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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 17-23

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“Sacopee Valley Fiber Artist Workshop,” Standish

July 17, Thursday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., “Peek into the Past: A Camera Obscura Making Workshop,” join us to learn about and make your own camera obscura, an optical device that reflects an image onto a screen, all supplies provided, please call or email to reserve your spot, Rufus Porter Museum, 67 High St., Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-2828, www.rufusportermuseum.org.

July 17 – 19, Thursday – Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “Good Humor: w/Mainstage Reader’s Theater,” The Mainestage Readers Theatre has been making audiences laugh since 1992, once again we invite you join us for an evening of Good Humor, in the well-known Readers Theatre style, suggested donation, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St., Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
July 18 – 19, Friday – Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., “Saco Valley Fiber Artists Summer Textile Workshops,” treat yourself to one or two days of textile arts in a beautiful farm setting, a variety of classes are offered and fee includes a gourmet lunch, $65 per day, Shearbrooke Farm, 400 Saco Road, Standish. FMI: 207-625-3325, www.sacovalletyfiberartists.com.
July 18-20, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Friday and Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, “Annie,” Lake Region Community Theatre presentation, based on the comic strip, see Annie win the heart of Daddy Warbucks and the whole country in this charming classic, $16/adult, $12/12 and under, Lake Region High School, 1877 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. FMI: www.lrctme.org.
July 19, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., “Mollyockett Days,” A fun two-day community and family festival held on the Bethel Village Common on Broad Street, events on Saturday include, arts and crafts fair, parade through town at 10am, contests, entertainment, frog jumping contest, plenty of food, fireworks, and lots more, Sunday features the Mollyockett Days Classic Road Races at 8AM – 5-mile run or 2-mile walk for teens & adults, a 1 mile kids’ run, and a diaper dash at 10 am for toddlers 3 and under, free event, Bethel Town Common, Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-2282. www.mollyockettdays.com.
July 20, Monday, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “Love is in the Air: Broadway’s Best Love Songs,” Join a group of talented local performers for an evening of Broadway’s best love songs, bring that special someone and enjoy a blend of traditional and contemporary Broadway’s most romantic songs, $25 per person, North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. FMI: 207-892-6280, www.mainstagekids.com.
July 23, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m., “Sebago and Long Lake Music Festival,”, GORDON JACOB: Four Fancies for Flute and Strings, SAINT-SAËNS: Romance, Op. 162 for Flute and Piano, SAINT-SAËNS: Tarantelle, Op. 6 for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, HERBERT HOWELLS: Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 21, $100 for 5 concerts; $25; 21 and under free, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.sllmf.org.

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