The seven artists and their mentor whose works are currently on display at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset have named this exhibit “Collective Imagination.”

On Friday, Sept. 9, Bremen Library will host an art opening titled “Works from the Studio”. The September show will feature paintings from a studio class taught by Ronald Frontin.

Every year, benefits from the sale of artwork by the Pemaquid Group of Artists are shared with area residents. A long-standing mission of this group is to foster an appreciation of art in the Midcoast area and to support art education. Funding for this mission comes from commissions on sales, membership fees, the sale of donated artworks and financial donations from visitors.

Over the years nearly every branch of the military has sent their top-ranked professional musicians to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor to perform.

Barbara Applegate and Dianne Dolan are two members of the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, who interpret landscapes in a grand, almost visionary style. Each depicts subjects in closely observed, richly colored, precisely arranged compositions, but in styles markedly different from each other.

The award winning and acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Québec’s progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while their highly rhythmic and soulful music, rooted in the Celtic diaspora, is enhanced with a broad range of global influences.

On Sunday, Sept. 18, from 12-6 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 10th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson.

River Arts invites the public to the opening reception of Elaine Abel and Elizabeth Palmer’s gallery show on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 2-4 p.m. Their show, “Realism, Two Views” will be in the River Room gallery from Thursday, Aug. 11 through Wednesday, Aug. 31.

The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, invites everyone to a summer evening of music with MaMuse, the folk/gospel-inspired female singing duo, along with Camden Hills Regional High School a cappella group, Fortissima, on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.

Hannah Ineson and Bruce Babb are the two Pemaquid Art Gallery artists who create objects rather than paintings, producing beautiful works of art that also can be highly functional.

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to offer a jazz concert at Hidden Valley Nature Center featuring the internationally-renown Jamie Saft Quartet on Aug. 28, from 4-6 p.m. In addition to Saft on keyboards, the quartet includes Bill McHenry on tenor saxophone, Jim Lyden on acoustic bass and Gary Gemmiti on drums. This fundraiser is a return visit after last summer’s sold-out show.

A new show at the Damariscotta River Grill will transform the walls with summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Maine.

The arrival of August begins the second half of the season at Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol. At the mid-summer mark each season, artists refresh their displays with new work. Even if visitors have been to the gallery earlier this year, it’s worth another visit to view the wide variety of artwork created by this year’s 32 juried members.