A benefit supper for Bristol-based Hearty Roots featuring wood-fired pizzas and supporting woods-bound local youth will take place Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 5-9 p.m. at Flatbread Company, 399 Commercial St., Rockport.

Obedience training doesn’t solve all behavioral problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problem. Training opens up a line of communication between a person and his or her dog. Effective communication is necessary to instruct the dog. A dog can be taught anything from “wait” (stay inside the house/truck/yard even if the door is open) to “sit” (while other dogs pass by) to “off” (keep all four feet on the floor when visitors arrive).

People are encouraged to come and get their favorite pie – apple, pumpkin, and so on — for the Thanksgiving holiday at the Waldoboro Public Library, at 958 Main St. in Waldoboro, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. until pies are sold out.

The Damariscotta Historical Society will hold its last meeting of 2017 on Monday, Nov. 20 at the Damariscotta town hall meeting room on School Street. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by Mark Biscoe, local marine historian, of Brunswick, formerly of Waldoboro.

The second annual Boothbay Festival of Lights will kick off on Friday, Nov. 17 with a sparkling series of events. The Festival of Lights is a celebration of signature holiday events in Midcoast Maine’s quintessential seaside towns of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. The towns sparkle with thousands of lights and the shops, restaurants, and hotels are open and ready to help visitors create wonderful holiday memories.

The Jefferson Public Library and the Jefferson Fire and Rescue Explorers are holding their first joint benefit pie sale on Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 4-7 p.m. in the Jefferson Fire and Rescue Building, 204 Waldoboro Road, Jefferson.

It may be hard to believe, but the holidays will soon be here! Save the date of Saturday, Nov. 18 for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s 37th annual Holiday Bazaar and start holiday shopping!

On Sunday, Oct. 29, members of the public are welcomed to the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, at 255 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset, to experience the gospel music and songs by the Springs of Living Water. The group’s music is a medley of old-time gospel, country and western, and a twist of contemporary. The group members sing and use many instruments, including banjo, violin, mandolin, guitar, and accordion.