“On Golden Pond,” Waterville Opera House

Sept. 4 – 7, Thursday – Sunday, 7:00 a.m./events begin, “Litchfield Fair,” daily events at this old-fashioned fair, there’s an excellent Exhibition Hall with arts, crafts, flowers, cooked & canned food and fruits & vegetables, large 4-H Exhibition Hall, feature show oxen & steers, dairy & beef cattle, horse & oxen pulling, a powder puff pull, draft horse & pony show and Maine Barrel Facers horse show, also known for one of the best Old MacDonald’s Barn and petting zoos in the state, $6/adults, $2/12-17, free/under 12, Litchfield Fairgrounds, 44 Plains Road, Litchfield. FMI: 207-268-4981, www.litchfieldfair.com.

Sept. 4-6, Thursday-Saturday, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m./Thurs., 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m./Fri. and Sat., ” Lewiston-Auburn Greek Festival,” folk music, dancing, Greek food, bazaar, book store, Greek Orthodox Church, 155 Hogan Road, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-6795, www.sunjournal.com.
Sept. 4 – 7, Thursday – Sunday, 7:30 p.m..Thurs. -Sat., 2:00 p.m./Sun., “On Golden Pond,” An aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, spends each summer at their cottage on a lake called Golden Pond. They are visited by daughter Chelsea, who is somewhat estranged from her curmudgeon of a father. Chelsea introduces them to her new fiance, Bill, and asks the Thayers to permit Bill’s young son Billy to stay with them while she and Bill have some time to themselves. $18 admission, $16 and youth, Waterville Opera House, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-861-7096, www.watervilleoperahouse.org.
Sept. 4-6, Thursday – Saturday, 8pm, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” riveting new adaptation of the classic Poe tale, re-invented as a detective thriller, set in 1930’s Boston. In the bleak hours before dawn a house burns to the ground, the once elegant manse of the Usher family, two charred bodies are discovered, detective Michael Shaughnessy is seeking the how, who and why of the House of Usher, $19/advance, $21/at the door, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theatre Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
Sept. 5 – 6, Friday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., “Maine – Always in Season,” The seasons in Maine have captured the imaginations of Jim and Fran Townsend since their relocation here from Vermont nearly 15 years ago. Totting cameras and equipment, this husband and wife team of photographers/artists has traveled from coast to mountains in all seasons. As they wander Maine, the couple ascribe to the idea that at any time and place, within 100 yards, a person can find something to photograph or paint. Monkitree Gallery, 263 Water Street in Gardiner will present their work from all seasons in a show entitled “Maine: Always in Season.” The public is invited to join us for the opening reception on September 5th from 5:30-9pm. Free and open to the public, Monkitree Gallery, 263 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-512-4679, www.monkitree.com.
Sept. 6, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Lewiston – Auburn Mini Maker Faire,” Family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and a celebration of the Maker movement. Part science fair, part county fair, part something new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, and commercial exhibitors. Adults $8 in advance, $10 at door, ages 11-18 $5. 10 and under free, Museum L – A, 35 Canal Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-333-3881, www.museumla.org.
Sept. 6, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., “Chicken Pie Dinner,” Homemade chicken pie (only chicken and gravy in pie) Carrots, peas, real mashed potatoes and gravy served family style. Variety of desserts and drinks $8.00 for adult, $5.00 for children, under age 5 free, Public Chicken Pie Dinner, Cox United Methodist Church, 29 Middle Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-622-6636, www.hallowell.org/cox-memorial-methodist-church.