Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb.23-29
Back Pond, Little Mud Pond, Middle Pond, Mud Pond and Jewett Pond Make Up the Five Kezars Ponds in Waterford, Maine
February 19, 2012
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Regions of Maine Feb.23-29
February 22, 2012Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb.23-29
“Cabin Fever Reliever at Norlands,” Livermore
Feb. 23, Thursday, 7pm, “Windfall,” award-winning documentary about wind power, shows the bitter rancor sowed among the residents of rural Meredith, NY when wind turbines came to town, free, Carrabassett Community Library, Carrabassett Valley. FMI: 207-628-2070, www.carrabassettvalley.org.
Feb. 23, Thursday, 7pm, Poet Carolyn Gelland, author of “Four Alarm House,” will be reading, free, Farmington Public Library, 117 Academy Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-4312, www.farmington.lib.me.us.
Feb. 24-25, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Working,” the Hebron Academy Players will perform a reprise production, based on the book by Studs Terkel with music by Stephen Schwartz, more than 50 students, faculty and staff are part of this year’s show, free, LePage Center for Performing Arts, Hebron Academy, Hebron. FMI: 207-966-5266, www.hebronacademy.org.
Feb. 25, Saturday, 10am-12pm, Tracking with Naturalist Lynne Flaccus, a walk around SVCA’s Trout Brook preserve to look for and study animal tracks, all ages welcome, limited snowshoes available, $5, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Egypt Road, Jefferson. FMI: 207-586-6752, www.mainetoday.com.
Feb. 25, Saturday, 11am, East Pond Bog Ski Trip, join Mel Croft as we venture our way onto the frozen East Pond Bog by cross country ski, this interesting area is located to the north of East Pond and offers stunning views of the surrounding wetlands and head water of East Pond, call for details, free, Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Route 27, Belgrade Lakes Village. FMI: 207-495-6039, www.belgradelakes.org.
Feb. 25, Saturday, 12-4pm, Cabin Fever Reliever at Norlands, old-time fun, enjoy the one-room schoolhouse and meet the schoolmarm for storytime and a lesson from the 1800s, tours available of the 1867 Washburn Mansion, play old-fashioned games in the Farmer’s Cottage, something delicious will be cooking on the woodstove, $5, Washburn-Norlands Living History Center 290 Norlands Road, Livermore. FMI: 207-897-4366, www.norlands.org.
Feb. 29, Wednesday, 7:30pm, Swiss group La Morra, late medieval and early Renaissance music, this group is praised for thoroughly researched and skillfully interpreted performances, $6, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu