Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, July 22 to 28
July 21st, 2010 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Stefanie Powers stars in “SUNSET BLVD” at Ogunquit Playhouse
July 22-25, 5 p.m. Thursday-4 p.m. Sunday, Ossipee Valley Music Festival, featuring The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Gibson Brothers, The Claire Lynch Band, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Belleville Outfit, The Good Lovelies, The Packway Handle Band, Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings, Ben Sollee, The Toughcats, The Bagboys, Muddy Marsh Ramblers, Bits and Pieces and more, bands, jams, workshops, contests and dances, ticket prices vary, Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, South Hiram Road, Hiram. FMI: www.ossipeevalley.com.
July 23-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 15th Annual Eliot Antique Tractor and Engine Show, live music, food, crafts, contests, tractor parades, tractor pulls and kids pedal tractor pull, $5/person, free/12 and under, Raitt Homestead Farm Museum, 2077 State Road, Eliot. FMI: 207.748.3303, www.eliotantiquetractorandengine.org.
July 23-24, 4:00 p.m. Friday-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Buxton Community Days, vendors, crafts, food, bands, D.J., softball game, road race, breakfast, kids’ activities, parade, Saco River Jazz Ensemble, frog jumping contest, K9 demo, Zumba, ladies’ pan toss, pig tournament, competitions, Baked Bean dinner, fireworks, 185 Portland Road, Buxton. FMI: 207.929.5191, www.buxton.me.us.
July 23-25, 4:30 p.m. Friday-noon Sunday, Funshine Fair 2010, chicken BBQ, fun run, auction, booths, Baked Bean Supper, Bingo, Breakfast, Encore Clothing Sale, St. Matthew’s Church, 19 Dora Lane, Limerick. FMI: 207.793.2244, www.stmatthewlimerick.org.
July 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Shapleigh Community Day, celebrating 225 years of incorporation, raffles, children’s games, crafts, foods, wildlife encounter with exotic animals, and The Magic of Conjuring Carroll, a special children and family magic show, Shapleigh Commons, Shapleigh. FMI: www.shapleigh.net.
July 24, 9-11 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. “Shapleigh and Acton” Images of America, book release and signing, 9-11 at Shapleigh Historical Society, 12-2 at Shapleigh Community Day, $21.99/copy, Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society, 122 Emery Mills Road, Shapleigh. FMI: www.actonshapleigh.com.
July 24, 10 a.m.-noon, Teddy Bear Tea, dress in your party clothes, invite a special adult and bring your favorite teddy bear, crafts and games, a visit to an old-fashioned schoolhouse, a carousel ride and a teddy bear perfect lunch, $7/members, $10/non-members, 19th Century Willowbrook Village, 68 Elm Street, Newfield. FMI: 207.793.2784, www.willowbrookmuseum.org.
July 25, all day, Maine Hunter/Jumper Association Summer Classic, horse racing, medals awarded/class, preregistration required, Hollis Equestrian Park, 123 New County Road, Hollis Center. FMI: www.mainehjassn.350.com.
July 25, 1-3 p.m. “Collecting– A Hobby That is Always in Style,” featuring demonstration of Early America Brush Stroke Painting by Mary Cobb, Sun Prints for children, Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society, History House, 92 Main Street, Porter. FMI: 207.625.8344, www.parsonsfieldporterhistorical.org.
July 26, 7 p.m. “Still Alice,” by Lisa Genova, book discussion at Parson’s Memorial Library, 27 Saco Road, Alfred. FMI: 207.324.2001, www.alfredme.us.
July 28, 2:30 and 8 p.m. “Sunset BLVD,” starring Stefanie Powers, a grandiose and glorious musical featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s melodies including “With One Look,” and “As If We Never Said Goodbye,” $52/afternoon show, $59/evening performance, Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Tom - MrLakefront
