Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 26-Aug. 1

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 26-Aug. 1

35th Annual Maine Quilt Conference, Augusta

July 26, 27 and 29, Thursday/Friday and Sunday, 7:30pm/Thursday and Friday, 7pm/Sunday, Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” in this sweeping war epic, King Henry faces rebellion on all sides, from the very nobles who helped him seize the crown. Set in the world of Steampunk, clashes of wills and swords punctuate the compelling drama of a prodigal son who must learn to become a man to become the king, $10-28, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
July 26-28, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “Fox on the Fairway,” farce of the 1930’s and 1940’s has more twists and turns than a par 4 dog-leg or a double breaking, 60 foot putt as sex and water hazards collide in a madcap adventure about love and golf, filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
July 27-29, Friday-Sunday, 9am-6pm/Friday, 9am-5pm/Saturday, 10am-4pm/Sunday, Maine Quilts, 35 annual conference of the Pine Tree Quilters Guild, workshops with 9 national teachers, merchants mall, demonstrations, lectures, quilt appraisals, 600+ quilts, silent auction, $8/daily, $15/multi-day, free/children under 12, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207-415-4417, www.mainequilts.org.
July 27-Aug 1, Friday-Wednesday, events begin 4pm/Friday, Skowhegan Riverfest, events for the week includes, an art walk, artisan’s bread fair, bikes/basketball event, pub crawl, chicken BBQ and classic cars, kids day, Downtown Skowhegan. FMI: 207-474-3621, www.mainestreetskowhegan.org.
July 28, Saturday, 10am-3pm, Aquafest: Family Festival, kid’s corner challenge activities include, Rides on the Melinda Ann, T-shirt painting, fishing for tots, musical milfoil, stream and lake critters, invasive fish game, native fish and animals, watershed model, kayak race, scavenger hunt and letterboxing, Aquafest is a celebration to raise awareness for Milfoil control, free, Maine Lakes Resource Center, 137 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes. FMI: 207-495-6039, www.mainelakesresourcecenter.org.
July 28, Saturday, 3-5pm, Gifford’s Ice Cream Celebrates 30 Years in Farmington, a party for the community live music from Mark Phillips, dancing with Mad Louie, face painting and balloons, free, Gifford’s Ice Cream, 293 Main Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-3617, www.giffordsicecream.com.
July 29, Sunday, 10am, Explore the Kettle Hole Bog’s Wildflowers, with Ted Elliman, the walk will explore the HVNC bog, discuss bog ecology, adaptations of plants to bog conditions, and the unique flora that occurs in the bog, $5/donation members, $10/donation general, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Egypt Road, Jefferson. FMI: 207-586-6752, www.hvnc.org.

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