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Midcoast Maine Tour de Farms 2017

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Midcoast Maine Tour de Farms 2017

The Morris Farm
156 Gardiner Road
Wiscasset
09/30/2017 | 7:45 am – 4:00 pm

MIDCOAST MAINE TOUR DE FARMS 2017
Enjoy an early fall bike ride while supporting local farmers and producers. Ride 56, 42 or 17 miles through the Midcoast countryside, stopping at farms, orchards and creameries along the way to sample and purchase their products. We’ll courier your purchases back to the starting point. We’ll offer a 17-mile family ride for those 10 and over, and cycling and farm activities at The Morris Farm for younger kids while their parents ride. All participants are welcome to enjoy a local foods barbecue afterwards at the Morris Farm. 7:45 am to 4:00 pm Saturday, September 30. The Morris Farm, 156 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, Maine 04578. Visit www.morrisfarm.org/tourdefarms2017 or call 207-882-4080 for more information or to register.

Goosepecker Trekker

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Goosepecker Trekker

Freedom Mill
Pleasant St.
Freedom
09/30/2017 | 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

Hike a section of the Hills to Sea trail in Freedom, ME with Midcoast Conservancy members!

3.5 mile and shorter routes, family friendly event.
$15 registration includes hike + lunch.

Meet at the Freedom Mill parking lot on Pleasant St. in Freedom, where the hike will also end. Following the hike, there will be a delicious lunch including local food, refreshments and music at Villageside Farm, a premier community supported agriculture family farm in Waldo County.
Delicious locally-sourced lunch is $15 for adults, $5 for children 3-12, and free for children under 3. Adult lunch includes a Goosepecker Trekker Ale from Marshall Wharf brewery!

Register at https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/events/goosepecker-trekker-93017/

Boothbay Harbor Remembrance Gathering

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Boothbay Harbor Remembrance Gathering

St. Andrews Village
145 Emery Lane
Boothbay Harbor
09/30/2017 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice staff and volunteers invite all who have experienced the loss of a loved one to join them at their upcoming Remembrance Gathering ceremonies in Bristol and Boothbay Harbor. These special interfaith ceremonies will include words of encouragement by Hospice Chaplain Rev. Ken Dale and music by the Homeward Bound Hospice Choir.

The Boothbay Harbor Remembrance Gathering will be held in the Memory Garden at St. Andrew’s Village on September 30th at 10 am. The Bristol Remembrance Gathering will be held at the Pemaquid Lighthouse on Saturday, August 26th at 10 am.

To RSVP or for more information, please call Connie Jones, Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice Community Liaison Representative, at 563-4177.

Open Studio Day

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Open Studio Day

Joseph A. Fiore Art Center
152 Punk Point Rd
Jefferson
09/30/2017 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join Maine Farmland Trust on Saturday, September 30th, from 11am-3pm, at our Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm for a family-friendly Open Studio Day. Come meet and view the work of September’s artists Anne Alexander, a sculptor from Windham who creates nature-based work (MFA in Sculpture from Alfred University, NY, 1989) and Jude Valentine, a printmaker and pastel artist hailing from East Machias, (MFA in Visual Art with a concentration in multi-disciplinary media, Vermont College of Fine Art, Montpelier, VT.) Resident gardener and artist Nellie Sweet will be on site to share the beautiful kitchen garden she has created this year; Center co-directors David Dewey and Anna Witholt Abaldo will be available to offer tours of the residency center and gallery. There will be live music on the lawn by Marsh & Lane – a young guitar/cello duo associated with the Midcoast Music Academy – and free coffee, tea and ice cream. Located right on Damariscotta Lake the public is invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the Center’s grounds for the day.

