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Native Plant Sale
2026-08-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 12 Round Top Lane, Damariscotta, ME, 04543, United States
The Coastal Rivers Conservation trust will be holding a native plant sale. Beautify your garden with plants that will attract native pollinators! Members of the Maine Native Plant Cooperative will be offering a variety of native and beneficial plant species for sale. Meet the growers and get growing tips and recommendations for what will thrive in your yard. Participating co-op members include: Figwort Farm, Radical Roots Nursery, Edgewood Nursery, Eastfield Native Plants, Wildside Natives, 5 Star Nursery and Orchard and Rebel Hill Farm. For more info, please visit: https://www.coastalrivers.org/event/native-plant-sale/

Underwater Opera Youth Theatre Camp
2026-08-22 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-23 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-24 09:00 - 15:00 | Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Rd, Pembroke, 04666, United States
Welcome to our “first ever” week-long Youth Theatre Camp. This camp is centered on Smithereen Farm and Greenhorns’ Reversing Hall Agrarian Library and led by a group of young and highly motivated theatre professionals from New York and California who share our ethos of bioregionalism, self determination and youth empowerment.
At the heart of the camp is holistic, uninhibited creativity. In the incredible marine and riverine habitats of our area, children will find natural inspiration to create their own theatrical performance about the eco-system. Your child will learn creative skills by helping build an artistic community and immersing themselves in an environment of rivers and bays, of seas and beaches, barrens, and bogs.
Guided by instructors with backgrounds in theatre, clowning, and education, your child will learn the basic elements of theatre through daily acting, singing, movement, and improv classes. Each day will be filled with outdoor excursions in which your child will integrate their learning by singing to the trees and dancing with the water. The day camp will culminate in a final showcase for friends and family — a student-driven show that utilizes an incredible handpainted underwater backdrop created by the Artists’ Rapid Response Team during the www.ForAlltheFish.org campaign earlier this spring.
All are welcome to join us for the performance at the end: a youth-led tale of the marine heritage, comedy/tragedy, prospects and particularities of this place and moment in time. Amidst theatrical instruction and show development, students will learn about the ecological history of their area through guided study at Greenhorns Agrarian Library. We’ll learn from atlases, field guides, indigenous accounts of encounters with settlers, from wild food cookbooks, as well as many other formats. We’ll focus on cod, pollock, alewives, sardines, clams… all will inspire the costumes and set design.
Want to bring the whole family? We can help you find accommodations if needed.
Underwater Opera is designed for youth ages 7-13 and meets during the day only. Cost is $640 for the full week which includes lunch.

Gallery on the Green
2026-08-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Southwest Harbor Village Green, Main St, Southwest Harbor, ME, 04679, United States
The Coastal Fine Art Alliance of Maine (CFAAM) will host its annual Gallery on the Green Juried Fine Art Festival the weekends of July 25-26 and August 22-23, 2026. Visitors will enjoy works exhibited by award-winning Maine Artists on the picturesque Village Green in downtown Southwest Harbor, Maine.

Justice in a Moment: A Skill Share Workshop for Community Action
2026-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth, 121 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, ME, 04605, United States
The Justice Ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Ellsworth Maine is hosting “Justice in a Moment: A Skill Share Workshop for Community Action” on Saturday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 121 Bucksport Road in Ellsworth, and is free and open to the public.
This community fair features a series of brief, focused presentations to give participants a chance to learn about local volunteer opportunities and develop skills through a menu of miniworkshops. Participants will select from a range of topics that include mutual aid for those in need, simple daily actions to mitigate climate change, understanding our 4th amendment rights, and how to write effective letters to elected representatives.
“This short event is designed to help community members take small actions to foster change and be responsive to the many needs of our neighbors,” explained Jana Robinson of the Justice Ministry. “It will also introduce local resources and organizations, as well as ways to advance their work. We hope that all participants will walk away with the following: at least 3 quick actions they can each take in the next week, the belief that together we are capable of responding to issues in our communities, and knowledge of new resources and people for building connections.”
Everyone will cycle through three 20-minute miniworkshops on topics of their choice. Each workshop will include some practical tips, a list of resources for further reading and action, and contact information for local and national organizations.
Refreshments will be served, and pre-registration is not required. For more information, contact the church office at 207-667-4393 or email Jana Robinson at uucellsworth@gmail.com.
About the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth is a liberal religious community that traces its roots in Ellsworth back to 1835. We are a community that affirms the worth and dignity of ALL its people. As a congregation, we aspire to create more love and justice in our lives, the larger Ellsworth community, and the world.

