Hearts Ever Young, the popular local theatrical troupe of the “more senior” members of the community who perform annually at Lincoln Theater, will share their special talents of song, dance, and comedy with the Buskers street performers during Pumpkinfest.

Multimedia artist Gerd Koehler is featured in an appropriately titled show called “Kaleidoscope” in River Arts’ West Gallery. “Kaleidoscope” will show from Thursday, Sept. 27 to Wednesday, Oct 10. The public is invited to the gala reception on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 4-6 p.m. Members of the public are invited to come and meet the artist and enjoy refreshments.

This is such an exciting week at Lincoln Theater — from the chance to see the great Sir Ian McKellen as he performs live on the London stage to being provoked by the master filmmaker Spike Lee, and from pondering the complexity of bookshop relationships to enjoying live Dixieland jazz on the Lincoln Theater stage. And then there’s “The Lorax.” The theater’s fall programming is blasting off.

River Company open auditions for the classic story “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” will be held at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta on Friday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m.

The Nouveaux Honkies will perform at a private residence in Damariscotta from 7-9:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13.

The Telling Room, a nonprofit creative writing center based in Portland, is excited to announce that, in August, Medomak Valley High School senior Elizabeth Flanagan, of Waldoboro, published her debut novel, “The Secrets They Left Behind,” as part of the organization’s Young Emerging Authors fellowship.

The ultimate pair of road-wise troubadours, The Contenders, will arrive in Boothbay Harbor this fall. On Saturday, Sept. 29, Jay Nash and Josh Day will bring their infectious rhythms and sublime two-part harmonies to the historic stage at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery in Damariscotta presents the “Monhegan Days” art show. This is the fourth show of the 2018 season at the gallery. The show opens on Friday, Sept. 14 and runs until Oct. 7. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Many of the guest artists will be present to meet visitors and discuss their work. 

The Ghost of Paul Revere will be the headlining act on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Boothbay Food & Music Festival. This Maine-based band has a large following and often sells out at performances around Maine and beyond. The Boston Globe raved that the musicians “create the type of music for which festivals are made.”