The public is warmly invited to attend a free, in-person talk and signing on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. with author Adam White to celebrate the recent release of his debut novel, “The Midcoast.”

The United Methodist Church on New Harbor Hill will hold its first benefit concert of the season on June 17, to be followed by several more on Friday evenings throughout the summer. The event is a fundraiser in support of raising the church bell-tower, which was removed in 2016. A capital campaign including the work on the bell tower and other much needed repairs began approximately eight months ago.

River Arts will showcase the paintings of Polly McGrory and Wolfgang Busse from June 9 through June 29 in the River Room. This show features the landscapes, seascapes, and portraits created by this couple from Waldoboro.

Artwork by Bernadette de Cesare will be on exhibit at the Bristol Area Library for the month of June.

The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, is excited to announce that Jonathan Richman, one of America’s most unique and dynamic songwriters, will be performing an intimate acoustic set with Tommy Larkins at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

“It’s been a long, weird couple of years”, said songwriter Carsie Blanton, “between the pandemic and other disasters, every day brings a new kind of anxiety. We need to find ways to remember who we are.”

Over 160 artists responded to a call for entries in the upcoming Members Show at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. From this mix of emerging and accomplished artists, juror Sam Cady has chosen 62 strong finalists, each of whom will exhibit up to three pieces in the show that runs from June 4-25.

Medomak Valley High School celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Empty Bowl Supper on Wednesday, May 18.

Heartwood’s latest offering, “The Chalk Garden” by Enid Bagnold, feels like a work of the past, yet its message feels prescient in a way that is worthy of consideration. 

To listen to April Verch and Cody Walters is to be immersed in tradition. To watch them perform is to be transported. Be it regional Canadian roots, American old-time, 50’s Country, Scandinavian folk music, or something original that sounds as though it’s been around for a century the one common thread is their love and reverence for the music and traditions that have been passed down to them.

Two award-winning mystery authors convened for a conversation at the Charles Talbot Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta on May 4.

Heartwood’s stage is set to present Enid Bagnold’s drama, “The Chalk Garden,” May 20 – 28, in the Poe Theater.