Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 13-20

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine Jan. 13-20
January 13, 2016
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 13-20
January 13, 2016

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 13-20

Charles Woodbury Art

“Charles Woodbury: Art Reception adn Fireside Chat,” York Public Library

Jan. 14, Thursday, 8pm, “Rated M Talk Comedy Special Event: Paul Hunt,” Paul Hunt of the 99.9 Wolf Wake up Crew with host B-Rad, Joe Ellis and McWeeds, this show will feature New England Best comics, $10, $15/couple, Adams Street Pub, 193 Main St, Biddeford. FMI: 207-283-4992, www.adamsstreetpub.com.
Jan. 15, Friday, 11am-12pm, “Historic District Walking Tour,” outdoor walking tours of Kennebunk’s national Register Historic District, which feature examples of Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival homes, no need to call ahead-please arrive about five minutes early, $5, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-4802, www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Jan. 15-16, Friday-Saturday, 7pm/Fri, 4pm/Sat, “Robert Frost: Fire and Ice,” the life of the popular Pulitzer prize winning New England poet, Robert Frost-told through dramatic readings by local actor, Kirk Simpson, $18/food and beverage from an a la carte menu, seating is limited and reservations are required, Clay Hill Farm, 220 Clay Hill Rd, Cape Neddick. FMI: 207-361-2272, www.clayhillfarm.com.
Jan. 16, Saturday, 11am start, “Annual Chili Cook-Off and Ice Skating Party,” sample the chili or enter your own, bake sale, proceeds to help keep local veterans warm this winter, $5, Waterhouse Pavillion, 51 Main St, Kennebunk. FMI: 1-207-200-7366, www.wherevent.com.
Jan. 16, Saturday, 5pm, “Turkey Dinner,” real roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, peas, homemade gravy, cole slaw, rolls & butter, homemade desserts, benefits Wells High Schools Music Program, St. Mary’s Church, Eldridge Rd, Wells. FMI: www.wellschamber.org.
January 17, Sunday, 3pm, “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975,” images and interviews collected in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Swedish journalists, have been assembled by Goran Hugo Olsson, creating a powerful, inspirational documentary that provides a fresh perspective on a tumultuous period in American history. Archival footage of well-known figures like Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael and Martin Luther King as well as ordinary residents of Harlem, Brooklyn and Oakland, California, provides a rich counter point to America’s view of the Black Power movement. Following the film, Julie Weiss, historian and favorite discussant at Diversity Forum events, will lead the discussion, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
January 19, Tuesday, 5-6pm, “Charles Woodbury: Art Reception and Fireside Chat,” during January, February and March, The York Public Library will be showing the art works of Charles Woodbury. Private collectors in our community have generously lent dozens of extraordinary works for the show, including paintings in watercolor and oil, etchings, drawings, sculpture and archival photographs. A native of Massachusetts, Woodbury (1864-1940 became a distinguished artist and highly influential art educator. In the summer of 1898, he opened his “Ogunquit Summer School of Drawing and Painting” and helped establish one of the most successful art colonies in America, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.

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