New Shades of Blue at the Homeport Inn and Tavern. Jazz, blues, reggae, and original music with Chris Poulin on guitar, flute, and vocals, and Juliane Gardner on vocals. Great food, great people and great live music! Every Friday Night, 5:30 – 9:00, at the Homeport Inn and Tavern, 121 east Main Street, Searsport. FMI: (207) 548 2259 or www.newshadesofblue.com.

The internationally renowned husband-and-wife duo of Edward Auer and Junghwa Moon Auer has established itself as a force in classical music, blending decades of experience with a shared passion for performance and pedagogy. They’ll perform works by Fauré, Chopin and Schubert as part of the the Winter Harbor Music Festival. Friday, April 4, 6:00 – 7:30, at Hammond Hall, 427 Main Street, Winter Harbor. FMI: https://www.winterharbormusicfestival.org/  email info@winterharbormusicfestival.org.

Zines, Artist Books, and Self Publishing. Do you want to make and publish your own book or zine but don’t know how? This is your chance to learn basic bookbinding, papercraft, and zine techniques. Bring your drawings, poems, writings, photos, or collages and leave with your own one-of-a-kind artist book, or copies of a zine for everyone you know! Thursday, April 4, 6:00 – 9:00, at Haystack’s Center for Community Programs, 22 Church Street, Deer Isle. Register at haystack-mtn.org/camps.

Discover the vibrant world of Mariachi when Mexico City’s Veronica Robles’ Mariachi Band performs. Friday, April 4, 6:30 – 8:30, at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street in Rockland. Sliding scale tickets are offered for this family friendly show. Tickets and More Info: at Strand Theatre or 594-0070.

BUILDING HOPE: Ending Homelessness. A film exploring one of the worst societal traumas of this century, it puts a face on those experiencing homelessness and tells us it could happen to anyone. But there is hope. We can all make a difference. Film followed by a panel discussion led by Maine luminaries. Screenings around Maine through April 22, for locations, dates and times: Building Hope (scroll down).

April Student Art Show. Celebrate the incredible work of local students, meet the artists. The Exhibit is available for viewing through April, during regular Library hours at the Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd. FMI: Blue Hill Public Library. 

It’s a Spring Fling! Craft tables, yard sale tables, yummy baked goods and a soup lunch to eat in or to go. Come support our community outreach fund and celebrate the start of spring! Saturday, April 5th, 9:00 – 1:00, at the First Congregational Church of Cherryfield, 12 River Road, Cherryfield.

Fly-Tying for Everyone! Join Downeast Trout Unlimited and the Wendell Gilley Museum for a fun fly-tying workshop for students of all experience levels. Saturday April 5, 10:00 – 2:00, Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Rd,
Southwest Harbor, MDI. To register call Mel at (207) 244-7555 or  wendellgilleymuseum.org/events.

The Lenten Vigil for Disarmament continues on all the Saturdays in Lent, through April 19, 11:30 – 12:30, at the Administration Building, Washington Street in Bath. Say No! to the production of weapons of mass destruction in Maine.  FMI: Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm: 763-4062.

The Bride, Or: Does This Dress Make Me Look Married? Denise Fennell returns – drawing inspiration from her own life. This bride of a certain age will have you howling with laughter and touch your heart, as she begins to question the meaning of love, life and the ritual of marriage. Saturday, April5, 3:00 – 5:00, Gracie Theatre at Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: Gracie Theatre.