Arts Guide ~ Highlighting the Arts, Dining, Events, and more… in Deer Isle, Stonington, Castine, Ellsworth and Blue Hill Peninsula of Maine

Welcome to the online Arts Guide 2012 – providing visitors to mid-coast and Downeast Maine with web and print coverage of visual and performing arts, dining, events, and so much more…

From early June through Columbus Day, Arts Guide is distributed free in hundreds of locations from Deer Isle and Stonington throughout the Blue Hill Peninsula, Castine, and Ellsworth.

For 13 years, many visitors have told us they take their copy of Arts Guide home to keep as a reminder of their trip and as a reference for their next trip.

Now, Arts Guide Online offers links to our advertisers, including events, places to eat and sleep, as well as printable maps, miscellaneous information and current events – our calendar is updated regularly to provide you with the latest news on live theater, gallery openings, special outings, live music, and other happenings throughout our distribution area.

Click on the buttons at left to see what you can do in the individual towns (including a map of each town), to find out how to locate galleries, good places to eat and sleep, and to check out our current calendar of events.

On the calendar page, you’ll find a link to instructions on how to send information for the calendar. Of course, we would love to hear from you about your trip, as well as how this website or the print version of Arts Guide helped you or could be improved.

Want to advertise or be listed on the website?
On the advertising page, you’ll find advertising rates for both the print and online Arts Guides. Although there is a specific deadline for advertising in the annual print Arts Guide, you can place an ad on the website at any time.

Our readers – and our advertisers – are important to us. Please let us know what you think!