DaPonte String Quartet Summer Concert Series II with new violinist, Philipp Ellsner in a performance of Mozart’s Quartet in Bb Major, K. 589 and Beethoven’s epic Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 127. Saturday, September 14, 4:00 – 6:00, Great Cranberry Island Church, Great Cranberry Island. Tickets and more info: dapontequartet.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.

Surry Contra Dance & Community Dance – All-ages Community Dance – Newbies welcome, no partner or experience needed. Dances held outside if weather permits. Community Dance and Open Band at 6:00, Contra Dance from 7:00 – 10:00; at the Surry Elementary School, 754 North Bend Rd. Every Second Saturday of the month. FMI: 385-7694 or facebook.com/SurryContraDance or deffa.org.

A unique three-day Music Campout with Jams, Performances, Dancing, Workshops, and More! This year’s Strung Together focuses on various forms of Maine folk music—music brought to Maine by seafarers, lumberjacks, travelers, and homesteaders that we continue to play and love here in Maine. Friday, September 13 – Sunday, September 15, Searsport Shores Campground, 16 West Main St./Route 1, Searsport. FMI and to register: https://makersguildmaine.org/strung-together/strung-together-registration/.

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.

History Through the Lens: Playing with Nature, Digital Art from Found Objects. Explore the shore below the Bar Harbor Historical Society (BHHS). Create artwork using found shells, driftwood, sea glass, and beachstones.  Using your camera phone, learn simple photo-editing apps, how to share your work on social media, and print out one of your photos to take home. Sunday, September 15, 2:00 – 4:00, La Rochelle Mansion & Museum, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. FMI and to register: https://ticketscandy.com/e/playing-with-nature-digital-art-from-found-objects-4486.

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.