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New Hope Midcoast will hold its annual sale of new and gently used boutique clothing and accessories for the entire family July 11-13 at the Flanagan Center, 61 Limerock Street in Rockland. Community Shopping Days are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13. Entrance on these days is free and open to the public. Shoppers will enjoy racks of clothing and accessories from designers and boutiques including Black Parrot, Blue Jay Baby Boutique, Citizen Maine Home, Coyote Moon, EILEEN FISHER, Katwalk, fourTWELVE, The Green Store, Jill McGowan, Joy Susan, Leonards, Macadamia, Maine Alpaca Experience, Maine Sport Outfitters, Pitter Patter, Inc., Toad and Co., and many more.

Although it didn’t open until 2021, Lucky Betty’s is one of those perfect neighborhood haunts that seems like it’s been part of the fabric of Camden forever. Packed with happy locals and visitors, young and old, on any given night —- especially in the summer when there’s additional seating outside and cornhole sets for those who want to play.

The word has been out for a while that Maine is a culinary treasure. Areas like Portland, the South Coast, and Bar Harbor get much of the attention, but the state's food scene has no defined borders. A great example of this can be found in an article that USA...

ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Co-op has announced a special gallery reception showcasing the evocative works of local artist Jody Solow. The event will take place on Sunday, July 7 […]

UNION — An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union’s Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union’s historic Common. For over two decades, […]

River Arts presents their highly anticipated, annual exhibition devoted to “Land & Sea.” Artist, Tom Ferrero, juried this popular show drawing inspiration from coastal and inland landscapes. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, July 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. Many of the contributing artists will be in the gallery to celebrate this heart warming show. Light refreshments will be provided for this afternoon of conversation and art.

“The Comedy of Errors” is Shakespeare’s hilarious farce about two sets of twins who end up in the same town, each unaware of the other. This show will have a lot of music, singing, clowning, and funny business. “It is probably Shakespeare’s most fun show to perform, and...

“… you are crowds of others, you are as leaky a vessel as was ever made, you have spent vast amounts of your life as someone else, as people who died long ago, as people who never lived, as strangers you never met. The usual I we are given has all the tidy containment of the kind of character the realist novel specializes in and none of the porousness of our every waking moment, the loose threads, the strange dreams, the forgettings and misrememberings, the portions of a life lived through others’ stories, the incoherence and inconsistency, the pantheon of dei ex machina and the companionability of ghosts. There are other ways of telling.” —Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby.

SEARSMONT — Composer Robert Sirota’s fourth annual Muzzy Ridge Concerts series brings two sets of artists to Maine for chamber music performances in Searsmont, presented over consecutive weekends in late August. On Aug. 24 and 25, the husband-and-wife Larsen-Choi Duo, cellist Benjamin Larsen and pianist Hyungjin Choi, will...

Over a century ago, Maine’s foremost architect designed a summer home to look out over Camden Harbor. It was a fine example of John Calvin Stevens’s signature style: combining stateliness and elegance on a comfortable, human scale and being sensitive to the landscape, in this case oriented to run along the shore and turn the inhabitants’ eyes toward the water. Some years later, the home became part of a family summer enclave, one of three homes sitting side by side, each owned by a sibling. By 2021 it was part of a multigenerational tradition of family gatherings by the water. It was also in great need of a fresh start. “The decision to renovate was simple,” says the current homeowner. “Growing up as a summer kid within a very close family in this house was special because of the carefree life it offered. Walking everywhere, having friends in the neighborhood, and being on the water all contributed to my love for it. But the house was old and mildewy and needed some major love.” Beyond the mildew, the home needed significant electrical and mechanical systems updates—and a floorplan better suited to the present century. Architectural designer Erik Durbas of Erik Durbas Designs, interior designer Linda Banks of Banks Design Associates and Simply Home, and builder Tom Potter of the Potter Building Company transformed what Banks calls “an epic summer cottage that was limping along into this century” into a comfortable, useful, family-friendly home with its historic architectural detail intact.

We welcome the community to join us on the lawn at The Lincoln Home for a fun celebration of the 4th of July from 4:30 - 8:30pm, with premium fireworks viewing at dusk. Dance on the lawn to the fun music of The Boneheads and enjoy delicious barbecue burgers, sausages, hotdogs and veggie burgers that will be available for purchase, along with home made strawberry shortcake and ice cream. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available from Sadie the Bar Car. Kids will have fun dancing on the lawn with light up bracelets and necklaces. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for the best view of the fireworks overlooking the Damariscotta River. No coolers or pets are allowed. Admission is $5 per person or $15 for a family of 4. Premium parking available for $10. The Lincoln Home, a non-profit assisted living community that supports a vibrant lifestyle for seniors, and our Lincoln County community. All proceeds benefit the Lincoln Home Resident Assistance fund. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle.

Damariscotta’s Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC) celebrates its 30th season in August. To mark this auspicious milestone, the 2024 festival has chosen the theme of “Music in Blue,” spotlighting historical and contemporary works that show the influence of blues and jazz on classical chamber music. Concerts will also include music inspired by the blue seascapes found in abundance here in Maine. Concerts will take place from Aug. 6 to 17 at the Lincoln Theater, in the heart of Damariscotta.

Mary Ellen Ross grew up surrounded by plants. The daughter of a Connecticut greenhouse owner, she studied horticulture in college and, after graduating, took her knowledge to Camden. There, she and her husband, Ervin, launched Merry Gardens, a greenhouse that grew to be one of the largest mail-order houses of rare plants. The Rosses were passionate about horticulture education and welcomed visits from aspiring gardeners. Mary Ellen hoped those lessons would continue.