10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (162+ words) Competitors in the Patch Me if You Can race should wear their own inflatable costumes, such as this one, as they attempt to win half of the race entry fees as a prize. The Steuben Shenanigans Committee has organized a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (499+ words) There are lots of places to enjoy board, tile and card games in Downeast Maine, including cribbage. Summer and early fall in Maine often require a lot of hustling and bustling, as locals and tourists alike scramble to soak in…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (351+ words) The Barn at Woodlawn will be the setting of a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Sept. 23. The event, hosted by the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce, The Grand and Woodlawn, will kick off Ellsworth’s 2026 Autumn Gold Festival. The annual Autumn…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (179+ words) Renowned pianist Danny Holt will perform a concert of contemporary classical music at the Northeast Harbor Library on Monday, Sept. 14, at 5:30 p.m. Holt will explore the intersection of classical music with rock, pop and jazz in an eclectic program of works…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (120+ words) The Ellsworth American Teens and tweens are invited to play the trading card games Magic the Gathering and/or Pokémon at the Blue Hill Public Library every Tuesday afternoon from 3-4:30 p.m. starting Sept. 15. This will be a casual and…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (206+ words) Live music, dancing and local food security will be the focus of College of the Atlantic’s Share the Harvest program’s annual benefit concert featuring The Soulbenders at COA Beech Hill Farm on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m. Along with the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) Caroline Cotter holds her Banner Gibson. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Caroline Cotter will perform a special concert at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. to raise money for the church’s Dolly Fisher Emergency Fund. The Maine-based artist…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Shipler will read and discuss his new book of short stories, “The Unfinished Sentence,” at Dorcas Library in Prospect Harbor on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 4:30 p.m. The book is a collection of short stories and characters…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (157+ words) Local author Moe Claire invites mystery readers to a celebration in the Riverview Room at the Ellsworth Public Library on Friday, Sept. 11, from 5:30-7 p.m. Set against the iron-cold Gulf of Maine, “A Blind Spider” is a story of a tight-knit fishing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) The Danny Fisher-Lochhead Large Ensemble will bring its unique sound to the Stonington Opera House on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. The group, formed in 2023, will play songs from its “World of Difference” album (2025) and newer pieces. The band of eight, “some…...