Celebrating Maine Basket Makers See Story on Page 4 Tourist News

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Celebrating Maine Basket Makers See story on page 4 TouriSt NewS

Photographs by Geo Neptune, Robin Farrin, Chris Becker, clockwise from top.

David Shultz, owner of Home & Away Gallery of Arctic and American Indian Arts in Kennebunkport, recently published a book entitled Baskets of Time: Profiles of Maine Indian Basket Makers. Photos: Trans-berries by Geo Neptune, Richard Silliboy preparing ash splints, baskets by Jeremy and Ganessa Frey

www.touristnewsonline.com PAGE 2 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Shops River Jam Biddeford and Saco Host Weekend Waterfront Festival The sister cities of Bidd- eford and Saco have joined Woods TO Goods forces again to present their annual River Jam Festival, Fine Inmate-made Products Friday and Saturday, Sep- tember 15 and 16. Ship Models • Furniture • Lamps The festival has been ex- Great Gifts • Housewares panded this year. “There’s Prices! Birdhouses & Feeders so much interest from the two communities to be part Nautical Gifts & Souvenirs of the festival that we have 891 Rte.1, York • 1.5 mi. No. of York Info Center added Friday night to the festival, as well as more Open 7 days 10-5 • 207-363-6001 events on Saturday,” says event co-host Delilah Pou- pore of Heart of Biddeford. The success of last year's event has helped attract wide support from the Patten's Berry Farm community. Those who want to be on the water can join the "Dash to the Sea" kayak and canoe race Says Poupore, “We’re Saturday morning or just enjoy a chartered boat ride aboard the Island Prince. North St., K ennebunkport • 207-967-2418 also excited that due to Open Daily incredible support from night, from 6 to 10 PM, be- Food and beverage ven- Shevenell Park in Bidd- the cities of Biddeford hind Run of the Mill Public dors will be on site for eford from 4 to 10 PM. The and Saco, many commu- House and Brewery on Battle of the Bands; the event will start with the nity partners and gener- Saco Island. Six bands will event is alcohol-free. There launching of the Maine ous sponsors, most of the perform. The winners will is no admission fee. Center for Creativity’s “Art weekend’s events are free.” receive a $500 prize and Also on Friday night, All Around” installation. A “Battle of the Bands” a live in-studio video and a “Fringe Fest” will be Community arts orga- event will be held Friday audio recording. held on Main Street and nization Engine has helped Native Corn, Tomatoes compile “fringe” events that include booths featur- Hardy Mums ing local breweries, “street Fresh Fruits & Vegetables fare” served by the down- Fresh-squeezed Orange Juice town restaurants, participatory art projects, live print-making and outdoor games. Music will be provided by the soul revival group Youngerbloods from 7 to 10 PM. Also on Friday, from 5 to 9 PM, the public is invited to the Pepperell Mill campus in Biddeford to view “Influx: A Multi- media Installation Event,” with artwork inspired by the past, present and future of the mill, as well as the natural elements of the The Mallett Brothers are back by popular demand and will perform on the stage behind River Jam Run of the Mill on Saco Island on Saturday at 9:30 PM. continued on page 3

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River Jam Events Schedule Shops Friday: Saturday: Saco Island: Clifford Park: Behind Run of the Mill Pool Street, Biddeford 100 Main Street, Saco 8 AM, River Jam 5K 6 to 10 PM, Battle of the Bands BOAT LAUNCH: Shevenell Park: Front Street, Saco 149 Main Street, Biddeford 10 AM, "Dash to the Sea" Kayak & Canoe Race 4 to 10 PM, Fringe Fest MEchanics PArk: Pepperell mill campus: 10 Water Street, Biddeford Mainely Quilts Gift Shop 2 Main Street, Biddeford 12 to 4 PM, Family Fun and Maker’s Market 5 to 9 PM, Influx – A Multi-Media Installation at Waldo Emerson Inn Saco Island: Behind Run of the Mill 100 Main Street, Saco 5 PM, Epic Season 6:30 PM, Amy Allen 8 PM, Spencer Albee 9:30 PM, The Mallet Brothers

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SAVE MORE. LIVE MORE. • 207.439.6822 • Located on Coastal Route 1 in Kittery, ME PAGE 4 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Shops From Souvenir to Fine Art Maine Indian Basket Makers Tell Their Stories in New Book by Kennebunkport Gallery Owner Renee’s Cat & Dog Gifts by Anita Matson Open daily 9–6 Pet items & gifts, clothing, By the early 1990s, garden, jewelry, nautical, the art of Maine Indian basketry was considered candles and antiques nearly extinct. Today it is Locally made recognized as a vibrant and cat & dog treats! evolving form of Native American art. 207-646-2390 What saved this im- 21 South St., Wells portant art form were the off Rte. 1, near the IGA imagination, hard work and www.reneescatanddoggiftshop.com generosity of a core group of elders who had kept the tradition alive, along with the Maine Indian Basket- makers Association. Gifts for golfers, dog lovers & the garden Baskets of Time: Profiles of Our 22nd Year! Maine Indian Basket Makers, a new book by David Shultz Digs, Divots & Dogs (see story about Shultz on page 5), beautifully repre- Over 150 breeds sents both the artistry and on 100s of items: the stories of a selection Flags, Christmas, of contemporary Maine These baskets were made by contemporary Wabanaki weavers: Penobscot, Passamaquoddy Indian basket makers. and Maliseet. Socks, T-shirts, Art Baskets of Time begins Treats • Toys with the history of bas- tive ones made as souve- In 2011, Passamaquoddy of Art included four weav- Collars & Leashes Spinners! ketmaking, the materi- nirs, to its elevated form basket maker Jeremy Frey ers in its 2015 biennial als, tools, techniques and as art today. Historic and won Best of Show awards exhibition. 2 Ocean Ave. • Kennebunkport • 207-967-5661 styles, and its evolution beautiful color photo- at the Heard Museum Fair David Shultz says, “It from purely functional graphs illustrate this book. and at the Santa Fe Indian Located up the granite staircase items to the more decora- Traditionally, Maine In- Market. Baskets dians (the Wabanaki) mi- The Portland Museum continued on page 5 grated to the coast by canoe to fish and gather seasonal food. From the early 1890s to the 1930s they catered to summer visitors by selling Rte. 1, Ogunquit– 1/4 mile south of the Playhouse souvenirs, including fancy of ogunquit sweetgrass baskets. The heyday for Maine Women’s Clothing & Accessories Indian baskets was from the 1870s to the 1920s. As Summer SALE • FALL ARRIVALS DAILY! Maine tourism declined Eileen Fisher, Comfy, Gerties, Tribal, Flax with the Depression and World War II, the sale of Wonderful Plus Size Collection baskets at summer resorts declined. The renaissance of the Perkins Cove • Ogunquit tradition has led to national 207-641-2050 • open 7 days a week recognition of Wabanaki basket makers by their Mostly made in the USA peers and by collectors.

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Baskets continued from page 4 Shops was the first time within the state that the weavers were recognized as artists and not just craftspeople. Both the awards at national Indian art markets and in- clusion in the PMA’s biennial have helped increase exposure for all Maine Indian basket makers.” In Baskets of Time, 17 artists and families share their wide-ranging stories in their own words. Each profile is richly illustrated with portraits of the artists and color photographs of their baskets.

Baskets This postcard from 1934 shows Passamaquoddy and Penobscot baskets for sale in New continued on page 18 Hampshire.

