Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 14-20

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 14-20
February 13, 2013
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 14-20
February 13, 2013

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 14-20

“Herbs for Good Health,” Belfast

Feb. 14, Thursday, 6:30pm, Book Reading, Chocolate and Wine, Kathyrn Miles, author of “The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship,” free, Chocolatier Blue, Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery, Apprenticeshop, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-1800, www.sweetgrasswinery.com.
Feb. 14, Thursday, 8-10pm, Valentine’s Day Concert, features rising starts Barnaby Bright, Connor Garvey and Chris Ross, an evening of unique instrumentation, powerful harmonies, intelligent lyrics, and genuine warmth on stage, $15, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
Feb. 15, Friday, 5:30-8:30pm, Flavors of Freeport, a festive celebration of food and drink, Freeport’s finest chefs and top food artisans prepare award winning tastes of their best dishes to showcase their culinary skill and style, attendee vote on their favorite display and “flavor” and are entered to win fabulous door prizes, sip local hand crafted beer, wine and spirits, silent art auction featuring pieces from the Freeport Art & Music Festival, $15-$30, Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-1433, www.hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com.
Feb. 15, 7:30-8:30pm, Mary Sullivan, soprano and George Lopez, pianist: ‘The Art of Song in the second Viennese School,’ showcases composers of the second Viennese School including Brahms and Schubert, and will feature Richard Strauss’s sumptuous Last Four Songs and works for clarinet, voice and piano, Studzinski Recital Hall, 5000 South Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoin.edu.
Feb. 17, Sunday, 3-4:30pm, America’s Music-From Mambo to Hip Hop, free six-week Sunday programming series featuring documentary film screenings and dynamic conversation, led by musician Glenn Jenks, exploring 20th century American popular music, free, Camden Public Library, Picker Room, 55 Main Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, www.camden.lib.me.us.
Feb. 18-19, Monday-Tuesday, 8:30am-4pm, Wolfe’s Neck Farm February Vacation camp, offered as an opportunity for campers to explore and experience the farm in winter, activities include tracking animals, learning about barn animals, wilderness survival, and building mini-greenhouses, $50-60/day, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-4469, www.wolfesneckfarm.org.
Feb. 19, Tuesday, 2-3pm, “Herbs for Good Health,” presentation and discussion by herb specialist Joan Willey, prior owner of a small herbal tea and salve business, active in the Sierra Club for 45 years, free, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Parish House, 95 Court Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-930-3562, www.belfastgardenclub.org.

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