Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 5-11

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 5-11
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 5-11
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 5-11
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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 5-11

Red Molly Camden

“Red Molly,” Camden Opera House

Feb. 5, Thursday, 7pm, “Red Molly,” female Americana trio plays roots/Americana/bluegrass music featuring three-part harmonies with banjo, Dobro and guitar. Also on the bill: Miner’s Creek, David and the Lowdown, $20-$25, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-4404, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
Feb. 6-8, Friday-Sunday, 8am-9pm/Fri., 9:30am-8:30pm/Sat. and Sun., “U.S. National Toboggan Championships,” Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3438, www.camdensnowbowl.com.
Feb. 6, Friday, 11am-5pm, “Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Native American & Tribal Arts Auction,” this auction will feature important collections of Native American & Tribal art, including the lifelong collection of Native American specialist dealer Nancy Prince. This sale also will offer fine Pre-Columbian, African and Oceanic pieces, see site to view lots, free, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, 51 AQtlantic Highway, Thomaston. FMI: 207-354-8141, www.thomastonauction.com.
Feb. 6-7, Friday-Saturday, 7pm, “Banff Mt Film Festival World Tour,” the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world, this year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the festival. Traveling to exotic landscapes and remote cultures, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2014/2015 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world, different films shown each night, $12/adults, $10/advance, $5/students, Camden Hills High School, Strom Auditorium, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7120, www.mainesport.com.
Feb. 6-8, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Telemachus Clay,” this play tells the story of Telemachus Clay, who leaves his small home town in the East and travels to Hollywood seeking his fortune as a writer, he finds little but cynicism and corruption there and his script, a Utopian fantasy humans creating a new and better world, is roundly rejected, he returns home, battered but still optimistic, to the girl and child he left behind, intent on making a better world instead of just writing about it, $12/advance, $15/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Feb. 7, Saturday, 3-5pm/weigh-in time,”Ice Fishing Derby: Sheepscot Lake,” sponsored by the Sheepscot Lake Fish and Game Association. Weigh in time is 3-5pm at the Fish and Game Clubhouse. Fish welcome from all Maine Inland Waters. Special Children’s Tournament: Ages 12 and under! Prizes: Largest Fish Prizes $50.00 Adult and $50.00 Kids. Prizes for fish- $10.00 1st and $5.00 2nd in the following categories: Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Salmon, Togue, White Perch, Pickerel, Small Mouth Bass, Large Mouth Bass, and Splake. Door Prizes for Donated items- $1.00 a ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets. 1st Door prize- Ice Auger or $300.00, 2nd Prize- $200.00 for sporting equipment of your choice, 3rd Prize- $100.000 for sporting equipment of your choice, Sheepscot Lake Fish and Game Clubhouse, 1579 Route Three, Palermo. FMI: 207-485-0190, www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/derbies_tournaments/derbies.htm.
Feb. 10, Tuesday, 5:30-7pm, “The Romance of Chocolate and Wine,” get ready for Valentine’s Day with a few of your favorite things: wine and chocolate! Don’t miss this opportunity to combine the best of both worlds with Bow Street Market’s Paula Truman! Discuss small plate pairings, and finish with red wines, rieslings, madieras, and port, and discover how to blend them perfectly with fruit, nuts, and…. more chocolate, $29-$34, Bow Street Market, 79 Bow Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-6631, www.bowstreetmarket.com.

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