Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine May 12-18
May 11th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Taste the Summer Brews, Pineland Farms
May 12, Thursday, 7:00am-3:00pm, Birding at Brownfield Bog, the 1-2 mile walk , to be led by Jean Preis, will last for several hours but you can come for any length of time, bring binoculars and dress for the weather and for bugs, if it is raining at 7am and predicted to continue through 10am, the walk will be canceled, $5, meet at LEA for carpooling or by the little white house in the Bog, Brownfield Bog, Route 113, Brownfield. FMI: 207-647-8580 ext.12, http://www.mainelakeschamber.com.
May 12, Thursday, 3:00-6:00pm, Beer Tasting, a complimentary tasting of summer-themed beers including Rogue Somer Orange, Wolaver’s Wild Flower Wheat, Gritty’s Vacationland, and Brooklyn Summer, free, Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-688-4539, http://www.pinelandfarms.org.
May 12, Thursday, 7:00pm, Southern Maine Children’s Chorus, youth from all over the northeast join their voices in the SMCC under the direction of Paul McGovern, donations accepted, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/events/.
May 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 11:00am-6:00pm Friday, 10:00am–6:00pm Saturday, 10:00am-4:00pm, Sunday, Northern New England Home, Garden and Flower Show, three days of exhibits, talks and demonstrations presented by the regions foremost experts and artisans, $9/adults, $7/seniors, $4/ youth 6-16, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Route 5, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-3268, http://www.homegardenflowershow.com.
May 14, Saturday, 9:00am-1:00pm, Black Fly Festival, a morning of fun for the whole family, craft and food vendors, games for kids, great music, free, Wadsworth Arena, 26 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, http://www.fryeburgacademy.org.
May 14, Saturday, 9:00am, Herb Walk with Kevin Pennell, take a walk through Pondicherry Park and learn about the many uses of Lake Region’s native plants, free, registration required, Pondicherry Park, 230 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-8580 ext. 12, http://www.leamaine.org/calendar.html#KPennell.
May 17, Tuesday, 7:00pm, Jo Radner, master storyteller, folklorist and oral historian’s performance traces some of the tangled threads in the relationships of English settlers and Native peoples in the 17th and 18th centuries, refreshments served, free, Hobbs Library, 227 Main Street, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-3177, http://lovellmaine.us/calendar/.
Tom - MrLakefront
