July 11: HALLOWELL, Tony van Hasselt, master watercolorist and teacher, will speak at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

July 11: PORTLAND, Miwon Kwon, critic, theorist and professor of contemporary art history at UCLA, will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Porteous Building. 775-5098

July 12: BANGOR, Eric Vroom, who obtained his student pilot’s license at 16, will speak on “The Sky’s the Limit,” at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

July 13: PORTLAND, Henry Precht, author of “A Diplomat’s Progress,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

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

July 18: PORTLAND, Amar Kanwar, video artist living in New Delhi, will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Porteous Building. 775-5098

July 20: BANGOR, Chris Fahy, author of “Breaking Point,” will speak at 1 p.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

July 20: DAMARISCOTTA, Charles Calhoun, author of “Longfellow: A Rediscovered Life,” will speak at 7 p.m. at Round Top Center for the Arts, Route 1. $7/$9 563-1507

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

July 25: PORTLAND, Kathy Butterly and Tom Burkhardt will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Porteous building. 775-5098

July 27: PORTLAND, Brenda Wineapple, author of “Hawthorne: A Life,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

July 29: SKOWHEGAN, Lisa Milroy will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345