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FRI/29
MISCELLANEOUS
ROTARIANS HOST FIFTH FRIDAY
SOCIAL, 5-7p.m., Kennebec Tavern. This event is for current Rotary members or anybody interested in learning more about the Rotary. For more information, visit www.bathsunriserotary.org or www.bathrotar y.org. TAILS ON THE TRAILS AT PINE TREE
PRESERVE, pet-friendly hike through the
Pine Tree Preserve on Rt. 96 from 10-
11:30a.m. 633-4818.
PERFORMANCES
THE GHOST OF PAUL REVERE, performing at McSeagulls in Boothbay Harbor. WISCASSET SPEEDWAY BENEFIT CONCERT, 7p.m. A modern country and southern rock tribute concert featuring hits from Zac Brown, Brad Paisley, Lynyrd
Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Toby Keith and more.
Gates open at 6p.m. Tickets available at the door for a suggested donation of
$10. 432-6968.
SAT/30
MISCELLANEOUS
POTLUCK SUPPER AND MUSIC JAM,
5:30p.m., 252 Hodson Road, Pownal.
Free and open to the public. Join hosts
Robin, Michael and Malia Morin for food and musical fun. Bring your lawn chair, and instrument, and come play. Potluck begins at 5:30, music starts at 6:30. 25TH ANNUAL ROCKHOUNDERS ROCK
AND MINERAL SHOW, 10a.m. to 5p.m.,
National Guard Armory, Western Ave.,
Augusta. Door prizes, demonstrations, dealers in minerals, jewelry, gems, fossils, geode slicing, mineral mines and more. 873-6270. CATHANCE RIVER EXPLORATION, afternoon, Lower Cathance River. RSVP early, only 20 spaces available. 729-7694. LOVELY LICHENS SUMMER EXPLORATION, 10a.m. to noon, Thorne Head
Preserve, Bath. Learn to identity common lichen. Free and open to the public.
442-8400. MOVIE NIGHT UNDER THE STARS,
7:30p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian
Church, 84 Main Street, Topsham. “Evan
Almighty” in the parking lot of the church.
Free admission, bring blankets and lawn chairs. Popcorn and beverages available.
729-3193.
PERFORMANCES
SUMMER SATURDAY MUSIC SERIES:
LOVE TO BURN, 6p.m., waterfront park,
Bath. Presented by Chocolate Church
Arts Center. Free and open to the public.
Rain site is the Chocolate Church. THE GHOST OF PAUL REVERE, performing at McSeagulls in Boothbay Harbor. THE STEEL WHEELS AT THE THOMAS
POINT BEACH BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL,
Brunswick. The Steel Wheels are renowned for their raw energy and chemistry on stage, where they cluster tightly around a single microphone to adorn
Trent Wagler’s unmistakable tenor with bell-clear four part harmonies complimented by Eric Brubaker’s fiddle, Brian
Dickel’s upright bass and Jay Lapp on the mandolin and guitars. STATE STREET TRADITIONAL JAZZ
BAND, 7p.m., Harpswell Grange Hall, Rt.
123. Admission $10. 310-4868. WAILIN’ JENNYS, 7:30p.m., Opera House at Boothbay. Tickets $35 at the door,
$30 in advance at 633-5159.
PUBLIC MEALS
AL POST 171 BREAKFAST, 8-10a.m.,
529 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell.
Eggs, sausage, ham, home fries and more. $8 per person, children under 12
$4. 833-5583.
SUN/31
MISCELLANEOUS
CABOT MILL WALKING TOUR, Cabot Mill
Antiques/Fort Andross, 14 Maine Street,
Brunswick. Part of the Pejepscot Historical Society Walking Tours. Pre-registration required. 729-6606. 25TH ANNUAL ROCKHOUNDERS ROCK
AND MINERAL SHOW, 10a.m. to 5p.m.,
National Guard Armory, Western Ave.,
Augusta. Door prizes, demonstrations, dealers in minerals, jewelry, gems, fossils, geode slicing, mineral mines and more. 873-6270. ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS, 2:30-
4p.m., St. Paul’s Church, Pleasant
Street, Brunswick. All voice parts welcome. Singers not required to prepare music. To set up an audition, email members@oratoriochorale.org. Auditions will also take place Sept. 7 from 1:30-3p.m. at St. Paul’s. LEARN TO PLAY VINTAGE BASEBALL,
1p.m., Village green, Boothbay Railway
Village. Dirigo Vintage Base Ball League will be hosting the game. Spectators and players encouraged to attend! 633-4727.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
“FISHES AND LOAVES: KEEPING FISH
ALIVE AND WELL IN MAINE,” 5p.m., presentation and panel discussion followed by a Gulf of Maine meal at
Popham Chapel in Phippsburg. 389-
1767, phippsburgucc.org.
PUBLIC MEALS
MID-COAST AUDUBON’S LOBSTERBAKE
FUNDRAISER, 3-7p.m., Hog Island, Bremen. $40 ticket includes boat transportation. Lobster, clams, baked potato, onion, corn, lemonade, coffee and dessert. Dinner served at 5p.m. BYOB.
