Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries will host their annual fundraising event, taking place online throughout the entire month of August. Bid on one-of-a-kind items while helping to support local fishing communities across the state. To view and bid on items, use the following link: www.biddingowl.com/coastalfisheries.

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present three solo shows: Jeffery Becton: “New Work,” Joseph Keiffer: “Places Remembered,” Linda Packard: “Fruitful Wanderings” from August 15 – September 15. Hope you stop by to see the shows! Courthouse Gallery, 6 Court Street in Ellsworth. For more information: 667-6611, or courthousegallery.com.

Life Jacket Loaner Program: keep kids safe while on the water. Here’s how the Life Jacket Loaner Program works. If a family discovers they don’t have enough properly-fitting children’s life jackets, they can visit the Bangor Fire Department and sign out an infant, child, youth or adult life jacket for the day or the weekend. When they’ve finished using them for the day, they can return the jackets to the same location. If you would like to borrow a life jacket, stop by the Bangor Fire Department Central Station, 289 Main St in Bangor. You can also visit SafeKidsMaine.org to learn more about the program.

North Star Adventures: Women’s Backpacking. Always dreamed of backpacking? This trip to Grafton Notch is for you. You will work hard and have the experience of a lifetime. The mountains are a special place to get in touch with your authentic self and challenge those voices that keep you from reaching your potential. August 21- 24, to sign up go to North Star Adventures at northstaradventures.me.

Winter Harbor Farmers Market: Tuesdays through August 28th, 9:00 – 12:00, corner of Newman and Main Streets. FMI: mainefarmersmarkets.org or Facebook.

The Night & Day Jazz Trio plays in Castine on the porch of The Pentagoet Inn (Pen-Ta-Go-It) every Tuesday 5:00 – 8:00, 26 Main St, rain or shine. For more info and reservations: 326-8616.

Join Cecile Richards and Robert Shetterly for an evening of conversation about her new book, Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead and the unveiling of her portrait by Shetterly for his Americans Who Tell the Truth series. Tuesday, August 21^st,  at the Bay School, Blue Hill, book signing at 6:00, unveiling and discussion at 7:00 FMI: 374-5632.

Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead author Cecile Richards is one of Rob Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” As the former President of Planned Parent Federation, Richards is a national leader for women’s rights and social and economic justice. Join them for an evening of conversation and the unveiling of the portrait, co-sponsored by WERU, Blue Hill Bookstore, and Americans Who Tell the Truth. Tuesday, August 21^st, 7:00, Emlen Hall at the Bay School, Blue Hill. FMI: americanswhotellthetruth.org.

Toddler Storytime with songs, simple sign language, and interactive short stories for ages 3-5, but all welcome. Wednesdays, 10:00 – 10:45, Southwest Harbor Public Library. FMI: swharbor.lib.me.us.

Believe It or Not! Fact…or Fiction?  – a talk by Castine summer resident and well-known writer Lee Smith. Following Castine Historical Society’sAnnual Meeting, Tuesday, August 22^nd, 4:00 – 6:00, in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 86 Court St, Castine. FMI: castinehistoricalsociety.org.