Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22 – 28

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 23 – 28
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 23 – 28
August 21, 2013
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22 – 28
August 21, 2013

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22 – 28

at L.L. Bean, Freeport

Aug. 22, Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm, Ragtime Piano with Bob Milne, he is considered to be one of the finest ragtime pianists in the world and each summer he has brought his joyful music and tales to the Opera House. Join us as we once again welcome this certified “National Treasure” (says the Library of Congress), $18/advance, $22/day-of-show, Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Aug. 23, Friday, 6:30-9pm, Folk Dance Brunswick, world music and dance from the Balkans, Israel, northern Europe, and around the globe. Good exercise, great fun. Many dances are taught. No partner needed, $8, $5/students and seniors, People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-200-7577, www.folkdancebrunswick.com.
Aug. 23, Friday, 7-8:30pm, Broad Bay Church Waldoboro Summer Organ Concert, Broad Bay Congregational Church celebrates its summer organ concert with organist Kevin Birch, violinist Anatole Wieck and cellist Abraham Ross, free, Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main Street, Waldoboro. FMI: 207-832-8898, www.mpbn.net.
Aug. 23 and 25, Friday and Sunday, 7:30pm/Friday, 4pm/Sunday, 2013 Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, program 9, works by Janacek and Beethoven, 4 p.m. Sunday; Program 10, A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra plays works by Stamitz, Klein and Suk, $15-$30, Kneisel Hall, 137 Pleasant Street, Blue Hill. FMI: 207-374-2203, www.kneisel.org.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 8am/run, 10am/parade, Paws for a Cause, a 5k and one-mile walk/parade that raises money to support the animals of the Coastal Humane Society, dogs are invited to attend and walk or run, if they are physically able to do so, those looking for a more relaxed strut with their mutt, join CHS for a one-mile walk and parade down Main Street in Freeport, following the 5k and walk are canine contests for Best Kisser, Best Dressed, Best Barker, Best Tail-Wagger, and Best Pet/Owner Look Alike, followed by a host of doggy demonstrations, prizes, raffles, face-painting, and a whole lot more, L.L. Bean, Main Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-725-5051, www.coastalhumanesociety.org/paws.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 5-8pm, The Full Ball benefit for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, includes silent auction, childcare, well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome for the pageant portion of the evening (5:30-6:30pm), $24-$30, $5/childcare per child, Round Top Center for the Arts, Business Route 1, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-5595, www.lcasmaine.com.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 6-8:30pm, Family Barn Dance, grab the whole family and head out to the Farm for some live bluegrass music by Cumberland Crossing and foot-stompin’ fun in our Big Red Barn! This community event, open to all ages, is a wholesome throwback to the good ‘ole days, $5, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. FMI: 207-869-5433, www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

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