Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 21-27

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region July 21-27
July 20, 2011
Locally Produced Agricultural Products at Farmers’ Markets in the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine
July 21, 2011

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 21-27

                                    Western Maine BBQ Festival, Fryeburg

July 21, Thursday, 7:00pm and 9:30pm, Bob Marley, cutting edge stand-up comedy, one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country, $25, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, FMI:  207-583-6747, www.deertreestheatre.org.

 July 22, Friday, 8:00-9:00pm, Schooner Fare, consummate entertainers, their energetic concerts are laced with a Maine brand of universal humor, $18, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison.  FMI:  207-583-6747, www.deertreestheatre.org.

  7/23-24, Saturday-Sunday, events begin at 10:00am, Western Maine BBQ Festival, is a whole lot of summer fun wrapped around a nationally sanctioned world-class BBQ competition, $5, under 10 free, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Route 5, Fryeburg.  FMI:  207-647-4449, www.westernmainebbqfestival.com.

 July 23, Saturday, 11:30am, Historic Bethel Hill:  Guided One-Hour Walking Tour, by the late 19th century Bethel was an economic hub for its region and a major tourist destination offering scenic views of the surrounding White Mountains, health-giving springs, hunting and fishing, New England hospitality in large summer hotels, and, at the turn of the century world-renowned opera singers and a clinic for the treatment of those with nervous disorders, tour this historic village, free/donations accepted, meet at the bell tower on the north end of the common, Main Street, Bethel.  FMI:  207-824-2908, www.bethelmaine.com.

 July 23, Saturday, 7:30pm, The Press Gang, a 3-piece Celtic band from Portland, blending traditional Irish music with an Appalachian sensibility that finds the roots of tradition feeding a lush new forest of sounds, $10, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark.  FMI:  207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.

 July 26-30, Tuesday-Saturday, times vary, Rufus Porter Museum Cultural Heritage Series, a week long celebration of Folk and Traditional Art classes, lectures and demonstrations, see site for event details, Rufus Porter Museum, 67 North High Street, Bridgton.  FMI:  207-647-2828, www.rufusportermuseum.org.

 July 27, Wednesday, 7:30-9:00pm, Moose Adventures in Maine and New Hampshire, moose enthusiasts Nancy Hart and Lynda Thayer share stories, photos and videos of their close encounters with the largest land mammals in Maine, free, Hobbs Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, Lovell.  FMI:  207-935-3177, www.hobbslibrary.org.

 

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