Two new member artists of the Pemaquid Art Gallery, John Butke, of Boothbay, and Gwendolyn Evans, of Walpole, share a few similarities: extensive and impressive professional careers in teaching and creating art, their own local galleries, and a deep love of the beauties of coastal Maine.

Gwendolyn Evans Gallery invites art lovers to come see Evans’ 300-plus paintings, including oils, watercolors, pastels, and mixed media, at 75 Hunter’s Landing Road in Walpole.

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling artists to participate in the “Rock ‘n’ Wave” show. The show, the first of the gallery’s 2021 season, will run from July 2 to Aug. 1. The show’s theme is the magic of the Maine coast, so submitted works should be in keeping with this theme.

Lincoln County Television is pleased to announce the LCTV Summer Concert Series, bringing four Thursday evenings of family-friendly fun, friends, and dancing to the Midcoast, live from the Lakehurst Lodge on Egypt Road in Damariscotta.

The Saltwater Artists Gallery welcomes Mark Malinowski to the gallery. Malinowski’s early career was in creative marketing strategy in Los Angeles, Denver, New York City, and Boston.

The Waldo Theatre, at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, will bring live theater back to its stage for the first time since 2014 with a community production of John Cariani’s romantic comedy “Almost, Maine,” opening Thursday, June 17.

“Picking up a paintbrush and making marks on a surface excites me,” said South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge, whose solo art show at the Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta runs through July.

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery in Damariscotta is now open for the season. The first show of the season, “New Works,” showcases Will Kefauver’s paintings in oil, including over 30 new works. The show runs until Monday, June 21.

The closing reception, along with a silent auction of the paintings of Damariscotta artist Polly Steadman, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 16 from 2-4 p.m. at Savory Maine in Damariscotta. Savory appetizers, sweet treats, wine, and refreshing beverages will be served.

The Pemaquid Group of Artists has juried nine new artists into membership.

Newcastle artist Glenn Chadbourne first read “Cujo” when the book debuted, snagging a copy off the shelf 40 years ago. “I shudder to think of that span of time,” Chadbourne said.