Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 23-29

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 23-29
November 23, 2017
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 23-29
November 23, 2017

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 23-29

“Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection,” Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills

Nov. 24-26, Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm, “Mistletoe and Holly Artisan Sale,” Get into the holiday spirit and “Buy Local” this year with handcrafted items made by regional artists and artisans, including pottery, handwovens, wood, jewelry, toys, clothing, and more at the Sarah Orne Jewett Visitor Center. While you’re here, see the exhibition The Art of Dining and tour the home of one of America’s most iconic authors, Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum, 5 Portland Street, South Berwick. FMI: 207-384-2454, historicnewengland.org.
Nov. 24, Friday, 4pm, “Owl Prowl,” this fun event introduces participants to the amazing adaptations of native owls. We’ll meet under our education pavilion to learn about native owl species, their ecology, adaptations, and meet local representatives up close! Following the presentation, we’ll take a short walk into the surrounding habitat to call for owls and listen for whooo might call back, $5, Center for Wildlife, 385 Mountain Road, Cape Neddick. FMI: 207-361-1400, www.thecenterforwildlife.org.
Nov. 24, Friday, 4-7pm, “Light the House,” join in a social hour with hot cocoa as you anticipate the lighting of the Nonantum Resort’s lighthouse. Enjoy Christmas Carols by River Tree Arts performers and entertainment. Then warm up inside with a special pub menu available after the lighting. A perfect low key event for some family entertainment the day after Thanksgiving, free, The Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-4050, www.nonantumresort.com.
Nov. 25-26, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-3pm, “44th Annual Bonny Eagle Craft Fair,” features exclusively handmade crafts including: jewelry, ceramics, stained glass, paintings, ornaments, candles, quilts, specialty foods, and much, much more! The fair is sponsored by the Trustees of the Old Red Church in Standish, Maine, and serves as the organization’s largest fundraising event. All proceeds from the fair support the maintenance of The Old Red Church and school programs, including scholarships awarded to Bonny Eagle High School seniors, Bonny Eagle High School, 700 Saco Road, Standish. FMI: www.sunjournal.com.
Nov. 25, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Erica Brown and The Bluegrass Connection,” Maine Bluegrass favorite Erica Brown returns once again for her traditional post-Thanksgiving SRT concert. Erica started young as a fiddle prodigy, and is now one of Maine’s leaders in Bluegrass music. Her playing and singing are impeccable and stylistically spot on, and bring to mind Alison Krauss. If you like traditional music played beautifully, you won’t want to miss this show. With Matt Shipman on guitar and vocals, Ken Taylor on bass, Steve Roy on Mandolin and vocals, and Read McNamara on Banjo, $20/adults, $18/seniors & students, Saco River Theatre, 28 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. FMI: 207-929-6472, www.sacorivertheatre.org.
Nov. 26, Sunday, 3pm, “Under the Covers: A Look at Beds in Maine 1730-1830,” When it comes to sleeping arrangements, Mainers have—historically—taken their beds very seriously. The state is home to some of the oldest and most complete beds and sets of bed furnishings in the United States. Natalie Larson, historic textile reproduction specialist and scholar based in Williamsburg, Virginia, has refurbished early American bedsteads in house museums across the country—including presidential mansions such as Mount Vernon and Monticello. Larson has worked on numerous beds in Maine, and shares details about recent restoration projects at the Black House in Ellsworth (the oldest bed in America to retain its original hangings, in situ!), the Knox Museum’s Montpelier Mansion in Thomaston, and the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, among others. Larson discusses Old York’s Bulman bed hangings in the context of these other important American beds, $18, $15/members, “Old York Historical Society,” 3 Lindsay Road, York. FMI: 207-363-4974, Oldyork.org.

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