Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 16-23

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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 16-23

Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Topsham Fairgrounds

Aug. 16, Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm, Belfast Summer Nights Weekly Music Series, Emilia Dahlin and The Colorados, raw, rootsy folk and dynamic jazz vocals, free, Heritage Park, Front Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-322-7123, www.belfastmaine.org.
Aug. 16-19 and 21-22, Thursday-Sunday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 2pm/Sunday, 7:30pm/all other days, “42nd Street,” musical, the story of hard work, being in the right place at the right time, talent and love, a celebration of the people involved in shows, focuses on aspiring chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, Maine State Theatre, Pickard Theatre, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-1199, www.msmt.org.
Aug.17-19, Friday-Sunday, 6pm Friday/events begin, Belfast Harbor Fest, music, children’s activities, National Boatbuilding Challenge and more, free, various locations, Belfast. FMI: 207-338-5900, www.belfastharborfest.com.
Aug. 18-25, Saturday-Saturday, Union Fair, harness racing, pig scramble, baking and eating contests, animal pulling events, 4-H exhibits, entertainment and the crowing of the State of Maine Wild Blueberry Queen, unlimited rides with admission price, $12/general, free/under 4, $5/senior citizens on Tuesday, Union Fairgrounds, Route 17, Union. FMI: 207-785-3281, www.unionfair.org.
Aug. 18, Saturday, 8:00am/gates open, Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival, pipe band performances, vendors, dancing, workshops, Celtic rock band Prydein, competitions, parade, open to Scots and non-Scots alike, $18, $5/ages 6-12, Topsham Fair Grounds, Topsham. FMI: www.mainehighlandgames.org.
Aug. 18, Saturday, 9am-2pm, Jonathan Fisher House Antiques Show, old fashioned outdoor antique show featuring dealers from all over New England, $7, Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Route 172, Surry Road, Blue Hill. FMI: 207-374-2459, www.jonathanfisherhouse.org.
Aug. 19, Sunday, 7:30pm, Salt Bay Chamberfest, Barber, Beethoven, Strauss, $30, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Business Route 1, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-522-3749, www.saltbaychamberfest.org.

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