Aug. 1: RANGELEY, Ruey Baldwin, author and Eleanor Flint Currier, will speak at 7 p.m. at Wilhelm Reich Museum Conference Center, Dodge Pond Road. $10/$3 864-3443

Aug. 5: BRIDGTON, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, will speak about Portland’s accomplished architects Frederick A. Tompson (1857-1906) at 5 p.m. at Walker Hall, Highland Ridge. 647-2389

Aug. 5: SKOWHEGAN, Shahzia Sikander will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

Aug. 7: SUMNER, a talk on “Flowers for Beauty and Cutting,” will be held at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. 388-2341

Aug. 8: HALLOWELL, Hallowell artist John Kennedy of Bombahook Woodworks, will speak on “Ingrained,” at 7 p.m. at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

Aug. 11: BANGOR, Jeremiah Goulka of Washington, D.C., constitutional lawyer, will speak at 5 p.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Aug. 12: BETHEL, anthropologist Bunny McBride will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Moses Mason House. 824-2908

Aug. 14: SUMNER, a talk on “Preserving Herbs for Use Throughout the Year,” will be held at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. Free 388-2341