Cushing-based artist Vic Goldsmith will have a show of work entitled “Transition” on display in the upper and lower levels of the Rockport Public Library, Sept. 3-29. The exhibit will feature Goldsmith’s improvisational wood carvings and abstract colored pencil drawings he calls “pencil paintings.” An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 5, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the library.

“In both my sculpture and drawings, I use abstraction and the surreal to see and express alternative patterns in the ordinary elements of our world,” says Goldsmith.

A closing party for "HOME: Place - Feeling – Memory" summer art show will be held Thursday, Sept. 4, from 4 - 6 p.m., at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, 20 Bartlett Drive (just off Talbot Avenue), in Rockland.

HOME: Place - Feeling - Memory features contemporary works by Cynthia Hyde, James Kinnealey, Rob Merrill, Tara Morin, and Kitty Winslow. 

The Lady Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Rockland Public Library present Mary Kelly, Thursday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. Kelly will offer a history talk based on the chapter's newly published non-fiction book, Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival, which recounts Midcoast Maine history told through the lives of real people interred in Tolman Cemetery in Rockland, Maine.

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host “Midcoast Poetry Journal Readings.” 

Celebrating the release of the Midcoast Poetry Journal’s inaugural volume, the event will feature local poets sharing their work. The journal’s first edition features poems written by 25 Midcoast poets, including members of the Thomaston and Rockport public libraries’ Poets Corner groups.

WISCASSET — Juggling, unicycling, balance acts. Maine Youth Circus will be performing during Wiscasset Art Walk, Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m., on the sidewalks of Wiscasset Village.  

Paul Stancioff will lead an outdoor presentation on the Environmental Impact of AI and Big Data on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

Arts In The Barn, in Cushing, will be having a Dance Party on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 6 - 9 p.m., at 17 Hathorne Point Road, to raise funds for a new barn roof.

"Wear some bling, your bell bottoms, polyester and whatever you want and celebrate the tunes of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s," said Arts in the Barn. "With our own DJ, Janet Brown, at the helm, you will be in good hands to groove the night away."

All are welcome.

"The dance is free but we hope you will donate what you can for our lovely community space," said Arts in the Barn.

Novel Jazz septet plays the 'Live Outside the Library' concert series in Searsmont on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 4 p.m. The concert will be on the lawn (bring chairs and hats), weather permitting, or inside the Searsmont Community Center if not.

2025 marks the 21st anniversary of this Maine-based and swinging group dedicated to the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. 

Saturday, Aug. 30 the Opera House celebrates Labor Day weekend with the seasoned musicians who collaborated with Gordon Lightfoot on his world-famous recordings and toured extensively with him here in North America and internationally for many decades. The Lightfoot Band is touring this year celebrating the music of their bandmate, Gordon Lightfoot.

Sheepscot Chorus invites singers join rehearsals for the Sunday, Dec. 7, Boothbay Harbor, holiday concert, featuring Benjamin Britten's magical A Ceremony of Carols, performed with harp, and conducted by artistic director Linda Blanchard.

New Era Gallery, in Vinalhaven, will open a Late Summer show, Saturday, Aug. 23, with an artist’s talk at 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The show features the oil paintings of Suzanne Savage Brewer.

Warren Historical Society presents the story of the Georges Valley Railroad on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., at the Dr. Campbell House and Museum, at 225 Main St., Warren.

The attempt to link Maine Central Railroad in Warren to Union took 30 years of planning. Regular service began on November 30,1893. In the first year, the railroad carried 4.422 passengers, 15,558 tons of freight and the US mail.

Violinist Anatole Wieck and organist Kevin Birch will perform a series of early Baroque sonatas from Italy, Austria, and Germany, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at 7 p.m., at Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main Street in Waldoboro. 

Some of the composers the duo will play are Dario Castello, Giovanni Pandolfi Mealli, and Isabella Leonarda, who composed in ‘stylus fantasticus,’ a free and unrestrained way of composing that greatly influenced subsequent generations.

“These are rarely heard sonatas and are very special,” says violinist Anatole Wieck.

Local artist Carol L. Douglas unveils her newest collection of boat paintings during Third Thursday in Camden, Thursday, Aug. 21, from 5-7 p.m.

Douglas is known for her plein air landscapes and her deep affection for Maine’s working waterfronts, according to a news release.

"In this collection, she captures the grace of windjammers, the grit of lobster boats, and the quiet dignity of vessels at rest," said the release. "Each painting is a love letter to Camden’s maritime heritage."

Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a free talk and signing by New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate the release of their two co-authored thriller, Please Don’t Lie.

When Burt, a 69-year-old street musician living with Parkinson's, is visited by a young man claiming to be his son, a quiet weekend spirals into a tense, darkly funny cinematic exploration of identity. trust, and second chances. The film Burt screens Aug. 19 in Belfast at the Colonial Theater, and its filmmaker and lead actor will be on hand after the film to talk with the public about it.

Visit Waldoboro Village for the final Artwalk in 2025, Friday, Aug. 22, which features open studios and events at 12 venues in Waldoboro: Medomak House, Heywood Gallery, Perch Café & Bakery, Midcoast Conservancy, The Village Bookshop, Pinky Larue, Waldoboro Public Library, Open House of History, Waldoboro Historical Society, Waldoboro Inn, the Waldo Theatre, and Gravedigger’s Daughter. 

“Creations in Cushing,” a community show will be held August 29 - 31, 2025, at Arts In The Barn. An opening reception will be held Friday, Aug. 29, from 5-7 p.m.; refreshments served. 

This is Arts In The Barn’s last show of the season.

“Creations in Cushing” has all kinds of media, crafts and arts, according to Karin Strong, in a news release. This is an “anything goes” show, and local talented artisans will be able to put their innovations, inventions and artwork on display for everyone to see.

The 6th annual Maine Book Festival (formerly the Maine Authors Book Festival) will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library, and is sponsored by Maine Authors Publishing. The “Maine Woods & Water” theme will focus on celebrating the natural beauty and outdoor heritage of Maine.