– PACK UP your tailgate supplies and head to Camden to witness the 22nd annual National Toboggan Championships. In addition to the races, the midcoast’s biggest party serves up mechanical bull rides, bonfires, live music, chili and chowder challenges, fireworks and competitors decked out in crazy attire.

WHEN: All day Friday to Sunday

WHERE: Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road

HOW MUCH: Free to watch

INFO: winter.camdensnowbowl.com

WHAT ELSE: Free shuttles available from downtown Camden

THINK TODAY’S stilettos are tough on your feet? Be glad you didn’t live in Venice during the Renaissance, when women wore platform shoes up to 20 inches high. Learn more about this lofty fashion statement during a talk by Renaissance scholar Michelle Laughran.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday

WHERE: Viola George Auditorium, Harold Alfond Hall, St. Joseph’s College, Standish

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: 893-7723