BATH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Bath/Brunswick group, 7:30 p.m., orientation for visitors and new members at 7 p.m., Bath Area Family YMCA, 303 Centre St.; 725-2922 or 832-6863. Meets fourth Monday. AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT CLASS, with Kay Mann, 10 a.m.-noon, Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St.; $10; 725-9997 or [email protected]. Meets twice a month. BATH AREA GIRL SCOUT […]

FREEPORT — Maine farmer and Quaker minister Jennifer Wixson will sign books and answer questions about her new novel, “Hens and Chickens,” on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sherman’s Books, 128 Main St. A news release decribes the book as follows: Just released, Wixson’s novel follows the adventures of two women […]

POLAND — Poland Spring Preservation Society will present Two Old Friends, featuring Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, at its summer concert series on Monday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. A news release describes Two Old Friends as follows: Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, are musicians who play and sing a unique combination of Celtic and […]

BATH — Eight artists offer their vision and interpretation of “The Maine Home — Inside & Out” beginning tonight at the Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington St. An opening reception will kick off the exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit runs through Sept. 15. Artwork features encaustic (a form of painting with […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Novel Jazz Septet will play the final performance its eighth season of jazz evenings at Skidompha Library, 184 Maine St., on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. A news release describes the jazz evenings as follows: Skidompha’s Novel Jazz evenings were conceived around the observation that lovers of books often are […]

PORTLAND — Portland Museum of Art will present a discussion among Maine children’s book author Lynne Plourde, illustrator Ben Bishop, and Donn Fendler about their collaboration for the graphic novel “Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Maine Wilderness.” The program, with a book signing to follow, will take place on Friday, Aug. 17, from […]

WISCASSET — The Southern Maine Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America Inc. is sponsoring an exhibit of Suzanne Bruno’s work at Stitcher’s Corner, 7 Washington St., now through Labor Day. A news release describes the exhibit as follows: The first exhibit in a planned series called “For the Love of Needle and Thread” features […]

WISCASSET — Texas Flying Legends Museum will land at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, 96 Chewonki Neck Road (Route 144), on Saturday and Sunday for the airport’s second annual free open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A release from event organizers describes the weekend as follows: The open house will feature aircraft displays […]