From his large, brightly colored acrylic painting of flowers called “Rejoice” to his small, square, abstract black-and-white suggestion of a woods scene titled “Jay Hakes Road, Winter,” Brunswick painter Edward McCartan offers a range of approaches to representing the beauty of nature in his current exhibit in the hall gallery at LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta.

The curtain is going up at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater and rehearsals are underway for “Sister Act,” coming to the stage in April.

River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public for a special evening of art, refreshment, and a silent art auction on Friday, March 8 from 5-7 p.m. Over 50 works by member artists will be available in the River Arts West Gallery silent auction.

On Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m., Jane Bianco, the curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, will present a talk titled “Maine and the Index of American Design” at Skidompha Library, located at 184 Main St. in Damariscotta.

Waldoboro author and illustrator Tatyana Eckstrand recently published her third children’s book, “Common Senses.” Written for children ages 5-10 and using the senses as characters, this rhyming epic exposes young readers to how people’s relationahips with one another have an effect upon the Earth.

A new watercolor painting class with artist Erica Qualey will start soon at Neighborhood Clay in Damariscotta.

River Arts in Damariscotta welcomes Daryl Burkhard, of Waldoboro, as its new executive director of operations.

The Oscar contenders continue this week as we also launch the first in a series of seven new art exhibition films, bringing some of the finest art in the world to the big screen at Lincoln Theater.

River Arts in Damariscotta presents its “Artist’s Choice” exhibition, juried by acclaimed art historian and critic Daniel Kany. The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, Feb. 8 from 5-7 p.m.