Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 5-10

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 5-10
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 5-10

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 5-10

“Lake Region’s Got Talent,” Magic Lantern, Bridgton

Jan. 5, Friday, 8am/meet, “Rattlesnake Mountain Hike,” join the Denmark Mountain hikers for an easy hike up Rattlesnake Mountain in Casco, 1,035ft, meet at the Denmark Congregational Church, East Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-756-2247, www.bridgton.com.
Jan. 6, Saturday, 9am-12pm, “History Barn Open House,” historic items dating from the 1700s donated by sixteen local families will be on display, free, New Gloucester History Barn, Route 231, 383 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. FMI: www.newgloucester.com.
Jan. 6, Saturday 2-4pm, “Pace Galleries Reception: Fryeburg Academy Creates,” the exhibition is a group show featuring Fryeburg Academy faculty and staff creativity outside of the classroom. The artists will be in attendance to discuss their artistic process and inspiration, light refreshments will be served, free, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, 18 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Jan. 6, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Grassholes,” a 5-piece band consisting of bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, fiddle and banjo. The band performs regularly around Portland and has played in various concert venues and festival around New England for over 15 years. The band’s music is half originals and half covers/traditional. The sound has been described variously as ‘slam’ bluegrass, and ‘edgy’ traditional, $10, New Gloucester Village Coffee House, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-653-4823..
Jan. 7, Sunday, 1pm, “Lake Regions Got Talent Quarter Finals,” join us for some fun and great entertainment during the Fifth Annual Lake Regions Got Talent Quarter Finals, $5, Magic Lantern, 9 Depot Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-9326, www.bridgton.com.
Jan. 7, Sunday, 6:30pm, “Hard Luck Soul,” seven piece homegrown blues band-old school classics and new blues by the likes of the Allman Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Elmore James, Roomful of Blues, Taj Majal, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more, $15/brownpapertickets.com, $20/door, The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn, 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-749-6160.
Jan. 8-12, Monday-Friday, all day events, “Children’s Festival at Sunday River,” a week-long celebration of skiing families with a full schedule of events, activities, and great deals that allows kids to ski and stay for free. Events and activities will include fireworks, snow tubing, night-time entertainment, dinners with Eddy the Yeti and Betty, scavenger hunts, themed ski/snowboard lessons and more. Kids ages 4 through 12 can lodge, ski, take lessons, and rent skis or snowboards for free when staying any three nights or longer with a parent in the Grand Summit or Jordan Hotels, Sunday River Ski Resort, 97 Summit Road, Newry. FMI: www.sundayriver.com.

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