Explore the Rockland Public Library with members of the Rockland Poetry Peers, who will share poetic responses to art in the historic building, and Deputy Library Director Patty King, who will talk about the background of the art pieces. Art will include paintings by illustrator Debby Atwell, oil paintings by artists Laura Waller and Ronald […]
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Primo restaurant in Rockland to hold 25th anniversary dinner with star chefs
Emily Luchetti and Larry Forgione are just two of the name chefs at the event on Saturday.
Rockland library presents an evening with Read ME featured author
The Rockland Public Library and the Maine Humanities Council will welcome author Shannon Bowring at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the library. This event is free and open to all. Bowring is the author of “The Road to Dalton,” one of this year’s Read ME featured books. Bowring has appeared in numerous journals, including […]
Free screening of ‘A Story of Bones’ documentary at Rockland Public Library
The Rockland Public Library will present a screening of “A Story of Bones” by Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de Vere and Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. This event is free and open to all. In the documentary, construction environmental officer for St. Helena’s troubled airport project, Annina van Neel, learns about […]
Rockland Public Library to host Halloween movie night
The Rockland Public Library will present a screening of “Horror Express” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. This event is free and open to all. Eugenio Martin’s 1972 science-fiction, gothic-horror film “Horror Express” stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The story involves an alien possessing the frozen body of an early hominid and terrorizing the […]
Maine seeks new operator to revive Rockland Branch rail line
The Department of Transportation is seeking to restore freight service and that could help the Amtrak Downeaster resume its effort to add passenger service from Brunswick to Rockland.
Unique musicians join up for new album and show at Strand Theatre
Award-winning artists Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin have joined forces on their upcoming Smithsonian Folkways release, “symbiont” (2024), and will bring their new collaboration to the Strand Theatre stage in Rockland at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Blount is a renowned interpreter of Black folk music recognized for his skill as a string band musician, […]
Rockland library to host gender and sexuality workshop
Rockland Public Library will host Christine Caulfield for a two-part workshop on understanding gender and sexuality at 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 and 24. This event is free and open to all. In a time of rapid change and controversy concerning gender and sexuality, this workshop aims to clarify participants’ understanding of gender and sexual […]
Bees Deluxe brings the blues to Rock Harbor Brewery
Everybody gets the blues, but nobody plays them like Bees Deluxe. Catch the British-Boston band as they bring the genre-bending brand of music that it calls “acid blues” to the Rock Harbor Brewery in Rockland at 7 p.m. Monday. Oct. 7. Bees Deluxe pushes the limits of convention with a sound that is distinct yet […]
Center for Maine Contemporary Art will open fall season this weekend
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will open its fall season with the unveiling of four thought-provoking exhibitions that promise to captivate visitors. All are welcome to attend the free opening reception from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. “I forgot to remember” draws on the four decades–long, multidisciplinary practice of artist Katarina Weslien, who has […]