Archive for August, 2009
Nestled Between Panther Pond and Sebago Lake, It’s The Good Life Market in Raymond, Maine
August 31st, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Sebago Lake is Maine’s second largest lake, with water so pure that it provides drinking water to the Greater Portland area.
Before you head out on the lake, you should stop by the Good Life Market in Raymond, a one-stop shop, and grab a picnic lunch. It’s located right on the beaten path at 1297 Roosevelt Trail, Rte. 302, across from the Panther Run Picnic Area and just up the road from the Raymond Boat Launch.In fact, Ethan, who manages The Good Life Market for Walt and Linda Manchester, says, “We get lots of business from people with camps and boaters on the lake.”
Open daily from 7 a.m. till 7 p.m., The Good Life Market offers a variety of sandwiches. My favorite is “Summer in Italy” with fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, sliced tomatoes and basil pesto on split focaccia.
Other favorites include “Erin Go Bragh” with Boar’s Head corned beef, horseradish sauce, cheddar cheese, sliced pickles and red onion on multi-grain bread, and “Blue Moon Chicken Salad Wrap” with white meat chicken salad, blue cheese, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, and baby spinach on a choice of white, wheat or spinach tortilla.
But wait, this is The Good Life Market and they offer plenty more!
Try locally raised natural beef and bison, imported and specialty cheeses, fresh produce, and a very large wine selection, which Ethan says, “Rivals everything in the lakes region.”
For staples, try the fresh Borealis and Big Sky breads and Maine Roasters Coffee.
And for your personal pampering, how about a selection of fine liquor and spirits, local and specialty beers, personal care products, free movies to borrow and fresh CIGARS!!
Now if that isn’t THE GOOD LIFE, what is?
Mark your calendar for the next wine tasting. Wine tastings are free and occur every month. Check their Web site for dates.
FMI: 207.655.1196 or www.thegoodlifemarket.com
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Causeway Marina on Brandy Pond in Naples, Maine a Boon to Lakefront Vacationers
August 29th, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
If you’re renting a lakefront camp or cabin this summer in Maine, your vacation is not complete until you’ve fully enjoyed the fun and beauty of our area lakes and ponds.
The Causeway Marina on Brandy Pond sits beside the moveable swing bridge in Naples, right in the heart of the Sebago Lakes Region. It has been family owned and operated for the last twenty years and been helping customers enjoy the fun and beauty of our Maine lakes all that time.
Though it’s small in size, Causeway Marina offers big amenities. The owners, Dan and Dawn Allen, proudly claim the longest fuel dock (130′) in the Lakes Region as well as the largest boat rental operation in Maine.
Dan says, “We’re very busy for the next few weeks … for as long as the good weather holds.”
This full-service marina offers the fuel dock mentioned above, sales and service, parts and accessories, boat slips, service and repair, storage, towing and even sunken boat retrieval. They make boat rentals easy by providing a rental form on-line at their Web site.
During the winter months, you can choose to store your boat in their 40,000 square-foot indoor storage faciltiy or outside where they have acres of storage. Shrink wrapping is also available.
On-site at the Causeway Marina, you’ll find the handy ship store, which carries all of your boating needs, and the Tiki Bar and Grille. If you like to hang out near your boat at night, you can join other boaters at the firepit for a campfire.
There’s a special cameraderie amongst boat owners at this marina.
Since the Causeway Marina is located between Long Lake and Sebago Lake, you’ll find yourself situated in the heart of the Lakes Region. From here, you’ll have plenty of water to ski, tube, fish or just drift and quietly explore.
FMI: 207.693.6832 or www.causewaymarina.com
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Out and About in the York County and Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, August 27 to September 2
August 26th, 2009 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
August 27-30, 9 a.m. -10 p.m. Acton Fair, including exhibits, 4-H events, pig scramble, livestock, flower show, midway, parade, prices vary, Fairgrounds, Route 109, Acton. FMI: 207.636.2968 or www.actonfair.net
August 28, 1 p.m. Dutch Elm Condo Cup Classic, will benefit local charities, four person scramble, $100/person, Dutch Elm Golf and Country Club, 5 Brimstone Road, Arundel.
