Local Color Gallery welcomes fiber artist Sarah Leighton as the gallery's guest artist from April 21-May 17. Leighton will speak about her work at this month’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m., April 25. The talk will begin at 5 p.m.

The Camden Conservation Commission, the Camden Public Library and Tree Corps will host PoeTREE, an outdoor celebration of trees, music, and poetry, on Saturday, May 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at the Camden Public Library Amphitheater.

The event highlights Camden’s longstanding commitment to its trees, according to the Library, in a news release. Designated a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation since 1996, Camden has spent more than three decades preserving and enhancing its tree canopy.

The first "Bartlett Art Talk" of the 2026 season at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community is slated for Wednesday, April 22, at 10 a.m., with long-time Maine environmental painter Janice Kasper. The Art Talk is associated with the current exhibition, “Chickadees, Alligators, and Stonehenge,” which features contemporary works by painter Janice Kasper, along with Cicely Aikman and photographer Dirk McDonnell. 

Open to the public, the Art Talk is free.

“Made in Belfast” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting, Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room in the Belfast Free Library. Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present an overview history of the many and varied items manufactured in Belfast, from axes to wagon wheels.

Long before the mid-twentieth century, when Belfast was known as “Broiler Capital of the World,” there were factories throughout downtown producing shoes, men’s pants and vests, furniture, carriages, and bottled soda.

There will be a Bake Sale and Book Sale on Saturday, May 2, from 8 - 11 a.m., at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road.

Donations toward the bake sale appreciated.

The Union of Maine Visual Artists presents "It’s the Small Things," an exhibition that celebrates art in small sizes reflecting the moments, places, or acts of creation that evoke joy and solace. The show runs from May 5 to May 29, in the Picker Room Gallery of the Camden Public Library. An opening reception will be held Saturday, May 9, from 1 - 3 p.m.

"We are constantly reminded to remember to stop and smell the roses, look on the bright side, and that it’s the small things that matter," said a CPL news release.

Poet Dave Morrison celebrates the release of his new collection Already Home (JukeBooks 2026) with a music/spoken word performance, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the Blue Cafe, on the 3rd floor of the Camden Opera House.

Admission is free and all are welcome; copies of the book will be offered for sale. Doors open at 7 p.m.

"Since his first collection, Sweet (JukeBooks 2006), he has been a regular fixture in the Maine literary community," said a news release.

Watts Hall Community Arts invites the public to a series of free events celebrating the grand reopening of Watts Hall, located at 174 Main Street in Thomaston. These community gatherings highlight music, local history, family-friendly fun, and opportunities to explore the newly upgraded hall. All events are free and open to the public.

The award-winning documentary Cutting Through Rocks, which follows the first Iranian woman ever elected to her local council, will be screened Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m., at the Strand Theatre, as part of the Points North Presents.

A talk by Dee Rieber, "Jane Austen: Frump or Fashionista?" will explore Jane Austen’s fashion “sense and sensibility” as evidenced through her personal letters and novels. The talk, taking place Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m., at Rockland Public Library, will be followed by a Regency Era fashion show.

Celebrate Earth Day on April 18 by joining a heartfelt community gathering that offers gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music, according to Julie Sells, in a news release.

Sells, of Aligned by Nature, hosts the April 18 event, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center’s Ross Center, 30 Conway Road in Camden. 

DAMARISCOTTA — Midcoast Maine real estate professionals are invited to attend a workshop focused on conservation easements hosted by Georges River Land Trust, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, and Midcoast Conservancy. This course will cover what conservation easements are, what they mean for buyers and sellers in the real estate market, and how real estate professionals can help clients understand them.

This is a continuing education course certified by the Maine Real Estate Commission. Participants will receive three hours of credits. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Teens aged 11-17 are invited to create their own button on Wednesday, April 22, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast.  

Draw a design or pick from supplied and recycled images, all supplies will be provided. 

The Tiny Bookshop will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 25, with a day of books, prizes, and festivities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 163 Union Street, in Rockport.

The Tiny Bookshop is one of over 1,600 stores across the country participating in this year’s Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) “national party” to highlight the value of indie bookstores in our communities, according to the Bookshop, in a news release.

Julie Potter-Dunlop, PhD and interim president of the Maine Ulster Scots Project, will present an interactive program on the history and settlement of early Ulster-Scots emigrants along the coast of Maine, Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m., at Thomaston Public Library. This collaborative community event, co-sponsored by Cushing and Thomaston Public Libraries, is free and open to the public.

SEARSMONT — Join Georges River Land Trust and Maine Master Naturalist Sherrie York for a guided, hands-on nature journaling and field sketching workshop on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Gibson Preserve in Searsmont. This workshop is free and open to participants ages 16 and up.

At the beginning of each class, participants will spend time outdoors practicing sketching and observation skills together, and then venture out onto the preserve with a prompt to fill a page with individual discoveries.

Painter, printmaker and illustrator Tanya Harsch will do a live painting demonstration and a Q&A on Wednesday, April 22, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, Appleton.

The Maine Performing Arts Company (MPAC)/Camden Ballet Theatre will present Singin' in the Rain, Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, at the Camden Opera House.  Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for a 2 p.m. showtime.

BELFAST — Waterfall Arts invites the public to experience "Make Your Mark," an immersive and interactive exhibition transforming the Clifford Gallery into a dynamic, community-driven space inspired by street art.

Make Your Mark runs from April 18 through May 29, 2026. The opening reception will take place April 18, from 1 - 3 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

Patsy Baldus has spent most of her life in Midcoast Maine and will be speaking at Stockton Springs Community Library on April 25, at 10 a.m. Her love for gardening and cultivating teddy bear sunflowers inspired her latest picture book, Sunny Bear and the Secrets of Sunflowers. 

For thirty-three years, she shared her passion for writing through humor and storytelling with her students from kindergarten through sixth grade.