Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 18-24

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 18-24
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 18-24
February 17, 2016
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 18-24
February 17, 2016

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 18-24

Scotty River Trio

“Scotty River Trio,” Boothbay Opera House, Boothbay Harbor

Feb. 18, Thursday, 10am-3pm, “Maine 3 Railers Model Railroad Display,” Do you like trains??? The Maine 3 Railers O-Gauge Model Railroad Club will be setting up a running model railroad display in our big meeting room! Come watch the trains and see how they work, and talk to club members, free, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd, Topsham. FMI: 207-725-1727, www.topshamlibrary.org.
Feb. 19-21, Friday-Sunday, 5-9pm/Fri, 5-8pm/Sat, “Flavors of Freeport,” throughout the weekend you will find a variety of food events from chocolate factory tours and cocktail competitions, to a wine dinner and lobster brunch! Free tastings and demonstrations are hosted all over town. The weekend kicks off with the Flavors of Freeport Ice Bar at 5 p.m., head over to the Hilton Garden Inn’s courtyard to enjoy the Flavors of Freeport Ice Bar! Featuring frosty beverages, beautiful ice sculptures, twinkling lights, fun photo opps, snow machines and roaring fires to cozy up to with friends and loved ones! At 6 p.m. the adjacent ballroom opens to present the funkalicious sounds of Motor Booty Affair! Maine’s ultimate disco party band will have you shakin’ your groove thang in no time! Funky costumes are encouraged and prizes will be awarded to the best! FreeportUSA’s signature event showcasing chefs and food producers in the Freeport area. Enjoy delicious samples from some of Maine’s best chefs, sample local brews and beverages, and learn about what’s new in Freeport’s culinary world. Best of all, the great variety will leave you delighted and coming back to Freeport for more! The Flavors Ice Bar features frosty beverages, beautiful ice sculptures, fun photo opps, snow machines, roaring fires, and a DJ to get you moving, free-$45, Historic Freeport Village, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-1212, www.freeportusa.com.
Feb. 19, Friday, 7:30pm, “Tim Rice,” in Tim’s songs you will hear folk, soul, jazz, blues, and even a little rock. With new studio released ‘Pillars’, we get to hear both the studio side the translation to the stage with his riveting and entertaining acoustic stylings, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Curtis Room Annex, 798 Washington St, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Feb. 19, Friday, 7:30pm, “Klavierfest,” a musical celebration of Elliott Schwartz’s 80th birthday featuring piano works by Bowdoin’s composer emeritus and an on-stage interview with him, free, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 19 South Campus Drive, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoin.edu.
Feb. 20, Saturday, 9:30am/meet, “Winter Outing at Camden Snow Bowl,” Coastal Mountains Land Trust Winter Outing/Hike, beat those winter doldrums! Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust Board Member Brad Hennemuth for a three-hour winter outing (with snowshoes if appropriate), bring water, snack/lunch, and warm layers for this intermediate to challenging walk up old ski trails, free, Round the Mountain Trail, Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Rd, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7091, www.coastalmountains.org.
Feb. 20, Saturday, 7pm, “Scotty River Trio,” Seasoned Maine musicians Steve Jones, Paul Mellyn and Scott Elliot bring together an evening of blues, folk, bluegrass, rock and more tonight in this mid-winter gathering in the Opera House’s upstairs bar, $7, Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Feb. 21, Sunday, 2pm, Scotch Tasting at the Tavern,” The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern will offer a selection of classic scotches. The event will feature a selection of classic Scottish malts expertly paired with bites prepared by Chef David Pendexter. The tasting begins with the smoky, full-bodied Johnnie Double Black from Scotland’s West Coast. With swirls of peat smoke and fruit flavors, and notes of sweet vanilla and spice, the Scotch is complemented by a spicy chipotle bison chili. The second course features the Caol Ila, a fresh, herbal Scotch with a spicy warmth paired with a scallop and speck ham shooter. Revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex single malt of them all, the Ardbeg 10 is accompanied by a grilled honey glazed fig skewer. Guests will also sample the Talisker Storm, alongside skewered bratwurst with pickled red onion, drizzled with a honey dijon cream sauce. Named “World Whisky of the Year” by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, Chef Pendexter will pair the Ardbeg Uigeadail with rich espresso baked beans, saving the richest, smokiest Scotch, a 16 year old Lagavulin, for last to be served with a dark chocolate molasses cookie with cherry compote, $48/per person, The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern, 4 Noble St, Brunswick. FMI: 207-837-6565, www.thebrunswickhotelandtavern.com.

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