Out and About for the Sanford/York County Lake Regions of Maine Aug. 25-31

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region Aug. 25-31
August 24, 2011
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 25-31
August 24, 2011

Out and About for the Sanford/York County Lake Regions of Maine Aug. 25-31

           “The Maine Reef,” fiber art at Biddford Art Walk

 

Aug. 25, Thursday, 8pm, Bob Marley, Marley’s brand of high energy and off beat observation of everyday life things has captured the minds of fans of all ages including teenagers to grandparents in their 80’s, $28/includes $3 convenience fee, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit.  FMI:  207-646-4526, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.

 

 

Aug. 25-27, Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm, “The 39 Steps,” a man with a boring life meets a mystery woman with a thick accent.  After she is murdered in his home, the man goes on the run and enters a secret world of strangers, detectives, spies and assorted characters, $25/adults, $22/seniors, $10/students and children, Hackmatack Theater, 538 School Street, Berwick.  FMI:  207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.

 

 

Aug. 26, Friday, 5-8pm, Biddeford Art Walk, view pieces and images from an wonderful new project, The Maine Reef, this fiber art installation will be made up of hundreds, maybe thousands, of coral forms and other reef related elements created by crocheting or other fiber art forms such as felting or knitting, live music too, Main Street, Biddeford.  FMI:  207-229-3560, www.biddefordartwalk.com.

 

 

Aug. 26, Friday, 6pm, Art Walk Art Talk, artist Diane Bowie Zaitlin will speak with visitors about her 2010 residency at Great Spruce Head Island and the artwork that came out of it.  Diane will discuss the role of drawing from nature in her artistic process, free, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street, Saco.  FMI:  207-283-3861,www.sacomuseum.org.

 

 

Aug. 27-28, Saturday-Sunday, 10am-12pm, Pippi Longstocking’s Musical Adventure, dressed in strange clothes and living with her horse and pet monkey, Pippi is the high spirited, warm hearted girl of supernatural strength and untold wealth.  With new friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi questions the world in which she lives and the expectations placed upon her; all the while longing to be reunited with her father, Captain Longstocking, and his band of pirates aboard the “Hoptoad,” $10, Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit.  FMI:  207-646-5511,  http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/.

 

 

Aug. 27, Saturday, 11am-3pm, Annual Chili-Fest, “Maine State Cook-Off’ sanctioned by the International Chili Society, free, Wells Junior High, 1470 Post Road, Wells.  FMI:  207-646-2451, www.wellschilifest.com.

 

Aug. 28, Sunday, 11:30am-3:30pm, Farmer’s Breakfast Buffet Brunch, using local farm eggs, meat, fruit, vegetables, and syrup, sample menu includes omelets (to order), scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, breads, muffins, toast, French toast, pancakes, home fried potatoes and fresh fruit, $15, $5/kids, Willowbrook Museum, 70 Elm Street, Newfield.  FMI:  207-793-2784, www.willowbrookmuseum.org..

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