The 7th annual Maine Book Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library and presented by Maine Authors Publishing. Meet over 110 talented authors from across Maine, representing a wide range of genres ready to sign and sell their books. Complete list available from www.MaineBookFestival.com.  

Rizza’s Kitchen food truck will be serving fresh and authentic Asian food. Find them on Facebook and Instagram @RizzasKitchen

In the early 19th century, Wiscasset was an important shipbuilding port on the U.S. East Coast. In 1808, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned a series of blockhouse fortresses to protect important American port cities from British attack.

Pier One Pizza & Pub in Boothbay Harbor has chosen Veggies to Table as their organization of choice for the month of August.

On Sunday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, a day-long event will begin with the sixth Tomato Festival at 10 a.m. – purchase locally grown heirlooim tomatoes – 15 varieties; participate in the salsa making recipe contest at 1 p.m., eat lunch at the festival food tent with hots dogs, hamburgers, sausage and peppers, popcorn, sodas; Enjoy Blanchard’s ice cream truck from 2 to 5 p.m.

At 1 p.m., radio controlled sailboats will launch from the dock and the traditional Club Car Show will be from 3 to 5 p.m.

The Lincoln County Recovery Community Center located at 3 Hall St., Newcastle will be holding their 5k road race on Aug. 22 with sign-in beginning at 8 a.m. We need volunteers to help this event run smoothly and we are sadly under the number of people we need.

Defying meteorological science, Saturday, Aug. 8 was a stellar weather day for the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett 13th annual Vintage Car Show. Forty-five fascinating vehicles competed for six trophies determined by popular vote.

The first-place trophy was awarded to Jim Olson of Nobleboro for his 1952 Ford Customline sedan. Second place went to the Williams family from New Harbor (Williams-Fosset Vintage Car Show) for their 1930 Ford Model-T Woody and third to Nobleboro’s Greg Olson for his 1960 Austin-Healey (Bugeye) Sprite MK-1.

Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Audacity CAT (Rockland), and Indivisible Waldo County are holding coordinated “By Land or by Sea Vigils.”

The vigils will bring attention to Chief Justice John Roberts' transformation of the Supreme Court. Roberts, who owns summer homes on Hupper Island, off Port Clyde, and is perhaps the most powerful person in the country who summers in Maine, presides over the most unpopular Supreme Court in modern history. The Roberts Court has:

Dr. Sallie Albert is in the business of saving lives whether they are human, canine, or feline. Albert is a nurse practitioner certified in psychiatric and family health. She owns a Topsham assisted living facility and a southern Maine alternative correctional healthcare center.

The Rev. Virginia Rickeman will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 16. Margaret Mceldowney will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith celebrates his 20th year of ministry on Southport Island when he will preside over the service of Holy Communion for the next two Sundays at All Saints by-the-Sea. Services are at 8 and 10 a.m. Providing inspirational music leadership from the organ at both services is Mr. Henry Lowe from Walpole.

Grab a partner, practice that perfect toss and get ready to send some bags flying for a great cause.

Mobius, Inc. will sponsor “A Hole Lotta Good,” a community cornhole tournament, on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Nobleboro Little League Field on Route 1. Organizers are preparing for what promises to be one of Midcoast Maine’s biggest and liveliest cornhole events of the summer. The event is presented by Wicked Cornhole.  

What began as a sizable crowd of 50 swelled to more than 70 as the Hallowell Community Band played its fifth 2026 concert Aug. 6 on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn. The almost 80-year-old troupe has come to the Boothbay region for its annual summer concert series for decades. They perform a new set every Thursday at 7 p.m until Sept. 10.   

The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s annual meeting and potluck picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 226 Lakeside Drive.

There will be a social hour beginning at 11:45 and a short business meeting at 12:15, followed by our guest speaker. The potluck picnic will begin immediately afterwards.

Our speaker this year will be Billy Helprin, who is the director of the Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary on Mount Desert Island and an expert on loons.

A free, family event – with scoops of ice cream included – will be held Saturday, Aug. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Eastside Waterfront Park, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.

Kids – and adults – are invited to decorate the Park’s pier “one square at a time.” The chalk – and ice cream – will be provided.

Just bring your imaginations!

Imagine searching through the Boothbay Register to find the list of every student who made the honor roll, where you, your parents, and your grandparents expect to find your name listed, only to discover that somehow you didn’t make the cut.

Southport Memorial Library will host Principal Shawn Gallagher on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. as he outlines exciting new volunteer opportunities at Southport Central School.

Last week, over 250 friends and supporters of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences came together for an evening of discovery and inspiration. Through the Big Splash fundraiser, the institute raised over $800,000 in sponsorships and bids — far exceeding the original fundraising goal — all of which will go to support the institute’s “bold science for our blue planet.”

One of the Midcoast’s favorite summer traditions is back! The 54th annual North Nobleboro Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North Nobleboro Community Hall on Upper East Pond Road. Now in its fifth decade, this lively community celebration continues to draw crowds of locals and visitors with a winning mix of food, music, and community spirit.