Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine May 24-30

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May 24, Thursday, 4pm, Gerry Boyle, author of “Port City Black and White,” free, North Gorham Public Library, 2 Standish Neck Road, Gorham.  FMI:  207-892-2575, www.north-gorham.lib.me.us.
May 25, Friday, 6:30pm, Ice Cream and Tea Social with Storybook Princesses and Princes, tea and an ice cream sundae with their fantasy characters, walk down the red carpet into the Princess ball room and have their hair styled and nails done by professional stylists, photos with Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Tinkerbell and Pocahontas, $5, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114, Standish.  FMI:  207-637-2186, www.schoolhousearts.org.
May 26, Saturday, 9am-12pm, Exploring Seasons in Maine-May, come learn about the many changes taking place this month, after an hour presentation about what is happening in nature in May explore a local vernal pool, meet at the LEA office, free, Lake Region Environmental Association, 230 Main Street, Bridgton.  FMI: 207-647-8580, www.mainelakes.org.
May 26, Saturday, 10am-1:30pm, Guided Nature Hike, learn about flora, fauna and history with hike through the fields, Shaker woods, Loon’s Point and more, reservations required, $5/general, $2/children, free/under 6, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester.  FMI:  207-926-4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.
May 26, Saturday, 9am-1pm, Plant Sale, friends, trustees and garden club members are generously donating their extra annuals, vegetables and perennials for a Memorial Day weekend plant sale, Charlotte Hobbs Library, 25 Main Street, Lovell.  FMI:  207-925-3177, www.hobbslibrary.org.
May 26, Saturday 10am-3pm, Poland Spring Heritage Day, vendors, Poland Regional High School Band, Blue Grass Cantus Choir, Wagon Rides, Maine Wildlife Park exhibit, crag tables, jump house, hikes, rock climbing wall and more, many events are free, Poland Spring Resort and Preservation Park, 41 Ricker Road, Poland.  FMI:  207-998-4351, www.polandspringinns.com.
May 26, Saturday, 8pm, Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, hot Louisiana band, $22, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.  FMI:  207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
May 29, Tuesday, 7-8pm, Civil War Reenactor, Carolyn Lawson, Civil War reenactor from Company A, 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry, presentation titled “Under the Dress, Victorian Secrets” will highlight some of the diverse and significant contributions made by women during the Civil War, free, Norway Historical Society, 471 Main Street, Norway.  FMI:  207-743-7377, www.norwayhistoricalsociety.org.

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