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Quilting has a rich history in Maine and America, and its popularity has surged in recent years as people return to traditional handcrafts. On Monday, October 18, at 6:00 pm, the Camden Public Library will host museum curator Laureen LaBar for an online presentation about her new book, Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community. In...

The SoundCheck series of live performances at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., returns 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, with Jaded Ravins. The duo’s one-set concert is sponsored by Blue Harbor House Inn.  Guitarist, songwriter and singer Kelly Ravin grew up in Waldo County. Formerly with the alt-country Vermont band Waylon Speed, which toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd during its award-winning years, Kelly has produced a number of solo projects. He and Halle Jade began performing together in 2017 after she joined him in...

Camden and the Camden Public Library will be joining the nationwide “Olmsted 200” celebration of the work and philosophy of the Olmsted firm over the past two hundred years of American park design. Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. was born in 1822, and his and his sons’ designs of parks and landscapes have had an enormous...

The 2021-2022 season of Metropolitan Opera Live in HD simulcasts from New York City’s Lincoln Center to the Strand Theatre commences on Saturday, October 9 at 1:00pm with a broadcast of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov.  An Encore presentation will take place on Tuesday, October 19 at 1:00pm. Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his...

The SoundCheck series of live performances at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., continues 7:30 p.m. many Fridays through November. Tickets to attend these hour-long performances are just $10, and the series’ Facebook Livestreams are free. This year’s remaining SoundCheck shows resume Friday, Oct. 15, with Jaded Ravins, the “modern-day Johnny and June” duo...

The Camden Conference and Rockland Public Library present Professor Joseph McDonnell discussing “US, China, and Europe: a Case of Strained Relationships” on October 7 at 6:30pm on Zoom. This event is free and open to all. For a link to the Zoom event to watch from home, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov by 4 p.m. on October 7 and...

Camden has been nominated for the USA TODAY 2021 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. Camden is a contender for Best Small Town for Shopping, which just launched on September 27. The contest gives voters four weeks to vote for the candidate of their choice at https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-for-shopping-2021/. A person can vote once a day for the...

On Thursday, October 7, at 6:30 pm, the Camden Public Library welcomes retired journalist and genealogist Bob Greene for a presentation entitled, “Black History of Maine.” The free online program is part of the library’s month-long “Discover History” series. To learn more and register to attend, visit the “What’s Happening” adult events calendar at librarycamden.org It is frequently said...

Business After Hours is the premier networking event for area business professionals, giving you the opportunity to discuss and share ideas while learning about other local businesses in a relaxed, social setting. Presented monthly by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. Taking place on the second Wednesday of every month from 5 to 7...