Ceramic sculptor Randy Fein will give a mini-lecture about the "Art of Clay" on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 3 p.m., at Salt Pond Studio, in Friendship. 

Fein will address the inspiration required in creating the ceramic art and pottery for her current show on view titled: ”Lobsters, Mermaids & More".

Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Jan Owen from September 21 through October 18. The gallery is also welcomes back Amy Nichols as a new year-round artist. Both artists will talk about their work at the Art Walk reception on Friday, Sept. 25, from 4 -7 p.m. Talks will begin at 5 p.m.

Jan Owen is a calligraphic book artist in Belfast. Her work combines words by writers and poets on themes of language, music, digital code and law.

The Fall season ushers in a new art show at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community. Opening Friday, Sept. 25, with a reception from 4-6 p.m., “Changing Tides” will feature contemporary works by members of the Bartlett Woods community, including residents, staff, Board of Directors, and their immediate family. Open to the public, the exhibition will run through early January 2027.

THOMASTON — Paul Benjamin, producer of Rockland’s North Atlantic Blues Festival, will present Blues Night featuring 10x Blues Music Award recipient and Grammy-nominated singer, bassist, and songwriter Danielle Nicole, at Watts Hall in Thomaston, on Friday, September 25. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with music beginning at 7 p.m.

Public Supper – Italian Night

Friday, September 25, at 5:30 p.m.

Menu: Pasta Dishes, Salads, Italian & Garlic Bread, Dessert, Beverages

Cost: By Donation to support the ongoing mission and outreach of the church

People's United Methodist Church

13 Chapel Street, So. Thomaston

On October 4, at 4 p.m., guitarist Bill Barnes will bring a lifetime of musical experience to Hammer Hall. His career began in the late 1960s touring with soul singer Arthur Conley and has since crossed paths with an extraordinary range of artists, according to Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School, in a news release. 

A film made in Maine, about a father raising his son in Maine, will be screened Sept. 29, at 6 p.m., at the Colonial Theatre, in Belfast. The evening features a live musical performance by Maine singer-songwriter Louisa Stancioff, "whose poetic indie-folk captures the spirit of rural resilience and grounds the film's global message in the lived reality of local community and place," according to a news release from the filmmakers.

This September, the Maine State Library and Maine State Parks are celebrating National Library Card Sign-up Month by giving Maine library card holders a day to enjoy the state’s great outdoors—free of charge. 

On Saturday, September 19, simply show your Maine library card at the entrance to any participating Maine state park and enjoy a day outdoors at no cost, said the State Library, in a news release. Pack a picnic, take a hike, explore with the family, or simply find a beautiful spot to read. 

In the spring of 1986, about 13 musicians gathered in Thomaston at the middle school for the first rehearsal of the Midcoast Community Band. Interim music teacher Mary Davis had put out the call for musicians to come and play. Even though Mary’s husband was called out of state for a new job, Mary left the band in the hands of trumpeter and former music educator, John Parker, and his colleague John Weeks, both of whom had been playing with the band.

ROCKLAND — For more than three decades, the Irish traditional music ensemble Dervish has carried the sounds, stories, and spirit of northwest Ireland to audiences around the world. On Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m., the celebrated Sligo-based band brings its live performance to the Strand Theatre in Rockland.

The Camden Public Library will be closed on Thursday, September 24, in honor of Dave Jackson’s contributions to the library, parks, and community, and his lasting legacy.

The public is invited to a memorial service for Jackson, held in the Amphitheatre at 2 p.m. 

The creative team of author and poet Susan Schadler and artists Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer recently released “Growing Wild: Four seasons of New England and Native Plants and Their Creatures.” Lynne and John’s artwork and Susan’s accompanying poetry make this book both an enchanting and informative read.

This is their second collaboration. You may remember their first endeavor, “come walk in the FYNBOS with me,” printed in 2018, took readers to Africa’s southern tip, the 500-mile stretch known as the fynbos.

On Saturday evening, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Midcoast Community Band will present a concert commemorating 25 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The concert will be held at the St. George Odd Fellows Hall on Elementary School Road in Tenants Harbor.

Rosie Batty will talk about turning unimaginable grief into rallying a country to change its perception and laws around domestic abuse in the online Finding Our Voices Book Club on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m.

When Batty's 11-year-old son Luke tragically lost his life at the hands of his father at a public youth sporting match in 2014, Rosie Batty was catapulted into the media spotlight.