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.

The Warren Historical Society will host a presentation, Building the Wood-Canvas Canoe, by Bruce Larson, on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m., at the Society's Dr. Campbell house, located at 225 Main Street in Warren.

Larson has been building and restoring wood canvas canoes and building canoe models since 2001. The talk will include a brief canoe history and evolution, canoe anatomy and the step-by-step building process. Examples of his work will be on display. All are welcome.

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.

The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of an exhibition of fine art entitled A Brush With Nature by St. George artist Stephen Teichman on Wednesday, July 2, from 4 to 6 p.m.

"Live music by pianist Beverly Pacheco and refreshments by Chef Gil Plaster will make this a celebratory event," said The Craignair, in a news release.

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.

The 2025 Camden Yacht Club Sunset Seminars begins Wednesday, July 2, from 7 - 9 p.m., with Parivash Rohani and her husband, Nasser, who will present their experiences living in Iran during the 1979 Revolution. 

While in Iran, Parivash formed a deep bond with a group of ten courageous Baha’i women who stood up for justice, gender equality, and freedom under an increasingly oppressive regime. She will weave their story into a broader reflection on womanhood and the universal challenges women face around the world. 

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.

Local author Shannon DalPozzal shares stories behind her best-selling memoir, Of a Woman: The Journey to Becoming, Thursday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cushing Public Library. The Thomaston Public Library is co-sponsoring this collaborative community event, which is free and open to the public.

DalPozzal’s writing blends emotional depth with vivid storytelling, shaped by her Southern roots and coastal Maine life, according to a news release.

The Rockland Public Library will present a free concert on the lawn, Thursday, July 3, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Quarry Hill welcomes Meredith Batley, executive director of the Knox Clinic, to the Anderson Inn on Thursday, June 26, at 11 a.m. ​

Get the inside scoop on the creation of a new Community Health Center in downtown Rockland. This new initiative offers integrated family medical care, dental care, counseling, connection to local resources and more—with a goal of serving all.

"When everyone has the support and care they need to thrive, our whole community is stronger and healthier," said Quarry Hill, in a news release.  

"Get ready for a full day of music, community, and local flavor," said Homeworthy, in a news release. Homeworthy presents the Rockport Music Festival this Sunday, June 22, now taking place indoors at the Rockport Opera House due to the forecasted weather. The fun kicks off at 12 p.m. and keeps rolling until 7 p.m.

A few hours after this story was published June 19, Meg Quijano was enjoying her lunch upstairs at the Smiling Cow, and glancing at the online news when she saw the Pilot headline "A photographer searches for Rockport Mystery Girls", clicked on it, and discovered that she was looking at a photo of her own daughter, smiling at her from 51 years ago.

"She almost fell off her chair," said Quijano's daughter, Lisa Utman Randall.