Before rehearsals began, director John Mulcahy knew the characters inhabiting the play “Halfway There” better than any of the actors. By opening night he said the actors will know them better than he ever could.

The watercolors and oil paintings of New Harbor artist Peggy Farrell are now on display at the Bristol Area Library through early March.

“Write what you know,” is the most frequent advice given to any prospective author. In “Tiezzi’s Board,” Round Pond author Ham Martin took that advice to heart.

In preparation for the holiday season, Tenley Seiders is offering a series of workshops featuring recycled books at the Rutherford Library in South Bristol.

The world tends to look at accomplishments in the form of accolades and although only in his mid-30s, 2020 Grammy-winner Michael Cleveland has plenty to his credit. On Friday, Nov. 4, this acclaimed bluegrass fiddler and his band arrive in Maine to perform at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for a special year-end show that will fill every room of the gallery. All original fine art and fine craft including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, multimedia, pastel, glass, wood, collage and more will be accepted for this holiday exhibition.

Salt Pond Studio, in Friendship, features an exhibition of paintings and sgraffito creations on porcelain by Friendship artist Pam Cabañas. The exhibition features large works on panel inspired by life and landscape in the artist’s hometown.

The South Bristol Rutherford Library is excited to have Lee Emmons present his nature photography at the library on Friday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Emmons is a photographer, nature writer, and a resident of Newcastle. He regularly shares his work with libraries and assisted living facilities in Lincoln County.

Two artist members of the Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor were juried into the Boothbay Region Artists Federation show “Art in ME.”

The Waldo proudly presents “As You Like It” on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. as part of the “Shakespeare in Communities” program offered in collaboration with the Theater at Monmouth.

Performances are selling out quickly for the upcoming student production of the sung-through musical “Les Misérables,” the 20th annual student collaboration between Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy.

Writer, performer, and Storytree Theater founder Teralyn Reiter brings 20 years of teaching experience to the Midcoast.

River Arts invites the public to a reception for the “Artist’s Choice” show. The opening for this annual favorite will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 2-4 p.m. Many artists will be present for a lively afternoon in the gallery. Refreshments will be served. “Artist’s Choice” runs until Nov. 19.