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Out and About for Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 26 – July 2

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“Strawberry Festival,” Norlands, Livermore

June 26, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00pm, “9th Annual Maine Festival of American Music,” the 9th Annual Maine Festival of American Music, guest artists are Portland String Quartet, Portsmouth Singers, Br. Arnold Hadd, oboist Kathleen McNerney, featuring Shaker music and works by Kreisler, Bloch, Mozart and Stephen Gryc, $25.00 to free, contact venue for ticketing information, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-926-4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.

June 27, Friday, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., “Robert Keen, Converging Forms,” join Maine artist Richard Keene at the opening of his new show, on exhibit at the DAC through July, free event, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
June 28, Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., “RVCC more than your Usual Yard Sale and Flea Market,” 16+ Merchants, new and used furniture, books, clothes, household good, knick knacks, pictures, kid’s toys, working appliances and electronics, power tools, dishes and more, plants, Silent Auction, gifts, gift certificates, planters, merchandises services, free event, Raymond Village Church, Main Street, Raymond. FMI: www.rvccme.org.
June 28, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Strawberry Festival at Norlands,” features a craft fair, hayrides, blacksmithing demonstrations, mansion tours, storytelling, one-room schoolhouse, old-time games, special living history presentations, music, and homemade strawberry shortcake ($4) spend the day, bring a picnic and enjoy the history and beautiful grounds at the 445-acre Washburn estate, $5 admission, Washburn – Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, Livermore. FMI: 207-897-4366, www.norlands.org.
June 28, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., “Hike Sabattus Mountain in Lovell,” Join us for an Outing at Sabattus Mountain Trail, a 1.4 mile loop trail which is good for all skill levels. Two Land for Maine’s Future Grants enabled the state to purchase this 177 acre parcel, free event, Sabattus Mountain, Lovell. FMI: 207-761-5616, www.maine.sierraclub.org.
June 28, Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., “Miss Dr. Lucy and Maine’s Pioneering Female Physicians,” an illustrated talk and book signing by author Annette Vance Dorey as part of Norlands’ Strawberry Festival and Living History Heritage Day, she will share research on these forgotten healers—Allopathic, Botanic, Clairvoyant, Christian Science, Eclectic, Homeopathic, Magnetic, Metaphysical, Osteopathic, & Chiropractic practitioners, female doctors came from and settled in Maine as early as the 1850s, these forgotten healers were either Maine natives who traveled far and wide to study medicine—and did or did not return to practice—or women from other states who chose to establish their medical practice in Maine, many were activists for women’s equal rights; many held office in civic and medical organizations, some gave up careers; they chose marriage and motherhood and walked away from a medical career, their stories reveal a variety of early medical schools available to women, graduating from 20! (There were five Dr. Lucy’s) Other activities include a craft fair, hayrides, blacksmithing demonstrations, mansion tours, one-room schoolhouse, and more, $5 admission fee, children under 5 free, Washburn – Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Living History Center, Livermore. FMI: 207-897¬4366, www. norlands.org
June 29, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “FRANKENSTEIN, Made in Maine,” join Director Ian Bannon and select students from Figures of Speech Theater’s education program for a rare screening of their ground-breaking, puppet-and-animation interpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic, Denmark Arts Center, 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org

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