Thursday, Aug. 14

Dana and Susan Robinson in a free concert in the Camden Amphitheater, 7 p.m, hosted by the Camden Public Library, featuring guitar playing, banjo frailing, fiddling, and harmony singing. Bring blankets or chairs for seating; the concert will be indoors if it is rainy. Sponsored by Allen Insurance & Financial.

Saturday, Aug. 16

Ninth Annual Children's Book Fair by the Sea at the Camden Public Library, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m, with authors and illustrators Lucinda Hathaway; Jane Cowen-Fletcher; Chris Van Dusen; Josh Aves; and Fran Hodgkins.

Sunday, Aug. 17

Free performance in the Camden Amphitheatre by the duo "Quantum" (Jason Dean and Mike Whitehead), featuring electronic music. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18

Free performance of Pantalone for Governor in the Camden Amphitheatre by the commedia dell'arte actors of the Rolling Stock Company, 3:30 p.m.

The Monday Night Jazz Orchestra (Mojo) performs a free concert in the Camden Amphitheatre, 6 p.m. Bring blankets or chairs for seating.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

"Just Teachers" band performs a concert in the Camden Amphitheatre to benefit heart patient, 5:30 p.m. (August 20 rain date).

Dave Cheever, Maine State Archivist, presents "One Month: How Maine Prepared for Civil War," 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library's Civil War Series.

Thursday, Aug. 21

"Lincoln: Evolution of a President" public lecture by Erin Bishop, former Education Director of the Lincoln Library and Museum in Illinois, 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library's Civil War Series.

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Saturday, Aug. 23

How Maine Saved the Union with author Jerry Desmond, 2 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library's Civil War Series.

All day in Camden's Harbor Park, living history re-enactors from the 20th Maine Company B will be camping in Harbor Park and hosting a day-long program of mini-lectures, displays, military drill, and firing drill, as part of the Camden Public Library's Civil War Series.

Tuesday, Aug. 26

Earle Shettleworth, Maine State Historian, presents a pictorial review of the Civil War, "Maine Civil War Photography," with vintage photographs, 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library's Civil War Series.

Thursday, Aug. 28

The Medicine of the Civil War, by Dr. Richard Kahn, with historical medical paraphernalia, 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library's Civil War Series.