Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17

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“Ossipee Valley Fair,” South Hiram

July 11-14, Thursday-Sunday, 7am/gates open, Ossipee Valley Fair, since 1980, Ossipee Valley Fair has been “THE place to be” for summer family fun in southern Maine, a true country fair with oodles of livestock events, competitions, demonstrations and exhibits, fair also offers, novelty events, horse and oxen pulling, grand parade, farmer Olympics, musical entertainments, tractor pulls, midway and more, no pets, only service dogs allowed, $10/includes midway rides/5-55, $5/under 5 and over 55, $2/parking per day, South Hiram Road, South Hiram. FMI: 207-625-5171, www.ossipeevalleyfair.com.
July 11-14, Thursday-Sunday, 8pm/Thurs-Sat, 2pm/Sat and Sun, “Chicago,” musical, in Chicago’s roaring 20’s, Roxie Hart murders her faithless lover, is convicted and sent to death row where she and Velma Kelly, another merry murderess, vie for the public spotlight, wild music, bootleg gin and razzle dazzle, $39, Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
July 11-13, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “The Sound of Music,” one of Broadway’s most popular shows, the story of a high-spirited postulant who becomes a governess for a widower with seven children and their narrow escape from the Nazis is thrilling, inspirational and features many beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, $10-$25, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 Main, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.
July 12, Friday, 6-9pm, Sweet 16th Edition Kennebunk Free Library Road Race, 5-K Run/Walk/Wheelchair event, Kennebunk Free Library fundraiser, prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd in all categories, T-shirt and Goodie Bags for the 1st 250 registrants, free dinner for registrants & small fee for others, cash beer & wine garden, live music by Mousam River Rats, $13-25/participants, free/audience, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-2173, www.Kennebunklibrary.org.
July 13 -14, Saturday-Sunday, 10am and 12pm/Saturday, 10am/Sunday, Keith Johnson and his state-of-the-art bubble sculptures, combines the magic of bubble making with the mysteries of science, “Bubbleologist” Keith Johnson reveals how bubbles work through his exciting bubble antics, he keeps audiences in awe with his imaginative performance, including encasing a dinosaur in a giant bubble, creating fog-filled spinning geometric shapes and state-of-the art-soap bubble sculptures, some bigger than bathtubs, $12, Ogunquit Playhouse, Rt. 1, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
July 14, Sunday, 11am-6pm, Paddle Battle, kayak, canoe, stand-up paddleboard divisions and any other vessels without a motor, on Kennebunk River, live music by Amy Allen, Todo Bien and Don Campbell, $35, $60/2-person team, Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-4050, www.paddlebattlekport.com.
July 14, Sunday, 1-4pm, Ninth Annual Victorian Tea, music by harpist Jane Wilcox Hively, benefits the restorations fund, $15/advance, $20/day of, $5/12 and under, Parsonsfield Seminary, North Road, Parsonsfield. FMI: 207-793-8825, www.parsonsfieldseminary.org.

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