A "Summer Salad Supper and Live Music" event will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m., at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint George Lodge 132, at 7 Elementary School Road, Tenants Harbor, Maine 04860.

"Escape the heat and enjoy a summer salad supper," said a news release.

Live Music by the Cat’s Pajamas.

Salad menu items: Shrimp, Chicken, Pasta, Potato, Jello Mold, Rice, 3 Bean, Cole Slaw, plus dinner rolls, desserts, coffee, hot tea, iced tea.

Take-out available. BYOB.

Suggested minimum donation of $15.  

Greg Mort and his son Jon Mort will both hold open studios on August 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a special Artist Discussion on Saturday at 1 p.m., at Fieldstone Castle, 129 Marshall Pt Rd, Port Clyde, Maine. 

In "Illuminations II", Greg Mort displays a new collection of twelve oil paintings focusing on his fascination with an interrelated themed series of small-scale images that capture the ever-changing sea, sky and landscapes of Maine. 

The Riley School and Penobscot Bay Language School will hold an inaugural Multicultural Festival, a vibrant community celebration of cultures from around the world. The free event will take place Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Riley School campus.

Judy’s concert for the whole family is titled “Digging in My Garden” and invites families to explore the wonders of gardening and working in the natural world. 

The concert will take place Thursday, July 30, from 11 a.m. - noon, the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast.

Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Sally Stanton from July 21 through August 23. She will talk about her work at the July Art Walk reception on Friday, July 24, from 4-7 p.m. Stanton will speak at 5:30 p.m.

Many music-loving hearts broke when Gordon Lightfoot died unexpectedly in May of 2023. A singer-songwriter of extraordinary talent, his songs were the soundtrack of his fans’ lives for over 60 years. Bereft, but believing that his music needed to live on, his bandmates rallied in their grief to reconstitute as The Lightfoot Band and set about establishing themselves as his legacy. The band will play the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Arts In The Barn/Cushing Historical Society presents "The Wildlife Show”, July 24 -26, and opens with a celebration on Friday, July 24, from 5- 7 p.m.; refreshments will be served. This is a pop up weekend show. The hours are Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

“The Wildlife Show” is a community event where all ages, skill levels, and medium are invited to portray what “wildlife” means to them. This is a non-juried event that will feature various fine arts and crafts that showcase local talent. 

THOMASTON — Equestrian and multi-horse endurance racer Jessie Dowling is passionate about horses and the bond that can be forged between rider and horse. Dowling will describe her adventures in the Gaucho Derby, her latest long distance race, on Thursday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library. This collaborative community event, co-sponsored by Cushing and Thomaston public libraries, is free and open to the public.

Jackson Memorial Library will host its annual community celebration and book sale on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features "a massive book blowout" said the Library, in a news release, alongside a silent art auction, raffle of neighborhood offerings, and interactive family activities to fund critical library operations.

Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine presents "Dismantling Democracy: 53 Days in Nazi Germany" in the Rockland Public Library's Community Room on Thursday, July 23, at 6 p.m. This one-hour presentation and Q&A explores how Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power and, once in office, legally dismantled Germany’s democratic system.

"The talk and accompanying slideshow draws on primary sources and historical context to reveal the fragility of democratic institutions," said a Rockland Public Library news release.

Carver Hill Gallery, 36 Bay View Street in Camden, presents "Fleeting," a two-person exhibition, opening for the Third Thursday Camden Art Walk, July 16, 2026, from 5 - 7 p.m. Featuring works by Adam Umbach and Giacomo Piussi, the show explores the intersection of ephemeral memories and imagined ideal lives through evocative, contemporary painting and sculpture. The exhibition will run through Sunday, August 16, 2026.

SEARSMONT – Join Georges River Land Trust and Maine Master Naturalist Sherrie York on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., for a guided, hands-on print making workshop at Gibson Preserve in Searsmont.

"Take some inspiration from nature’s summer exuberance and learn a new skill at the same time," said GRLT, in a news release.

BELFAST – Need a dose of exuberance in your life? Join Belfast Flying Shoes at two participatory dance programs: A fundraising Community Barn Dance at the Bayside Community Hall on Sunday, July 19, at 4:30 p.m., and an outdoor Community Contra Dance on the Armistice Footbridge in Belfast on Tuesday, July 21, at 6 p.m.

"Spirits will lift as the shoes fly," said BFS, in a news release.

The series of programs, "Revolutionary Belfast" continues at the Belfast Free Library, Tuesday, July 14, with a talk on the “History and Archaeology of a Revolutionary War Trading Post” by author and AP U.S. History teacher Charles H. "Chip" Lagerbom. The program will start at 6:30 p.m., and take place in the Abbott Room of the Library, 106 High Street in Belfast.

Quarry Hill will host Nick Lund, advocacy and outreach manager at Maine Audubon Society, for a free presentation on Maine birds on Thursday, July 16, at 11 a.m., at the Anderson Inn.

"Join us for an engaging talk on Maine’s birds and the stories they tell about our changing landscape," said Quarry Hill, in a news release.

Blending science, conservation insights, and memorable field experiences, Lund explores how birdlife connects us to the natural world—and what we can do to protect it.