Elizabeth Flanagan, a senior at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, published her first novel in August after writing the book over the course of 2017 through work with Portland’s The Telling Room.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
The art of restoration: As a columnist writing about the various arts in Lincoln County, I often get tips about people and places that I should check out. Recently, I got steered in the direction of Damarine Antiques, located at 263 Bristol Road, Damariscotta.
‘Year on the Peninsula’ Exhibit at Bristol Library
Barbara Applegate is exhibiting a collection of work titled “A Year on the Peninsula” at the Bristol Area Library through the holidays.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
Quilting as fine art: One might ordinarily think of quilting as a craft, a practical endeavor requiring skill that results in a useful handmade item: a nice, warm quilt. An additional practical angle of quiltmaking is that one can make use of bits and pieces of leftover fabric.
Contra Dance in Damariscotta
People are invited to come to the contra dance on Friday, Nov. 9 in the Damariscotta Baptist Church’s fellowship hall, at the corner of Main Street and Bristol Road.
‘Shrek the Musical’ Coming up at MVHS
The Medomak Valley Players will present “Shrek the Musical,” a Dreamworks Theatricals and Neal Street production, in the Ronald E. Dolloff auditorium at Medomak Valley High School, on Manktown Road in Waldoboro.
‘Man of La Mancha’ Update
The Heartwood Regional Theater Company/Lincoln Academy staging of “Man of La Mancha” at the Parker B. Poe Theater in Newcastle reviewed on page 14A (“Heartwood, LA deliver powerhouse staging of ‘Man of La Mancha’ at Poe”) is sold out for all remaining performances except Thursday, Nov. 1.
Review: Heartwood, LA Deliver Powerhouse Staging of ‘Man of La Mancha’ at Poe
It takes a special kind of actor to perform musical theater, one that can both sing and act. In the case of “Man of La Mancha,” the Heartwood Regional Theater Company and Lincoln Academy youth-theater collaboration that opened at LA’s Parker B. Poe Theater on Oct. 26, it also requires an ability to deliver comedic lines when called for.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
Immersion in abstraction: I went to see the new “Abstraction” exhibit at River Arts in Damariscotta on opening day, Thursday, Oct. 25. I wanted to immerse myself in abstract works of art – nothing figurative, nothing obviously representing something from real life.
Wood-Carver Luke Wood to be Featured at Craft Fair
Coastal Christian School’s annual craft fair this year will feature several talented students in addition to professional artisans. Among these young craftsmen is Luke Wood, a senior, who crafts wooden utensils.
Harbor Theater
“Colette” is a biographical drama based upon the life of the French novelist Colette.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
River Company one-acts: Last Wednesday, Oct. 17, I attended the dress rehearsal for the one-act plays that River Company is currently in the midst of staging in the Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta. “Trifles” and “Frankenstein,” directed by Ruth Monsell and Torie DeLisle, respectively, feature some well-known local names, such as Sumner Richards, Mitchell Wellman, and Joe Lugosch. Lugosch stars in both plays – as the county attorney in “Trifles” and as Victor Frankenstein in “Frankenstein.”
‘Man of La Mancha’ Opening this Weekend
Performances are selling out for the Broadway musical “Man of La Mancha,” running Oct. 26 through Nov. 4 in the Parker B. Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. This poignant play within a play, with its timeless themes and insights, is Heartwood Regional Theater Company’s 16th annual student production in collaboration with Lincoln Academy.
Bernier’s New Miles Show is Eye-Catching
Judy Bernier, of Waldoboro, is the current artist showing the eye-catching work in the hall gallery at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus. The show will be up until Friday, Nov. 23.
At the Lincoln
Happenings
Music, conversation, laughter, and much more this week as we head further into fall and the last week of October.
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