Lincoln Theater and Healthy Lincoln County will present a free screening of the documentary feature film “Our American Family” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, providing an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse.

Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 11th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10. The fun-filled day of live music, great local food, and beer and wine will be set in the midst of 1,000 acres of trails, pond shore frontage, and bogs.

Nearing the end of the summer’s peak season, the Wiscasset Art Walk will offer visitors an assortment of activities to enjoy, ponder, and share from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. From the magnificence of award-winning artists to the reflections on loved ones lost to drug use, the evening promises a stimulating experience.

World-renowned pianist Ethan Uslan will perform ragtime, stride, and early jazz piano during two concerts in Lincoln County.

A concert starring MacArthur Fellows Program recipient flutist Claire Chase will highlight the final week of the 29th annual Salt Bay Chamberfest, an acclaimed chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta. Thus season, Goddess, will come to a grand conclusion with an exciting performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater. In addition, free events will take place on Thursday, Aug. 17 and Aug.19.

Having drawn a large crowd and an enthusiastic reception in July, the Round Pond Players have agreed to give a second benefit performance for the United Methodist Church of New Harbor from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18.

A new show will open Monday, Aug. 21 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Susan Tilton Pecora, and Kimberly Skillin Traina. Three distinct styles and mediums will explore a number of themes, each capturing a unique viewpoint depicting the natural beauty of Maine. The show will be on display through Oct. 16.

Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has graced the downtown for nearly 130 years, and in its long life it has had many incarnations. For the past two decades it has roared back to life as a live performance venue, bringing in renowned regional, national, and international acts.

All four studios of the Bristol Road Galleries in Damariscotta will host an open house from 4-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Lincoln County Television is proud to present a one-hour special with legendary Maine broadcaster Don Carrigan at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5 on Channel 7 and online at lctv.org.

Heartwood Regional Theater Co. is hosting its sixth annual raffle fundraiser, available at raffle.heartwoodtheater.org, with ticket sales closing Saturday, Aug. 5.

Pumpkin Vine Family Farm invites all to the farm from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 for Music and the Spheres, an immersive experience of music and astronomy.

There are many paintings of lobster buoys and lobster boats, of pretty farm fields, but the men and women who haul the traps and pick the produce in Maine are often invisible.