Artists pitched in this past weekend to help out various local organizations during an annual event in Waldoboro called Paint the Town, Waldoboro. The event took place on Saturday, Aug. 3, with painting commencing bright and early at 7 a.m., at which point artists worked to paint a variety of scenes around the Midcoast town.

Patrons of Pemaquid Art Gallery will be honored guests at a festive “Opening II” event at the gallery, at Lighthouse Park in Bristol, on Thursday evening, Aug. 8 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Folk music has always been associated with storytelling and a prominent oral tradition.

An impressive audience packed into Skidompha Library’s Porter Meeting Hall to hear New York Times bestselling author Lynne Olson discuss “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler” on Tuesday, July 23.

The Heywood Gallery, at 921 Main St. in Waldoboro, will host the opening of “The Paintings of Allen Bunker” for ArtWalk Waldoboro on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 4-7 p.m.

Fueled by the belief that classic jazz feeds the heart and soul, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together in a disconnected world.

The well-known Shakespeare play “Much Ado About Nothing” could be interpreted as a very early version of the sitcom “Seinfeld,” the show about nothing that some consider the funniest show in television history. The production really is about nothing, or more accurately “noting,” which is a term from Shakespeare’s day that means “gossip, rumour, and overhearing,” according to Claire McEachern’s scholarly Arden Shakespeare introduction to the classic.

From Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors, along with their guests from Japan and Canada, as they create works of art from granite and other stone during the Maine Stone Symposium.

On the last Sunday of every summer month, the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center in Jefferson opens its doors to the public with festive, family-friendly open studio days.

The Shottery Gallery of Art, at 97 Pemaquid Trail in New Harbor, is now featuring the work of Julie Babb. This Damariscotta artist’s paintings have become much sought-after for her distinctive images of birds, which she renders in gouache.

Colorful ribbons, buttons, tulle, and gorgeous fabric remnants are the art supplies on hand for visitors who want to take part in the community Weaving Project during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 25 from 5-8 p.m.