More than 50 years ago, American art aficionado Edward L. Deci became enraptured with Monhegan Island during his first visit. After that, he quickly became a valued member of the island community, which he helped transform through decades of preserving and share the island’s cultural heritage and history.
New Waldo Theatre Executive Director Eager to Listen
Jeff Wiseman is leaning in to listening.
Two Shows Light Damariscotta’s River Arts Gallery
Two dazzling, playful shows are brightening Damariscotta’s River Art, at 36 Elm St. in Damariscotta. Ninety-eight Maine artists show their works celebrating “Light” in a show juried by Chris Augusta, of Waldoboro. The show runs through Saturday, April 4 in the main gallery.
Review: River Company’s Sublime ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Honors Austen
River Company and Skidompha Library celebrated Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with staged readings of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Lincoln Theater Celebrates 150 Years of Community Programming
Over 200 guests gathered to celebrate Lincoln Theater’s 150th anniversary on Monday, Feb. 2 in Damariscotta. Inclement weather delayed the event from the original date of Jan. 26, 150 years to the day since Lincoln Hall’s grand dedication in 1876.
Arts, Actually A Century Of Family Art On Display In South Bristol
Memories and stories line the walls of the Rutherford Library meeting room in South Bristol in the annual “Member Show,” on now through Friday, Jan. 23. Community members were invited to share a piece of their own or a treasured family piece in this eclectic, all-eras exhibit.
Review: Electrifying ‘Grease’ Is the One to Want at MVHS
Cool cats and kittens should cruise their hot rods to Waldoboro to catch the closing weekend of “Grease” at Medomak Valley High School. The dazzling spectacular musical about teenagers in the 1950s opened on Friday, Nov. 7 and continues on Friday, Nov. 14, Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16.
Art is Science at Monhegan Museum of Art and History
Artistic expression and scientific research collide in an exhibition thousands of years in the making and now at the Monhegan Museum of Art and History on Monhegan Island. “Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands” is more than an art show; it is also a biology lesson, a history class, and a community effort.
High Adventure’ in Y Arts’ ‘Aladdin Jr.’
Featuring big musical numbers and a strong cast, “Aladdin, Jr.,” presented by the Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts summer camp program, brought the house down at the Lincoln Theater on Thursday, July 17.
PopUpCycler Turns Plastic Trash into Art During Botanical Gardens Visit
Youth of all ages turned trash into art at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay on July 18-20.
Watershed Celebrates 30 Years of Salad Days
The picnic party in the woods in Newcastle gets bigger every year, as ceramic artists and their supporters from all over the world descend on the usually quiet campus of the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts for the annual Salad Days fundraiser.
Bristol Author Debuts Mystery Novel Series In Library Event July 9
A fictional murder in a semi-fictional Midcoast Maine town is the subject of the new novel “Blaze Orange: A Midcoast Maine Mystery,” by Allison Keeton. The Bristol author will read from “Blaze Orange” at the Bristol Area Library on Wednesday, July 9.
Grateful Bookbinder Shares ‘Artistically Conceived’ Works
Whitefield Library’s artist of the month is grateful for the opportunity to share what she does with her neighbors and friends. Celine Lombardi is a custom bookbinder, which means most of her work is in private collections. Over the years, she has built up her own collection of her work of workshop sample books and exhibition pieces. This month marks Lombardi’s first solo show.
Whitefield Teacher Expands Arts Workshop Business
Art teacher Sally Wattles retired to Whitefield with a few goals in mind: recover her own creative talent, help people learn to appreciate their artistic talents, and support a community of artists.
LA Students Bring ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’ to Life
Lincoln Academy students venture into the underworld and the depths of the human psyche in the original one-act play “Sonnets to Orpheus,” which premieres Friday, March 14 at Parker B. Poe Theater in Newcastle.