David Shultz: From Collector to Gallery Owner and Author by Anita Matson was kindled during a trip For David Shultz, owner to southern Canada. of Home & Away Gallery “It began as a childhood in Kennebunkport, the interest,” says Shultz. “I was journey from a childhood really drawn to the Inuit art spent in Puerto Rico to the I saw. I fell in love with the authorship of Baskets of sculptures. But it took me Time: Profiles of Maine Indian 30 years to act on it.” Basket Makers was long and In 1966 his family not totally expected. moved to White Plains, In 1948, the Shultz fam- New York. He graduated ily found a home in Puer- from Brandeis University a n na h to Rico where the senior in Waltham, Massachu- fanciful accessories Shultz ran a brush factory setts, majoring in fine arts D in Arecibo. When he was but subsequently pursu- 14, David Shultz’s pas- 123 Ocean Avenue • Kennebunkport sion for the art of North Shultz 207-967-8640 American native cultures continued on page 18

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Continues Thursdays and Fridays 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer's, 8 AM registration, 9 AM through September 15. FMI 985-4802 or brickstoremu- ceremony, 9:30 AM walk begins, York Beach Ball Field, Rail- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 seum.org. road Ave., York Beach. Join a team or make a donation. FMI The Story that Made Mark Twain Famous with author 772-0115 or [email protected]. Kristin Krause, 6:30 PM, Deering Room, Dyer Library, 371 Imagination Station Returns, 3:45 to 4:30 PM, Ken- Main St., Saco. FMI 283-3861, dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org nebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. To celebrate Biddeford Boatbuilding Festival, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, or [email protected]. the 6th Annual Global Cardboard Challenge (cardboard- Pepperell Mill Campus Event Space, 2 Main St., Biddeford, challenge.com), September’s Imagination Station will be a (next to Portland Pie). Teams will build 10-foot motorboats Author Talk, 7 PM, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Dr., Cardboard Challenge: It’s Not a Box, it’s a ____. For all ages, in two days. Register a team or come and watch. Festival York. New York Times best-selling author Tom Ryan will read 3 to 103. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org. features maritime-related vendors, demonstrations, kids’ from and discuss his new book Will’s Red Coat: The Story of activities, music and food. Continues September 17. Event One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again. FMI 3673-2818 or Conversational French Language Group, 6 PM, Wells benefits the Compass Project for at-risk Maine youth. FMI [email protected]. Public Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. An informal way to 207-391-6830. practice or re-learn French. Group meets weekly. FMI 646- Monthly Poetry Evening, 7 PM, York Public Library, 15 8181 or [email protected]. History Walk and Talk: Private Cemeteries, 10 AM, Meet- Long Sands Dr., York. Priscilla Cookson will facilitate a round inghouse Museum at the Historical Society of Wells and table format of poetry readings and discussion. September Newcomers and Neighbors Club, 6:30 PM, Kennebunk- Ogunquit, 938 Post Rd., Wells. $5/free for HSWO members. prompt is "horse." FMI 3673-2818 or [email protected]. port Community House, Temple St., Kennebunkport. Sep- Call to reserve a spot. FMI 646-4775 or [email protected]. tember speaker is David Jourdan, founder of the deep-sea WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 exploration company Nauticos and author of The Deep Sea First Annual Mount Agamenticus 5K and 1 Mile Trail Kayaking on the Little River Estuary, 10 AM to 1 PM, Visitor Quest for Amelia Earhart. Guests welcome. Refreshments Challenge, 10 AM, 5K; 10:30 AM, 1 Mile, starts and ends at Center, Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Paddle served. FMI kptanewcomers.org. the summit. Run or hike the course. Prizes include -shirts, the salt marsh with a registered Maine guide and naturalist. sweatshirts and water bottles. Water, fruit and Mt. A trail Minimum age is 12 (12 to 15-year-olds must be accompanied mix for all participants. Bring your own lunch to eat after by an adult). Maximum participants is 6. Maximum weight the awards ceremony. After party at SOME Brewing Com- for kayaks is 325 pounds. Participants must be able to get pany. Deadline for online pre-registration is September 14. up from a seated position on the ground. $40 members/$50 Day of race registration at the York District Courthouse. nonmembers. FMI 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. Proceeds benefit Mt. Agamenticus Conservation Programs. The next issue is September 21, FMI and to register 363-1040 or yorkparksandrec.org. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Fall Festival Issue Annual Rosh Hashanah Services, 9:30 AM, Jonathan's Res- Arundel Heritage Day, 10 AM to 4 PM, Corner of Rte. taurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. Services led by Rabbi The deadline for the Sept. 21 issue 111(Alfred Rd.) and Limerick Rd., Arundel. Features agri- William Leffler and Cantor Ellen Farber. A potluck lunch will cultural events, hayrides, historical displays, informational follow. No kitchen facilities available. $20. All are welcome. is Tuesday at noon, Sept.12. booths of local businesses, antique steam engines, music, FMI and to RSVP, 251-1746 or [email protected]. food, demonstrations, games and more. Free admission. Send publicity information for exhibits, Sponsored by the Arundel Historical Society. Hike with Maine Guide Linda Grenfell, 10 AM, meet at performances, public suppers, fairs Wells Library parking lot, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. Participants 9th Annual Family Jamboree with games, crafts, food, will receive directions to one of four parcels of Wells Con- and other events to: vendors and more, 11 AM to 3 PM, Spiller Farm, 1054 servation lands for the nature walk. This free event is spon- The Tourist News Branch Rd. (Rte. 9A), Wells. Free admission and parking. sored by the Friends of the Wells Library. FMI 6476-8181 or Tourist179 Cat Mousam News Road Sponsored by the Wells Chamber of Commerce. FMI 646- [email protected]. 2451, wellschamber.org. Kennebunk ME 04043 Quiltport USA MINI, Ramada Inn, Saco Plaza, 352 North 9th Annual Chilifest on the Pier, noon to 4 PM, Old Or- St., Saco. Quilt, chat and eat with other quilters. Contin- Tel. 207-985-2244 chard Beach Pier. Cast your vote for the best chili in the ues to September 24. FMI and to register, go to quiltpor- E-mail: [email protected] state. FMI 207-934-3595 or oobpier.com. tusa.com. TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 PAGE 9

Calendar continued from page 8 Pamelamas LLC LLC Third Thursday Talk, 5:30 PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 AlpacasPamelamas & Farm Store Main St., Kennebunk. Monica Grabin discusses finding her Alpacas & Farm Store family’s history in the south. Supported by the Maine Hu- and home of... manities Council. $10/members free. Light refreshments Handknits • Yarn served. FMI call 985-4802 or brickstoremuseum.org. FleeceP i•ne RugsCottage H•a nSocksdmades Handwovens(207) 468-4690 & more Garlic Growing Workshop, 6 to 7 PM, Wells Reserve, 233 Limerick Road • Arundel, ME Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Offered by the University of Friday, September 15, 3 to 7 PM Visit uswww.pamelamas.com for Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners with Allan Saturday, September 16, 9 AM to 4 PM Amioka. Participants will help plant the All Seasons Gar- National Alpaca Farm Days den. $5 donation requested. FMI and to register 324-2814 Moulton Park, 394 York Street, York Saturday & Sunday or [email protected]. Sept. 23 & 24, 10am to 3pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 233 Limerick Rd., Arundel • 207-468-4690 Friends of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum annual fundraiser, 5 to 9 PM. The public is welcome. Reservations are www.pamelamas.com required by Sunday, September 17. Entitled “Dinner and a Hours: Open by chance or appointment Chance,” the event at Jonathan’s Restaurant in Ogunquit includes a buffet dinner, dessert and coffee. There will be a cash bar and a raffle with tickets at $2 or 5 for $10. Prizes include a Norman West painting, a handmade Irish chain Relax Your Cares Away quilt, a dozen lobsters, a wine basket and more. A silent Walking Distance to Dock Square auction will feature artwork donated by local artists. Live Complimentary Parking music will be provided by Sea Smoke. Tickets are $40 per person. Proceeds will help the Heritage Museum expand its educational programs. For reservations, call 646-0255 or email [email protected].

Relaxing Massage & Body Treatments Featuring: Rejuvenating Facials Stone Soup Artisans Friday Afternoon Preview, Sept. 15, 3–7 PM • $15 Manicures & Pedicures 25 Artists Booths, Meet the Artists Spa & Beauty Boutique A Maine Artist Shop & Gallery Appetizer & Wine Tasting Pottery, Decorative Glass, Fine Art, Jewelry, Saturday, Sept. 16, 9 AM–4 PM Handbags, Scarves, Toys, 60 Artist Booths, Food & Drink, Live Music by: Pet Items and Specialty Foods. Ensemble 42 (11 AM) • 5th Season Quartet (1:30 PM) Everything is made in Maine! www.yorkartassociation.com Mon–Sat 10 AM–5:30 PM • 207-283-4715 [email protected] • 207-363-4049 31 Western Avenue, Lower Village, Kennebunk 228 Main St., Saco • stonesoupartisans.com Online bookings welcome • www.cottagebreeze.com 207.967.2259 • Open Mon.–Sat.

