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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 29 – Sept. 4

Tours of Scribner’s Homestead and Mill, Bolster’s Mills

Aug. 29 and 30, Thursday and Friday, 7pm/Thurs, 9am/Friday, Stevens Brook History, join local historian Sue Black for an interesting look into Bridgton’s past. Stevens Brook was once used to produce power for many mills along the water’s edge. Sue has done considerable research on these sites and has assembled a slideshow including photos and stories from the past. The presentation will last about 1.5 hours. Join Sue the day after the presentation for a journey through the past as she shares her research about the mills which once dotted the banks of the Stevens Brook. The walk will take participants through Bridgton’s past down the beautiful Stevens Brook Trail. This walk will cover easy to moderate terrain and will last approximately 2 hours. Participants should bring comfortable hiking shoes, water, a snack and bug spray. Space is limited. Registration is required, Stevens Brook, Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-8580, www.sebagolakeschamber.com.
Aug. 29, Thursday, 7:30pm, Ray Ryan and Nick Nataluk, dancing rhythms, warm songs, and magnificent guitar playing.  Come dance in the aisles, or just tap your feet and smile, $10, $5/ages 15 and under, Lovell Brick Church, Christian Hill Road, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-1500, www.lovellbrickhurch.org.
Aug. 30-31, Friday – Saturday, 7:30-9pm, “A Couple of Blaguards,” a two-character comedy with incidental music, created by the brothers Frank McCourt and Malachy McCourt. These master raconteurs have laced their combined experiences growing up in Ireland, and their escape to America into a vaudeville of comedy, Irish songs and a gallery of relatives, rogues, fools and petty tyrants — priestly and otherwise presented by AIRE theater, Maine’s Irish Theater Company, see site for ticketing information, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.airetheater.com.
Aug. 31, Saturday, 10am-3pm, Summer Family Carnival, vendors, crafts, artists, entertainment, food, games and more, free, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
Aug. 31, Saturday, 1-4pm, Scribner’s Mill Tour, tour of mill and Scribner’s Homestead, a unique one-of-a-kind heritage as being the only surviving industrial sash sawmill site in America from the wooden industrial era, donations welcome, Scribner’s Mill, Jesse Mill Road, Bolster’s Mill. FMI: 207-583-6455, www.scribnersmill.org.
Aug. 31, Saturday, 8pm, Summer Finale, show highlighting the season’s best new work at the Celebration Barn Theatre, $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/students and kids, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
Sept. 1, Sunday, 8pm, Steep Canyon Rangers, this is the bluegrass show to see!!! Deft musicianship, impeccable songwriting, distinctive vocals, and creative arrangements are just some of the qualities that set The Steep Canyon Rangers apart from the rest of the pack. Unafraid to break the mold, whether taking the unexpected musical turn or bringing home the surprising lyric, it’s no wonder that Steve Martin chose them as just the right band to record and tour with. Unquestionably, the Steep Canyon Rangers have come a long way from their promising beginnings as a band of college friends at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2000 to becoming the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist in 2006 to Entertainers of the Year with Steve Martin at IBMA in 2011. Not your average bluegrass experience, $35 + $3 handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

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