Say farewell to autumn with the sounds and spirit that the fall harvest brings through music, song, and spoken word. With the arrival of autumn’s brisk breezes and changing landscapes, the Damariscotta open mic returns to the renovated and weatherized long barn at Inn Along the Way, at 741 Main St. in Damariscotta, for the final gathering of the year from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8.

“American Idol” season 21 winner Iam Tongi will perform at The Waldo Theatre on Friday, Nov. 7.

The Brothers Grimm will soon hit the stage in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, as the school, in collaboration with Heartwood Regional Theater Co., presents the popular musical “Into the Woods,” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Performances are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Nov. 1.

Author Kate Smith will discuss her novel “The Unsinkable Aly Brown, RN,” at Whitefield Library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Performing for one night only in Maine, Julian Lage, with special guest Joe Henry, will take the stage at The Waldo Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 19. Tickets are now on sale.

This season, The Peace Gallery offers an abundance of classes and events, including the gallery’s annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta raffle Oct. 11-13 for Jacques Vesery’s collectible hand-carved wooden pumpkin. Single tickets are available for $5; $20 for five. Ticket sales fund the gallery’s mission to support veteran artists and the local community.

The fourth-Sunday-of-the-month Oyster Creek Fiddlers’ contra dance series will resume in New Harbor from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Willing Workers Hall, at 2617 Bristol Road.

Saltwater Artists Gallery, at 3056 Bristol Road in New Harbor, will host Elizabeth Miller for a rug hooking workshop from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Pemaquid Art Gallery exhibiting artists will be active participants at the Maine Open Lighthouse Day event on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park.

Already hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” Nashville musician Crys Matthews is a prolific and award-winning lyricist and composer who blends Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into performances steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics.

A cappella music will fill the air once again on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. at Water of Life Lutheran Church, at 618 Route 1 in Newcastle.

As part of Damariscotta’s Carpenter Quilts summer retreat, quilters brought their creations to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park for a spontaneous demonstration of “Quilts in the Wild.”