Take a ride in the country to visit the Wade Zahares Gallery 314 Alewive Road, Lyman • 207-499-2485 Original Art Prints • Local Scenes Illustrated Children’s Books Open Thurs. & Fri. 2–7 PM and by appointment Take Rte. 35 from Kennebunk to Lyman, 4.5 miles from I-95 (southbound) exit www.zahares.com

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The 4th Annual River Jam Festival on Friday and Satur- the admission fee). While day, September 15 and 16, in and around the Saco River waiting for the trolley to in Biddeford and Saco. The event kicks off on Friday the Pumpkin Patch, you with a free concert by soul revival group the Younger can play games and try Bloods at Shevenell Park, and a multimedia installation to win some prizes. Lunch event at the Pepperell Mill campus from 5 to 9 PM with service will be available artwork inspired by the past, present and future of the on site. Adults, $14; age mill. On Saturday, the festival will feature the River Jam 60 and over, $12; ages 6 5K Race (run/walk) at 8 AM, followed by a Dash to the to 16, $11.50; ages 3 to 5, Sea kayak race from 10 AM. From Noon to 4 PM, there $7; under age 3, $2. Sea- will be boating on the Saco River and a Family Fun and shore Trolley Museum Maker’s Market at Mechanics Park. is the oldest and largest Music performances in the Run of the Mill Brew Tent museum of its kind in start at 5 PM, with Epic Season, followed by Amy Allen, the world and has been Spencer Albee, and wrapping up with the Mallett Broth- in operation since 1939. ers at 9:30 PM. River Jam Festival is a community effort The museum is oper- by the Heart of Biddeford in partnership with the cities of ated by the New England Biddeford and Saco, the Chamber of Commerce, Engine, Electric Railway Historical and other members of the business community. FMI visit Society, a nonprofit edu- www.riverjamfest.com, or 284-8520. cational institution. FMI 967-2800 or visit www. 23rd Annual Art in the Park, Saturday, September 16, 9 trolleymuseum.org. AM to 4 PM, Moulton Park, Rte. 1A, York Harbor. Juried fine arts and crafts with 40 artisans showing pottery, glass, Eliot Festival Day and 5K There are several breeds of draft horses, with varying characteristics, but all share traits of painting, photography and jewelry; food vendors and live Road Race takes place strength, patience and a docile temperament, which made them indispensable to genera- music. Preview event on Friday, September 15, 4 to 8 this year on Saturday, tions of pre-industrial farmers. PM. Sponsored by York Art Association. FMI 363-4422. September 30. Activities begin with a pancake breakfast at the First Congrega- The 8th Annual Shaker Hill Apple Festival, hosted by Arundel Heritage Days will be held on Saturday, Sep- tional Church from 6 to 8 AM. The Road Race starts at 8 the York County Shelter Program, Friends of the Alfred tember 16, 10 AM to 4 PM. Route 111, at the intersec- AM; the parade begins at 11 AM, starting at Boat Basin Shaker Museum, the Brothers Apple Store and Giles tion of Alfred Road and Limerick Road in Arundel. Food, and proceeding to the William Fogg Library. The Kids’ Family Farm, will take place on the grounds of the old music, apple pie baking contest, activities for kids, Fun Run from the library to the fire station begins at noon. Alfred Shaker Village, Shaker Hill Road, Alfred, off routes local crafters, displays of historical items and informa- Crafts and food booths, information and entertainment 202 and 4. The two-day festival will be held rain or shine tion, farm animals, wagon and pony rides (for which areas, plus a Kids’ Corner, are open between 10 AM and on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, 10 AM there is a fee), working antique engines and more. 3 PM. FMI and to register for the road race, visit www. to 4 PM. Events include a juried arts and craft fair, silent Free admission and parking. Proceeds and donations eliot5kandfestival.com. auction, raffles, yard sale, book sale, pony rides, nar- will benefit the Arundel Historical Society. rated wagon rides. Proceeds from the festival will benefit The 15th Annual Punkinfiddle Family Festivalwill take homeless and hungry people served by York County 8th Scarborough Fine Craft Show, Saturday and Sun- place rain or shine at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm on Shelter Programs. day, September 16 and 17. Hours are Saturday, 10 AM to Saturday, September 30, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Punkin- There will be healthy food and snacks for sale from 5 PM; Sunday, 10 AM to 4 PM. Camp Ketcha, 336 Black fiddle features traditional crafts, hands-on learning, lively the Lunch Wagon and baked goods from The Bakery Point Rd., Scarborough. Forty Maine artisans will sell music, old-fashioned games, fun food, farm animals and at Notre Dame. The Shaker Museum will offer Shaker heirloom quality crafts indoors and outdoors. Admission lots of happy faces in an historic seaside setting. craft demonstrations and wagon rides through the former $5, children under 18 free. FMI mainecraftsguild.com. This event has become a family tradition for both village. The Brothers Apple Store will have apples and locals and folks from away. You can stuff a scarecrow, cider for sale while the Giles Family Farm will be open The 9th Annual Wells Family Jamboree is a fun event paint a pumpkin, churn butter, quiz a to pick-your-own apples. for the entire family. This year it’s happening on Saturday, fiddle maker, create a craft and September 16, at Wells Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road, walk the beach. More than a The 35th Annual Library Craft Fair, hosted by Friends Wells, from 11 AM to 3 PM. There will be games, prizes, dozen artisans will demonstrate of the Wells Public Library, will take place Columbus Day craft vendors, great food and more. Admission is free traditional skills and answer Weekend: Saturday, October 7, 10 AM to 4 PM, and for the Jamboree. Sponsored by the Wells Chamber of questions. Sunday, October 8, 10 AM to 3 PM, at Wells Elementary Commerce. Free parking, too. FMI 646-2451. The sheepdogs will return School, 276 Sanford Road (Rte. 109), Wells. Features along with sheep, oxen, goats, 60 artisans and their work in watercolors, signed prints, The 8th Annual Old Orchard Beach Chilifest on the Pier horses, ponies and chickens. Build illuminated bottles, stone, jewelry, quilts, table cover- will be held on Saturday, September 16, at Grand Avenue a fairy house with natural materials ings, small hand-painted wooden furniture, hand-painted and Old Orchard Street, from Noon to 4 PM. Taste the available on the grounds. Bring a picnic or enjoy a lunch women’s clothing, plus homemade pickles, oils, jams best chili recipes from all over the state and cast a vote prepared by Duffy’s Tavern & Grill. You can also sample and jellies. Lobster rolls, chowder and sandwiches are for your favorite. This event features prizes, live music churned butter, apple cider, switchel and more. Punkin- available for purchase. Free admission and plenty of and, of course, chili! There is an admission charge for fiddle’s primary sponsor is Camden National Bank. parking. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit library the tasting. FMI 934-3595. Wells Reserve is smoke and pet free. Pricing for programming for adults and children. FMI email friend- this event is $7 for those over age 16, Laudholm Trust [email protected]. The Pumpkin Patch Festival is a family and dog-friendly members $5, and kids are free. Punkinfiddle proceeds two-weekend event at the Seashore Trolley Museum, benefit Laudholm Trust, the nonprofit organization that Kennebunk’s 14th Annual Harvest Fest takes place on 195 Log Cabin Road, in Kennebunkport, on Saturday supports coastal research, education, stewardship and Main Street, Saturday, October 14, from 9 AM to 3 PM. and Sunday, September 23 and 24, and September 30 preservation at the Wells National Estuarine Research It’s time to celebrate fall with activities including a craft and October 1, from 11 AM to 3 PM. Materials will be Reserve. The Wells Reserve is located at 342 Laudholm fair, costume parade, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow available to decorate your pumpkin (all included with Farm Road, in Wells. FMI call 646-4521. scavenger hunt, music, and of course, good food. Events include pancake breakfast at Duffy’s Tavern & Grill from 8 to 10 AM, Farmers’ Market, Lafayette Center parking lot, horse and wagon rides, a bounce house and rock climbing wall. Harvest Fest is hosted by the Festival Committee. FMI visit kennebunkmaine.us/festivals.

