June 13: SKOWHEGAN, Ellen Gallagher will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

June 15: PORTLAND, John Connolly, author of “The Black Angel,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 871-1710

June 15: SKOWHEGAN, Charles Long will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

June 16: BRYANT POND, Sayward Lamb will speak about his wood carvings at 10 a.m. at Whitman Memorial Library. 674-2143

June 16: CAMDEN, feature filmmaker Rob Draper will speak about the progress of the Visionmill Film and Television Studio conversion of the Knox Mill at 6:30 p.m. at the Camden Public Library. 319-7428

June 17: SKOWHEGAN, Maria Elena Gonzalez will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

June 19: BUCKFIELD, a talk on “Perennial Garden Design,” will be held at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. 388-2341

June 20: SKOWHEGAN, Natalie Jeremijenko will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

June 22: SKOWHEGAN, Oliver Herring will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

June 24: SKOWHEGAN, Matt Mullican will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345