Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 9-15

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“Day Out With Thomas,” Boothbay

Aug. 9-12, Thursday-Sunday, gates open at 8am, Topsham Fair, agricultural exhibits, animal pulling events, 4-H exhibitors, crafters, midway and harness racing, Topsham Fairgrounds, Topsham. FMI: 207-729-1943, www.topshamfair.net.
Aug. 9, Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm, Belfast Summer Nights Weekly Music Series, Mehuman Johnson Band, free, Heritage Park, Front Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-322-7123, www.belfastcreativecoalition.org.
Aug. 9, Thursday, 7:30pm, Ashelin, Newfoundland Celtic-pop band, $15, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street, Unity. FMI: 207-948-7469, www.unity.edu/uccpa.
Aug. 9-11, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “Once Upon a Mattress,” musical comedy, carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on ‘The Princess and The Pea’ provides for some side-splitting shenanigans, $20, Boothbay Playhouse, Route 27, Boothbay. FMI: 207-633-3379, www.boothbayplayhouse.com.
Aug. 9, Thursday, 8pm, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Concerto for Two Cellos, Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival presentation, ensemble of favorite chamber musicians, $30-40, $8/18 and under, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central Street, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org.
Aug. 10-12, Friday-Sunday, 8:30am-4:30pm, “Day out with Thomas: Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012,” rides on replica of Thomas the Tank Engine with Tomas-themed activities, $18, Boothbay Railway Village, Route 27, Boothbay. FMI: 207-633-4733, www.railwayvillage.org.
Aug. 10-12, Friday-Sunday, 2-7pm/Friday, 9am-4pm/Saturday,9am-4pm/Sunday, 31st Annual Maine Antiques Festival, Maine’s largest antiques event featuring dealers from across the US and Canada offering for sale a wide variety of antiques and collectibles for 17th century through the mid 20th century, $25/early bird on Friday, $8/general, Union Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Lane, Union. FMI: 207-221-3108, www.MaineAntiqueFest.com.

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