33rd Annual Harvestfest & Kidsfest Short Sands Beach, York Beach on Saturday, October 14, from 9 AM to 4 PM, includes a variety of activities: live performances by the Don Campbell Band and Friends, Dan Blakeslee/ Dr. Gasp and Steve Gryb; many local food vendors, juried craft fair and old-fashioned market vendors from all over New England. One of the most popular attractions of Harvestfest is the variety of food: fried dough, fried clams, lobster rolls, burgers, ice cream and much more. Another popular feature is the Reap the Harvest Raffle. Receive one raffle ticket for every $5 spent on a Harvestfest item or buy a raffle ticket for $5. Children have a chance to decorate a pumpkin at the annual Pumpkinpatch Festival at the Seashore Trolley Museum. Fairs and Festivals continued on page 16 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 PAGE 11 Saco Museum Hosts Monotype Guild Exhibit Galleries The Saco Museum is Founded in 1985 by a currently featuring the small group of New Eng- Monotype Guild of New land artists, the guild England’s juried exhibi- has curated over 100 ex- Arctic and Indian arts tion, "Down East." The exhibitions; its member- for the 21st century hibit opened on September ship includes artists from 26 Maine Street, Kennebunkport 8 and continues through throughout the United Open 11 to 5 www.homeandaway.gallery Saturday, October 28. States. Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday The exhibition showcas- The Saco Museum is at or by appointment es monotypes and mono- 371 Main Street (Route 1) 207 967-2122 prints – unique, one-of- in Saco. The exhibit will a-kind prints. An artists’ be on view during regular reception, which includes museum hours: Tuesday an awards presentation, through Thursday, noon to will take place on Friday, 4 PM; Friday, noon to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; September 15, from 5:30 to Sarah Sockbeson 7:30 PM. and Sunday, noon to 4 PM. Ganessa Frey The jurors for the ex- Admission is adults $5; hibition, the mother and seniors $3; students and daughter team of Cathe- children (ages 7 to 18) $2; rine Kernan and Josephine children 6 and under, no Graf, chose 50 works out of charge; admission is free to Jeremy Frey 115 submitted by 84 artists. all, Fridays from 4 to 8 PM. Legend Has It by Megan Snyder Kernan is an interna- tionally known printmak- BASKETS OF TIME er, painter and instruc- FABULOUS FOLK FABULOUS FOLK FABULOUS FOLK Molly Neptune Parker tor. Her work is in the SEPTEMBER 2-30 Sculpture | Prints | Baskets |Beadwork|Jewelry collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Fogg Art Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Library of Congress and the Detroit Institute of Art. She is co-owner, co- founder, and director of

Mixit Print Studio, a pro- SEPTEMBER 2-30 76 ARUNDEL ROAD, ARUNDEL, ME fessional printmaking stu- www.ArundelFarmGallery.com 561.702.6396 dio in Somerville, Massa- chusetts. Her daughter, Josephine Graf, is a writer and curator Barn Gallery Summer 2017 based in New York City who holds an MA from The Center for Curatorial Fall Studies, Bard College. Her writing has appeared in Exhibitions publications including September 13~ October 9 Mousse, X-TRA, Cura and Shadows & Reflections The Brooklyn Rail. OAA Expressions The Monotype Guild of Memorial Exhibition: Norman West New England is a nonprofit Showcases: Steven Holt – Photography organization of contem- 5 Pier Rd., Cape Porpoise, Maine 207-967-5053 porary artists who create Shiao-Ping Wang – Painting www.thewrightgallery.com unique impressions by Holt Steven Invited New England Sculptors working in the medium Barn Gallery, 207-646-8400 of monotypes and mono- Shore Road & Bourne Lane, P.O. Box 794, Ogunquit, Maine 03907 prints. Daily: 11 AM - 5 PM, Sunday 1 - 5 PM www.barngallery.org • [email protected] Maine's largest group gallery • Showing works by 88 artists

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Classic Car Events Maine Women in the Arts meets the first Thursday of the Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, 200 Rogers Rd. Bentley’s Saloon, Rte. 1, Arundel, Tuesdays, 5 PM to month, alternating between an 8 AM and 7 PM meeting. Ext., Kittery. Items and artifacts that reflect Kittery’s rich dusk, May 16 to September 19. FMI bentleysaloon.com A business meeting about upcoming art shows is often historical and maritime past, including shipbuilding, toys, or 985-8966. followed by a discussion or program. Open to the public. archaeological finds and household artifacts. Special Classic Car Tours, Motorland, 2564 Portland Rd. (Rte. 1), Meeting location TBA. FMI www.mainewomenarts.com. programs offered year-round. Open Saturday and Sundays, Arundel. Daily 10 AM to 5 PM. Guided tours; admission Painting Group, Engine, 128 Main St., Biddeford. Saturdays, 10 AM to 4 PM, mid-April through Columbus Day. Adults, $3; charged. Over 150 classic cars and trucks from 1915–1985 11 AM to 1 PM. Bring your own supplies; $10 fee. Beginners children 7 to 15, $1.50; under 7, free. FMI kitterymuseum. including Duesenberg, Ferarri, Maserati, cars from U.S. welcome. Amanda Hawkins, instructor. FMI and/or to com or 439-3080. presidents, Hollywood stars and royalty. FMI 710-6699 or register, [email protected] or 370-9130. Meetinghouse Museum, 938 Post Road (Rte. 1), Wells. motorlandamerica.com Saco Bay Artists invites artists to join. Meetings are held Home of the Historical Society of Wells-Ogunquit. Eliot Commons, Rte. 236, Eliot, last Saturday of the month, at The Pines, 20 Manor St., Ocean Park, second Monday of Nautical artifacts, decorative arts, historical items, 4 PM, May through September. For vehicles 1972 and old- the month. Meetings alternate between noon and 6:30 PM. genealogical research library. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 er. Hosted by Kruise Knights. FMI Kruise Knights Facebook (PM meeting June 12.) FMI sacobayartists.org or 937-2125. AM to 4 PM; Free tours of the Meetinghouse Museum page or 252-1976. on Saturdays, 10 AM to 1 PM. Donations accepted. FMI Village Art Walks, Lower Village, Kennebunk and Dock historicalsocietyofwellsandogunquit.org or 646-4775. Jumpin’ Jakes Cruise Night, 181 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Square, Kennebunkport. Second Friday of the month, 5 Beach, Sundays, 4 to 6 PM, weather permitting, to Septem- to 7 PM, June through September, and December. FMI Museums of Old York, York St.,York village. A complex of ber 17. FMI 207-937-3250. gokennebunks.com or 967-0857. historical buildings. Fall hours, September 7 to October 15: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Sunday, 1 to TJ's Pizza Weekly Cruise-In, 366 Elm St., Biddeford, Thurs- 5 PM. FMI oldyork.org or 363-1756. days, 5 to 7 PM, May 4 through September 28. FMI 284-6133. Lighthouses Boon Island Lighthouse. Six miles northeast of Cape Ogunquit Fire Company Fire Museum, Firemen’s Park, 86 Community Sales Neddick in York. First commissioned as a beacon in 1799; Obed’s Lane, Ogunquit. On view 24 hours a day. View the Book Sale at the Book Shed of the Libby Memorial Library, lighthouse built in 1811, then rebuilt in 1855. 133 ft. tower. steam pumper, firefighting memorabilia and memorials. 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM The island was the site of the 1710 shipwreck of the British Ogunquit Heritage Museum, 86 Obed’s Lane, Ogunquit. to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM. FMI 934-4351. Gently ship Nottingham Galley, which was the subject of Kenneth June through October. Tuesday–Saturday, 1 to 5 PM. Free. used books, DVDs, CDs and other items. Proceeds benefit Roberts’ novel Boon Island. Not open to the public. Visible FMI ogunquitheritagemuseum.org or 646-0296. library programs and acquisitions. from Long Sands Beach or Sohier Park in York, or by boat. FMI newenglandlighthouses.net. Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Book Sale, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. Rd.,Ogunquit,10 AM to 5 PM, May through October. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Tuesday and Goat Island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise Harbor, Pier Rd., Exhibitions, recent acquisitions and works from the Thursday, 1 to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM. Collection Kennebunkport. Established in 1833 and rebuilt in 1859. museum’s permanent collection. FMI ogunquitmuseum. updated weekly; books, 25 cents to $5. FMI wellslibrary.org 25 ft. tower. Close to shore, and can be viewed from Cape org or 646-4909. or 646-8181. Porpoise pier or visited by boat. If home, lighthouse keepers will give tour. Owned and maintained by Kennebunkport Pasco Exhibit Center, Kennebunkport Historical Society, Cargo Shop at the Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Rd., Conservation Trust. FMI kporttrust.org. FMI on boat tours, 125 North St., Kennebunkport. Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 3 Cape Porpoise. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 4 PM, April 831-3663; for kayaking rental information, 888-925-7496 or PM, year-round. Admission $5; free for KHS members. FMI through November, plus Saturdays,10 AM to noon, June 967-6065. kennebunkporthistoricalsociety.org or 967-2751. through November. Affordable clothing, household items, Nubble Light, off Cape Neddick, York. Lighthouse built Saco Museum, 371 Main St. (Rte. 1), Saco. Tuesday– white-elephant articles, linens, collectibles, books and Thursday, noon to 4 PM; Friday, noon to 8 PM; Saturday, games. FMI 967-5787. on small island near shore in 1879. Not open to the public. 41 ft. tower. Visible from Sohier Park on Nubble Rd. “The 10 AM to 4 PM; also Sunday, noon to 4 PM, June through Equine Events Nubble” is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in December. Adults $5, seniors and students $3, children 7 to BlixxHorses educational programs, including individual- the country. Owned by the town of York. Friends of Nubble 18, $2, 6 and under free. Free admission, Fridays, after 4 PM. ized horse therapy. Learn about horse behavior, care and Light operate a visitors’ center and gift shop in Sohier Park. FMI dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org or 283-3861. communication. Kennebunk. By appointment only. FMI Gift shop and center open mid-April through October. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunk- blixxhorses.org or BlixxHorses Facebook page or 985-1994. Open daily 9 AM to 4 PM to mid-May; 9 AM to 7 PM through port. Largest electric railway museum in the world. Opens October. FMI newenglandlighthouses.net. FMI for boat trip, Women and Horses Workshop, a hands-on experience, May 6. Saturdays and Sundays only until Memorial Day, finestkindcruises.com or 646-5227. Ever After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St., Biddeford, Mon- then open daily through Columbus Day. Open Saturdays days, 6 to 7:30 PM. FMI and/or to register, 284-7721. Wood Island Light, Biddeford. Two miles east of mouth of and Sundays through October 29. 10 AM to 5 PM. FMI trol- Saco River. Visible from East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester B. leymuseum.org or 967-2800. Fun and Games Orcutt Blvd., Biddeford Pool. Built in 1808, and rebuilt in 1858. Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, Bingo, Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 47 ft. tower. Accessible by boat. FMI woodislandlighthouse. New Hampshire. Restored furnished houses, exhibits, historic 1), Moody. Senior center. For dates and details, wocam.org org or 200-4552. landscapes and gardens, and costumed role players on 10- or 646-7775. Must be over 16 to play. acre site. Open daily, 10 AM to 5 PM, May 1 through October Museums 1. Adults $20, children 5 to17 years $10, family $50. Children Bingo, Ramsdell Rogers American Legion Post 56, Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd., Alfred. Restored Meadowbrook Plaza, Rte.1, York, every Monday, 7 PM. Doors under 5 and museum members, free. FMI strawberybanke. buildings of former Shaker community. Wednesdays and org or 603-433-1100. open 6 PM. FMI ramsdellrogers56.com or 363-9827. Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, May to October. FMI alfredshakermu- Duplicate Bridge (ACBL-Sanctioned), Wells-Ogunquit seum.org or 324-8669 or 324-7650. White Columns (formerly known as the Nott House), 8 Maine Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody, Tuesdays, Street, Kennebunkport. Historic 1853 Greek Revival home Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Housed in with restored gardens and gift shop, owned and maintained noon to 3:30 PM. If a partner is needed, arrive by 11:45 AM. a block of restored 19th century buildings. Open Tuesday, FMI wocam.org or 646-7775. by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Open Saturdays Thursday and Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday, 10 AM only, September through Columbus Day. 10 AM to 4 PM. Square Dancing with the Nubbble Lighthouse Keepers, to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, noon to 4 PM. Adults $10, under 12, free. FMI kennebunkporthistoricalso- Sundays, 7:30 to 9:30 PM ; lesson at 7 PM, the Wells Activity There are ongoing exhibits that showcase the area's history. ciety.org or 967-2751. Center, 113 Sanford Rd. (Rte. 109), Wells. Each week will Admission: adults $7.50; seniors $6; children, ages 6 to 16, feature a different caller and cuer. FMI 207-312-8114. $3; under age 6, free. On weekends there is a family rate of Outdoor Activities $10 for up to six members. Admission is free for museum Bird Banding Demonstration, Tuesdays, 7 AM, Wells Re- Galleries and Arts Activities members. FMI brickstoremuseum.org or 985-4802. serve, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Free with admission. FMI Biddeford + Saco ArtWalk, venues downtown and in the Counting House Museum in South Berwick, on Main (Rte. 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. mills, last Friday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, April 28 through 4) and Liberty streets, formerly a cotton factory built beside October 27. FMI biddefordsacoartwalk.com or 370-9130. Birding Watching. Various locations, sponsored by York the Salmon Falls River in the 1830s.The brick building is the County Audubon, Wednesdays, 8 AM, May through Sep- Fiber Arts Group, Wells Library, 1434 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells, headquarters of the Old Berwick Historical Society, which tember. Bring your own scope. Members $5, non-members Fridays, 10:30 AM to noon. Open to all needleworkers, all owns and maintains the property. The building contains $8. FMI York County Audubon Facebook page or 391-8071. ages and abilities. FMI [email protected] or 646-8181. one of northern New England’s last textile mill ballrooms. The museum has a permanent collection of artifacts, Cliff Walk,York Harbor. The one-mile walk starts at the Knitting and Crafting Group, Thursdays, 1:30 to 4 PM. public parking lot (parking permit required) beside the Drop-ins always welcome to knit, crochet, embroider, hook photographs and documents, and hosts regular exhibitions showcasing the heritage of this area, which was the site of Stage Neck Inn, off Route 1A. Free parking is available on rugs, or do another craft project. Deering Room, Dyer Library, Rte. 1A. The walk winds along the edge of rock cliffs, and Rte. 1, Saco. FMI 283-3861. the first permanent settlement in Maine. Open 1 to 4 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, May through October. Admission is offers dramatic views of the crashing surf. Also offers views free. FMI obhs.net or 384-0000. of some of York’s most beautiful estates. The trail is narrow and rocky, and without a guardrail in places. Rubber-soled shoes are advised.

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Cycling, Maine Coast Cycling Club leads rides from Ken- Points nebunkport Bicycle Company, 34 Arundel Rd., Kennebunk- 2018 Calendar port, Sundays, 8 AM and Tuesdays, 5:45 PM, May through of Interest Images of Kennebunkport October. FMI mainecoastcycling.com or 205-7159. Beach Plum Farm, Rte. 1, Ogunquit. Preserved 17th annual calendar Cycling, group rides on Wednesdays, 5:30 PM, and Sundays, farmhouse and barn on 22- by award-winning photographer 8 AM. Meet at Fast & Happy Bicycles shop at 463 Main St., acre saltwater farm, near Springvale. FMI 502-2280. A women’s cycling group meets Robert Dennis the Ogunquit River. Includes Available at www.portimages.com and every other Saturday, 8:30 AM. FMI 318-4682. the Roby Littlefield Museum. at many locations in the Kennebunks, East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd., Bidd- Beach Plum Farm also serves including: eford Pool. A water and shore bird-watching haven, with as headquarters of the Great Mail It Unlimited • KBC Shipyard Store views of Wood Island Light. No dogs. Open year-round. FMI Works Regional Land Trust. HB Provisions • Saxony Imports maineaudubon.org. Open dawn to dusk, year- Beach Grass • Morph Gallery Colonial Pharmacy • Whimsy Shop Ferry Beach State Park, Bayview Rd. (Rte. 9), Saco. Includes round; free admission. FMI Bradbury Bros. Market picnic area, nature trails and nature center. Open 9 AM to sun- 646-3604. set, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Also can be visited off-season, by parking outside the locked gate and walking in. Dogs Fort McClary State Park, Rte 103, Kittery Point, Kittery. Seniors' Activities prohibited on beach April 1 to September 30. Adults (ages 12 Revolutionary-era fort, manned during five wars, near the The Center, 175 Port Rd., Kennebunk. The senior center to 64), Maine residents, $5; non-residents, $7. Seniors (65+), mouth of the Piscataqua River. The fort is named for New offers a variety of programs, including exercise and Maine residents, free; non-residents, $2. Children 5 to 11, $1; Hampshire native Major Andrew McClary, who died in the wellness classes, recreational activities (including bridge, under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 283-0067. Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston during the Revolutionary War. cribbage and mah jong) and luncheons. Open Monday– Fisherman’s Walk and Wiggly Bridge, York. The walk The buildings at Fort McClary represent several different Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM; Fridays, 9 AM to 1 PM. FMI is three-quarters of a mile, and starts at the George Mar- periods of construction; the fort was upgraded and modified seniorcenterkennebunk.org or 967-8514. shall Store on Lindsay Road, near Hancock Wharf. It leads to meet changing defensive needs. The site was manned The Memory Cafe, Bradford Common Bistro, Huntington through Steedman Woods Preserve to the Wiggly Bridge, during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, Common, Huntington Common Dr., Kennebunk. Mary-Lou a 75-foot-long mini-suspension pedestrian bridge, then the Spanish-American War and World War I. Half-mile trail; Boucouvalas, director of Louis T. Graves Memorial Library, leashed dogs allowed. Picnic tables. Open year-round, dawn crosses Route 103 to the Sayward-Wheeler House, and Kennebunkport, offers an afternoon of stories, games, to dusk. (Buildings are closed in the off-season.) Regular ends at Edward’s Harborside Inn on Stage Neck Road. music, art and activities for people and families dealing with season, Memorial Day to September 30. Small admission Kayaking. “Discover Rivers” program led by a registered memory loss. Every other Saturday, 12:45 to 2 PM. Free. FMI fee. FMI fortmclary.org or 490-4079 or 439-2845. kayak guide on a local estuary (a coastal river), sponsored 967-2778. by Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, Wells. Launch times Franciscan Monastery, 28 Beach Ave., Kennebunk. Active Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), depend on tides; 2.5 hours on the water, various days, June monastery features well-tended gardens, trails and park Moody. The senior center offers many educational, fitness 28 to October 4. Reservations required. For ages 12 and along the Kennebunk River. Grounds designed by Frederick and recreational programs, including bridge and cribbage, older. FMI wellsreserve.org/kayak or 646-1555. Law Olmstead. Open between sunrise and sunset, year- round. Free admission. FMI 967-2011. Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. Current activities include Marginal Way, Ogunquit, is a one-mile paved walkway bingo, Wednesdays, doors open at 4:30 PM; bingo starts at that follows the shore from Perkins Cove to Shore Road. A Hamilton House, 40 Vaughans Lane, South Berwick. Built 6 PM. Burgers, hotdogs and snack food available. Must be favorite spot for artists and photographers, because of its c.1785 and restored in 1898, the former sea captain’s over 16 to play. A pancake breakfast is served every Saturday scenic overlook of surf and rocky outcroppings. Parking is house and gardens stand on the banks of the Salmon Falls through October, 8 to 11 AM. All you can eat for $5 includes available at Perkins Cove. River. It is decorated in Colonial revival style, with elegant blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange juice antiques, furnishings and murals. Owned by the Society for Milliken Mills Trails Park, a 70-acre park off Portland and coffee. FMI wocam.org or 646-7775. Preservation of New England Antiquities. Concerts in the Avenue near Milliken Mills Road, Old Orchard Beach. Hiking gardens, July and August on Sunday at 1 PM. House open and biking trails, both off road and on, educational signage, Theaters Friday–Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, with tours on the hour; a picnic area, a gravesite of a Revolutionary War soldier. Biddeford City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Restored grounds open dawn to dusk, June 1 through mid-October. Off-street parking with easy access to the Eastern Trail (ET). 1860 opera house, hosts plays and other arts events. FMI The property is adjacent to Vaughan Woods State Park. citytheater.org or 282-0849. Mount Agamenticus in York, elev. 692, (also known as “The Admission is $8. FMI historicnewengland.org or 384-2454. Big A”) is the tallest hill on the Atlantic seaboard between Leavitt Theatre, 295 Main St. (Rte. 1), Ogunquit. 580-seat Jewett House, 5 Portland St., South Berwick. The Georgian- Florida and Mount Desert in Acadia National Park. On a clear historic theater. Features current films, historic silent films style home of writer Sarah Orne Jewett is owned by the day, panoramic views extend along the Maine coast, west to accompanied by live piano music and other entertainment, Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities. Mount Washington in New Hampshire and south to Boston. May through September. FMI leavittheatre.com or 646-3123. Furnishings include Jewett’s desk, where she penned A variety of trails for hikers and mountain bikers. The summit her classic works, such as The Country of the Pointed Firs. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. (Rte. 1), Ogunquit. Historic is a popular site in the fall for watching migrating hawks, bald Friday–Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, June 1 through mid-October. summer playhouse. Performances June through early eagles and osprey. Access from Mountain Road, off Route 1. Admission, $5. FMI historicnewengland.org or 384-2454. October. FMI ogunquitplayhouse.org or 646-5511. FMI agamenticus.org or 363-1102. Walker’s Point, the family compound of former President Petanque Club, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Heath St., Old Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Open most George Herbert Walker Bush, can be viewed from Ocean Orchard Beach. Tuesdays, 2 PM; Fridays, 6 PM. New mem- of the year. Hosts a variety of events, including live music, Avenue, Kennebunkport. There is limited parking along the bers welcome. FMI Joe Leprohon, 937-2015, or Bob Quinn, dance, and plays presented by The Originals, the theater’s road; best viewing and easiest access is by foot or bicycle. 