Members of the public are invited to the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films shown under the stars in the grass at Down East Gallery, 146 Boothbay Road, Edgecomb, on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Among the 32 artists showing at Pemaquid Art Gallery this year are two whose works define the term “fresh.” Both Barbara Klein and Cindy Spencer exploit strong color and simplicity to render images that often hint at a story behind the scene. To quote Klein, visitors are encouraged “to bring their own impressions and memories” to their viewing experience.

Robert W. Schilke is August’s artist at the Waldoboro Public Library with his waterscapes and landscapes gracing the main hall. Schilke’s watercolor style is unique in that he builds watercolors, like in oil painting, to create realistic tones, colors, and detail. His ability to recreate the actual color of the Caribbean Sea is a trademark. Some of his realistic creations look like photographs.

“Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now. His chops, always assured and adroit, have now entered a rarefied zone of inspired, instinctive, in-the-moment creativity that made me gasp in awe and for breath,” said Earle Hitchner, of The Wall Street Journal, writing about renowned Irish musician John Doyle.