FMI: 207.985.2776 or www.dutchelmgolf.com
August 28, 5-7 p.m. Pastel and Watercolor Show, York Art Association, 394 York Street, York Harbor. FMI: www.yorkartassociation.com
August 28, 5-8 p.m. Biddeford Art Walk, enjoy an evening of art, entertainment and friends in downtown Biddeford. FMI: www.biddefordwalk.com
August 28, 7:30 p.m. The Fall Guys: rock classics, i.e. Beatles, Dylan, Van Morrison, orginals & Frankie and the Flying Hubcaps: Americana & roots music, fun for the whole family, donations accepted, benefit at Ossipee Trails Arts Center, Route 25, Limington
FMI: 207.839.3267 or 207.637.3467, www.ossipeetrailarts.org
August 29, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Kennebunkport Village Green Craft Show, presented by The Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen, rain date August 30, On the Green, Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207.283.4715 or www.societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org
August 29, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wells Chili-Fest, presented by the Wells Chamber of Commerce, one day event featuring the Maine State Chili Cook-Off, join the competition or judge for yourself, music, vendors, crafters and more, Wells Junior High School, Route 1, Wells. FMI: 207.646.2541 or www.wellschilifest.com
August 29, 1 – 4 p.m. A Shipbuilding Odyssey, 3-hour tour, including a trolley ride, featuring the Kennebunks’ many 19th century shipyards, $30, advanced registration required, begins at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207.985.4802 or www.brickstoremuseum.org
September 1, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Lighthouse Cruise, join Captain Neil Odams for a historical tour of the Piscataqua River basin, $18/adults, $15 children 12 & under, departs from town dock at Pepperrell Cove, Route 103, Kittery. FMI: 603.431.9155 or www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org
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Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, August 27 to September 2
August 26th, 2009 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Old Fort Western in Augusta
August 27, 8 a.m. The Pink Ladies & Pink Men Golf Tournament, benefit the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Turner Highlands Country Club, 10B Highland Avenue, Turner. FMI: 207.224.7060 or www.turnerhighlands.com
August 27, 1-4 p.m. Family History Fun Center at Old Fort Western, admission free with purchase of regular admission ($6/adults, $4/children 6-16), which includes a tour of the military, storekeeping and residential areas of the fort, 16 Cony Street, Augusta.
FMI: 207.626.2385 or www.oldfortwestern.org
August 29-30, 8 a.m. -4 p.m. Winthrop Craft and Flea Market, new craft and flea market open weekends, 1921 Route 202, Winthrop. FMI: 207.807.2701 or http://sites.google.com/site/winthropmarketfair
August 29, 1 p.m. Early Days of Logging with storyteller James Vachon, Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum, 22 Church Street, Livermore Falls. FMI: 207.897.3117 or www.papermuseumofmaine.org
August 30, 9 a.m.-dusk, Cowboy Shoot, includes a chicken BBQ, a one-hour training session and use of the guns, $20/person, Wilton Fish and Game Club, Route 2, Wilton
FMI: register at 207.779.0721 or www.sebasticook.com/files/Vol_X_Issue_4_final.pdf
August 30, 6-9 p.m. Tom Faunce and Tim Sullivan, The Liberal Cup Public House and Brewery, 115 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.623.2739 or www.facebook.com/pages/Hallowell-ME/The-Liberal-Cup/74594783981
August 31, 8 a.m. 13th Annual Woodsmen’s Day, Windsor Fair, a family tradition since 1888, Route 32, Windsor. FMI: 207.549.7911 or 207.549.5249, www.windsorfair.com
August 31, 7:30 p.m. Old Crow Band, outdoor concert at Meetinghouse Park Gazebo, Main Street, Farmington. FMI: www.phrfne.org/html/oldcrow.htm
September 1, 6 p.m. “Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada,” mushroom lecture and book signing by David Spahr, Hazzard Reading Room, Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.3312 or www.gpl.lib.me.us
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Out and About in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, August 27 to September 2
August 26th, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Hole #1, Naples Golf and Country Club
August 27-September 2, 10 a.m. -5 p.m., till 9 on Friday, Photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), a rarely seen and privately owned album, plus 28 Polaroid portraits by Joyce Tenneson, various admission prices, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Plaza, Portland. FMI: 207.775.6148 or www.portlandmuseum.org
August 27-September 2, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Tuesday -Saturday, one hour before performances, during intermission, or by appointment, “A Celebration in Four Parts: Landscapes, Figures, Interiors, Portraits,” solo exhibition by Ian Factor, The Backstage Art Gallery, Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, 162 Deertrees Road, Harrison.
