Aug. 17: NORWAY, Ben Conant will speak on “Two Big Towns Go at It,” at 7 p.m. at Norway Historical Society, 481 Main St. 743-0505

Aug. 17: PORTLAND, Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of “To Darkness and to Death,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Aug. 18: AUBURN, Keith Williams, with a doctorate in environmental scientist, will speak at 6 p.m. at Woodbury Brackett Environmental Center, 24 Maple Hill Road. 783-7733

Aug. 21: SUMNER, a talk on “Saving Your Own Seeds,” will be held at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. 388-2341

Aug. 24: PORTLAND, Stephanie Doyon, author of “The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Aug. 25: DAMARISCOTTA, Kathleen Alfiero and Patsy Wiggins will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Skidompha Library in the meeting hall. 799-4544