FMI: https://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org/public-outreach-new/jaf-art-center/

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Boothbay Harbor

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Boothbay Harbor

09/30/2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join The Lady in the Red Cloak for a lantern lit walking tour of Boothbay Harbor. Discover the back streets and hidden stories of the area, its mysteries and haunts. See the “most haunted building in Maine,” hear many ghostly tales, including that of private Mr. Duffy and the welcoming ship captain, while you experience a one-of-a-kind evening in this quaint harbor town.

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only. 207-380-3806, www.RedCloakHauntedHistoryTours.com. $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5.

Share the Road with Carol

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Share the Road with Carol

Windsor Town Office
523 Ridge Rd.
Windsor
10/01/2017 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Share the Road with Carol is an all ages commemorative bike ride planned for October 1, 2017, at 9:00 am in Windsor and Whitefield, Maine. The ride, which has 12-mile and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office.

This ride will honor the memory of Carol Eckert, M.D. Carol was tragically killed as a result of a bike accident that occurred in Windsor on October 10, 2016. Biking was Carol’s passion and we invite everyone who feels the same to join us in remembrance of a life well pedaled and to further the cause of bicycle safety in Maine.

Register online (https://www.BikeReg.com/share-the-road-with-carol) or at the event beginning at 8:00 AM.
There will be one rest stop on the 27 mile ride. Please join us after the ride at the Windsor Town Hall for fellowship, remembrances and light snacks.

Whether you knew Carol or not, this ride is a wonderful opportunity to explore the lovely rolling hills along the border of the Kennebec and Lincoln Counties.

Please spread the word and like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarolsRide

Note: This ride is not a fundraiser.

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Boothbay Harbor

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Boothbay Harbor

10/01/2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join The Lady in the Red Cloak for a lantern lit walking tour of Boothbay Harbor. Discover the back streets and hidden stories of the area, its mysteries and haunts. See the “most haunted building in Maine,” hear many ghostly tales, including that of private Mr. Duffy and the welcoming ship captain, while you experience a one-of-a-kind evening in this quaint harbor town.

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only. 207-380-3806, www.RedCloakHauntedHistoryTours.com. $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5.

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Damariscotta

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Damariscotta

10/01/2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Led by the mysterious “Lady in the Red Cloak” with her lantern, you will see buildings that once seemed ordinary but will take on eerie new dimensions as she relives their history, and that of the ghosts that are said to still reside there. Wind through the back streets and learn the early history of Damariscotta, visit the site of countless seances, experience the haunted Maine Hotel, take a trip by the river to hear about the Mystery Ship, and more.

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only; 207-380-3806, redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5.

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Wiscasset

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Wiscasset

10/02/2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join The Lady in the Red Cloak for a lantern lit walking tour of Wiscasset. Discover the back streets and hidden stories of Wiscasset, its’ mysteries and haunts. See the captains’ houses and the wonderful architecture, hear many ghostly tales, walk by the Ancient Burial Ground, learn of the shrouded lady, experience a one-of-a-kind evening in the “Prettiest Village in Maine.”

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only. 207-380-3806, redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5.

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Wiscasset

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour of Wiscasset

10/02/2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join The Lady in the Red Cloak for a lantern lit walking tour of Wiscasset. Discover the back streets and hidden stories of Wiscasset, its’ mysteries and haunts. See the captains’ houses and the wonderful architecture, hear many ghostly tales, walk by the Ancient Burial Ground, learn of the shrouded lady, experience a one-of-a-kind evening in the “Prettiest Village in Maine.”

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only. 207-380-3806, redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5.

“Words & Music – A New Musical Revue”

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"Words & Music – A New Musical Revue"

Porter Hall, Skidompha Library
184 Main Street
Damariscotta
10/06/2017 | 7:30 pm

The World Premiere of Hallett and Robinson’s New Musical Revue “Music & Words” featuring 21 original songs in the style of Cole Porter, Burt Bacharach, Stephen Sondheim and Comden and Green. Featuring Kristen Robinson, Kyle Aarons, Nancy During and Jeffrey Caron. For reservations: #207-882-6335. $15 Tickets – can be purchased at the door.


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