Fair Season
Fair Season is upon us in the Belgrade Lakes Region. I don't know about you, but I've always enjoyed the fair. Cotton candy, fried dough, grandstand entertainment, oxen pulls, Ferris wheels, 4-H exhibits, and more. What's not to love? I think my favorite though is the skillet throw. Most of those women have strong arms and lots of fans. The Bangor State Fair and Topsham Fair, while a little out of the Belgrade Lakes Area, are two "don't miss" events this weekend.
Here's more of what's happening in the week to come:
August 6, 5:00-9:00 p.m. Best of Maine Auction, Maine-made items and Vacationland experiences and packages, tickets $10 or bid on-line, Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum Street, Owls Head. FMI: 207.594.4418 or www.ohtm.org/bom/auction/index.php
August 6-9, 2-10 p.m. Bangor State Fair, non-stop thrills, shows, agricultural activities, rides, games and more, $10/person, children under 3 free, Bangor Fair Grounds, 100 Dutton Street, Bangor. FMI: 207.947.5555 or www.bangorstatefair.com
August 7, 2-7 p.m. 28th Annual Maine Antiques Festival, hundreds of dealers featuring an assortment of antiques, Union Fairgrounds, off Route 17, Union. FMI: 207.221.3108 or www.maineantiquefest.com
August 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. "Paintings by Judith Schuppien," featuring paintings of downtown scenes along the Kennebec River, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell.
FMI: 207.622.3813 or www.harlowgallery.org
August 7-8, All day 27th Annual Wilton Blueberry Festival, music, crafters and, of course, all things blueberry, events held at various venues throughout town, check the Web site for the schedule, Wilton. FMI: 207.778.4726 or www.wiltonbbf.com
August 8, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Maine Renaissance Faire at Castle Treasure, historic re-enactment, sword-swallowing, fire-eating, comedy shows, musical entertainment and jousting, "Experience the Magic and Excitement of 16th Century Renaissance England in Beautiful Manchester, Maine," ticket prices vary, Treasure Equestrian Center, 238 Prescott Road, Manchester. FMI: 207.623.1152 or www.mainerenfaire.com
August 8, 7:30 p.m. Pops Concert featuring NEMC Stage Band, Symphonic Orchestra, Choral and Symphonic Band, $15, Messalonskee Center for the Performing Arts, Menssalonskee High School, Oak Street, Oakland. FMI: 207.465.3025 or www.nemusiccamp.com
August 9, 2 p.m. Chamber Concert featuring Tom Mueller, Piano and Susan Poliacik, Cello, performing works of Brahms, DeFalla, Poulnec and Bach, free, donations accepted, First Congregational Church, 7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville FMI: www.wtvlucc.org/music.htm
August 9, 7:30 p.m. "The Mousetrap," Agatha Christie's classic who-done-it, ticket prices vary, The Theater at Monmouth, 769 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org
August 10, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Topsham Fair, Argicultural exhibits, 4-H, crafts, midway and harness racing, $6/person, children 12 and under free, Topsham Fair Grounds, Route 196, Coastal Connector, Topsham. FMI: 207.729.1544 or www.topshamfair.net
August 11, 7 p.m. Trails in Kennebec Land Trust Preserves, a talk by Jim St. Pierre and Deb Sewall, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.622.3813 or www.harlowgallery.org
August 11, 7-8:30 p.m. Beat Trapparatus, Instrumental Jazzy Hip-Hop Mix, Rock on the River, Hallowell Bandstand, Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.620.7477 or http://hallowell.org/category/events
August 12, noon Martin Swinger, original, standard and traditional music, Lively Lunches at Johnson Hall Mini-Park, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.7144
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