“DaPonte String Quartet,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta

May 21-27, Thursday-Wednesday, 10am-4pm, “In the Woods,” Lee Cheever will be showing at the Summer Island Studio in the Tontine Mall in Brunswick for the month of May, her work, storytelling and often humorous, will feature her expressions in wood, free, Summer Island Gallery, 149 Maine St., Brunswick. FMI: 207-373-1810, www.summerislandstudio.com.
May 21-27, Thursday-Wednesday, 10am-4pm, “Spring in New England Art Show,” ten local and regional artists will be featured in this juried opening show, paintings, photography, jewelry, free refreshments, music and more, free admission, handicapped accessible, 11 Pleasant Street, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick. FMI: 207-317-7952, www.thegalleryat11pleasant.com.
May 21-27, Thursday-Wednesday, 10am- 5pm, “’10’ Art Exhibit,” Stable Gallery initiates its 2015 season, music by David Mello, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, wood, and sculpture, exhibit features Roz Welsh, Priscilla McCandless, Caroline C. Davis, Adrienne Beacham, Julie Vohs, Mary Hall, Joy Scott, Steve Ryder, and Kim Bentley, free, The Stable Gallery, 26 Water St., Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-1991, www.stablegallerymaine.com.
May 22, Friday, 9am-12pm, “Damariscotta Farmers Market,” vibrant market offering produce, meat, dairy, baked goods, flowers, seafood, and fiber arts, no admission, Round Top Farm, Business Rt. 1, Damariscotta. FMI: www.damariscottafarmersmarket.org.
May 22, Friday, 6:30-9pm, “3rd Annual Benefit Concert,” Brunswick Coastal Rotary is pleased to produce an evening of music for a good cause, all proceeds to benefit local and international charitable projects, $6-student; $12-adult; $30 family, The Orion Performing Arts Center at Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham. FMI: 207-720-2950, www.orionperformingartscenter.org.
May 22, Friday, 6:30-9pm, ‘Folk Dance Brunswick,” world music and dance from the Balkans, Israel, Western Europe, and around the globe. Good exercise, great fun, many dances are taught, no partner needed, best international folk dancing north of Boston, $5 donation, People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-200-7577, www.folkdancebrunswick.com.
May 22, Friday, 7:30pm, “DaPonte String Quartet Winter Series III: Short and Sweet,” the program for this final Winter Season concert will include: Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade, eorge Gershwin – Lullaby, Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz (Opus posthumous), Anton Webern – Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett, Opus 5, Heftig Bewegt, Sehr Langsam, Sehr Lebhaft, Sehr Langsam, In Zarter Bewegung, Giacomo Puccini – Crisantemi, Igor Stravinsky – Concertino, Astor Piazzolla – Four, for Tango, $20, free for under 21, Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-3424, www.atthelincoln.org.