FREEPORT — Maine farmer and Quaker minister Jennifer Wixson will sign books and answer questions about her new novel, “Hens and Chickens,” on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sherman’s Books, 128 Main St. A news release decribes the book as follows: Just released, Wixson’s novel follows the adventures of two women […]

BATH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Bath/Brunswick group, 7:30 p.m., orientation for visitors and new members at 7 p.m., Bath Area Family YMCA, 303 Centre St.; 725-2922 or 832-6863. Meets fourth Monday. AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT CLASS, with Kay Mann, 10 a.m.-noon, Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St.; $10; 725-9997 or dancingfool@pobox.com. Meets twice a month. BATH AREA GIRL SCOUT […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has launched a new series of Saturday writing workshops. The workshops focus on a variety of writing disciplines, including fiction, memoir, poetry and more. In Bath, Josephina Gasca will conduct a two-part fiction workshop called “PEN2PAGE: Learn to Jumpstart Your Fiction” from 1 p.m. to 6 […]

BRUNSWICK — Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, will feature “Katahdin to Cadillac: Scenes of Maine,” an exhibit of oils and watercolors by Frances Pratt Caswell all this month. There will be a reception today during the Second Friday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Caswell, a Brunswick native, captures the play of light […]

WISCASSET — East Boothbay watercolorist Tony van Hasselt will exhibit “My Studio Without Walls: Maine and Beyond,” for the month of August at Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St. Gallery hours are Thursdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays 11a.m. to 4 p.m. A reception is planned for today from 5 to […]

BRUNSWICK — As part of the weekly Music on the Mall series, Anne Sparling is scheduled to perform a children’s performance at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, on the Brunswick Mall. Attendance is free. The concert series, which runs through Aug. 29, is sponsored by the Brunswick Downtown Association. Sean Mencher is scheduled to […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library on Main Street invites local artists to apply to exhibit their work at its new Carey Art Gallery, which will be dedicated in the fall. Works displayed at the Carey Gallery will include paintings, photography and crafts, with preference given to local artists. The gallery will offer exhibits year-round, with […]

BOOTHBAY — Tickets are still available for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s 2012 “Jazzing Up the Shipyard” fundraiser on Aug. 16. Festivities begin with a silent auction at 5 p.m., with the opportunity to bid on two tickets to the Marcus Printup Quartet concert at Lincoln Center, or for two tickets to Wimbledon 2013. Other auction […]

AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St., in conjunction with the University of Maine at Augusta’s Senior College, will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the museum on Sunday, Aug. 12, from noon to 4 p.m. Demonstrations of wood carving, barrel making and blacksmithing, as well as free food and music, will be available at […]