2026 Portland Fine Craft Show
2026-08-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Park, 350 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Discover Artful Objects to Live With, Wear & Cherish. A premier outdoor fine craft event featuring more than 100 juried artists from across the Northeast showcasing exceptional work in 14 media categories. The Portland Fine Craft Show offers a unique opportunity to meet the artists and discover outstanding handmade craft. Free admission, open to the public, and now in Lincoln Park.
Saturday, August 22 | 10 AM – 5 PM
Lincoln Park | Congress and Pearl Street
Outdoors | Rain or Shine
Images: J Shannon Floyd Glass

Yosef Feigelson, cello and Peter Adamczyk, piano 10:30am Popover Concert
2026-08-22 10:30 - 23:45 | St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, United States
Ticket price includes a fresh popover from The Stadium in Bar Harbor after the concert.
Sonata in D major for Solo Cello by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
I.Prelude
II. Courante
III. In modo di recitativo
IV. Menuet.
Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Piano, op. 62 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
– Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Transcribed for Solo Cello by Y. Feigelson
Two Fragments from the opera “Porgy & Bess” for Cello and Piano by George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Intermission
Edward Grieg – Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 for Cello & Piano
Allegro agitato
Andante molto tranquillo
Allegro molto

At the Dooryard Table
2026-08-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Dooryard Farmstand, 238 Mechanic St., Camden, ME, 04843, United States
This summer, Dooryard Farm invites the community to gather around and celebrate the flavors of the season with At the Dooryard Table, a new series of cooking demonstrations, tastings and conversation. Each session will feature fresh produce right off the farm as well as agricultural products from Dooryard’s community of local food makers.
Held every other Saturday in July and August at Dooryard Farm’s farmstand at 238 Mechanic Street in Camden, the series will be hosted by longtime food educator, cook, and writer Frank Mentesana. Each session explores a different moment in the growing season, offering practical cooking ideas, stories from local producers, and tastings inspired by the week’s harvest.
“We want these gatherings to be an invitation to gather around the table and share ideas,” says Marina Sideris, Dooryard’s co-owner. “The focus is on simple techniques, seasonal ingredients, and the joy of connecting with people over food.”
Each event runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m..

Maine Book Festival
2026-08-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main St, Thomaston, ME, 04861, United States
Join us for the 7th annual Maine Book Festival on August 22, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library and presented by Maine Authors Publishing! This year’s theme is Maine Wildlife, and we’re excited to celebrate the natural beauty and animals of Maine.
The festival will include signings by over 100 authors, presentations, live music by the Rocky Coast String Band, and an open studio featuring Maine artists. There will also be a children’s area with Susan and Randee Cassidy, food for sale from Rizza’s Kitchen, and ice cream from Stone Fox Farm Creamery. A portion of the proceeds from book sales and the basket raffle will benefit the Thomaston Public Library.
Chewonki will be providing a presentation on “Adaptations of Maine Wildlife” at 11:30am, Lou Zambello will be offering fly fishing demonstrations on the hour after his presentation “Introduction to Fly Fishing” at 1:30pm, and Dana Valleau will be offering hands-on experience during his presentation “Skins, Skulls, Tracks, Sign” at 2:30pm.
Thank you to our festival sponsors: Eldredge Lumber & Hardware, the First National Bank, Reclaimed Wild, and Wallace Events!
For more information, visit www.mainebookfestival.com.

2nd Annual Black Cat Book Fair
2026-08-22 11:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-23 13:00 - 17:00 | First Church UCC Belfast, 8 Court St, Belfast, ME 04915, ME, 04915, United States
Talks, publishers, booksellers and more. Visit https://blackcatbookfair.noblogs.org for more information.

Preview – Summer Grandeur
2026-08-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, 51 Atlantic Highway, Thomaston, ME, 04861, United States
Looking for something to do in Midcoast Maine? Look no further! Join us in the gallery to preview our largest auction of the year – Summer Grandeur. Stop in to see this auction’s offerings of fine art, sporting goods, jewelry, watches, sculpture, and more!
View Catalog: https://live.thomastonauction.com/auctions/upcoming-auctions/
Save 5% and Register to Bid by Phone or Absentee: https://www.thomastonauction.com/bid-forms

Orchard Tours
2026-08-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Jonathan Fisher House, 44 Mines Rd, Blue Hill, ME, 04614, United States
On Saturday, August 22, Leslie Cummins and Tim Seabrook, along with volunteers Torrey Luker and Cori Carter, will guide visitors through the reconstructed historic orchard at the Fisher House at 44 Mines Rd. in Blue Hill, and discuss Fisher’s original design and planting, as well as the process of re-establishing the orchard based on the documented apple varieties from Fisher’s original orchard map. Tours are free from 1-4 PM, though donations to support the Fisher House are welcome. FMI 374-2459.

