Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 13-19

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 13-19

Out and  About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 13-19

“18th Annual Norway Savings Bank Loon Echo Trek,” Shawnee Peak Ski Area, Bridgton

Sept. 13-15, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sat, “Another Not-So-Lovely Love Letters,” “The HIT-larious new “Southern style” comedy sequel about finding love through internet dating. We start the season off with non-stop laughter when Fannie Lou and Jimmie Tate, “another couple of age”, join Silver Southern Singles and realize you can meet, date and break up with someone without ever leaving the comforts of home! ANOTHER NOT-SO-LOVELY LOVE LETTERS is a whole lot of uproarious misunderstandings with comical consequences- and a happy ending, of course!” Starring Gretchen G. Wood and Michael J. Tobin, $20, $18/seniors, pay-what-you-can/Thursday, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightstheatre.com.

Sept. 15, Saturday, 8am-4pm, “18th Annual Norway Savings Bank Loon Echo Trek,” run or hike at beautiful Pleasant Mountain Preserve to benefit land conservation in the northern Sebago Lake region. After party with food, beer, and prizes at Shawnee Peak Ski Area base lodge! Register at runreg.com/ trek before 9/10 or day of the event, $60, Pleasant Mountain, Shawnee Peak Ski Area, 119 Mountain Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-4352, www.lelt.org.
Sept. 15, Saturday, 9am/events begin, “Bethel Harvestfest & Chowdah Cookoff,” celebrate the harvest and the beginning of fall foliage season with arts, crafts, music, a farmers’ market, an apple pie contest and much more on the town common of Bethel, Maine’s most beautiful mountain village. Don’t miss the Chowdah Cookoff – hundreds of hungry tasters line up as many of your favorite restaurants vie for Peoples’ or Judges’ Choice, free, Bethel Village Commoon, 3 Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-2282, www.bethelharvestfest.com.
Sept. 15, Saturday, 12pm/events begin, “Maine Brew Fest,” The Maine Brew Fest hits Sunday River September 14-16, 2018 and kicks off with a Beer Dinner at our mid-mountain Peak Lodge on Friday, followed by beer sampling from as many as 100 Maine craft brews, an oyster tasting event, great food, family-friendly activities, and more, $45+, Sunday River, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry. FMI: MEBrewFest.com.
Sept. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Red & Gold Cabaret Revival,” The Red and Gold Cabaret returns to the DAC after a long hiatus. Local singers will present a ravishing new show under the direction of George Wiese. The show will pay homage to the changing season, and memories of yesteryear – including a tribute to Red and Gold founders Lillian Lee and Ralph Morse, $15/adult, $12/senior, $8/kids, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: www.denmarkarts.org.
Sept. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, “This is What Happened,” cozy up for an evening of true tales told by local talent, Sally Jones. The theme for the evening is “change,” $10, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
Sept. 16, Sunday, 7:30pm, “An Evening of Acoustic Rock with Joel Cage,” Joel is an award-winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston. Once a member of the internationally acclaimed rock & roll group Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Joel has been performing regionally and nationally as a soloist for the past 4 decades. He has performed at some of the most prestigious folk & acoustic venues & festivals in the country, including the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas where he was awarded top prize in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, $15/on line, $20/door, $10/student id, The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn, 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-749-6160, www.facebook.com/events/313664299037514.

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