ROCKLAND – The Strand Theatre will screen the movie Granite Rapids Moon as a fundraiser for Trekkers on Thursday, July 17, at 5:30 p.m. This romantic drama is the first narrative feature to shoot the majority of its footage inside the Grand Canyon. A Q&A discussion with producer/actor John Charles Meyer, actor Etienne Eckert, and actor W.C. Meyer will follow the screening. 

Camden Public Library welcomes New York Times bestselling author Jessica Shattuck for a book talk on her latest title, Last House, in conversation with local writer Laura Bonazzoli. This event will take place on Tuesday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m., in the library’s historic Reading Room and is free and open to everyone. 

The Waldo Theatre Gallery presents graphite drawings and giclée prints by Susan A. Cooney. This show, “Texture and Light,” will be open to the public during the month of July. An artist reception will be held on July 17, from 5 to 7 p.m., to be followed by a screening of Ian Cheney's film The Long Coast, which features  Cooney's art.

SEARSPORT — "The story of Madeleine and Colonel John Jacob Astor is very much part of the story of Bar Harbor, Maine," said Carver Memorial Library, in a news release.

The relatively poor Madeleine Force met Colonel Astor, the third richest man in the United States, in Bar Harbor in 1910. The vicious scandal after their wedding caused the newlyweds to board the Titanic to return to America; the ensuing tragedy would claim the life of the colonel.

The improvisational comedy collective Bluebird Improv will bring their show to the Strand Theatre stage on Sunday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m.

The Peoples United Methodist Church of Union, on Union Founders Day, Saturday July 19, will be offering a Free Pancake Breakfast from 7  to 9 a.m.

The free breakfast includes all you can eat pancakes, gluten free pancakes also available, two slices of bacon or two breakfast sausages, orange or apple juice, coffee, tea or water.

Donations are appreciated and proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the Come Spring Food Pantry.

Camden Opera House’s annual Summer Theater Week roster is filled; some 52 youngsters will spend a week working with the acclaimed Missoula Children’s Theatre team to produce a show with music, costumes, set and fun. This year’s MCT tour show is “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs,” and the public performance will be Saturday, July 12, at 3 p.m. at the opera house, 29 Elm St.

The long-running Camden Harbor Arts Fair returns for a two day art exhibit and sale along with live music, the Camden Public Library’s used book sale, and an artist-led community art project that invites attendees to participate in a large-scale printmaking session.

This free event takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days, featuring 90 fine art and craft vendors from all over Maine, New England and away.

BELFAST — On Friday, July 4, experience the fireworks of folk music and dance by letting your shoes fly at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras. The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms up and chooses tunes. The band is open to all ages, instruments, and skill levels; a collection of tunes is posted at belfastflyingshoes.org. The easy-to-learn Community Dance starts at 6:30, and is great for all families, singles, new dancers, and experienced folks who love the joy of simple folk dances, according to Flying Shoes in a news release.

For the month of July, the Rockland Public Library’s display cases host the works of Tonic of The Woods, featuring hand-crafted shadowboxes and miniature literary sculptures using natural forest materials, old books, wood, and repurposed items.

The following exhibition spanned more than seven years to create and will feature 10 custom miniature shadowboxes and sculptures. Each comes with a story to lure the viewer deeper into the scene.

Singer-songwriter Jud Caswell will perform with cellist April Reed-Cox at the Searsmont Community Center, Saturday, June 28, at 4 p.m., as part of the Searsmont Town Library's 'Live Outside the Library' concert series.

A workshop titled 'Beautiful Trouble: Nonviolence, Risk and Social Change' will be held Saturday, July 5, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at the UU Church of Belfast. A lunch break will occur from 12:30-1:30 p.m. (bring a sack lunch, or purchase lunch just a block away in Belfast).

The Rockland Public Library and the Midcoast Poetry Calendar present a poetry reading, Thursday, July 10, at 6 p.m., in the Reading Room. This event is free and open to all.

WALDOBORO — Artwalk Waldoboro opens its doors Friday, June 27, from 4 - 7 p.m., for open studios, demonstrations, art exhibitions, and community information.

Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to an evening of conversation with Sam Sifton and A.O. (Tony) Scott, two writers for the New York Times, on Monday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. The ticketed event will take place at The First Church in Belfast, which is located across the street from the bookshop. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.com.

Both writers appeared “in conversation” last summer for Left Bank Books.

A presentation of Exhibition On Screen’s Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 will be screened on Saturday, July 12, at 5:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. A second screening will take place Tuesday, July 22, at 1 p.m. 

Lincoln Street Center will open its historic building to the public for its first summer open studios and second event of the year, Saturday, July 12, from 12 - 4 p.m., at 24 Lincoln Street Center, in Rockland.

This event is free and all are welcome.

Lincoln Street Center will open its historic building to the public for its first summer open studios and second event of the year, Saturday, July 12, from 12 - 4 p.m., at 24 Lincoln Street Center, in Rockland.

This event is free and all are welcome.

American Legion Post 50 is sponsoring a chicken barbecue dinner, Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 108 Windermere Lane, Unity. Serving begins at 12 p.m., and continues until food is gone. Dine In or Take Out.

$12 per meal, which includes 1/2 chicken, BBQ sauce, Baked Beans, Roll, Chips, Dessert, and Beverage.