A tradition dating back several generations has come back to life. After two COVID-19 related cancellations, the Coopers Mills Volunteer Fire Department auction returns Saturday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m.

Coastal Rivers will host a free drumming performance by the Burnurwurbskek Singers at Pemaquid Beach Park in Bristol, from 11 a.m. to noon, on Friday, Aug. 5.

For the fifth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, August 3-10. A perennial favorite, this exhibit will highlight the diversity and ingenuity of some of New England’s most unusual caterpillars.

St. Giles Church’s mascot, Giles the toy mouse, has been busily working with parishioners to prepare a fun day for kids at the church’s annual fair on Saturday, July 30. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The address is 72 Gardiner Road, Jefferson.

Maine Open Farm Day will be held on Sunday, July 24. An annual celebration held across the state, open farm day is an open-house style event during which host farms extend an invitation to the public to learn more about their businesses and what they do.

All are invited to join Hildy Ellis, recently retired coordinator at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, as she leads participants on a fern walk at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center on Friday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Three historic sites in South Bristol will be open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. from July 2 through Aug. 27. Guides will be available for tours and answer questions.

On Saturday, July 16, the Newcastle Historical Society will host a photographic exhibit and sale outside of the museum in the parking lot at the corner of Pump Street and Main Street in Newcastle next to the town office. The exhibit will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come help The Lincoln Home celebrate 95 years of serving seniors and the Lincoln County community.