film and TV streaming service just launched this month. If the creators achieve their goal, the platform will be a curated "Netflix for Maine" with immersive…

the Big Art class at Camden Hills Regional High School
Row 1: Levi Thomas, Luka Wienges, Eliot Condon, Isaac Dutile. Row 2: Jasper Hackett, Serenity Fairfield, Rosa Vinci, Rose Fishman. Row 3: Madison Surbey, Cassie Middleton, Levi Thomas, Cara Rothwell. Row 4: Jack Fifield, Maddie Bennett, Carolyn Brown, Mason Deane. Row 5: Abigail Strout, Carver Emory, Brian Leonard, Simon Bishop. (Photo courtesy Page Gallery)

CAMDEN — Each February, Page Gallery gives its walls over to the children of the community for its Youth Art Exhibition. This year's prompt is to create a piece of art…

"The Summer Guests"
Tess Gerritsen 2024 head shot. (Photo courtesy Left Bank Books)

BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk by New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate that week’s…

"erupting, arriving and awakening (or at least yawning)"
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Kirk Gentalen, Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

"As the 'gateway to spring,' the month of March holds the…

Sons of Mystro. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Violin virtuosos Sons of Mystro, brothers Malcolm and Umoja, will present a workshop for intermediate and advanced level string…

“Beat Bucket” with Molly Gawler and Shepsi Eaton
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MORRILL — Having been rescheduled, the MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance Party will now take place Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Morrill Community Center…

(Photo by Kerry Ann Mendez)

The Camden Garden Club presents Kerry Ann Mendez, author of a variety of books on gardening, and an engaging speaker. She will be the last presenter for the…

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CAMDEN — Points North Institute, home of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF), brings the 5th edition of Cabin Fever Film Fest to the Camden Opera House…

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BELFAST — The Belfast Ice Festival, presented by Stanley Chevrolet and Maine Chevy Dealers, returns to downtown Belfast for the fifth year on February 21 - 23, 2025. The State of Maine Ice Carving…

an evening of art and poetry
Winter Twilight, 12 x 9”, by Sumner Roberts. (Photo courtesy Local Color Gallery)

BELFAST — Local Color Gallery, in Belfast, plans a full evening of art and poetry for its first Fourth Friday event of 2025, February 28, from 5 to 7 p.m.…

Maine artists are invited to submit holiday-themed artwork to Pine Tree Society’s 2025 Holiday Card Competition. The deadline is Friday, May 30. Competition Criteria and more information about this annual fundraiser in support of Maine people with disabilities can be found at www.pinetreesociety.org. (Photo courtesy Pine Tree Society)

BATH — Pine Tree Society is seeking submissions from artists for Maine holiday-themed artwork for its annual holiday card fundraiser. 

“For the…

History Matters book cover

NEW YORK —  Simon & Schuster said Feb. 18 that it will publish a posthumous book by David McCullough, one of the nation’s most decorated historians, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National…

Michelle Foster has extended family in Midcoast Maine
Michelle Foster. (Photo by Ricky Kluge)

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., presents Welcome Home – The Legacy of Carole King, an evening with acclaimed vocalist/pianist Michelle Foster and her trio, Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m…

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CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary Club is presenting Karen Morgan’s “Shiny Happy People Laughing” comedy show at the Camden Opera House on March 29.

The evening promises to be filled with nostalgic…

distilled airs, continental waltzes, upbeat reels and jigs
(L-R) John Williams, Katie Grennan, Winifred Horan and Utsav Lal of Reverie Road. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Celtic supergroup Reverie Road will perform at the Strand Theatre on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. Reverie Road…

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ROCKLAND — Cellist Robin Lane will perform a mixture of classical music, including many of Bach's Cello Suites, along with his original compositions (which are…

music through the ages
Zachary Sweet and Kerry Mizrahi. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

Cellist Zachary Sweet, a chamber musician and Eastman School of Music alum, joins forces with Kerry Mizrahi, a pianist and prominent music educator in Ithaca, New…

Cast of Waldo Theatre production of The Vagina Monologues cast. Rear: Violet Ferlito, Emma Theobalds, Susan LaVerdiere, Front: Chris Essler, Susan Hodder, Christine Andersen. Missing: Lara Rakocevic. (Photo courtesy Waldo Theatre)

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming community theatre production of Eve Ensler’s The…

"Spring migration is the most exciting time for Maine birders"
Red breasted nuthatch. (Photo by Nick Lund)

Nick Lund will lead an online presentation called, Maine’s Spring Birds, …

Mic Nite

Tuesdays are Open Musical Mic Nite at the American Legion Post No. 30, at 91 Pearl Street in Camden.

Join others from 6 to 8 p.m. The Mic Nites will be held, weather permitting, every…

Sons of Mystro. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — The duo Sons of Mystro will perform more than ten different genres of popular music on their violins when they appear on the Strand…

featuring Molly Gawler and Shepsi Eaton
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BECAUSE OF STORM, the dance is postponed. Stay tuned for updates.


MORRILL — A Community Square Dance Party and concert are planned for…

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ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre continues its 2025 season, Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Hall, in Rockport, with the first of three Forgotten Classics of the 1930s, 40s, 50s -

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BELFAST — Peace and Justice of Waldo County Forum is holding "Nourish the Resistance Circle for Peace and Resistance" Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025, at 6 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free…

guest speaker Tania Aebi, renowned solo sailor and adventurer
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PORTLAND — On Sunday, March 2, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS), a Camden-based nonprofit focused on empowering…

a "joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Wilde’s most celebrated comedy"
A scene from The Importance of Being Earnest. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, will be presented as a…

Former broadcast journalist and Kittery resident Bob Sheppard
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THOMASTON — Bob Sheppard, son of a member of one of the first African-American fighter air crews in the U.S. military, will share his father’s experiences as a Tuskegee Airman, Sunday, March 2, at…

Marci Richardson hiking in the Faroe Islands. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series continues Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m., with “Adventures in the Faroe Islands” with Marci Richardson.

Marci Richardson, a Come Boating…

Jude Hsiang. (Photo courtesy Belfast Garden Club)

BELFAST — Tuesday, Feb. 18, at noon, in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, fiber artist and natural dyes expert Jude Hsiang will speak about growing and using dye plants in the home garden.…