Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley make up a powerhouse duo that has electrified the acoustic music scene around the world, and on Thursday, Aug. 7, they are coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Ickes is a 15-time International Bluegrass Music Association Dobro Player of the Year and Hensley is a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to host walk-and-talk on ‘Insects & Other Natural Wonders’
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will host ecologist Kathy Claerr for a walk-and-talk from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Bowdoinham on the topic of “Insects & Other Natural Wonders.” Merrymeeting Bay is internationally recognized for its unique tidal freshwater ecosystem and is surrounded by a diversity of habitats, including a variety of forest types, fields, […]
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With works from Portland to D.C., this legendary and prolific sculptor was a Bath native
From the Sailors and Soldiers statue at Monument Square to Longfellow’s statue in Portland and the famed Peace Monument at Washington, D.C., he sculpted some of the most recognizable and celebrated monuments in the United States. And this legendary artist was raised in Bath, Maine. Franklin Batchelder Simmons was born on Jan. 11, 1839, to […]
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Transform your driveway into nature’s rain sponge
During the next heavy rainstorm, watch how water flows on your driveway. Does it cascade into the street carrying oil, fertilizer and debris into local streams, or do you see rainfall puddling, then gently disappearing into the ground? If you can make the decision whether to pave over our planet or install permeable surfaces that […]
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How she loves her quilts of many colors: Merrymeeting Arts Center displays Maine quilter’s creations
Maine Modern Quilts co-founder Janet Clement’s work will be displayed in “Kaleidoscope Quits” at the Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham during August. An opening reception will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the gallery, 9 Main St. Hundreds of small bits of many colors of fabric make up Clement’s work. Using the “refractive […]
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Leader of folk revival Tom Rush to play Boothbay Harbor Opera House
The legendary singer-songwriter and leader of the folk revival, Tom Rush, will appear at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 2, along with musician Matt Nakoa. Now celebrating six decades of touring, Rush has been thrilling audiences with hits like “No Regrets,” “Circle Game,” “Remember Song,” “Urge for Going” and “Merrimack County.” […]
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Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra takes over library lawn for Rockland concert
The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra will be the featured group for the next Rockland Public Library Lawn Concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. This event is free and open to all; the rain date will be Tuesday, Aug. 12. A local favorite, Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece Midcoast-based big band with the mission of […]
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Puppeteers cap off Rockland library’s summer reading program
The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will present “Everybody Loves Pirates” from 6-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to celebrate the conclusion of the Rockland Public Library’s summer reading program. This is a live puppet theater show for all ages in the Community Room. Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor and comprised of […]
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Thornton Oaks in Brunswick presents new photography exhibition by former Times Record editor
A new exhibition at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community in Brunswick will feature works by a former editor of The Times Record, James McCarthy. McCarthy will present a talk on his photography show “The world on my doorstep — far and near” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7., in the Merrymeeting Room. A public reception with […]
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Imagining the future of Brunswick’s Maquoit Woods
Brunswick’s Maquoit Woods have been much in the public mind for the past three years, even as only a small percentage of us have spent much time in those woods. The catalyst for that attention was their owner’s decision to sell them in 2021. Seemingly sudden, the sale of those 283 acres to a developer […]