FMI: 207.583.6747 or www.deertreestheatre.org
August 27, 8 p.m. Marcia Ball, singer/pianist, “Rollicking, playful, good time blues and intimate, reflective balladry . . . her songs ring with emotional depth,” Rolling Stone, check Web site for more details, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield.
FMI: 207.935.7292 or 866.277.6523, www.stonemountainartscenter.org
August 28, 5 -8 p.m. River Ways Exhibition, opening reception, artwork reflecting the natural and/or man-made environment along the Androscoggin River, L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.782.7228 or www.laarts.org
August 28, 7:00-8:15 p.m. Steeple Musicale “Give Us a Lift,” benefit performance by the best local musical talent to help raise the steeple, South Bridgton Congregational Church, 16 Fosterville Road, South Bridgton. FMI: www.southbridgton.com
August 28, 7 p.m. “Murder at Cafe Noir,” an interactive murder mystery dinner theatre presented by the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association, First Congregational Church, Main Street, South Paris. FMI: 207.743.2437, www.southpariscongregational.com or www.ohmpaa.org
August 28, 9 p.m. – 12:45 a.m. Sofa Kings, classic rock, Buxton Tavern, 1301 Long Plains Road, Buxton. FMI: 207.929.8668 or www.myspace.com/thebuxtontavern
August 29, 8 a.m. Harvey’s 2nd Annual Golf Challenge to benefit Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, $75, Scramble format, hosted by Naples Golf and Country Club, 134 Sebago Road, Naples. FMI: 207.647.3916 or www.harvesthills.org or 207.693.6424 or www.naplesgolfcourse.com
August 29, 8 a.m.-noon Lakes Region Farmers’ Market, featuring Sam Anderson Band, Manchester Allen School, 709 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. FMI: 207.831.1623 or www.lrfm.org
August 29, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration, featuring hand-woven ash splint and sweetgrass baskets, traditional etched birch bark vessels, stone sculptures, wood carvings, and demonstrations by 15 of the finest Native American artists, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.4597 or www.shaker.lib.me.us
August 29, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Maine Custom Wood Sculpture by Bill Fournier, come watch a block of wood be transformed by a chain saw into an eagle, bear and more, Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26A, Gray. FMI: 207.657.4977 or www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark
August 29, 7-11 p.m. Learn Ballroom Dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Avenue, Portland. FMI: 207.878.0584 or www.maplewooddancecenter.com
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Lake Kezar Country Club a Gem of a Golf Club Next to Kezar Lake in Lovell, Maine
August 25th, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Kezar Lake in Lovell is a gem hidden in the foothills of the White Mountains. Superb swimming, boating, fishing, dining – and even golfing! – are prime summer activities in the Kezar Lake area. It’s touted as “one of the five most beautiful lakes in North America.”
The Lake Kezar Golf Course, originally designed by Donald Ross, opened in 1923 and is just up the road from the 9-mile long Kezar Lake. Located on Route 5, this picturesque course offers several views of the White Mountains and is home to a quintessential New England clubhouse emitting old time charm with its 1930s era rocking chairs on the veranda.
Ubiquitous stonewalls and beautiful white pines are key features of the course.
Bill Bisset, General Manager, says, “The back nine [designed by Brian Merrill, Club Superintendent] is only ten years old. The course offers two totally different playing experiences.”
It’s listed as one of 100 top quality courses in the U.S. and one of 100 Must Play Courses in New England.
The fairways are narrow and undulating, with ponds and brooks providing additional challenges. The dale on the second hole has gobbled many of my golf balls, but I’ve learned to move on from there.
