Friday, May 24, 2013
• BENEFITS
Sniffing around for something to do this weekend? Consider the Fur Ball, which benefits the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. Highlights include a dog pageant, an auction, and food from King Eider’s Pub. It happens from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Darriows Barn at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.
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TODAY
Michael Braz and Elizabeth Harmon Reunion Concert, folk songs of the sea, benefits the church, Cumberland Congregational Church, Cumberland Center. $15. 829-3419. 7 p.m.
Friends of Portland Public Library Book Sale, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. friendsofppl.org. Free; $10 memberships available at door. 5 to 8 p.m. today (members only); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
FRIDAY
Allagash Victoria Ale Premiere, celebrates the release of Allagash Brewing's 2012 Victoria Ale with live music by the Pete Kilpatrick Band; benefits preservation and restoration of the mansion; Victoria Mansion, Portland. $25 in advance; $30 day of event. 772-4841. victoriamansion.org. 5 to 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Used Book and DVD Sale, Windham Hill United Church of Christ. 892-4217. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"Bending Toward Justice," Midcoast Community Chorus performance to benefit Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast, Camden Hills Regional High School (Strom Auditorium), Rockport. $15 to $30. mccsings.org. 7 p.m.
Treasures Rerun and Craft Fair, Waldoboro Public Library. waldoboro.lib.me.us. 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fur Ball, dog pageant, auction and food from King Eider's Pub; benefits Lincoln County Animal Shelter; Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $25; $40 per couple. 563-5595. 5 to 8 p.m.
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Greater Portland, teams participate in running, strolling or walking around a track, South Portland High School. $10. relayforlife.org. 4 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Secret Gardens of Portland Tour, self-guided tour of Portland's best private gardens, Opportunity Alliance fundraiser for Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programs, Reiche Community School, Portland. $17.50 in advance; $20 day of show. 773-0202. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Maine Women's Balkan Choir and Friends, with guest Elitsa Stoyneva; benefit concert for Karin Dom, a Bulgarian school for children with disabilities; St. Saviour's Episcopal Church, Bar Harbor. $8/donation; free for children under 12. 356-2505. 7 p.m.
• FAIRS/FESTIVALS
FRIDAY
Lupine Festival, garden tours; local foods supper; open studios; boat, plane and schooner trips; quilt show; craft fair and more, Deer Isle. Schedule at deerisle.com/calendar-of-events. Friday to Sunday.
City of Saco 250th Anniversary Celebration, family events and more, Saco. Schedule at sacomaine.org/saco250.shtml. Friday to Sunday. Weekends through July 8.
SATURDAY
Southern Maine Pride Parade & Festival, live music, dance performance, comedy, speakers and more, downtown Portland and Deering Oaks Park. Free. southernmainepride.org. 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Wells Rotary Strawberry Festival, Spriller Farm, Wells. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Second Annual Kittery Block Party, daytime live entertainment and children's activities; nighttime music and dancing at four venues; downtown Kittery Foreside. Daytime events free; nighttime events cost $10. Schedule at kitteryblockparty.org. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (daytime activities); 8 to 11 p.m. (nighttime activities).
Family Fun Day, community fair with parade, live entertainment, free children's games, face painting, juggling act and more, Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth. Free. 767-9072. 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Bar Harbor's Legacy of the Arts Festival, studio and gallery openings, exhibits, workshops, lectures, historic tours and more; various locations, Bar Harbor. Schedule at legacyartsfestival.com. Sunday to June 24.
JUNE 21
New Gloucester Strawberry Festival, berries, homemade biscuits, Hodgman's Frozen Custard, live entertainment and more, Congregational Vestry, New Gloucester. 926-3188. 6 to 8 p.m. June 21.
• SPECIAL EVENTS
TODAY
Guided Tours, with entertaining stories of bygone days, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. Free. johnsonhall.org. 5:30 p.m. today and June 21. Through June 28.
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