WATERVILLE — Colby College will host the Inaugural Points of View Film Festival April 25-28, screening films, free of charge, at the college and Railroad Square Cinema. The weekend-long festival highlights films from around the world that afford audiences unique glimpses into the lives and perspectives of a wide array of individuals.

GARDINER — Downtown Gardiner will be bustling with creativity as area artists join with small businesses to celebrate art and community during ArtWalk Gardiner from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 3, according to a press release. In its ninth year, ArtWalk Gardiner was formally launched in the fall of 2005 by the Artdogsª studios and a handful of area artists who exhibited their work to a well-attended, appreciative audience.

HALLOWELL — Oakland artist Abbott Meader will share a body of work he has invested more than 20 years in at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. He uses his grandchildren’s drawings as either inspiration or material or both to create new contexts and narratives. According to Meader, in a press release, “These pieces develop only now and again, but are among my personally most satisfying endeavors, blending actual childhood vision with my adult imagination.” At the talk, Meader will share a selection of original childs’ drawings and some of the artwork that was inspired by them, explaining how one thing led to another and how his processes and approaches developed. Meader will invite the audience to share their own ideas about children, their art making and anything else that arises.

The Brother and Sister Exhibition — Frances and David Hodsdon, Harlow on the Circle lobby gallery, 45 Memorial Circle; through June 14. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily; free.