The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., its special summer hours, through the holiday weekend. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, it will resume its regular hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The shop is open every day all year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas day.

A major source of funding for Skidompha Public Library, it is run entirely by volunteers, with donated books, records, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and games. Donations are accepted whenever the shop is open.

McSeagull’s Restaurant, established in 1976 on Pier One, Boothbay Harbor, is partnering with the Community Resource Council to celebrate the restaurant’s 50th anniversary and to help CRC and its beneficiaries on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to close.

The event will feature “1976 Menu Specials,” including 76-cent hot dogs, 76-cent Budweiser bottles, $7.60 well drinks and $19.76 lobster rolls.

There will be live music during the day. The Maniacs will play from noon until 3 p.m. and Jackson and Company from 5 to 8 p.m.

Midcoast Literacy is holding its seventh annual Readers Theater performance on Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 to 3:30 p.m., at Morse High School Auditorium, 826 Shipbuilder Drive, Bath.

The WW&F Railway Museum will celebrate the Maine harvest season with its popular Pumpkin Pickin’ Train to SeaLyon Farm, operating Oct. 3, 12, 17 and 24. The family-friendly experience combines historic steam railroading, brilliant fall foliage, pumpkin picking and horse-drawn wagon rides for a distinctly Maine autumn adventure.

Area artists are invited and encouraged to be considered for exhibiting during 2027 in the Hall Gallery at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, visited by hundreds of patients and visitor each month. All artwork must be for sale, and a portion of sale proceeds benefits Miles Memorial Hospital League.

Historic Alna, in partnership with the Sheepscot Arts Preserve, will host The Outhouse Association at the Alna Meetinghouse, 1789 Alna Road, Alna, on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Le Café Français, a local French conversation group, resumes its lively in-person meetings on Oct. 5. Our discussions include a variety of themes, from French culture and news, useful expressions for travel and beyond, recipes and cooking experiences plus songs and topics of mutual interest. Our meetings offer participants a “mini French immersion” experience twice monthly.

A full day of pouring rain failed to keep supporters of Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) from showing up to bid high and often at this year’s Preservation Party. Held under a huge big-top tent on the grounds of Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, the sold-out fundraiser was a great success despite the gloomy weather on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Take Two is a series from movie buffs Isabelle Curtis and Fritz Freudenberger to review entertainment options in the region. In honor of the late, great Dolly Parton, we picked the 1980 workplace comedy “9 to 5." This classic was directed by Colin Higgins, and stars Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. It is available to stream or rent online. 

The major annual fundraising event for the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library was held on Sept. 7. 

This was the 12th Bands for Books, and it exceeded expectations. The members of the Fundraising Committee of the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library began planning in the early winter months of this year and their diligence and hard work were evident. Party-goers filled Lakehurst Lodge for an evening of music by the Salty Dogs, appetizers, and a silent auction. The dance floor was crowded throughout the evening.

The 23rd annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival returns to Mine Oyster Restaurant in downtown Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 27 (11 a.m.-6 p.m.). The festival features freshly-shucked oysters from 10 Damariscotta River farms, live music, an oyster-shucking contest, a silent auction and an exhibition tent.

Lincoln Theater is continuing the celebration of its 150th anniversary by inviting the community to take part in a very special online silent auction, featuring an eclectic collection of experiences, gifts, and treasures donated by businesses, artists, organizations, and friends throughout the Midcoast.

The community will have two weeks to browse the offerings, with bidding opening Sept. 21 - Oct. 4. All bids will help support Lincoln Theater as it raises funds toward capital projects, preserving Lincoln Theater for the next 150 years!

Through Sept. 26, Carousel Music Theater is staging “Flashback to Murder,” a musical comedy whodunnit set in the disco-vibed world of 1975, flashing back to a 1955 high school reunion where the prom queen’s unsolved murder takes center stage. Willing participants from the audience (the heart throb, the lunch lady, the lab partner, Coach Bob and others) join a host of high school-archetype characters: the nerd, the head cheerleader, the hedonist, the science wiz, the greaser and, of course, the class snob—a know-it-all, mean girl, prom queen who everyone has a motive to murder.

The creative team of author and poet Susan Schadler and artists Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer recently released “Growing Wild: Four seasons of New England and Native Plants and Their Creatures.” Lynne and John’s artwork and Susan’s accompanying poetry make this book both an enchanting and informative read.

This is their second collaboration. You may remember their first endeavor, “come walk in the FYNBOS with me,” printed in 2018, took readers to Africa’s southern tip, the 500-mile stretch known as the fynbos.

Join Sean Fleming and his eight-piece Ragtime Orchestra for the "Real Ragtime Concert," a collection of classic, early 20th century Rag tunes, on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle.