Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
January 29, 2014
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
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Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

“Camden Winterfest Ice Sculpture,” Camden

Jan. 31, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Food and Farm Film Festival,” a series of 18 films addressing our local merging food economy and it’s effect on our health, environment, economy and culture, these films will excite, inform, challenge, educate and inspire all of us, every friday night for 18 weeks, free and open to the public, Rising Tide Market, Upstairs in the FARMS Community Kitchen, 323 Main St., Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-6320, www.risingtide.coop.
Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, Friday – Saturday 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sunday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., “Aquitania,” a shy young librarian receives a letter summoning her to the remote kingdom of Aquitania, upon her arrival, she meets an eccentric royal family desperate to save their kingdom from domination by an evil, bowler-hatted villain, a hidden doorway through a mountain, magic cake, a lost ring and a child’s game hold the secrets that our heroine must unravel as she adopts a new kind of logic to save the day, adding to the magic, a trio of beautiful sirens enchants the characters with a jazzy score of French songs, the play has been described as “nothing less than a feast of dance, music, classic storytelling and visual bravura that will dazzle,” $10 – $20 per person, contact venue for ticketing information, Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School Street, Bowdoinham. FMI: 207-319-7289, www.merrymeetingartscenter.com.
Feb. 1, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., “Camden Winterfest, Ice Sculpture at the Library Amphitheatre,”The centerpiece of Winterfest activity is the community ice carving in the Camden Library amphitheatre. Community groups, individuals, schools, and businesses carve wondrous crystalline sculptures on the day of the celebration, using the traditional tools of the ice-carving artisan. Tim Pierce, Executive Chef and master ice-carver of the Samoset Resort, assists the carvers with their creations, Winterfest in its new incarnation is in part a revival of the historic Camden Winter Carnival, celebrated in the Amphitheatre and the Snow Bowl in the late 1930s and discontinued in 1941, the idea of reviving these festivities grew out of events that have proven to be central to the vitality of the Camden-Rockport community: the Five Town Study Circles and the restoration of Camden Harbor Park & Amphitheatre, Winterfest brings those two together by bringing as many diverse community groups, especially youth, as possible into one event in the parks for the enjoyment of all, free and open to all, Camden Public Library, Amphitheatre – Atlantic Avenue, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, www.camden.lib.me.us.
Feb. 2, Sunday, 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., “Wildlands Snowshoe Run,” strap on your snowshoes Sunday, Feb. 2, at 12 noon for a 4.9-mile run or walk in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, starting at Craig Brook Nat’l Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road,he route covers snowy dirt roads and some single track trails with plenty of up and down running, small stream crossings and gorgeous views, if there is no snow, bring rugged running shoes, be prepared for rough and potentially icy conditions and cold. Distances may be modified based on the day’s conditions, this race is no longer the State championship (that has moved to Rangeley), but the course will be clearly marked in USSSA standards with orange and red flagging, this will be a limited run so please bring your own water, proceeds benefit GPMCT; pre-registration is $10, and race day registration, starting at 10 am, is $15, Grate Pond Mountain Wildlands, Dead River Parcel, Fish Hatchery Road, Orland. FMI: Peter John Keeney, 207-288-3909 or pktrldrt@myfairpoint.net., www.greatpondtrust.org.
Feb. 2, Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., “Jazz Jam at the Highlands Coffee Shop,” all jazz musicians are invited to come and sit in, entertainment is free, Highlands Coffee House, 189 Main Street, Thomaston. FMI: 207-975-5132.
Feb. 5, Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., “Searsmont Bicentennial Founders Day Celebration,” Food and fun, and an extra helping of history. Launches Searsmont’s 200th birthday year with proclamation, history presentation and exhibits, student program, slide show, bicentennial items for sale, birthday cake, food and beverages, free to all, all welcome, Searsmont Community Center, Main Street South, Searsmont. FMI: 207-342-5411, www.searsmont.com.
Feb. 5, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “The Ying Quartet,” the Ying Quartet will perform in Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin College campus, $15 per person, contact the venue for ticketing information, Studinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-3433, www.bowdoin.edu.

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