Pine Tree Flyers Live Outside the Library
2026-08-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Searsmont Community Center, 37 Main St. South, Searsmont, ME, 04973, United States
Pine Tree Flyers play a free concert as part of Searsmont Town Library’s ‘Live Outside the Library’ concert series on Saturday August 15 at 4pm. Outdoors if weather permits – bring your camp chair or a blanket, or otherwise in the Community Room. The Pine Tree Flyers, Katie McNally (fiddle), Emily Troll (accordion), Benjamin Foss (guitar), and Neil Pearlman (piano) play traditional music from Maine, New England and influences from abroad.

FREE Waterfront Concert – Yellowhouse Blues Band
2026-08-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Linwood E. Temple Waterfront Park, 61 Commercial St, Bath, ME 04530, Bath, ME, 04530, United States
The Levitt AMP Bath Waterfront Concert Series presents YellowHouse Blues Band, New England’s own nine-piece, high-energy blues and blues rock band with horns and multiple vocalists performing FREE in Bath Waterfront Park.
Bring a chair, bring a blanket, bring your friends and enjoy free, high-quality live music on the Kennebec River in Bath.
To see the full concerts series, visit https://www.levittampbathmaine.org/calendar

Hymn For Her, Live at Fogtown
2026-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Fogtown Brewing Company, 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth, ME, 04605, United States
Live on the Fogtown Beer Garden stage Saturday, August 22nd,”Hymn for Her” is on the road again spreading their juiced up, down-home, roots rock and roll. From ruckus outlaw to country folk, to juiced up, down-home, roots rock and roll, their sounds will shake your bones and soothe your soul. Starting 6pm at Fogtown: 25 Pine Street, downtown Ellsworth. Fogtown Brewing Dot Com Slash events for more info.

Expanded Cinema at The Cannery
2026-08-22 18:30 - 20:00 | The Cannery at South Penobscot, 207 Southern Bay Rd., Penobscot, ME, 04476, United States
Chicago rap artist and electro-noiser AQ comes to Maine, re-uniting with 16mm film manipulator George Schaefer (photodeath_) for some deep sonic and visual experimentation. Joined in the zone by fellow Chicago sound man Nick Yeck-Stauffer on horn and electronics, this program promises the spectrum of sights in a mesh of aural landscape that has defined this collaboration through a decade of work. Performances occurring Friday, August 21, 630pm at Bon Vent Cider in Hancock, and Saturday, August 22, 630pm at The Cannery in South Penobscot.
AQ, most known for rap, began collecting vinyl, practicing turntablism, DJing, and making beats in the late 90’s. He dove into noise via an interest in the vintage electronics that made early hip-hop and house music, often incorporating loops, scaratches, grooves, and occasional raps into performances. He is currently a Dark Matter Resident at Elastic Arts. Hear more at aq-il on bandcamp or mraquil on youtube.
Nick Yeck-Stauffer is co-founder of Midwaste Records and a noise sesh trumpeteer on numerous jams and recordings, recently sounding out on the road in Japan. He and George and crew ran Midwaste Space Peoples, an independent project and performance space in E Garfield Park, Chicago noted for experimental electronics and bass.
Photodeath is the moniker of Sullivan artist and builder George Schaefer. His film work primarily involves 16mm, hand-manipulated and tape-spliced, constructed as loops and longer-form montage. His monstrous little films project is a changing corpus of found, acquired, constructed, and photographed 16mm, on multiple projectors with processed sound.

Opera Acadia presents La Traviata
2026-08-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono, ME, 04473, United States
Opera Acadia presents Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved Opera, La Traviata. Join our world-class cast from around the country and Downeast Maine, and the Opera Acadia Orchestra and Chorus for an inspiring evening of the most performed opera of all time. Fully staged and with full orchestra, this inaugural production from Opera Acadia is not one to be missed! For more on our cast, the opera, and the opera company, visit www.operaacadia.org.
CAST
Violetta Valéry: Sarah Joyce Cooper
Alfredo Germont: Benjamin Werley
Giorgio Germont: John Allen Nelson
Annina: Theresa Kesser
Flora Bervoix: Melanie Ashkar
Barone Douphol: Isaac Bray
Doctor Grenvil: Nathan Savant
Gastone de Letorières: Zachary Fisher
With the Opera Acadia Chorus and Orchestra
ARTISTIC TEAM
Artistic Director: Sarah Joyce Cooper
Music Director/Conductor: Eric Mahl
Stage Director: Marshall Hughes
Chorus Master: Zachary Fisher
Set Design: Anna Kiraly
Lighting Design: Scott Stitham

Emma! A Pop Musical
2026-08-22 19:00 - 21:00 | New Surry Theatre, 18 Union St, BLUE HILL, ME, 04614, United States
Emma, a senior at Highbury Prep, is certain she knows what’s best for her classmates’ love lives, and is determined to find the perfect boyfriend for shy sophomore Harriet by the end of the school year. But will Emma’s relentless matchmaking get in the way of finding her own happiness? Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, this sparkling new musical features the hit songs of legendary girl groups and iconic female singers from The Supremes to Katy Perry. Girl power has never sounded so good!
August 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22 at 7pm and 16 at 3pm Visit NewSurryTheatre.org