Of course, Ebenezer’s Pub is right beside 3rd green. They have over 35 beers on tap, mostly Belgian, and over 1,000 bottles of beer in their coolers and cellar. So . . . if you need a cool one after surviving the second hole, you’ve arrived at the right place.
Bill explained that a unique feature of the course is that it’s owned by shareholders whose mission is to keep the cost affordable to locals.
He adds, “The course is user-friendly and the club has a reputation of being a friendly, affable place.”
His favorite hole is #17, which is pretty and offers a reasonable challenge. The most challenging holes are #7, which is a 200-foot par 3 with 195 yards of carry and #18, which is a par 5 and the longest at 525 yards. Play on that hole finishes between two white pines and over a buried stone wall, now a berm.
As a people-oriented place, the Club offers a Men’s Social League on Tuesday mornings, which is designed to mix people so that they get to know everyone. The men are placed in a different foursome each week. The Mixed Couples Scotch 4-some begins at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and includes 9 holes of golf followed by dinner and cocktails on the porch. There are other weekly group opportunities, as well as tournaments, including a popular Battle of the Sexes Tournament held the third week of July each year. Now in its tenth year, Bill tells me, the men have won five times and the women have won five times.
Membership is $600/individual for unlimited golf, $1050 for a husband and wife and $150 for an MSAD 72 student. They also give corporate discounts. And Lake Kezar Country Club has a recipocal agreement with Indian Mound Golf Club in Ossipee, New Hampshire. Members of either club can play at the other course for $25, which includes the greens fee and a cart.
FMI: 207.925.2462 or www.lakekezargolf.com
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Moose Pond in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, Offers Views, Fishing, Recreation and Clean Water
August 24th, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Depending on where you are, you’ll enjoy views of Pleasant Mountain and the Shawnee Peak Ski Area, Black Mountian, Mount Washington and the White Mountains from Moose Pond in Bridgton, Sweden and Denmark.
Though it’s called a pond, Moose Pond is eleven miles long, one-mile wide at its widest point, covers 1,617 acres and has three basins. Apparently the northern basin area was once timber land, which would explain the stumps. Today, all three basins are favorites for anglers, boaters and swimmers.
There are two boat launches. One is on Denmark Road in Denmark, about 1/2 mile on the right, just after the pavement ends. The other on the Route 302 Causeway in West Bridgton, was renovated this year by the Maine Department of Conservation with help from the Bass Federation of Maine, the Town of Bridgton, Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) and the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District.
They replaced the old 10-foot wide concrete plank ramp with a new 20-foot wide ramp. It makes launching much, much easier. And before you launch, you should wash your boat at the boat wash, located just up the street on the far side of the West Bridgton Fire Department.
Warm days and refreshing August nights you’ll find me paddling around the northern end of the pond. This section is shallow, with lots of rocks and tree stumps, therefore there are no speed boats.
About a dozen small islands dot the northern basin, making it perfect for picnicking while watching wildlife including heron, red-winged blackbirds, kingfishers, song birds, muskrats, beaver, deer, a variety of fish, and more. In fact, I’ve seen a red fox hunting along the edge of the pond, moose grazing in the shallow waters dining on water lilies and pickerel weed and a bald eagle flying overhead.
Harold “Hal” Arthur, a volunteer lake monitor, has been helping Colin Holme, LEA Field Services Director, take water samples every two weeks for years. Based on the information they gather, Peter Lowell, Executive Director of LEA describes Moose Pond as one of three “Cream of the Crop” ponds in the Lakes Region. The Moose Pond Association, formed about a year ago, is working diligently to make sure it remains on that list.
Besides being home to perch, pickerel, hornpout, smelt and other fish, Moose Pond produces lots of nice bass. With the three different basins, anglers have options for fishing different types of habitat.