934-2648. resident company. FMI sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472. Follow Ocean Avenue, two miles from Dock Square. Scarborough Marsh, 92 Pine Point Rd. Scarborough. The Wedding Cake House, 105 Summer Street,Kennebunk, Tours State’s largest salt marsh (3100 acres) has guided and is one of the most photographed structures in the area. Backstage Tours at Ogunquit Playhouse are offered Fridays, self-guided walks, kayaking and canoe trips. Includes na- On the National Register of Historic Places, this distinctive September 15 and 29; Sunday, September 24; and Mondays, ture center. Hosts many programs and events. The prop- Federal-style brick house was built in 1825 by shipbuilder September 18 and 24. Visitors go behind the scenes to see erty is open year-round. The Audubon Center is open May George Bourne. Bourne added the lavish, ornamental how the magic on stage is made, from wigs, sound, sets through September. FMI maineaudubon.org or 883-5100, “frosting” about 25 years later. It is a private home so viewing and costumes to the dressing rooms. A 90-minute tour is summer season; 781-2330, off-season. is from the roadside only. $10. An abbreviated 45-minute tour is $5. Tours can be at Self-guided nature walks at Wells Reserve at Laudholm the Box Office at 207-646-5511. White Columns and First Families Museum, 10 AM to 4 Farm, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Seven miles of trails PM, 8 Maine St., Kennebunkport. White Columns is a Greek Brewery Tours, Kennebunkport Brewery, the Shipyard through fields, forests and marshes, and ocean beach. Trails Revival home open for tours. Built in 1853, it has many of Shops, 8 Western Ave., Lower Village, Kennebunk. See local are open daily, 7 AM to dusk, year-round. Visitor Center has the home's orginal furnisings. The museum contains memo- ale being brewed. By appointment, preferably 24 hours in exhibits and gift shop. Open Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 4 rabilia and artifacts representing the family of former Presi- advance. Year-round. FMI 967-1261. PM, off-season; 10 AM to 4 PM seven days, Memorial Day dent George Herbert Walker Bush, whose family has had a weekend to Columbus Day. Admission charged late May Historic Mill Tours, Biddeford, starting June 8. Two-hour summer residence in Kennebunkport for generations. Tours to Columbus Day. Over age 16, $5; ages 6 to 16, $1; under tour through the city’s 1843 textile mill complex, Thursdays on the hour; last tour at 3 PM. The home is owned and man- age 6, free. Members free. FMI wellsreserve.org or 646-1555. and Saturdays, starting 10 am to noon, $15 for adults, $12 aged by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Admission Self-guided nature walks, Rachel Carson National Wildlife for seniors, $10 for students, 40 Main St., Biddeford, next to and tours are free to KHS members, $10 non-members. Con- Portland Pie. Reservations required; call Heart of Biddeford Refuge, Rte. 9, Wells. “Carson Trail,” a one-mile walking trail, tinues through Columbus Day. FMI 967-2751. handicapped-accessible, open daily, dawn to dusk, year- at 207-284-8520, Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM to round. Free. Headquarters open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to Science Fun book a tour. Reservations should be made prior to 2 PM on 4:30 PM. Free nature programs and guided walks, Saturdays, Astronomy Classes, New School, 38 York St., (Rte. 1 South), the day before the tour. 10 AM, July and August. FMI 646-9226. Kennebunk. The Astronomical Society of Northern New Kennebunkport Village Walking Tours from White Col- England offers beginner classes at 6:45 PM, the first Friday Vaughan Woods Memorial State Park, 28 Old Fields Rd., umns (formerly known as the Nott House), 8 Maine St., of the month. ASNNE regular meeting follows at 7:30 PM. South Berwick. 165-acre park near Salmon Falls River fea- Kennebunkport. Open at 11 AM Saturdays ithrough mid- Classes are free; $5 for non-members if there is a guest tures walking trails through old growth forest. Picnic fa- October. Adults, $7; free to members and children under 18. speaker. FMI [email protected] or asnne.org. cilities. 9 AM to sunset, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Access Tours are offered by the Kennebunkport Historical Society, off-season by parking outside locked gate and walking in. Starfield Observatory, 918 Alewive Rd. (Rte 35), Ken- which owns and maintains White Columns. FMI 967-2751. Adults (ages 12 to 64), Maine residents,$3; non-residents,$4. nebunk. The observatory is home to the Astronomical So- Tours at The Jagger Brothers Mill, 5 Water Street. Spring- Seniors (65+), Maine residents, free; non-residents, $1. Chil- ciety of Northern New England, which hosts a monthly star vale. This family-owned mill has been spinning yarn in dren 5 to 11, $1; under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 384-5160, party, open to the public. Private star parties can also be Springvale for over 100 years. The tour shows the process summer season; 490-4079, off-season. scheduled. ASNNE also hosts other programs. FMI asnne. of spinning from bales of fiber to spun yarn. Yarn is available [email protected] or asnne.org. for purchase at the end of the tour. Tours offered the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10 AM. Reservations required; call 800-225-8023. Children must be at least age 12. Free. PAGE 14 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Monica Grabin Will Discuss Her Heritage at Brick Store Museum Singing historian Mon- and has roots stretching in Grabin's discussion is Tide Chart ica Grabin will present through some of the most encouraged. “Facing the Facts of My iconic events in American The final 2017 Third September 13 ~ September 27 Family Tree: History Not history. Thursday Talk, on Octo- Really for Singing,” at the Most families have se- ber 19, will feature guest Wednesday, September 13 Monday, September 18 Saturday, September 23 High...... 5:09 AM...... 8.9 Low...... 4:09 AM.....-0.5 High...... 1:49 AM...... 9.5 Brick Store Museum on crets, and Grabin's quest to speakers from the Abbe Low...... 11:07 AM...... 0.5 High...... 10:26 AM...... 9.5 Low...... 7:52 AM...... 0.2 Thursday, September 21, at learn about her heritage re- Museum in Bar Harbor to High...... 5:30 PM...... 9.9 Low...... 4:26 PM.....-0.1 High...... 2:05 PM...... 9.6 7 PM. Part of the museum's vealed some surprises.The speak about Indigenous Low...... 11:54 PM.....-0.1 High...... 10:45 PM.... 10.2 Low...... 8:16 PM...... 0.1 Third Thursday Talk series, research she and her hus- First Nations history and Sunrise: 6:19 AM Sunrise: 6:24 AM Sunrise: 6:30AM the event will take place in band Bill have done into "de-colonizing our nation’s Sunset: 6:57 PM Sunset: 6:48 PM Sunset: 6:39 PM the BSM Program Center her origins uncovered nu- museums." The Abbe is the Last Qtr: 2:26 AM on Dane Street. merous stories that are part only museum dedicated to Tuesday, September 19 Sunday, September 24 Grabin, who was born of a bitter legacy. Grabin Wabanaki art, history and Thursday, September 14 Low...... 5:00 AM.....-0.6 High...... 2:32 AM...... 9.1 in New York, has lived in will offer an unvarnished culture. High...... 6:14 AM...... 8.7 High...... 11:16 AM...... 9.8 Low...... 8:32 AM...... 0.6 New England for 45 years look at her family tree and Third Thursday Talks Low...... 12:11 PM...... 0.7 Low...... 5:18 PM.....-0.3 High...... 2:46 PM...... 9.3 and in Kennebunk for 32. its impact on her own life are free to BSM members, High...... 6:35 PM...... 9.8 High...... 11:35 PM.... 10.3 Low...... 9:00 PM...... 0.4 Her family, however, is and self-perceptions. $5 per person for general Sunrise: 6:20AM Sunrise: 6:26 AM Sunrise: 6:31 AM not from the Northeast, Audience participation admission at the door. The Sunset: 6:55 PM Sunset: 6:46 PM Sunset: 6:37 PM series is supported Friday, September 15 Wednesday, September 20 Monday, September 25 by the Maine Hu- Low...... 1:02 AM...... 0.0 Low...... 5:47 AM.....-0.6 High...... 3:17 AM...... 8.6 manities Council. High...... 7:22 AM...... 8.7 High...... 12:02 PM.... 10.0 Low...... 9:15 AM...... 1.0 The Brick Store Low...... 1:19 PM...... 0.7 Low...... 6:06 PM.....-0.4 High...... 3:30 PM...... 9.0 Museum is located High...... 7:42 PM...... 9.8 Sunrise: 6:27 AM Low...... 9:47 PM...... 0.8 at 117 Main Street Sunrise: 6:21 AM Sunset: 6:44 PM Sunrise: 6:32 AM in Kennebunk’s Sunset: 6:53 PM New Moon: 1:31 AM Sunset: 6:35 PM historic district. Saturday, September 16 Thursday, September 21 Tuesday, September 26 For over 80 years, Low...... 2:09 AM.....-0.1 High...... 12:22 AM.... 10.1 High...... 4:05 AM...... 8.2 the Museum has High...... 8:28 AM...... 8.9 Low...... 6:30 AM.....-0.5 Low...... 10:01 AM...... 1.5 been dedicated to Low...... 2:26 PM...... 0.5 High...... 12:44 PM.... 10.0 High...... 4:17 PM...... 8.7 preserving and High...... 8:48 PM.... 10.0 Low...... 6:50 PM.....-0.4 Low...... 10:37 PM...... 1.1 exhibiting the re- Sunrise: 6:22 AM Sunrise: 6:28 AM Sunrise: 6:33 AM gion’s cultural and Sunset: 6:51 PM Sunset: 6:42 PM Sunset: 6:33 PM artistic heritage. Sunday, September 17 Friday, September 22 Wednesday, September 27 Its galleries and Low...... 3:12 AM.....-0.3 High...... 1:06 AM...... 9.9 High...... 4:56 AM...... 7.9 research archives High...... 9:30 AM...... 9.2 Low...... 7:12 AM.....-0.2 Low...... 10:52 AM...... 1.8 are open to the Low...... 3:29 PM...... 0.2 High...... 1:25 PM...... 9.8 High...... 5:08 PM...... 8.5 public year-round. High...... 9:49 PM.... 10.1 Low...... 7:33 PM.....-0.2 Low...... 11:32 PM...... 1.4 Hours are Tuesday Sunrise: 6:23 AM Sunrise: 6:29 AM Sunrise: 6:34 AM through Friday, Sunset: 6:50 PM Sunset: 6:40 PM Sunset: 6:31 PM 10 AM to 5 PM; First Qtr: 10:55 PM Wednesdays until Note: The number for each high and low tide indicates the height in feet above or below sea level. This 8 PM; Saturday 10 chart shows tides for the mid-coast of York County; tide times are a few minutes earlier to the north (Old AM to 4 PM; Sun- Orchard Beach) and a few minutes later to the south (York Beach). Tides are affected by the weather day, noon to 4 PM. and cycles of the moon; the actual times and tide heights can differ slightly from the predictions above. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $20 per family. Weekends are half price for families. Read All About It. . .Online! Museum members are always admit- Every complete issue of the Tourist News is Local musician Monica Grabin's presentation will be on September 21. ted free. now available at touristnewsonline.com.

