The music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joni Mitchell and others will be wafting down from the historic bar at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House this season. On Wednesday, July 1 Professor Allan Winkler will present a musical lecture focusing on the great folk artists who helped shape a generation.

Violet Baldwin was crowned Royal Windjammer among the eight contestants in the Boothbay’s Got Talent competition held Sunday night, June 21 at Boothbay Region YMCA.

The competition was organized once again by YMCA Arts Director Emily Mirabile.

Lincoln County Unity & Community Pride (LCUCP), a grassroots partnership, invites the public to attend the LGBTQ+ Unity Walk on Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Park in Newcastle. Folks are encouraged to arrive around 9:15-9:30 for a gathering at Veterans Park. At 10, the Unity Walk will proceed up Main Street and across the bridge and ending up at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta.

Alna resident and author Carol Gardner will give a talk titled “Damariscotta and Newcastle Ships of the Slave Trade” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Historic 1789 Alna Meetinghouse, 1789 Alna Road.

Keith and Cordelia Oehmig have been acquiring new work for Wiscasset Bay Gallery's 42nd year. They've been wintering in Florida, enjoying life on “Jimmy Buffet time,” but once art collectors, always art collectors, no matter the season – or location. Off season that location is Siesta Key, a barrier island off Sarasota in Florida. When they’re not buying art, they’re making it: Cordelia with her camera and Keith with his oils.

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday, July 25, under the tall pines on the church grounds in Jefferson. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Registration time: 6:15-6:55 p.m. Rehearsals are every Monday at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor located at 125 Townsend Ave. Membership dues are $40 per person, no charge for students.

JUNE

Boothbay Farmers Market: Thursdays on Boothbay Common, Route 27. 9 a.m. to noon.

Maine Art Gallery celebrates Maine’s natural beauty in a number of ways during the course of its upcoming show “Song of the Wild: Honoring the Natural Beauty and Wildlife of Maine,” (June 18 - July 26). In addition to the outstanding art on its walls, the gallery is offering classes designed to enhance our understanding of the world around us.

Celebrate the start of summer at Bowman House in Dresden, Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Historic New England’s annual Open House, Saturday, June 6. Free guided tours will be given from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the last tour leaving at 3. No tickets or reservations needed.

All three houses sit on land that is part of the homeland of the Wabanaki, the Indigenous Peoples of “The Dawnland,” the land we call New England. The Wabanaki Alliance includes the Mi’qmaq Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation.

“Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” an exhibit of artwork at Maine Art Gallery (MAG) celebrating the growing, harvesting, and enjoyment of food, will be on view for two more weeks, until June 14. The show was accompanied by a well-attended panel program on sustainable agriculture featuring Maine Farmland Trust, Veggies to Table and Morning Glory Natural Foods. Visitors remarked on the variety of work, from abstract to representational, from beautifully-rendered Holstein cows to imaginative assemblages relating to the theme.

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) serves the Boothbay region with free, year-round intergenerational programs, a robust lending library, and a longstanding “third space” for our community, a place where everyone is welcome. The Library is motivated by a vision to create a world where knowledge is free and all people are inspired and empowered.

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum launched its 62nd season over Memorial Day Weekend and is open weekends only until Father’s Day (June 21). The team is geared up and looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages with another exciting lineup of vintage entertainment.

The Museum’s jam-packed event calendar begins this weekend.

Historic Alna, a 501(c)(3) organization created to support the maintenance, preservation, restoration and use of historic sites in Alna, will host a performance by the Jamie Saft Trio at Alna's 1789 Meetinghouse on Saturday, June 6, at 3 p.m.

Pianist, keyboardist, producer and composer Jamie Saft is a world-renowned musical figure who makes his home in Alna. Over his career, he has been featured with Iggy Pop, Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, The B-52's, Roswell Rudd, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, and Antony & the Johnsons, among many others.

I still remember the first time I drove by the big red Edgecomb Pottery "compound" and saw a For Sale sign. What? I did a double take. I remember thinking that business was a landmark on this peninsula. It just couldn't be. To lose such a heart of creativity would be a great loss to our community and beyond.

The Waldo Theatre has announced it is partnering with Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm in Newcastle that donates all of the produce and flowers they grow to local people experiencing hunger and needing joy, for the upcoming community theatre production of the hilarious British farce, "Don’t Dress for Dinner."

100% of the proceeds from raffles and silent auction of merchandise, specialty foods, and unique experiences donated by local merchants at each of the show’s four performances will benefit Veggies to Table.