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.

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.

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.

Author Ellen Baker will celebrate the release of her new Maine-set HarperCollins novel, "Summerland Cove," with a book launch party on Tuesday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset Yacht Club, 2 Water St., Wiscasset. The event is free and open to the public.

Designed as an immersive literary experience, the evening will feature a menu inspired by the novel, a scene brought to life from its pages, and special giveaways. Signed books will be available through Fiction Bookshop of Wiscasset.

The life and legacy of one of the world’s most recognizable and influential artists returns to the Lincoln Theater big screen in Exhibition on Screen’s Frida Kahlo encore. Instantly recognizable by her bold self-portraits, signature brows, and vibrant floral imagery, Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favorite female artist, beloved by young and old. Yet behind the iconic image lies a far more complex story, one that the film seeks to uncover with depth and sensitivity.

May 6, Wiscasset Elementary School presented an evening of art and music for students families and the community.

“Setting the Table” is the first of nine classes planned for the summer at Maine Art Gallery (MAG). This class is themed to complement the current exhibit, “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” and will be held Tuesday, June 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

As instructor Elizabeth Reed explains, “the same rules of perspective of a well-set table lend themselves to landscapes, interiors, and imaginary settings.” In addition to learning perspective, students will learn to design an interesting composition that “pushes their imaginations with color and pattern…beyond representation.”

On Tuesday, May 19, Barbara Cray, candidate for district attorney for prosecutorial District 6, which includes all of Lincoln County, is holding a screening of her film “Votes for Women, the History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” at Boothbay Harbor's Harbor Theater. This event will run from 6-8:30 p.m. with the film screening between 6:30 and 7:25 p.m.

LCCT presents: "Little Shop of Horrors" – Live on stage! - The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

Boothbay Harbor is gearing up for one of the most colorful celebrations on the water, and this year’s Windjammer Days Decorated Boat Parade is shaping up to be the most exciting yet. After last year’s successful transformation from the traditional Lighted Boat Parade into a vibrant early‑evening spectacle, we are stepping it up to bring even more boats into the fun.