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Thursday, July 19

Buy Local Scarborough Consumer Day, 4-6 p.m., at Oak Hill Plaza. The event is an opportunity to come out and meet local business owners and support the Buy Local Scarborough. Look for the yellow and blue balloons that will identify Buy Local members. Sign-in will be held at The Study Hall at 27 Gorham Road. Participants can pick up a punch card and visit local shops/stores to be eligible for local gift drawings from our various Buy Local Scarborough businesses.

South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinckley Drive, near Mill Creek Park.

Scarborough Concerts in the Park, with Motor Booty Affair, 6:30 p.m., at the gazebo at Memorial Park. Free. Outdoor concessions by the Rotary. Free parking at high school, with a free shuttle to the park. Rain site: Scarborough High School auditorium.

Saturday, July 21

South Portland High School class of 1977 35th reunion, 7 p.m.-midnight, J. P. Thornton’s on Broadway in South Portland. Call Harry D. Clark at 632-4058 for more information.

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Bean supper, 4:30-6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Scarborough. Baked pea, kidney and vegetarian beans, red and brown hot dogs, American chop suey, cole slaw, gelatin salads, rolls, brown bread and pies. $8, $3.

Sunday, July 22

Paint for Preservation wet paint auction, to benefit the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Breakwater Farm, Cape Elizabeth. Tickets for the reception and auction are limited and reservations are required. Visit the land trust office at 330 Ocean House Road, go to www.capelandtrust.org/paintforpreservation/2012, or call 767-6054 to make reservations or to buy raffle tickets to win an oil painting by artist Andrea Peters.

Scarborough Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., town hall parking lot.

Tuesday, July 24

Maine Mall Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., on the corner of Gorham and Philbrook roads every Tuesday.

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Wednesday, July 25

Mill Creek Concert Series, with the Don Campbell Trio, 6:30-8 p.m., Mill Creek, South Portland. Call South Portland Parks & Recreation at 767-7650 for weather-related cancellations. Check out www.southportland.org for updates.

Thursday, July 26

Scarborough Concerts in the Park, with 80s band the Time Pilots, 6:30 p.m., at the gazebo at Memorial Park. Free. Outdoor concessions by the Rotary. Free parking at high school, with a free shuttle to the park. Rain site: Scarborough High School auditorium.

South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinckley Drive, near Mill Creek Park.

Friday, July 27

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Fresh Art Show and Sale, 6-8 p.m. Local artists gather to sell and show their work of photography, fiber, ceramics, metals, wood and more. Sprague Hall, #1 Charles E. Jordan Road, in Cape Elizabeth, located one mile south of Crescent Beach at Route 77 and Fouler Road. 318-1049 or email silversund@yahoo.com.

Saturday, July 28

Open lawn garden tour, 2nd annual Jesus event, 10 a.m.-noon, Eddie and Nancy Woodin’s gardens, 34 Clearwater Drive, Scarborough. Events include the dedication of a 7-foot Jesus statue, music, pray gardens open, healing prayers available. Free. From Route 1 at Oak Hill, turn onto Black Point Road/Route 207. Travel 1.8 miles and turn left on Clearwater Drive.

Fresh Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Local artists gather to sell and show their work of photography, fiber, ceramics, metals, wood and more. Sprague Hall, #1 Charles E. Jordan Road, in Cape Elizabeth, located one mile south of Crescent Beach at Route 77 and Fouler Road. 318-1049 or email silversund@yahoo.com.

Blue Point Congregational Church UCC Summer Fair, at 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Ten Maine crafters will be on display along with baked goods and a luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. of either hot dog or hamburger, and strawberry shortcakes. Proceeds will benefit the church’s missions projects.

Sunday, July 29

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Fresh Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Local artists gather to sell and show their work of photography, fiber, ceramics, metals, wood and more. Sprague Hall, #1 Charles E. Jordan Road, in Cape Elizabeth, located one mile south of Crescent Beach at Route 77 and Fouler Road. 318-1049 or email silversund@yahoo.com.

Scarborough Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., town hall parking lot.

Free neighborhood ice cream social, 6-7 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, corner of Church Street and U.S. Route , Scarborough. Rain or shine.

Tuesday, July 31

Talk by author Margaret Hathaway, of “Food Lovers’ Guide to Maine,” at the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, at 6:30 p.m., featuring a virtual tour of the places to go to savor the tastes of Maine. Hathaway will share how she organized the book, including maps she created for some of her favorite “foodie day trips.” Free. For more information, go to www.scarboroughlibrary.org, or call 883-4723, option 4.

To be included in the calendar, send event information 10 days in advance to cumberlandcounty@keepmecurrent.com.

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