Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 4-10

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 4-10

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“4 on the 4th Road Race,” Bridgton

July 4, Thursday, 8am, 4 on the 4th Road Race, this road race attracts a growing and faithful group of runners-now approaching 2000, the course limit-from more than 35 states and numerous foreign countries, in 2001, New England Runner magazine named the race New England’s top race, benefits the Bridgton Public Library, to contact venue for registration details, free to watch, downtown Bridgton. FMI: fouronthefourth@yahoo.com, www.fouronthefourth.com.
July 4, Thursday, 10-2pm, Independence Day Celebrations with the Rufus Porter Museum, visit the lawn of the future home of the Rufus Porter Museum during the Bridgton Independence Day Celebrations to get your face painted, blow giant bubbles, answer trivia questions or become part of a nineteenth century Rufus Porter portrait, free, The Webb House, 121 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-2828, www.rufusportermuseum.org.
July 4, Thursday, 10am, Otisfield 4th July Festival, parade, red, white and blue water salute by the fire department, music, bake sale, watermelon, popsicles and water, free, Spurr’s Corner Fire Station, Route 121, Otisfield. FMI: 207-539-2664, www.otisfieldme.gov/pages/index.
July 5-7, Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm, Sunday River Mountain Activities, scenic lift rides, mountain biking, zipline tours and twin zips, geocaching, a bungee trampoline, and disc golf, prices vary see website for details, Sunday River Resort, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry. FMI: 800-543-2754, www.sundayriver.com.
June 5-7, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Friday and Saturday, 5pm/Sunday, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” musical comedy, centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School, six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, which is run by three equally-quirky grown-ups, $18, $16/seniors and students, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road,,Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
July 6, Saturday, 9am-4pm, Bethel Art Fair, artists, artisans, live theater, music, open studios and galleries, produced by the Mahoosuc Arts Council, featuring the finests artists and artisan crafters of Western Maine and beyond, free to browse, Bethel Common, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-3575, www.bethelmaine.com.
July 6, Saturday, 10am-4pm, Civil War Homefront Day with the Rufus Porter Museum, Civil War themed activities for families all day long designed to discuss everyday life on the Civil War homefront and explore how families experienced the conflict, activities include writing with berry ink and making your own herbal tea blends, $8/adults, $7/seniors and students, free/under 15, Rufus Porter Museum, 67 North High Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-2828, www.rufusportermuseum.org.
July 6, Saturday, 11am-2pm, Archery with Bryant Pond 4-H Shooting Sports, certified archery instructors will have equipment and targets to try your hand at this great family sport, archery builds self-confidence, self-discipline, responsibility and leadership while promoting youth development and life skills, price of admission to park, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/.
July 6, Saturday, 7:30-9pm, Tim Sample, come out and enjoy an evening of wonderful Maine humor with comedian Tim Sample, widely acknowledged to be New England’s premier native humorist, know for Bert and I, $15/advance, $18/door, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org./pac.
July 6, Saturday, 8pm, Magician Peter Boie, see it to believe it, an evening of award winning reality-altering magic, $14/adult, $12/senior, $8/students, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.

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