Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Oct. 20-26
October 19th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Fall Foliage Flights, Bethel Regional Airport
Oct. 20, Thursday, 12pm, Gardeners’ Get-together, create a terrarium to add greenery to your home. In advance we’ll be gathering items from the woods to share with others. Potting soil and charcoal will be available. Bring a suitable glass container. You may also join in with your bag lunch for conversation, free, Hobbs Library, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-1300, www.lovellmaine.us/calendar.
Oct. 20, Thursday, 7pm, Caitlin Shetterly, author of “Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding, Home,” free, Norway Memorial Library, 151 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207-743-5309, www.norway.lib.me.us.
Oct.21, Friday, 6-9pm, Halloweenfest, celebrate Halloween with the Park’s native wildlife, get into the spooky spirit, special Halloween displays, haunted hay rides, wear your costume, games, contests, door prizes and more, $7/adults, $5/seniors & ages 4-12, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-287-8000, www.mainewildlifepark.com.
Oct. 21, Friday, 7:30pm, Roomful of Blues, for over 40 years Roomful of Blues has been pleasing crowds around the world. Even though the lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world, filling dance floors and theaters with fans, currently and eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger, $22/adults, $20/seniors, $10/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Oct. 21, Friday, 8pm, Dar Williams, the cream of the singer songwriter’s crop. Rolling Stone wrote of her, “Seasons change but Williams remains both ambitious and pleasingly plain-spoken….And importantly, she seems more at ease than ever.” At the core of Williams’ work is a belief in the innate ability of people to make a better world, the product of countless observations in her travels and conversations with her fans. She writes about it, sings about in and it will make you feel good about it, $35, Stone Mountain Arts Center 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-934-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Oct. 22, Saturday, 10am-4pm, Fall Foliage Scenic Flights, flights will be offered to the public by volunteer qualified pilots, aircraft displays, powered parachutes, food, music and fun, $25/per person, Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-3100, www.bethelmaine.com.
Oct. 22, Saturday, 6-9pm, Third Annual Haunted Schoolhouse, a hair-raising tour of the Haunted Schoolhouse, thrills, chills and laughs, not recommended for very young children, $8/adults, $5/kids, Sebago Schoolhouse, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
Tom - MrLakefront