7:30PM Concert Yosef Feigelson, cello and Peter Adamczyk, piano
2026-08-22 19:30 - 21:15 | St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, United States
Sonata in D major for Solo Cello by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
I.Prelude
II. Courante
III. In modo di recitativo
IV. Menuet.
Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Piano, op. 62 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
– Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Transcribed for Solo Cello by Y. Feigelson
Two Fragments from the opera “Porgy & Bess” for Cello and Piano by George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Intermission
Edward Grieg – Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 for Cello & Piano
Allegro agitato
Andante molto tranquillo
Allegro molto

LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Walkabout: Appleton Preserve
2026-08-23 10:00 - 12:00 | appleton preserve, 265 Camden Rd, Appleton, ME, 04862, United States
LGBTQIA+ community members, along with their allies, are invited to explore the preserve’s woodland, riverside trails and connect with new and familiar friends. Join us and the Washington Grunge for a group hike and gathering at the riverside trails of Appleton Preserve!

Quebecois open music Session
2026-08-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Bon Vent Cider, 684 US Highway 1, Hancock, ME, 04640, United States
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 1-3, members of the community who wish to keep the traditional folk music of Quebecois alive, play and share tunes with each other. All are welcome

Backyard Composting 101
2026-08-23 14:00 - 15:00 | The Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd, Harborside, ME, 04642, United States
The Good Life Center Board will lead this hands on workshop that will cover the basics of the principles of composting as well as how to construct a well designed compost pile. Participants will learn about Scott Nearing’s composting strategies as well as how enhance the overall fertility of their garden with time tested composting ideas.
Suggested donation: $10

Mobile Commoning: How Sharing is Caring in a Climate Hope World
2026-08-23 16:00 - 17:00 | The Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Rd, Harborside, ME, 04642, United States
This talk considers the history of “commoning” as a way in which generations of people around the world and right here in Maine have resisted private property, settler colonialism, and enclosure by moving more lightly across places, from swamps and forests to urban edges and oceans. Can sharing energy, food, and transport help us achieve more ethical relations of trans-species climate justice?

Camden Summer Sounds free concert series presents: Once An Outlaw
2026-08-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Camden Snow Bowl, 22 Barnestown Road, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
Once An Outlaw is a Southern rock legacy band forged by musicians who didn’t just grow up on the genre — they helped build it. Featuring some of the former members of The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band, and the legendary Allman Brothers tribute The Peacheaters, Once An Outlaw delivers the authentic sound, fire, and spirit of classic Southern rock with the power and professionalism today’s audiences expect. This is not a tribute act — it’s a continuation of the lineage. Once An Outlaw pulls directly from the catalogs and musical bloodlines of the bands that defined American Southern rock, delivering performances that resonate with longtime fans while electrifying new audiences. Their shows are packed with recognizable classics, deep cuts, and powerful performances that honor the past while hitting with modern intensity.
Camden Opera House’s annual Camden Summer Sounds series of FREE outdoor concerts happens on Sundays in August at 4 p.m. at the Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road. This summer’s series is sponsored by Maine State Credit Union and Highland Events LLC. Camden Summer Sounds attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn seating and picnics. Admission is free, though donations are welcome for the opera house’s Community Arts Fund. All dogs must be on leash.
In the event of wet weather, the concerts are held at the downtown Camden Opera House. Any rain location decisions will be made 5 p.m. the day before and posted on camdenoperahouse.com and in social media. FMI, call 207-236-7963.

Acadian Music from Maine
2026-08-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Stonington Opera House, 1 School Street, Stonington, ME, 04681, United States
Revel in authentic joie de vivre with fiddler Steve Muise and singer Robert Sylvain as they play music rooted in the traditions of their shared Acadian heritage. With a treasure trove of catchy maritime fiddle tunes and old French-language folksongs brought together with modern sensibilities and original material this duo will present an evening of rhythmically unstoppable and lyrically fantastic music.

Music & Movement Storytime
2026-08-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine, 04614
Music and Movement Storytime is back for the summer! Starting Monday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen each week at the Blue Hill Public Library for Music and Movement Storytime. We will sing songs, play instruments, dance, and read stories. The rhythms, rhymes, and patterns in music and the use of musical instruments provide fun ways to practice skills that have a direct connection with early literacy. This weekly program will share a selection of the many children’s books and stories that have connections with music, sound, and movement.
For more information, contact Jen at jen.rosenthal@bhpl.net or 374-5515. This program series was made possible by gifts from generous donors.