Reservations required by August 25 by contacting Sue Schubel at 380-1370.
TUE/2
MISCELLANEOUS
TRAIL TUESDAY AT LOBSTER COVE
MEADOW PRESERVE, 10-11:30a.m.,
Lobster Cove Meadow Preserve. Come walk with us! 633-4818.
WED/3
MISCELLANEOUS
ST. CECILIA CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS, 7p.m. and by appointment, St.
Andrew’s Church, Newcastle. To schedule an audition, call director Linda Blanchard at 380-2768. Visit ceciliachoir.org. SISTERS IN CRIME NEW ENGLAND
AUTHORS JANE MORGAN, VICKI DOUDERA AND J.E. SEYMOUR, 7p.m., Wiscasset Public Library. Using what you know to write a mystery. Q&A and book signing to follow. Refreshments. 882-
7161. REPRESENTATIVE DECHANT RECEPTION, 4-5:30p.m., Plant Home, 1 High
Street, Bath. Light refreshments.
DeChant will share policy highlights and answer questions. 442-8486.
PERFORMANCES
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND, 7-9p.m.,
Frontier Theater, Brunswick. $10 cover.
Featuring Lisa Redfern, Matt Newberg,
Amy Kucharik and Ryan Halliburton — intimate and unplugged for an evening of compelling songs and stories.
THU/4
MISCELLANEOUS
FREE FIRST THURSDAY FILM: “ROMAN
HOLIDAY,” 1p.m., Freeport Community
Library. Unrated. 118 minutes. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES, beginner class at 6p.m., general class from 6:30-8:30p.m., Topsham Grange,
Pleasant Street, Topsham. Every Thursday. Donation of $4 per class. Singles and couples welcome.
PERFORMANCES
DUSTY AND JOANNA, 6p.m., Rockland
Public Library Community Room. Live folk music. 594-0310.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.
Please join co-moderators Richard
Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public.
FRI/5
MISCELLANEOUS
JAMES CHUTE OPENING RECEPTION
AND ARTTALK, 5-8p.m., Harlow Gallery,
160 Water Street, Hallowell. Free and open to the public. Opening 5-7p.m.,
ArtTalk 7-8p.m.
SAT/6
MISCELLANEOUS
SIGN UP FOR OIL PAINTING CLASS
WITH ERIC GLASS:, 2-5p.m., beginning
Sat., Sept. 13, and continuing for the next 5 Saturdays. Cost is $170 for all.
Deadline to sign up is Sept. 12 or until the class is full. Call 442-0300 to sign up. PENELOPE ROWLANDS AT MAINE
COAST BOOK SHOP, 1p.m. Rowlands is the anthologist and contributor of “The
Beatles Are Here! Fifty Years After the
Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians and Other Fans Remember.” Come see her at Maine Coast Book Shop!
PERFORMANCES
NOR’EASTERS ANNUAL BARBERSHOP
CONCERT, 7p.m., United Methodist
Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick.
Featuring Exchange Street Quartet,
2013 Granite and Pine Division Champions, chapter Quartets In the Mix and Off the Rails, and the Nor’easters Chorus.
For more information call 353-2464 or visit www.noreasterschorus.org MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY DAN
SCHALL, 6:30p.m., after the Baked
Bean and Spaghetti Supper at the North
Pownal United Methodist Church. SQUEEZEBOX STOMPERS, 7:30p.m.,
Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath.
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
PUBLIC MEALS
BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,
4:30-6p.m., North Pownal Methodist
Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal.
Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 years old $3, children 3 years and under free. 865-3517.
SUN/7
MISCELLANEOUS
HARPSWELL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
SOCIAL AND MEET THE CANDIDATES,
7p.m., Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, Rt. 24.
For more information, call 373-1811 or email republicancommitteeharpswell@gmail.co m. PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WALKING TOUR, 1p.m.. Walk down
Maine Street’s past with Dick Snow.
Admission $5, free to PHS members.
729-6606 to register or for more information. SWAN ISLAND OUTING WITH FRIENDS
OF MERRYMEETING BAY, 9a.m. to
1p.m., MDIFW Ferry Landing, Richmond.
All-ages event, open to he public. Families welcome. Pre-registration required at
737-2239. HISTORY OF DAMARISCOTTA ISLAND
BOAT TRIP, 9a.m. to 3p.m. Arrive at Pier
8 in Downtown Boothbay Harbor early because the boat leaves at 9a.m., sharp, returning at 3p.m. Bring a lunch, water, sturdy shoes and sun protection.
Tickets required, $40 per person. 633-
4818. FRANCES PERKINS HOMESTEAD
TOURS, 9a.m. and 1:30p.m., 44 Main
Street, Newcastle. The 9a.m. tour lasts
3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River.
The 1:30p.m. tour lasts 1.5 hours and includes only the home. Tickets are $20,
$16 for AARP members, and can be purchased by calling 563-3374 or by visiting http://francesperkins.brownpapertickets.com. Space is limited, purchase tickets ASAP!
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