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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 1-7

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 1-7

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20th Annual Antique Wooden Boat Show, Naples

Aug. 1, Thursday, 7:30pm, Skylarks, jazz ensemble performs Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Song rhythms range from light swing to the blues, from country to bossa nova-with a few love ballads for good measure, $10/adults, $5/15 and under, Brick Church, 502 Christian Hill Road, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-1500, www.lovellbrickchurch.org.
Aug. 3, Saturday, all day event, 20th Annual Antique Wooden Boat Show, presented by the Mountainview Woodies Classic Boat Club, a group of enthusiasts interested in antique and classic boats of all types, including those made of wood, fiberglass, and aluminum, come and view, free, Naples Causeway, Route 302, Naples. FMI: www.mountainviewwoodies.org.
Aug. 3-4, Saturday-Sunday, Scribner’s Mills Back to the Past, a celebration of its unique “one of a kind” heritage as being the only surviving industrial sash sawmill site in America from the wooden industrial era, $6, free/12 and under, Scribner’s Mills 244 Scribner’s Mill Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6455, www.scribnersmill.org.
Aug. 3, Saturday, 11am-2pm, Maine Authors Day, meet Maine authors who write about Maine’s woods, waters & wildlife. John Ford, Stephen Pinkham, Liza Gardener Walsh, Susan Williams Beckhorn, Tom Merriam, Katie Clark, R.G. Bernier & Fran Hodgkin, many of whom are award-winning writers, will have their adult &/or children’s books on hand for purchase & autographing- all at 10% discount! Other art, prints, maps & noatecards created by these talented authors also available at 10% off! Special activities for kids, like building Fairy Houses. Select offers in the Nature Store, price admission ticket, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark.
Aug. 3, Saturday, 2-8:30pm, 3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival at Narramissic, live music at the historic Temperance Barn at Narramissic, the Peabody-Fitch farm, with spectacular views of the White Mountains. Groups include Tricky Britches, The Hemmingways and Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection. Open-mic prior to the headliners. Good food and beverages, including Shipyard beers. Tours of the 1797 farm house. Rain or shine, $15/adults, $12/Bridgton Historical Society Member, $5/children, free/under 5, Narramissic-the Peabody-Fitch Farm, Narramissic Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org.
Aug. 3, Saturday, 7:30-9pm, The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue, dedicated to preserving and performing the greatest music ever made-the music of the 1950’s Doo Wop era. From New Hampshire to New Orleans and Virginia to Vegas, The Corvettes perform the great music of the Doo Wop era with a fresh new energy. Their incredibly entertaining show and comical stage antics have left many a happy audience screaming for more! In the tradition of legendary Doo Wop revivalists Sha Na Na, every Corvettes show is more than a concert, $20/adults, $15/seniors, $5/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Aug. 6, Tuesday, 7:30-9:30pm, Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Kreutzer Sonata, Dvorak: Cavatina and Capriccio for two Violins and Viola from Op. 75a, Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata,” Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, Op. 47 “Kreutqer” (Movement 1), Dvorak: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65, $25, free/under 21, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.sebagomusicfestival.org.

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