Events

SACO
Summer fair offers furniture, games, toys
A summer fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity Episcopal Church, at 403 Main St.
The event will offer sales of furniture, books, household items, toys, games, and more.

SOUTH WATERBORO
Help preserve historic church
The annual service at the historic Old Corner Church will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Federal Street and West Road with the Rev. Philip Bean to deliver the sermon.
Following the service and refreshments, Friends of Old Corner Church will hold the annual business meeting. Those interested in joining the effort to preserve the 1804 landmark are encouraged to attend and participate in various plans for restoration, fundraising and utilization of the church for community events.
For more details, call Bud Jamieson at 247-3635.

WELLS
Swing band to give free park concert
The New Legacy Swing Band will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Saturday as part of the Wells Harbor Summer Concert Series at the Hope Hobbs Gazebo at Wells Harbor Community Park, 331 Harbor Road.
The 17-piece band has been entertaining listeners and dancers from Cape Cod to Portland to the Lakes Region for more than 20 years. Their extensive library includes the music of Blood, Sweat and Tears, Brian Setzer, Herb Alpert, updated arrangements of the big bands era, and, of course, the beloved versions of well-known big band and swing classics.
There is plenty of free parking and park bench seating. Attendees are welcomed to bring blankets to sit on, a folding chair or a picnic.
For more details, visit wellstown.org/748/Summer-Concert-Series or call 646-5113.

KENNEBUNKPORT
Got tech questions? Head to the library
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library will offer tech help from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday at 18 Maine St.
Those needing help with technology to set up a Facebook page, download a book on Cloud Library, make a picture folder, or learn how to add things to a virtual shopping cart, etc., are welcome to stop by and speak with a library staff member to help with technology needs. No appointment is necessary.
For more details, call 967-2778.

BRUNSWICK
Arts festival fun for the whole family
The 16th annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival will transform the downtown area into an outdoor fine art show this Saturday, featuring a day of music, kid’s activities, and interactive demos. The festival is hosted by the Brunswick Downtown Association and is designed to celebrate and foster an appreciation of the arts and culture in downtown Brunswick.
For the second year, festival organizers Keith Garovoy and Roxane Rathje will position exhibiting artists booths farther apart in attempt to alleviate crowded areas around the displays. Those 76 artists will set up on the sidewalks and the town mall on Maine Street, including eight demonstrating artisans and 10 specialty product vendors.
The Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival features live music performances on the main stage located in front of Bank of America. Featured performers include Jimmy Jo and the Jumbol’Ayuhs (Cajun), Backwoods Road (bluegrass) and Liza & The Erratics (swing and jazz with Liza Constable). A variety of roving musicians will perform throughout the festival playing bluegrass, blues, Irish, folk, and Americana music from noon to 5 p.m. Children can get their faces painted and get glitter tattoos; There will be a stilt walker, juggling, clay art, dancing, trivia and hula hooping.
For more details, call 729-4439 or visit brunswickoutdoorartsfest.com for a complete list of artists, entertainers, stage schedules, interactive art activities and more.

SOUTH BERWICK
Historical society organizes dig reunion
The Old Berwick Historical Society (OBHS) is hosting a Chadbourne Dig reunion from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Counting House Museum, at 2 Liberty St.
The Chadbourne Site (ca. 1643-1690), is a well-preserved archaeological site of an early English homestead and industrial complex. Excavations between 1995 and 2003 led by Dr. Emerson (Tad) Baker and sponsored by OBHS recovered more than 40,000 artifacts and evidence of a series of buildings, making the Chadbourne Site one of the most important and best-preserved colonial archaeology site in New England. The artifacts provide important clues to life in early New England and have been studied by archaeologists across the United States, as well as Canada and Europe. The society estimates that more than 80 volunteers participated in the dig over the years.
The reunion will include an open house with breakfast treats and coffee. Former dig participants can explore the new exhibition – Berwick Begins – which highlights the most intriguing artifacts of the Chadbourne Dig. There will be a slideshow, and we will bring out additional items to view. At 10 a.m Dr. Baker will present a short talk about the significance of the dig, the connections it makes to other collections in the region, and what comes next. Bring your scrapbooks/photos!
Questions and RSVP’s can be sent to info@oldberwick.org or call 384-0000.

