Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 7-13

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 7-13

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 7-13

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“Ossipee Valley Fair,” South Hiram

July 7-10, Thursday-Sunday, 7am/gates open, “Ossipee Valley Fair,’ since 1980, this “friendliest of fairs” has been “the place to be” for summer family fun in Maine! Truly a country fair with oodles of livestock events, competitions, demonstrations and exhibits, no pets allowed except service dogs, $10/includes midway rides, $5/over 55, $2/parking, 291 South Hiram Road, South Hiram. FMI: 207-793-9986, www.ossipeevalleyfair.com.
July 7, Thursday, 6:30pm, “195th Army Band Concert,” the Concert Band has performed charts by John Williams and John Phillip Sousa, as well as medleys from movies like The Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, The Patriot, 1941, The Blues Brothers, and many more Concert Band Standards. Along with the classics – Stars and Stripes Forever, Midway March and Trombone King, the concert band also performs folk ballads and patriotic crowd pleasers, free, Gorham High School, McCormick Performing Arts Auditorium, 41 Morrill Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-222-1630, www.gorhamrec.com.
July 7, 12-13, Thursday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 7pm, “Hot Flash! What A Feelin’!” a hilarious new musical comedy that celebrates women, their friendships and the adventures they face in their later years! Following the sell-out success of last summer’s Girls Only, we bring another hilarious evening of non-stop comedy and music to The Footlights Theatre stage for women of all ages -and the brave men who love them, $15, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
July 9, Saturday, 8am-1pm, “Artisan Fair, Auction and Flea Market,” imagine, as many as 50 vendors catering to every shopper’s whim – fabulous food and a bake table – plants, flowers, and beautiful garden accessories – incredible Auction Board items on which to bid. It’s fun, food, friends, flowers & fleas!! What better way to spend a summer Saturday, free, Village Green, 940 Meadow Road, Route 121, Casco Village. FMI: 207-627-4282. www.mainetoday.com.
July 9, Saturday, 7pm, “Broadway and Beyond,” two of the Lakes Region’s favorite singers, Kelly Caufield and Matthew Small will return to perform Broadway & Beyond at the North Windham Union Church. This is the fourth time that Kelly and Matthew have performed here in July, and every year they draw a large crowd. This year, they will be accompanied again by Dr. Laura Artesani, a talented pianist and associate professor of music at the University of Maine. These New England-based entertainers have been performing songs from the stage together for more than a decade. Audiences love their personal, moving interpretations of musical theater, pop, standards, folk and more, $12, $10/seniors, North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. FMI: 207-892-7149, mwamconcerts.com.
July 9 and 10, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm, “Chickadee Quilters Quilt Show,” 100s of quilts on display, raffles, Chinese auction, vendors, yard sale items, free demonstrations,Café, handicapped accessible, free parking, $5/donation, Stevens Brook Elementary School, 14 Frances Bell Drive, Bridgton. FMI: www.mainequilts.org.
July 9, Saturday, 11am, “Wind Over Wings,” is a nonprofit educational service featuring magnificent birds unable to survive in their natural environment; and have overcome extraordinary obstacles in their lives. Each bird is an individual and each has a story. Meet and photograph a kestrel, saw whet owl, great horned owl, red-tailed hawk; learn their individual stories, $5.50-$7.50, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.mainewildlifepark.com.
July 9, Saturday, 8pm, “The Exclusion Zone,” celebrated Brooklyn storyteller Martin Dockery brings us a true story that is as much about a journey through an irradiated no-man’s land as it is an exploration of the very nature of art and creativity itself. Fast, smart, and funny, “The Exclusion Zone” travels from Burningman to Chernobyl in search of a legendary room with magical powers, $14, $12/seniors, $8/kids, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.

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