Thursday, Aug. 1

Concerts in the Park, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, Sawyer Road, Scarborough, with the Tony Boffa Band (all generations). Food and desserts available. www.scarboroughcommunitychamber.com.

Summer benefit concert, 7-8 p.m., Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Performer: Gunther Brown Band. Charity: Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Suggested donation $5. 914-772-2604 or [email protected].

Friday, Aug. 2

Marvelous Marsh Mammals, ages 5 and up, 1-2:30 p.m., at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Make a track bandanna and then go out into the marsh and look for signs of mammals. Reservations required. 883-5100, [email protected], or www.maineaudubon.org.

Tuesday, Aug. 6

Nature Art, for ages 7-10, 10:30 a.m.-noon at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Children explore the marsh and then participate in a craft activity. Reservations required. $7 member, $9 nonmember. 883-5100, [email protected], or www.maineaudubon.org.

Author and retired Maine Game Warden John Ford, at 6:30 p.m. at South Portland Public Library at 482 Broadway. 767-7660 or www.SouthPortlandLibrary.com.

Wednesday, Aug. 7

Summer Concerts at Mill Creek Park, South Portland, with Motor Booty Affair, 6:30-8 p.m. Disco. 767-7650 or www.southportland.org.

VFW meal, VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Pork loin, scalloped potatos, veggies, rolls and dessert. $7.

Thursday, Aug. 8

Summer benefit concert, 7-8 p.m., Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Performer: Dave Shaffer and others. Charity: Veterans of Foreign Wars. Suggested donation $5. 914-772-2604 or [email protected].

Friday, Aug. 9

Higgins Beach Craft Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Higgins Beach Clubhouse, Greenwood Avenue, Scarborough.

Saturday, Aug. 10

Backyard Locavore Day, a self-guided tour of multiple gardens in Cumberland County. Events in Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth, Portland, South Portland, Windham, Raymond and Yarmouth, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine. 781-6099 or [email protected].

Higgins Beach Craft Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Higgins Beach Clubhouse, Greenwood Avenue, Scarborough.

Lobster bake, 2-4 p.m., American Legion Post 76, Libby Road, Scaborough. Two lobsters and all the fixings, dessert and live band at 3 p.m. $20 per person. 50/50 drawing.

Sunday, Aug. 11

Higgins Beach Craft Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Higgins Beach Clubhouse, Greenwood Avenue, Scarborough.

Tuesday, Aug. 13

Nature Pottery, for ages 8-11, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Nature Explorers search for natural artifacts and incorporate them into handmade pottery. $7 member, $9 nonmember. Reservations required. 883-5100, [email protected], or www.maineaudubon.org.

Conversation with Richard Rubin, author of “The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten War,” at 7 p.m. at the Scarborough Public Library. 883-4723.

Thursday, Aug. 15

Tiny Tot Tour, for ages 3-5, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Through hands-on activities, your youngsters will experience the marsh firsthand. Reservations required. $5/Member and one child; $3/additional child $7/Nonmember and one child $4/additional child. 883-5100, [email protected], or www.maineaudubon.org.

Summer benefit concert, 7-8 p.m., Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Performer: Joe Farren, Stepping Stones. Charity: MAPS Shelter Services of Women and Child. Suggested donation $5. 914-772-2604 or [email protected].

Friday, Aug. 16

Scarborough SummerFest, 4 p.m., with fireworks at 9:15 p.m. www.scarborough.me.us/commserv.

Monday, Aug. 19

Seniors’ BBQ and oyster farming program, a catered lunch sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging, at Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough at 12 noon. For those 60 and older, the suggested donation is $6. (Bring proof of age.) Not 60 yet? Come anyway for a $8 donation. Reservations required by Aug. 15 with Sue at 883-8151 or [email protected]. Entertainment: Nonesuch Oysters with Abigail Carroll.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Nature Art, for ages 7-10, 10:30 a.m.-noon at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Children explore the marsh and then participate in a craft activity. Reservations required. $7 member, $9 nonmember. 883-5100, [email protected], or www.maineaudubon.org.

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