Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 31 – Aug. 6

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 31 – Aug. 6

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“Wooden Boat Show,” Naples Causeway

Aug. 1, Friday, 9am-3pm, “Source to Sea Day 16,” beautiful rural paddling from one end of Turner to the other. Ends at the gateway to Androscoggin Riverlands State Park. A great section for bird sightings, meet at Googin’s Island on Route 219 in Turner, $10, Googin’s Island, Route 219, Turner. FMI: 207-754-8158, www.androscogginwatershed.org.

August 1-3, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/ Fri. and Saturday, 4pm/Sunday, “Grease,” Windham Center Stage is pleased to present Grease, the classic 50’s era musical! This family friendly production will have you falling in love with Danny Zuko and Sandra Dee all over again, $10 – $12, Windham Town Hall, 8 School Road, Windham. FMI: 207-893-2098, www.windhamtheater.org.
August 1, Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., “Portals: New Works by Maya Best,” “Portals: New Works by Maya Best” at Frost Farm Gallery. Opening reception, meet and greet the artist on Friday, August 1, from 5-8pm. Live jazz keyboard by Mike Maurice. Free, light refreshments. Exhibit and sale continues through June 28 in the historic cape. Open year-round, Monday – Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday Noon to 6pm. Closed Sundays and Holidays, free and open to the public, Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill, Norway. FMI: 207-743-8041, www.frostfarmgallery.com.
August 2, Saturday, 8am-3pm, “Mountainview Woodies Wooden Boat Show,” held every year on the Naples Causeway, come look at these beautiful crafts and enjoy all the Naples Causeway has to offer, free, Naples Causeway, Route 302, Naples. FMI: www.mountainviewwoodies.org.
August 2, Saturday, 3pm-sundown and beyond, “Dam Jam,” featuring the bands The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Deerhoof, Sunset Hearts, Butcher Boy, Chamberlain, Akwaaba Ensemble, Oble Varnum, and many more, art on exhibit includes Tired Press, Fast Food Prints, and Artvan, beer garden under the park gazebo with locally brewed libations by Baxter Brewing Co, baked deliciousness from Beth’s Kitchen Café, meat and more from Standard Gastropub and Portland’s El Corazon taco truck, come and enjoy the music, arts and good eats, roundtrip bus service from Portland, $12, Denmark Arts Center, Bicentennial Park, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
August 2, Saturday, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., “4th Annual Bluegrass Festival,” Three great bands–Jerks of Grass are headliners, Mountain Emergency, and Backporch Bluegrass. Tour the historic Peabody-Fitch house (1797), the Temperance Barn, and enjoy the fantastic views of the White Mountains from the grounds of Narramissic in South Bridgton.$15 per person, children under 12 free, Narramissic Farm, Narramissic Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org.
August 2, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Heroes,” play set in August in 1959 takes place outside on a terrace in the garden of a convent military hospital where Philippe and Henri are hatching plans to escape, $22/adults, $18/14 and under, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.deertrees-theatre.org.

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