Maine College of Art presents Collect: MECA’s Summer Art Sale 2018 (June 28–30) a fundraiser in support of MECA’s Student Scholarship Fund. This three-day, salon-style extravaganza is a great opportunity to discover emerging artists, view new work by established artists, and build or add to an art collection. The art sale features a unique, diverse and unexpected array of original work in a variety of genres with a range of sizes, prices, and media, including furniture, sculpture, jewelry, paintings, prints, photography, textiles, drawings, and more.

This hot rock band harnesses handsome harmonies and nimble, sturdy acoustic folk. Returning to the Camden Opera House by popular demand! The Ballroom Thieves fought through a year of tribulations with their sophomore album, 2016’s Deadeye, as their shield and sword. Only through continuing to write and perform together was the band, consisting of guitarist Martin Earley, cellis Cailin Peters, and drummer Devin Mauch, able to fend off their darker days.

The 2018 Garden Tour will feature several spectacular properties and private gardens in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland, Maine. All proceeds from tickets, program advertising, and sponsorships will benefit the Arboretum Project of the Fort Williams Park Foundation.

The North Atlantic Blues Festival is an annual two-day blues music festival featuring national blues performers and considered one of the most prestigious on the East Coast. The festival is held at the Public Landing in Rockland, Maine, overlooking the picturesque Rockland Harbor. Some of the top names in blues music have been featured at this prestigious East Coast festival. In addition to all day live entertainment, the festival has vendors selling a wide array of food, drinks and crafts.

The Camden Garden Club held its first House and Garden Tour in 1948 with ten sites visited by about 500 people.  The funds raised by these tours ensures that the Camden Garden Club will be able to continue in the spirit of the original founders all those years ago.

The 2018 Castine Plein Air Festival will be held on July 19 – 21. Artists will paint throughout the town for the next three days. The festival will conclude on Saturday afternoon, July 21, with an awards ceremony, reception and art sale at the Maine Maritime Academy ABS Center on Pleasant St. The public is invited to the reception and art sale from 4 to 6 pm.

Brews & Views is a beer pairing dinner at Stratton Brook Hut, where we invite a talented guest chef to team up with Baxter Brewing to create a culinary experience like no other. At 1900′ with panoramic views of the Bigelow Mountain Range, the destination is just as memorable as the cuisine. This special event sells out fast, so be sure to book today.

Join Teens To Trails at L.L.Bean’s Discovery Park for the 2nd Annual Life Happens Outside Festival, an interactive, outdoor and family-friendly event to celebrate outdoor activities and lifestyles. This community event will benefit the work of T3, a local nonprofit dedicated to educating, engaging and inspiring Maine teens to build meaningful outdoor skills and provide access to incredible outdoor experiences such as camping at Acadia National Park or cross-country skiing to Maine Huts & Trails.