Coastal Kids Preschool is excited to collaborate with bestselling author/illustrator Peter Brown for a special screening of the newly released movie, “The Wild Robot,” a Paramount and DreamWorks production, at Lincoln Theater on Saturday, Nov. 2. The conversation with Brown will take place at 1 p.m. and the movie showing will start at 2 p.m.

The Damariscotta Police Department, the Central Lincoln County YMCA, and Great Salt Bay Community School are once again teaming up for a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat. The event will take place in GSB’s front parking lot from 4-6 p.m. on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31.

Midcoast Conservancy is hosting a workshop at its Hidden Valley Nature Center on critters of the night on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10-11:30 a.m. Attendees will join Luanne and Dan Weekes, of Pollination Station in Alna, as they discuss these and other questions to build a new appreciation of Maine’s nocturnal wildlife.

In celebration of Pumpkinfest, Chapman-Hall House will offer a special demonstration of the cooper’s trade on the grounds of the historic home at the head of Main Street in Damariscotta.

Passion for Pets Rescue will be holding a meet-and-greet fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 (previously scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6) at The Waldoboro Inn, at 926 Main St. in Waldoboro.

Fall is here, which means it’s time for the annual cider pressing demonstration at Lincoln County Historical Association’s Pownalborough Court House, at 23 Courthouse Drive in Dresden. Families are invited to the court house grounds from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29 to make cider and taste the results from different types of apples.

On Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., the Whitefield Library invites all to a murder mystery fundraiser to support the library’s operations.

The 21st annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival returns to Mine Oyster Restaurant in downtown Boothbay Harbor from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29. The festival features $2 oysters from eight Damariscotta River farms, live music, an oyster-shucking contest, and an exhibition tent.

Girl Scout Ambassador, Kayleigh Young, has organized a teen mental health convention for local high school students looking to gain insight on mental wellness and strategies to navigate prevalent seasonal disorders such as depression and anxiety.

Featuring treats for the eyes as well as the mouth, the Bremen Country Fair returns to the Bremen Town House from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Nobleboro’s annual AppleFest returns to the Nobleboro Historical Center and the Nobleboro Central School gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.

On Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway will hold a volunteer recruitment day at the railway’s base of operations at 97 Cross Road in Alna.

The nip of fall is sneaking into the morning air and that means Race Through the Woods must be coming soon. Register now for Midcoast Conservancy’s 13th annual Race Through the Woods trail race on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson.