ELLSWORTH – The Grand announces the installation of a brand new roof this January to deal with the challenges that only weather in Maine in the 21st Century can bring! Through winter storms and high winds, the roof of The Grand has taken heavy damage and wear and tear. Many patrons...
Bar Harbor -After a busy summer and early fall, The 1932 Criterion Theatre will be open Thursdays through Sundays for movies at 7 p.m. effective immediately. Some upcoming exceptions apply such as The Great Acadia Fire Presentation on Tuesday, October 17 and a closure on Thursday, October 26 ahead of the...
(left to right) Jack Frost and Sarah Catanese of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust present a ‘Casual for a Cause’ donation check to Gordon Stitham, American Red Cross of Northern and Eastern Maine Board Chair. These funds for hurricane relief were donated by employees and matched by the Bank. Bar Harbor,...
ELLSWORTH- The classic, comedic, fantastic Shakespeare story of love, “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” will be presented by Theatre at Monmouth at The Grand for one night only: Wednesday, October 25th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth (12 & under). The mission of Theater at Monmouth...
ELLSWORTH- The Grand announces the next in a series of high-definition simulcast and encore performances from The National Theatre of London– two special Fall encore screenings of Frankenstein at 2 pm and 7 pm Thursday, October 24th. Filmmaker Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) adapts Mary Shelley’s horror classic for...
Bar Harbor - The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will be performing The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow on Saturday, October 28 at 2PM at the 1932 Criterion Theatre. With this comedic rendition of the classic Washington Irving tale, Ichabod Crane helps the Headless Horseman find a new head and a spookier image....
ELLSWORTH- The Grand is excited to announce auditions on Saturday October 21st (from 9:00am – 1:00pm) for its production on the Stanley Subaru Stage of the world premiere of Executive Director Nick Turner's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The production runs December 15 through December 23, 2017. “Marley...
BAR HARBOR—In celebration of Breast Health Awareness Month in October, The Breast Health Center at Mount Desert Island Hospital is hosting a variety of events centered around breast health advocacy and education. All community members are invited to participate in The Breast Health Center’s sixth annual Wear Pink Day in honor...
Image courtesy of Courthouse Gallery Fine Art Ellsworth - Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will host a talk about The Maine Sculpture Trail on Friday, October 13 at 6pm. Jesse Salisbury will present a talk and slideshow on Creating the Maine Sculpture Trail, a newly released book that tells the story of the participating local communities and international sculptors, and their...
Images courtesy of Courthouse Gallery Fine Art William Irvine: Dancing Sailors, 2017, ceramic vase Ellsworth - Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will host an Artist Talk on Thursday, October 12 at 6pm for painter William Irvine and potter Mark Bell. These two artists, who are masters in their respective fields, will discuss about their process and the challenge of working together to create vases and plates....