Season Opening! Join the Bar Harbor Historical Society (BHHS) at Bar Harbor’s Summer Cottage, La Rochelle. See the exhibits and artifacts that helped shaped this storied town. Tuesday, May 28, 10:00 – 2:00, La Rochelle Mansion & Museum, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. FMI: https://barharborhistorical.org/.

Food With Friends Potluck at The Gatherings in Surry. Bring a dish to share, catch up with neighbors, meet new friends. Every 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7:00, at The Gatherings, 1208 Surry Rd, Surry. FMI: [email protected], 207-266-6864, or www.surrygatherings.org.

New Shades of Blue Live at The Homeport Tavern. Chris Poulin plays blues guitar covering classic blues hits from 30’s- 90’s in addition to self-composed arrangements. Saturday Nights, 5:30 – 8:30, reservations recommended. The Homeport Tavern, 121 E. Main St, Searsport. FMI: 207.548.2259 or www.homeporthistoricinn.com.

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, John M. Synge’s comic masterpiece of  rural Ireland at the turn of the 20th Century. August 30 to September 8, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7pm & Sundays at 2pm, Basil Burwell Community Theater, 17 Court Street, Belfast. Discounted Preview Night: August 29. 17 Court Street in Belfast. Tickets at http://www.belfastmaskers.com.

A History of Castine in 40 Objects. A Museum Exhibit of forty unexpected and compelling artifacts that weave together almost 400 years of Castine history. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays,  10:00 – 4:00, and Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00, through October 14, Castine Historical Society, 17 School Street, Castine. For more information: castinehistoricalsociety.org.

Lincolnville Artist Simon van der Ven Talks About His Work. “I am drawn to organic forms and patterns, to natural phenomena that the human eye and spirit responds to as both fresh and timeless.” Talk is Sunday, September. 8, 1:00,  Page Gallery, 23 Bay View Street, Camden. Show runs through September 13. FMI: https://www.thepagegallery.com/.

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, John M. Synge’s comic masterpiece of  rural Ireland at the turn of the 20th Century. August 30 to September 8, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7pm & Sundays at 2pm, Basil Burwell Community Theater, 17 Court Street, Belfast. Discounted Preview Night: August 29. 17 Court Street in Belfast. Tickets at http://www.belfastmaskers.com.

Compton Maddux and Phil Clement Live at The Homeport Tavern. Maddux continues in the great tradition of Americana storytellers a la Dylan and Hyatt. He takes the mythic agro landscape of the south and midwest and spins a Faulkeresque fabric of sexual hijinks and swampy hooks. Urban Country 5:30 – 8:30, Sunday Nights, reservations recommended. The Homeport Tavern, 121 E. Main St, Searsport. FMI: 207.548.2259 or www.homeporthistoricinn.com.

Jazz Sundays with the Maine Groove at Hey Sailor! Tom Oldakowski on drums, Stanley Polanski on organ, and David Clarke on guitar, play groove based Jazz for a chill Sunday evening vibe. Sundays, 6:00 – 9:00, at Hey Sailor!, 27 E Main St. Searsport, through September 15th. FMI: www.heysailorhey.com/shows.

A History of Castine in 40 Objects. A Museum Exhibit of forty unexpected and compelling artifacts that weave together almost 400 years of Castine history. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays,  10:00 – 4:00, and Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00, through October 14, Castine Historical Society, 17 School Street, Castine. For more information: castinehistoricalsociety.org.