Thursday, Oct. 2

Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, longtime favorites at the Camden Library Coffeehouse, return to Camden for a single performance at the Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. Admission is $8/$7 for seniors and students.

Friday, Oct. 3

October Book Sale at the Camden Public Library, outdoors under the tents, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To benefit the Camden Public Library.

Saturday, Oct. 4

October Book Sale continues at the Camden Public Library, outdoors under the tents, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To benefit the Camden Public Library. There will also be antiquarian books displayed for sale inside the library

Harbor Arts and Books Fair in Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fifty to sixty exhibitors will display their exquisite work in individual tents. The arts and crafts have been selected by a juried process so the quality is exceptional, varied, and delightful, in a variety of media, from ceramics and pottery to fiber art, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, and some unique categories.

Sunday, Oct. 5

October Book Sale continues at the Camden Public Library, outdoors under the tents, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To benefit the Camden Public Library.

Harbor Arts and Books Fair continues in Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre, 9 am. to 4 p.m. The arts and crafts have been selected by a juried process.

Monday, Oct. 6

Dr. Barbara MacDonald will give a talk on "Improving Breast Cancer Survivorship through Lifestyle Changes" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at the Wellness Brown Bag Lunch at the Camden Public Library, noon, all are welcome.

Tuesday, Oct. 7

Ed Muskie's biographer, author Jim Witherell, will visit the Camden Public Library at 7 p.m. to give a presentation on Muskie and on his new book, Ed Muskie: Made in Maine. The book was recently published by Tillbury House Publishers of Thomaston.

Thursday, Oct. 9

"My Money Works," a free series on personal and family finances, begins at the Camden Public Library at 6:30 p.m., and meets for four Thursdays. Learn to live on a budget, use credit wisely, set up a savings plan, and achieve your financial goals. Led by Linda Buckmaster of Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community. Call 596-2615 to register or email lsbuck@maine.edu.

Opening reception and gallery talk on "300 Years of American Quilts" by Janet Kelsey of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society. Reception at 6 p.m. and gallery talk at 7 p.m., on the history of quilts and care and keeping of old quilt treasures.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Regular meeting of the Reading Group of the Camden Philosophical Society, 4 p.m. at the Camden Public Library. The reading selection for October will be the essay What Pragmatism Is by Charles Sanders Peirce.

Paul Marshall presents his memoir, Maine Boy Goes to War, 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library. Marshall grew up in the woods of northern Maine; his world changed when he was called to serve as a combat medic during World War II.

Thursday, Oct. 16

Doug Hitchcox, Maine Audubon's Staff Naturalist, will give a report on "State of the Birds" hosted by the Midcoast Audubon Society, 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library.