The work of local artist Kerstin Chapman will return to the Bristol Area Library, at 610 Old County Road in Pemaquid (Bristol), during the month of September to showcase her latest watercolor paintings.

The Jan Kilburn Gallery in Damariscotta will host a large group of artists painting en plein air on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to the gallery’s “Guests on the Lawn” event to see many of the area’s noted artists, working in watercolor, pastel, and oil. It is a chance to peek over the shoulder of an artist, watch a painting come to life, and perhaps go home with a piece of original art that was created before one’s eyes.

St. Paul’s Union Chapel in Waldoboro is pleased to welcome back cellist April Reed-Cox on Friday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of Bach, improvisations, and a short set for voice and cello. The chapel is located at 1075 Dutch Neck Road, Waldoboro.

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery in Damariscotta presents “Rock ‘n’ Wave,” the fourth art show of the 2017 season at the gallery. The show will run from Aug. 18 through Sept. 10. 

The public is invited to enjoy an evening of art with Joan Atkinson during Damariscotta-Newcastle ArtWalk on Friday, August 18 from 4-7 p.m. She is a photographer with an exquisite eye for capturing light and mood and evoking a sense of stillness, a reminder that little moments are often overlooked.

The work of Bristol pastel artist and oil painter Kathleen Galligan has been gracing the walls of both floors of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty in Damariscotta for well over a month. Her “Intersections II” exhibit will run through the end of August. Those who have not had the opportunity to see this collection of Galligan’s masterful work really ought to view it before it is taken down.

Pemaquid Watershed Association will once again participate in this month’s Damariscotta-Newcastle ArtWalk and will feature the work of photographer Jane Page-Conway. The yellow Damariscotta-Newcastle ArtWalk flag will be displayed on the PWA sign for easy identification. There is ample parking at the PWA office at 584 Main St. in Damariscotta, just north of Round Top Ice Cream.

Judd Apatow’s love story with a twist, “The Big Sick,” plays through Thursday, Aug. 10, followed by Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic, “Dunkirk,” this week at The Harbor Theatre in Boothbay Harbor.

Jean Kigel weekend show: On Friday, Aug. 4, I got to have a sneak preview of Waldoboro artist Jean Kigel’s upcoming “Eastern Views” art show, which will run from Aug. 11-13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Kigel invited me to tour the show, which occupies most of the rooms on two floors of her Waldoboro home at 176 Winslows Mills Road, aka the Brick House Gallery. The opening reception for her 19th annual “Eastern Views” show will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, featuring drinks and snacks (and Kigel!) in Kigel’s lovely, expansive, art-filled house.