Three Bass Tournaments will be held during September and October. Here’s some contact information in case you are interested:
9/6/09, Moose Pond, Denmark, Eagle Bassmasters, Dale Libby, Open/Weigh In, 207.205.0896
9/12/09, Moose Pond, Denmark, Saco Valley Cast Masters, Steve Philbrick, Club/Weigh In
10/18/09, Moose Pond, Denmark, Dirty Dozen, John Hertz, Open/Weigh In, 207.577.1347
FMI: Lakes Environmental Association: http://mainelakes.org
Moose Pond Association: www.moosepondassociation.org
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Classic Ice Cream Stands Cool the Summer Heat in the Sebago Lake Region of Maine
August 21st, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
What better vacation activity is there on a hot summer day in Maine than to leave the confines of your camp or cabin, stop by your local ice cream stand, buy your favorite flavor, then take a stroll, cone in hand, along side one of our great area lakes or ponds?
On the sweltering summer days of my childhood, my friends and I gravitated toward ice cream treats whenever our moms would let us. Listening for the jingle of the Good Humor truck is one of our quintessential memories of those days gone by.
Whether is soft serve or hard, Ben and Jerry’s, Shain’s of Maine, Giffords, home-made or locally made, I still find myself yearning for such a treat on a summer day.
In fact, just a few days ago I had the urge to splurge on a soft serve twist dipped in chocolate at The Gazebo in Bridgton. And I felt like a kid all over again as it dripped down my hands faster than I could lick it. I ended up asking for a cup to topple my cone into.
Lesson learned (not that I haven’t learned the lesson before, mind you), when I visited The Dug Out two days later; I skipped the cone and had my pistachio ice cream in a cup. Ah, the taste of heaven . . . Sometimes patience is a virtue as you wait in line, but it’s always worth the wait.
Leslie Hayes, Assistant Manager at The Gazebo says, “The number one choice is the Razzle®, which is soft serve ice cream plus your choice of mix-ins.”
To find out what the number one choice is at other Sebago Lakes Region Ice Cream Stands, you’ll need to visit them at these locales:
Brookside Ice Cream, Main Street, Harrison, 207.583.2599
The Gazebo, 30 Portland Road (Route 302), Bridgton, 207.647.2231
Lakeside Dairy Bar, Route 302, Naples, 207.693.3090
Raymond’s Frozen Custard Gourmet Ice Cream at Watkins Farm Stand, Route 302, Casco, 207.655.1116
Pears Ice Cream and Hoagie Shop, 974 Meadow Road (Route 121), Casco, 207.627.6022, www.pearsicecream.com
The Mosquito, 1333 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), Raymond, 207.655.2899
Richards Dairy Delight, 264 Sebago Road, Sebago, 207.787.2200
The Ice Cream Dugout, 3 Storm Drive, Windham, 207.894.RSOX, www.icecreamdugout.com
If you dream of living near one of these nice ice cream shops and having a place on the water, as well, let our Lakefront Locator help you make your dreams comes true.
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Out and About in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine August 20 to 26
August 20th, 2009 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
August 20, 8 p.m. The Dan Tyminski Band, with his masterful guitar playing and signature tenor voice, Dan Tyminski is currently performing with Barry Bales (bass), Adam Steffey (mandolin), Ron Stewart (banjo, fiddle) and Justin Moses (fiddle, dobros), Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292 or www.stonemountainartscenter.com
August 21, 9-11 a.m. Holt Pond Guided Walk, develop sensory awareness and basic naturalist skills to explore and understand the Maine landscape, easy to moderate terrain over forest trails and board walks, Lakes Environmental Association, 230 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8580 or http://mainelakes.org
August 21, 7:30 p.m “A Wild Patience,” musical comedy presented by Art Moves Dance, $12 in advance and for seniors and students, $15 at the door, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Auditorium, 250 Main Street, South Paris. FMI: 207.743.5569 or http://artmovesdance.com
August 21-27, gates open at 7:15 p.m. Bridgton Twin Drive-In, Screen 1, G-Force ( PG) @ 8:00, GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra (PG-13) @ 9:30, Screen 2, The Ugly Truth (R) @8:00, The Hangover ( R) @ 9:35, Route 302, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8666 or www.drive-ins.com/theater/metbrid
