SOUTH THOMASTON — Join Georges River Land Trust for a morning on the trails of Weskeag Headlands Preserve constructing homes for fairies out of natural materials. This event will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

ROCKPORT — Penobscot Bay YMCA Community Health Partnerships will launch a free, 12-week “Cooking for Health & Longevity” series at the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Rockport branch on Union Street beginning Wednesday, October 7.

SEARSMONT — Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) invites you for coffee and pastries at Gibson Preserve in Searsmont every Wednesday morning in October, from 8 - 10 a.m.

These informal gatherings will take place at the land trust’s cabin at the preserve. Community members are invited to start their day with coffee, breakfast treats, and a tour of the property and building which has been used over the past year as an educational site and office for the land trust.

Celebrate community nursing at the Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) Basket Social on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Eliza Steele Memorial Garden, at MacDougal Park, on Broadway, in Rockland.

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. 

THOMASTON — Join Georges River Land Trust and the Maine Forest Service, Thursday, Oct. 1, from 3 - 5 p.m., at the Rockland Bog Preserve in Thomaston, for a woodland walk looking admiring the changing fall forest, identifying plants and signs of animal activity, practicing mindfulness.

"This walk is a great way to explore the trails of the Rockland Bog, the largest peatland bog complex in the Midcoast!" said Georges River Land Trust, in a news release.

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. 

The First Universalist Church in Rockland and the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship are offering sexuality education for children in grades K-1 at two locations over eight Tuesdays, starting October 6, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. There is a required parent and child orientation on Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  

Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Community Building, at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, in Lincolnville CENTER. 

This market offers a wide variety of merchandise from the useful to the unusual including vintage household goods, seasonal decorations, handcrafts, farm products and delectable sweet and savory baked goods.

CAMDEN — War Memorial Post 30 American Legion will host a special ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The memorial service will take place on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 2 p.m. It will be held at the Legion Hall, 91 Pearl Street in Camden.

The event features speakers from local public safety agencies and veterans' leadership, including representatives from the Camden Fire Department, the Camden Police Department, and the American Legion.

Wiggle and Rhyme is an early literacy program for children from birth to age two which offers a chance to enjoy songs, rhymes, scarves, parachute play, bubbles, toys and connections! 

For its 9th annual recovery rally, Coastal Recovery Community Center will host a Recovery Potluck on Sept. 25, from 4 - 6 p.m., at 11 White St., in Rockland.

Rockland Nursing Circle will meet Friday, Sept 18, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., in the Children's Room at the Rockland Public Library.

Denise DeSpirito will lead a "Fall Herb Garden Walk" on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

DeSpirito will discuss herb identification and herb garden care in autumn.

"Please bring your questions on herbs as she is happy to answer questions as you walk through the herb garden," said a Merryspring news release.

This in-person talk is part of the Summer Talk Series sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel.