The 6th Annual "Hearts for the Arts" auction is open online now ! View the dazzling collection of heart or love themed original works by artists with a connection to our region. All mediums - painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber arts, mixed media and more. Proceeds benefit both the contributing artists and arts-focused festivals and music events around the Eastport area, including the Mermaid Festival on July 31/Aug 1 and the Witches of Eastport on Oct 31, now presented by EAC. The...

We were delighted to celebrate Marged Higginson on January 25 with a recognition party for the many years she has served with Eastport Arts Center in fundamental ways. Marged has been involved in the creative arts for much of her life, including a 30-year tenure  with a chorus that performed with the New Jersey Symphony and the opportunity to sing at Stephansdom in Vienna. After her travels domestic and abroad, she and her husband arrived in Eastport when the EAC was getting its start in the...

Due to outside circumstances, the originally planned opening production for this season of Stage East - "Noises Off" - has been indefinitely rescheduled. In its place, we will be putting together a production of "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B" by Kate Hamill, which will be performed at the end of May. An irreverent, darkly comic modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick, "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B" is a fast-paced romp that re-examines the world's most...