Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, Sept 30 to Oct 6

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Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, Sept 30 to Oct 6

Winter Scene by June Dragoon

Oct 1, 6-9 p.m. Raising Two White Boys in the South, Opening Reception, a collaborative, multi-media installation by artists Michael Dickins and Dawn Martin Dickins, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.622.3813, www.harlowgallery.org.

Oct 1-3, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m Saturday & Sunday, “Pirates of Penzance,” prices vary, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.

Oct 1, 4-7 p.m. June Dragoon of Hillside Arts Gallery, Opening Reception, refreshments, SugarWood Gallery, 248 Broadway, Farmington. FMI: 207.778.9105, www.sugarwoodgallery.com.

Oct 2-3, 8 a.m. The Dempsey Challenge, Journey for Hope, fundraiser to support the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center,     includes 5K and 10K run/walk, 10, 25, 50 or 100 mile bike trek, Health-Fitness Expo and activities for the whole family, Simard-Payne Police Memorial Park, Lincoln Street, Lewiston. FMI: 866.990.1499, www.dempseychallenge.org.

Oct 2, 5 p.m. New England Boiled Dinner, includes corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, onions, beets, turnips, carrots, rolls, desserts and beverages, to benefit the United in Christ Presbyterian Church, $7/adults, $3/under age 12, Industry Town Hall, 7 Locke Hill Road, Starks. FMI: 207.696.5496, www.franklincountymaine.org.

Oct 2, 7:30 p.m. “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington,” a one-woman play about Maine’s famous politician, Margaret Chase Smith, prices vary, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.7144, www.johnsonhall.org.

Oct 3, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Paddle on Belgrade Lakes, join the Natural Resources Council of Maine for a fall paddle, life vest required, bring a lunch and binoculars, free, meet at Castle Island Boat Launch, Long Pond, Mount Vernon. FMI: 207.495.6039, www.belgradelakes.org.

Oct 4, 7 p.m. The Cartoon Medicine Show, rarely screened medical cartoon animations from the collection of The National Library of Medicine, from 1920s to 1960s, Room 1, Olin Science Center, Colby College, Mayflower Hill, Waterville. FMI: 207.859.4000, www.colby.edu.

Oct 6, 7 p.m. “Grownups,” starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade, comedy about friends who reunite for a Fourth of July holiday, free, The Landing, UMF Olsen Student Center, Farmington. FMI: 207.778.7346,  www.umf.maine.edu/inside/events.

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