August 22, 2-6 p.m. Pig-N-Stein Invitational, Sunday River Brewing, Gritty’s and Sebago Brewing present a friendly brew and food competition, live music, great food and the best brews around, all proceeds benefit the Bethel Area Food Pantry, Sunday River Brew Pub, 29 Sunday River Road, Bethel. FMI: 207.824.4253 or www.sundayriverbrewpub.com
August 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Adirondack Chair Auction, Second Annual hand-painted chair auction to benefit Sebago’s Spaulding Library, preview at 6:30, Auction at 7:30, Hor d’oeuvres, cash bar, live music, silent auction and raffle, $10 admission, Camp O-AT-KA, Route 114, Sebago. FMI: 207.787.2321 or www.spaulding.lib.me.us
August 23, 6-7 p.m. Summer Sunday Band Concerts featuring a banjo band, Naples Gazebo on the Village Green, Lambs Mill Road, Naples. FMI: 207.892.8265 or www.sebagolakeschamber.com
August 24, times vary, Magic Lantern Theatre, Harry Potter (PG) @ 4 & 7:00 p.m., GI Joe (PG-13) @ 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., The Hurt Locker (R) @ 4:15 and 7:15 p.m. 9 Depot Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.5065 or www.magiclanternmovies.com
August 25, 7 p.m. “As Maine Goes,” presented by the Maine Humanities Council, a hair-raising theatrical thriller with Theater at Monmouth’s David Greenham and Dennis Price, free, Union Church, Route 302, Naples. FMI: 207.693.6841 or www.naples.lib.me.us
August 25, 8 p.m. Boreal Tordu, Acadian-Maniacs show their joie de vivre and inspire the populace to forget toil and care, thrice nominated for the Portland Phoenix readers’ poll award for the Best World Music Act, Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, 162 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207.583.6747 or www.deertreestheatre.org
August 26, 7 p.m “Quantum of Solace,” Fryeburg Academy Film Series, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 745 Main Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232 or www.fryeburgacademy.org/podium
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Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine August 20 to 26
August 20th, 2009 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
August 20-22, all day, Skowhegan State Fair, family event including midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pulling and harness racing, Skowhegan Fair Grounds, Route 201 North, Skowhegan. FMI: 207.474.2947 or www.skowheganstatefair.com
August 20, 7-8:30 p.m. “Historical Archaeology of 19th Century Rural Maine,” lecture by Peter Morrison of Crane and Morrison Archaeology in Freeport, Union Church, Route 27, Belgrade. FMI: 207.495.6039 or www.belgradelakes.org, 207.495.3599 or www.gbgm-umc.org/maine-belgradelakes
August 20-22, 7 p.m.-midnight Frantasia Festival of Out Music and Arts, experimental/improvisational music and arts, donations $7/$5, Murray Hall, 69 Main Street, Livermore Falls. FMI: 207.897.6158 or www.franklincountymaine.org
August 21, 2 p.m. “The Wind in the Willows,” by Kenneth Grahame, a timeless children’s tale, $12/ adults & seniors, $9/children, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org
August 21, 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Sierra Kristen Photography Studio Grand Opening, The Wentworth Event Center, Suite 104, 139 Searsport Avenue, Belfast FMI: http://sierrakphotography.com
August 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Skowhegan Farmers’ Market, includes live music and a children’s area, Old Grange Hall, Skowhegan Savings Bank Parking Lot, Skowhegan
FMI: 207.474.3621, 888.772.4392 or www.skowheganchamber.com
August 23, 10 a.m – 6 p.m The Maine Renaissance Faire at Castle Treasure, featuring historic reenactments, sword-swallowing, fire-eating, comedy shows, games, musical entertainment and jousting, prices vary, Castle Treasure, 238 Prescott Road, Manchester
FMI: 207.623.1152 or www.mainerenfaire.com
August 25, 6 p.m Wishing Well Farm Walk, informative and easy nature walk with Warren Balgooyen on his farm. Call for directions and to reserve space, Norridgewock.
FMI: 207.495.6039 or www.belgradelakes.org
August 26, noon-1 p.m The Maine Squeeze, a six-person accordian band will take you around the world with their international repertoire of tunes, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.7144 or www.johnsonhall.org
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