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Wed/8
MISCELLANEOUS
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides); music, food, rides, etc.;
schedule www.tophamfair.net.
CALL FOR ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHERS, 1-4 p.m., Centennial Hall,
Rt. 123, Harpswell; submit 2-3 hanging pieces, and 5 original, matted
pieces for bins; no hanging fee; 833-
6260.
SUMMER OLYMPICS FOR KIDS, 3
p.m., Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; free with admission; 828-1234
or www.kitetails.org.
GREAT READS FOR GIRLS, 6-7 p.m.,
Childrens Room, Patten Free Library,
33 Summer St., Bath; 443-9508 or
www.meadowrue.com/clubs.
EAGER BEAVER KNITTERS, 6-8:30
p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge,
37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own
materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075 or
[email protected].
PERFORMANCES
KING HENRY IV, PART 1, 1 p.m.,
Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,
Monmouth; $24; 933-9999 or
www.theateratmonmouth.org.
“TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m.,
and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,
14 Main St., Brunswick; raed R, 1 hr
56 mins; buy tickets online or at the
door; www.explorefrontier.com.
42ND STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
MUSIC ON THE MALL, Merrymeeting
Community Band, 6-8 p.m., The
Mall, Downtown Brunswick; 729-
4439 or
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
MICHELLE BRUCKNER & KELSEY
HALBERT, 7 p.m. doors open, The
Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.,
Boothbay Harbor; $12 advance/$15
at door; 633-5159 or www.Boothbay-
OperaHouse.com.
SASSAFRAS STOMP, 7:30 p.m., Little Brown Church, Rt. 32, Round
Pond Village, Bristol; bring a cushion; $12; www.lbcrp.org.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 7:30 p.m.,
Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,
Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20
student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS
PFL BOOK GROUP: discussing
Richard Adams’ “Watership Down,”
6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; next month,
Sept. 12: Bernhard Schlink’s “The
Reader”; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten. lib.me.us.
ADIRONDACK CHAIR WORKSHOP
DEADLINE, class is Aug. 21 & 22 at
1 p.m., Boatshop at Marine Maritime Museum, Bath; $130/$120
members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
INTRODUCTION TO THAI, 5-8 p.m.,
165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow; suitable for all levels of experience; preregistration required; $35 plus registration fee; 650-776-4684 or
www.maineculinaryretreat.com.
Thu/9
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
GUIDED BIRD WALK, 7 a.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; meet at
environmetal center; $8, $5 members; bring binoculars and field
guides; 781-2330 or
[email protected].
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides); music, food, rides, etc.;
schedule www.tophamfair.net.
ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United
Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd annual, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;
$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or
www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone,
10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations,
12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-
0475.
WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS,
11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,
880 Washington St., Bath; free;
443-2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
5K WELLNESS WALK, 5:30 p.m., Rt.

88, Falmouth; to celebrate healthy
living, preventive care and True
North’s 10 year anniversary;
$20/$10 teens/free children under
12; 781-4488 or www.truenorthhealthcenter.org.
LINE DANCING, beginners 6 p.m.,
intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; $20 per month; register
729-0757; questions Janice
McLaughlin 729-6945.
PERFORMANCES
L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Colwell Brothers, noon-1 p.m., Callahan
Hall, Lewiston Public Library, 200
Lisbon St., Lewiston; blues and
R&B; 782-7228 or laarts.org.
TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;
$24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.
“TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m.,
and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,
14 Main St., Brunswick; raed R, 1 hr
56 mins; buy tickets online or at the
door; www.explorefrontier.com.
SUMMER AT THE BAND STAND
2012, 6 p.m., Village Green, Rt.
115, North Yarmouth; potluck cookout, bring a side dish to share, and
dessert contest at 6:30 p.m.; free;
829-3705.
THE THINKING HEART, 7 p.m., Holocaust and Human Rights Center;
free; 621-3532 or
[email protected]
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, 7 p.m.,
Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham; Midcoast Youth Theater’s
Middle School Summer Production;
$10/$8 students and seniors/$5
ages 5-8.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, 7:30
p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796
Main St., Monmouth; $26/$24
senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or
www.theateratmonmouth.org.
42ND STREET, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$43-56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Abromson Community
Education Center, USM campus,
Portland; Boccherini, Hindemith and
Dvorak; $30; 1-800-320-0257 or
pcmf.org.

OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; [email protected].
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
THE ARTIST’S WAY, with Sylvia
Taveres, 10:30 a.m., Maine Art
Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset;
introduction to a twelve week program; free; 563-2737 or www.center4wellbeing.com/EFT.
FARM TO TABLE RETREAT, 1 p.m.,
165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow;
Thursday to Sunday; pre-registration
required; $899; 650-776-4684 or
www.maineculinaryretreat.com.
SLIDE TALK: Digital Poetry by Chris
Funkhouser, 6:30 p.m., Rockland
Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland; free; 594-0310.
ARTTALK, with Amy Stacy Curtis, 7-
8:30 p.m., The Harlow Gallery, 160
Water St., Hallowell; 622-3813 or
www.harlowgaller y.org.
Fri/10
MISCELLANEOUS
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides); music, food, rides, etc.;
schedule www.tophamfair.net.
ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United
Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;
$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or
www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.
BOOK SIGNING AND TALK: Jeff Pert,
11 a.m., The Maine Coast Book
Shop, 158 Main St., Damariscotta;
563-3207 or www.mainecoastbookshop.com.
ARTIST RECEPTION, 3-5 p.m., Centennial Hall, Rt. 123, Harpswell;
833-6260.
GALLERY OPENING, 4-8 p.m., Maine
Coast Artist Gallery, 10 Harbor Rd.,
Friendship; free; 226-7446.
OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,
Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804
Washington St., Bath; “The Maine
Home: Inside and Out;” www.chocolatechurchgallery. blogspot.com.

ARTIST RECEPTION: Ton van Hasselt, 5-7 p.m., Maine Art Gallery, 15
Warren St., Wiscasset; “My Studio
Without Walls: Maine and Beyond;”
882-7511 or
www.tonyvanhasselt.com.
ARTIST RECEPTION: “100 Years
Young: The Art of Wally
Schweighauser,” 5-7 p.m., River Arts
II Gallery, 241 Rt. 1, Damariscotta;
563-1507 or www.riverartsme.org.
SECOND FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8
p.m., downtown Brunswick; more
than 55 artists and 11 galleries;
sponsored by Five Rivers Arts
Alliance; brochure and map,
www.5raa.org or 798-6964.
ARTIST RECEPTION: Frances Pratt
Caswell, 5-8 p.m., 12 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; “Katahdin to Cadilac,
Scenes of Maine.”
TINY EXHIBIT RECEPTION, 5-8 p.m.,
Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St.,
Brunswick; artwork submitted by
community members; free; 725-
8820 or www.spindleworks.org.
GARDINER ARTWALK, 5:30-9 p.m.,
Water St., Historic Downtown Gardiner; free; 582-6600 or www.theartdogs.com.
PERFORMANCES
42ND STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
“TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m.,
and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,
14 Main St., Brunswick; raed R, 1 hr
56 mins; buy tickets online or at the
door; www.explorefrontier.com.
MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Dyer Neck
Gang,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond Riverfront Farmers Market; free.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 5-9 p.m.,
Brunswick Station, Station Ave.; live
music, arts, performance;
www.Facebook.com/FridayNight-
LightsMaine or 751-9452.
“PAQUITA” AND “THE POET’S
LOVE,” 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet
Theater, 384 Rt. 1, Falmouth;
$20/$15 seniors and children under
12; 781-3587 or www.mainestateballet.org.
THE TARDY BROTHERS’ JUGGLING
SENSATIONS, 7 p.m. doors open,
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor;

$10/7 youth advance, $12 at
door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 7:30 p.m.,
Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,
Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20
student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
LECTURE: “Privateer Prowess” by
Captain Jamie Trost, 6 p.m., Maine
Maritime Museum, Bath; to discuss
the role of privateers during the War
of 1812; $7/$5 members;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
Sat/11
MISCELLANEOUS
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides); music, food, rides, etc.;
schedule www.tophamfair.net.
YARD SALE AND AUCTION, 8 a.m.-4
p.m., 1600 Harpswell Islands Rd.,
Rt. 24 Orr’s Island; breakfast and
lunch also available; 833-5405.
ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United
Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;
$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or
www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.
WISCASSET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
OPEN HOUSE, all day, 96 Chewonki
Neck Rd., Wiscasset; food, entertainment, pilot visits and up-close
visits to the planes; 882-5475 or [email protected].
TALL SHIP VISIT: Pride of Baltimore
II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Maine Maritime
Museum, Bath; $5; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
PHOTOGRAPHY ABOVE & BELOW
THE BAY, with Heather Perry, 11 a.m.,
Bowdoinham; free; 371-8099 or
www.friendsofmerr ymeetingbay.org.