Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, August 12 to 18

Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, August 12 to 18
August 11, 2010
Hot Air Balloons Float Above Lewiston/Auburn, in the Lakes Region of Maine
August 13, 2010

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, August 12 to 18


Hollywood comes to the Denmark Arts Center
August 13-15, 7:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, “Witches, Britches, Rings ‘n’ Things,” presented by Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association, about stories from the “good old days,” great family entertainment, $10/adults, $8/seniors and under 19, Norway Grange, 15 Whitman Street, Norway. FMI: www.ohmpaa.org.
August 13-14, 7:30 p.m Friday, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Summer Heritage Festival, sponsored by the Bethel Historical Society, Friday lecture, “Unbuttoning New England: Peyton Place and the Undocumented Past” by Ardis Cameron, Ph.D., Saturday’s activities include Antiques Appraisal ($5/2 items), special displays, contests, demonstrations, Songo Pond book signing, Bethel forest history talk, children’s activities, guided walking tours, 5 p.m. Antiquarian Supper ($10/adults, $5/ages 18 and under), Robinson and Mason houses, 10-14 Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 207.824.2908, www.bethelmaine.com.
August 13-15, 7:30 p.m. “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” by William Shakespeare, presented by Teen Shakespeare Workshop, $10/adults, $8/seniors and students, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207.642.3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
August 14, 7:30-10 a.m. 6th Annual Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, to benefit Outreach Programs, $7/adults, $3/ages 5-10, free/under age 5, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8549, www.stpetersbridgton.org.

August 14, 9 a.m.-noon
, 5th Annual “Tour de Lovell” Bike Race, scenic 20 mile out and back course with challenging hills and a fast finish, $30/person,  kids tour of 4 miles, $15/child, includes water bottle and refreshments, sponsored by Lovell Recreation and Charlotte M.  Hobbs Memorial Library, starts at New Suncook School, Route 5, Lovell. FMI: 207.697.3574, www.lovellrec.com.
August 14, 1-4 p.m. Come Fly a Kite! with John Martin, an avid kite maker and flier, demonstrations of kite building and flying, $5/person, includes materials for children’s kite workshop and ice cream, hosted by Bridgton Historical Society, Narramissic, The Peabody-Fitch Farm, Ingalls Road, South Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org.
August 14, 7 p.m. Film Shoot at the Denmark Arts Center, people from Denmark and Beyond needed for film starring Hollywood Icon Karen Black, about a group of folks attending a family reunion in Maine, includes a talent show, so bring your talent, kids welcome, RSVP necessary to jamtarthook@gmail.com, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207.452.2412, www.denmarkarts.org.

August 14, 8 p.m.
“Head in the Clouds,” featuring Michael Lane Trautman, inspired by vaudeville and early film, an astonishing array of eccentric characters and polished spectacle, $8-$14, Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207.743.8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
August 15, noon, Grand Opening Celebration, ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the addition to the library, music and a family BBQ, Charlotte M. Hobbs Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.3177,  www.hobbslibrary.org.

August 16, 7:30-9 p.m.
“It Happened One Night,” a Frank Capra film classic from 1934 starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, $3/adults, $2/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
August 17, 9 a.m. Ferns and Flora, with Drs. Catherine Paris and David Barrington, begins with brief indoor introduction to fern biology, followed by a 2-hour field exploration at Holt Pond, bring water, snack and hand lens if possible, $5/person, free/LEA members, Lakes Environmental Association, 230 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8580, www.mainelakes.org.
August 17, 8 p.m. Ernie Hawkins, acoustic blues guitar player and singer, $20/person, Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207.583.6747, www.deertreestheatre.org.
August 18, 8 p.m. Taj Mahal Up Close and Personal, blues music, $87/person, dinner available before show by reservation, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

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