PORTLAND
Combine science and crafts to make playdough
Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine will host a playdough workshop from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 250 Thompson’s Point Road.
Children ages 5-12 are invited to choose one of these sessions to mix a batch of their own thermochromic playdough – which changes color by the heat of their hands.
The cost is $15 per workshop.
For more details, go to kitetails.org/events-calendar?tag=Workshops.

WEST KENNEBUNK
Start puppy training early at workshop
The Animal Welfare Society is offering a “Puppy Learn + Play” session from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at 46 Holland Road.
This is a one-time, 45-minute event that is open to puppies five months and under. The session tackles the basics of raising a puppy, including a mix of socialization, obedience training, life skills, play and fun!
Cost is $29.
For more details, go to animalwelfaresociety.org/events/category/training/learn-play/puppy-learn-play.

FREEPORT
Grab tickets to crime comedy show
“Honestly, Now!,” a comedy by Jack Sharkey, will be presented by the Freeport Players at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and Aug. 26 and 27, with matinee shows at 3 p.m. this Sunday and again Aug. 28 at the 500-seat, air-conditioned Freeport Performing Arts Center at 30 Holbrook St.
This crime comedy is set in a ritzy hotel as low-lifes cavort with the upper crust on the French Riviera. Many twists and turns of the plot show that people are not what they seem to be … and provide loads of laughs.
For tickets go to fcponline.org. The show is sponsored by Balsam Realty.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students ages 21 or under online at www.fcponline.org. or $22 and $12 at the door. Concessions will be sold at intermission.

ALFRED
Library celebrates opening of new patio
Parsons Memorial Library will celebrate the opening of its newly constructed patio with a public ceremony and free concert on Sunday at 27 Saco Road.
This new addition will provide stable outdoor space for children’s activities, group meetings and special events. A dedication will take place at 2:30 p.m., followed by light refreshments. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. there will be a violin and cello performance by Mia Bella D’Augelli and Volkhard Linder.
These events are free, open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.

NORWAY
Lake swim honors association
The 6th annual Length of Pennesseewassee Lake Swim will be 8 a.m. Sunday.
The swim is approximately 3.5 miles long, but two and three person teams are welcome. This noncompetitive and untimed event celebrates the work that the Lakes Association of Norway does to keep our lakes healthy.
The swim honors the memory of Enid Dullea who swam the length of the lake every day in training for the 1936 Olympics. Fins and wetsuits are allowed. Holding on to a support boat or getting out on a dock to rest is fine.
Pre-registration is due by Thursday and swimmers must first sign a waiver. Swimmers must be accompanied by a support kayak or canoe and wear a visible float. A $20 per swimmer donation is suggested, with proceeds to benefit the Lakes Association of Norway.
Contact is skjacoby@comcast.net or call (617) 833-0646.

ROCKPORT
Learn about Korean Natural Farming
Maine Coast Heritage Trust will host a free, hands-on Korean Natural Farming workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Erickson Fields Preserve at 164 West St.
The workshop, presented by Erickson Farm and program manager Aaron Englander, will teach attendees new farming techniques including making natural fertilizers.
Englander will demonstrate Korean Natural Farming (KNF), an agricultural method that encourages self-sustaining, closed loop systems through minimizing external inputs. Developed by Master Han Kyu Cho in South Korea, KNF echoes many of the principles central to Masanobu Fukuoka’s Natural Farming technique as well as permaculture.
Workshop attendees will be taught how to make KNF inputs. KNF is applicable to many types and scales of farming, from backyard veggie gardening to large scale livestock operations. The goal of the workshop is for attendees to leave equipped with the knowledge to implement the practices on their own farm or garden.
Attendees should bring a notepad, pen, water, and sunscreen. Space is limited. Registration deadline is Thursday by going online to aldermere.org/programs/knfw or call 236-2739.

NOBLEBORO
Dinner celebrates the cross-pollinators
Cross-Pollination: A Farm-to-Table Dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wanderwood, located at 79 Sidelinger Road
Toast the sweet heat of summer in midcoast Maine with a multi-course family-style farm dinner presented by Applecroft Catering. Each course will celebrate the humble and hardworking pollinators that grace us with the abundance of summer. The evening will begin with cocktails and a farm stroll, including a look at the Wanderwood beehives. Dinner will kick off at 6:15 with a toast, followed by bites and small plates presented as they are ready from the kitchen.
Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance at wanderwoodmaine.com.

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