Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

“Invasive Plant Patrol 101 Workshop,” New Gloucester

Aug. 4, 9 and 10, Thursday, Tuesday and 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, Footlights Theatre, Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
Aug. 5, Friday, 8pm, “Stone Mountain Live Anniversary Show,” dinner, show and auction, hosted by Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys, with Special guest, guitar great Bill Kirchen, and other surprise guests, dinner is a small starter salad, an entrée and dessert, credit cards are not accepted on site for food or beverage, lobby opens at 4:30pm, 6pm begins dinner seating, auction at 7:30pm, $100pp, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Aug. 5, Friday, 8pm, “Jeff Wirth’s StoryBox,” NY writer/director Jeff Wirth returns with a new playful, audience-driven adventure. StoryBox is a new kind of stage for interactive performance where audience participants join inter-actors as co-creators of improvised stories. Audience members may choose to play or to sit back and enjoy the show as usual. Either way, it’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/kids, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
Aug. 6, Saturday, 11am-closing, “Chainsaw Wildlife Artists,” join four local Maine chainsaw carvers Ron Carlson, Tim Pickett, Dan Burns & Andrew Logan as they use chainsaws to create eagles, bears and more. Watch a block of wood become a work of art. A variety of carvings will be on exhibit and for sale. Bring your cameras and your earplugs, $5.50-$7.50, Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26A, Gray. FMI: 207-287-8000, www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/events.htm.
Aug. 6, Saturday, 8:30am-2:30pm, “Invasive Plant Patrol 101 Workshop,” Maine’s lakes & streams are being invaded! Maine’s lakes, rivers and streams are increasingly threatened by non-native invasive plants and the early detection of these plants is critical. The primary goal of the Invasive Plant Patrol 101 is to provide those who wish to join Maine’s “early detection” effort with information and guidance needed to get started. The workshop is presented in four parts:• Overview of invasive species issues in Maine and beyond• Plant identification fundamentals• Plant identification hands-on exercise with live plants• Conducting a screening survey, tools and techniques. All workshop participants receive an “Invasive Plant Patroller’s Handbook,” and the Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants. This workshop meets the training requirement for IPP certification, register in advance, free, New Gloucester Congregational Christian Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-783-7733, www.sunjournal.com.
Aug. 6, Saturday, 3-10:30pm, “Dam Jam Music & Arts Festival,” the DAC collaborates with founder of New York’s Winter Jazzfest, Adam Schatz, to bring to you another exciting all-day summer music and arts festival, featuring musicians from Maine and beyond, $12/advance, $15/at the door, Bicentennial Park, W. Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
Aug. 9, Tuesday, 7:30pm, “Windfest,” the final concert of the 44th season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be both grand and exhilarating featuring wind instruments, as the Festival dedicates the concert to its co-founding Music Director and oboist, the late Judy Pence. The piano and strings will join the winds in this high-spirited program, Windfest, highlighting the diverse and unique qualities of the Festival. From Strauss to Nielsen, to Mozart and Dohnanyi, you will be transported in a magical evening of musical celebration performed by an array of internationally renowned artists. Come and join us as the Festival celebrates the grand finale of the Music Director Mihae Lee’s inaugural season, $25, free/under 21, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, sebagomusicfestival.org.

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