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Out and About for Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 11-17

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“Bethel Moose Lottery Festival,” Bethel

June 11, Thursday, 8pm, “Mavis Staples,” Soul and Gospel legend, Mavis Staples is history, plain and simple, as a member of the equally legendary Staple singers she is part of a rich past of socially conscience music and spirit, The Lifetime Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was honored as one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers of all time, $70 plus $3 handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd., Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

June 12-14, Friday-Sunday, all day events, “Bethel Moose Lottery Festival,” a full weekend of moose calling, vendors, exhibits, kids’ activities, and, the main event: the moose permit drawing, Saturday, events will be centered around downtown Bethel, walking distance to many lodgings, shops, and restaurants, Sunday, will feature a field day at UMaine 4H Camp & Learning Center in nearby Bryant Pond and a golf tournament at The Bethel Inn Resort to benefit camp scholarships, Bethel Common, Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-2282, www.bethelmaine.com.
June 12, Friday, 7:15am/registration, 8am/shotgun start, “SLRCC Golf Open,” 15th annual event, continental breakfast, contests: putting, hole in one, closest to pin, longest drive, award luncheon, see website for entry form, $100/golf and food, limited to 1st 100 players, Naples Golf & Country Club, 136 Sebago Road, Naples. FMI: 207-892-8265, www.sebagolakeschamber.com.
June 13, Saturday, 11am-2pm, “Herpetology Day,” The Maine Herpetological Society was founded in 1992 to promote responsible care of captive reptiles and amphibians. They educate members and the general public on all aspects of Herpetoculture & habitat preservation. Several live snakes and other reptiles will be on display today for you to view, learn more about and photograph, $7.50/adults, $5.50/seniors and children, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/events.htm.
June 13-14, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-7pm/Sat, 9am-3pm/Sun, “5th Rally for Norlands: Civil War Reenactment Weekend,” one of the largest Civil War Reenactments in Maine featuring a wide variety of living history demonstrations, exhibits, and engaging activities remembering the activities of the Civil War in the Spring of 1865, Union and Confederate military and civilian reenactors from across New England will be camped on the grounds, the event features a full-scale battle scenario complete with artillery fire, the “town of Unity” civilian camp, farm-life living history in Norlands’ Washburn mansion, one-room schoolhouse, and farmer’s cottage, blacksmith, contra-dance, horse-drawn wagon rides, Victorian tea and fashion show, and more, plenty of hands-on history activities are planned for all ages, President Abraham Lincoln makes a special visit on Saturday at 11a.m., $10adults, $6/6-12, Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Rd., Livermore. FMI: 207-897-4366, www.norlands.org.
June 13, Saturday, 8pm-12am, “Brownfield Lion’s Dance,” dance the night away with Linwood Cash & The Ridge Riders, Lion’s Den, corners of Route 5 & 113, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-2911, www.bridgton.com.
June 14, Sunday, 2:30pm and 5:30pm, “Music in Motion,” by the talented people at the Tina Titzer School of Dance, $12, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, 18 Bradley St., Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.

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