2017 Maine Agricultural Fairs

September 17-23 Farmington Fair – Farmington. Large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing, demolition derby. September 13-16 Oxford County Fair – Oxford. Livestock shows, animal pulling events, midway, crafts, exhibits and harness race track. FMI oxford- countyfair.com September 15-17 New Portland Lion’s Fair – North New Portland. Midway, exhibit hall, animal pulling events, mechanical pulling, crafts, livestock exhibits. September 22-24 Common Ground Fair – Unity. A celebration of rural life, demonstrations, Maine organic-produced foods and crafts as well as livestock exhibit. September 24-30 Cumberland Fair – Cumberland Center. Large exhibit halls, midway and livestock exhibits, animal pulling events and harness racing. October 1-8 Fryeburg Fair – Fryeburg. Maine’s largest agricultural fair. Beau- tiful setting during the height of foliage season. Exhibit halls, museum, harness racing and livestock.

Listings of agricultural fairs are at www.mainefairs.org or www.getrealmaine.com TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 PAGE 15

Saltwater Fishing Preview by Captain Greg Metcalf Amusements There is Plenty of Great Fishing in September Sailing on The Gift Labor Day Weekend has told me the striper fishing come and gone, but some continues to be steady. 1 1/2-hour cruises of the best fishing of the The Ogunquit River is season is still ahead. producing fish at the bot- Private charters Striped bass and blue- tom of the tide on fresh fish start their annual mi- chunks of mackerel and Perkins Cove, gration in northern New fresh-caught sand eels. Ogunquit England during September. Incoming tides at the The southern Maine shore- mouth of the Mousam 207-646-3758 line should be alive with River were hot over La- www.sailthegift.com fishing activity for the next bor Day weekend. Many several weeks. fish over 30 inches were Kennebunkport: caught using sand eels, and Moody Beach reported The fishing from Cape that school-sized fish were Porpoise to Parson’s Beach caught on sand worms and was very good over Labor large chunks of mackerel. Day Weekend. The only setback was the rough seas York: that impacted boat fisher- Captain Phil Breton men. told me the inshore fish- Mackerel were difficult ing seems to be in transi- Always to find at times, but the tion from the Piscataqua stripers were relatively River to York Beach. Blue- dog cooperative. fish are extremely scarce, friendly! All of the beaches as but the striper fishing is All Aboard! well as the rocky shoreline relatively productive along of Ocean Avenue and Cape the beachfronts and river . . .at Seashore Trolley Museum! Porpoise have been pro- mouths. Join us for these Special Fall Events: ducing decent striped bass Offshore ground fishing catches. The rocky areas for sharks has been excel- Sept. 23, 24 & Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 – seem to be out-producing lent, as has the tuna fishing. Eight-year-old Peter Klopfer from Westport, Connecticut, Pumpkin Patch Trolley the sandy beaches lately. shows off the striped bass he caught aboard the Striper Goose Rocks Beach: Swiper while on vacation here with his family. The Kennebunk River Oct. 7 – Transit Day Captain Steve Brettell has also been excellent. The told me the striper fishing (Ride subway cars, buses and trolleys!) first two weeks of Septem- at Goose Rocks has been week, and there is still a week of fishing, his clients ber traditionally produces Oct. 29 – “Trolley-ween” feast-or-famine, great one good-sized body of fish in enjoyed some excellent excellent striper fishing day and nothing the next. the area. fishing along the beach- Treats for kids! on our last as long as the weather is The same is true when fronts and rocky ledges of day of the regular season! favorable. Saco River & Saco Bay: fishing for mackerel to be Saco Bay. Details at www.trolleymuseum.org Wells, Ogunquit: used as bait. Captain Cal Robinson The Saco River was Brandy from Webhan- Anglers did enjoy a few of Saco Bay Guide Service rather slow the last two Open Daily 10–5 net River Bait and Tackle days of hot bass fishing this told me he has wrapped weeks of August. Captain up his charter season for Cal did not see or catch a SEASHORE the year. During the last bluefish all summer. 195 Log Cabin Road TROLLEY Kennebunkport Blues & Barbecue MUSEUM 207-967-2800 Saturday, Sept. 16, 1:30 to 3:30 PM Once upon First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church a time in Main St., Kennebunk. Live music and maine pulled pork dinner (veggie options). MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET $18 adults, $10 teens, kids free. Donate a non- perishable food item for Community Outreach Services. FMI and reservations 985-3517. End-of-Summer Rain date, September 17. Gathering & Art SALE on Sept. 22

Alison RectoR Sept 1 - Oct 31 117 Main Street, Kennebunk (207)985-4802 brickstoremuseum.org Seas the Day! Enjoy a day of fishing or sight-seeing with Captain Greg Metcalf aboard Striper Swiper.

Alison Rector Down East, oil painting on linen, AUG 30 40 x 40”, 2017 thru SEP 30 Supported by We sail daily from Government Wharf, Greenhut Galleries Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport. 207.646.5511 ogunquitmuseum.org 401-617-9265 • Email: [email protected] OgunquitPlayhouse.org www.captaingregmetcalf.com Rte 1 Ogunquit, ME 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit ME | 207-646-4909 PAGE 16 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Fairs & Festivals ontinued from page 10 The Annual Harvest Fair will take place at St. David’s c Episcopal Church, 138 York Street (Route One south), Kidsfest features games, interactive musical activities, in Kennebunk, Saturday, November 4, from 9 AM to 2 a roaming railroad, horse-wagon rides, pumpkin carving PM. Baskets for raffle, a silent auction with many items, a and decorating, face painting and more. large bake sale, homemade chicken pot pies, gluten-free Parking is available at York’s Wild Animal Kingdom. treats and homemade jams and jellies. The Table of Trea- Parking meters at the beach are free during Harvestfest. sures is expanded, and there is a jewelry table, wreaths This is a rain or shine event and is smoke-free. For for sale and, new this year, a handmade items table. In everyone’s safety and comfort, dogs are not permitted addition, Café Lunch will feature soups and sandwiches except service dogs. Harvestfest is presented by Greater provided by area restaurants. FMI call 985-3073 or visit York Region Chamber of Commerce; major sponsors are www.stdavidskennebunk.episcopalmaine.org. Cutty Sark Motel, Kennebunk Savings, Union Bluff Hotel and Woods Family, Inc. FMI 363-4422. West Kennebunk Holiday Fair is held on Saturday November 4, from 9 AM to 2 PM, at the Dorothy Stevens The 20th Annual Octoberfest is presented by the Community Center, 80 Thompson Road, West Ken- Abenaki Draft Horse Association in Lyman on Sunday, nebunk. The fair features crafters, vendors, baked goods October 15, from 11 AM to 3 PM. It is a celebration of Craft fairs are a great place to find one-of-kind jewelry, and white elephant tables. A light lunch is available for fall and a tribute to traditional country living. Admission such as this necklace by Brigitte Delaplace. purchase. Proceeds help fund the free Thanksgiving din- is free for this event. ner served each year at the Community Center. There is There will be horse-powered plowing and harrowing still time to rent a table. FMI call 985-2272 or 985-4571. and a demonstration of corn shelling with an antique 20, 8 PM, at the Leavitt Theatre, admission $10; the grinder turning the kernels into cornmeal. A horse-drawn Autumn Bazaar Craft Fair in the Main Beach parking lot 34th League of Maine Craft Show, Wells Junior High, wagon will take kids (under 14 free with an adult who on Saturday, October 21, 9 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday, 1470 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells, rain or shine, Saturday and pays $5; 15 to 18-year-olds, $3) for a ride through the October 22, 10 AM to 3 PM. Bring non-perishable food Sunday, November 4 and 5. Free parking and admis- woods. There will be blacksmithing demonstrations, items to benefit the local food pantry or pet food for the sion. The juried show features Maine and New England stone wall building and displays of antique agricultural Animal Welfare Society. FMI 646-2939 or ogunquit.org. artists and crafters displaying and selling traditional and equipment. contemporary arts and crafts, including jewelry, pottery, A cider press will churn out apple cider; snacks, Wells Fine Crafts Show and Sale, Saturday, October photography, soaps, clothing and accessories, candles, drinks, soups and steamed hot dogs will be available for 28, 10 AM to 4 PM, Wells Activity Center, 113 Sanford wood crafts, fiber arts, handcrafted specialty foods and purchase. Oktoberfest will be held at the Abenaki Draft Rd., Wells. Pottery, clothing, toys, bath products, home more. Live musical entertainment by folk musician Caro- Horse Club, Duke Lane, off Walker Road in Lyman. FMI décor, prints, stained glass and blown glass. FMI 646- lyn Currie, and lunch for sale by Beach Dawgs Café. FMI and directions, call Carol Lovejoy, 608-3360. 5826. call show director Darr Littlefield at 646-5172.

14th Annual Ogunquit Fest is a fun-filled weekend, Fall Festival at The Breakwater Inn and Stripers The 21st Annual Parish Fair will take place at St. Friday through Sunday, October 20 to 22, at Ogunquit Waterside Restaurant, Sunday, October 29, 11 AM to Martha’s Church, 130 Portland Road, in Kennebunk on Beach and throughout the town. There will be Halloween 4 PM, A day of activities, food, beverage, and music for Saturday, November 11, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Sun- and fall-themed events including pumpkin decorating, the whole family. For children, there will be pumpkin day, November 12, 9 AM to 1 PM, There will be raffles, a costume parade, classic car show, high heel race, decorating, candy apple making, and a costume contest. a penny auction and handcrafted items, art, jewelry and waiter race, wagon rides, storytelling, scarecrow contest, Adults can enjoy local craft beers, music and dancing, other goods for sale. Breakfast and lunch are available ghostly tours and much more. There is also the 22nd and relax with a quick massage from a member of the for purchase. FMI 985-6252 or www.holyspiritme.org. annual craft show all weekend with 75 vendors selling Breakwater Spa team. Maine crafts. Annual Pine Cone Holiday Fair, Christ Church, 6 Explore Ogunquit as businesses decorate and com- Artisan and Craft Fair at the Springvale Public Li- Dane Street, Kennebunk, Saturday, November 18, from pete for the best display. Ballot boxes are located around brary, Friday, November 3, from Noon to 6 PM. 9 AM to 2 PM. A wide variety of handmade items town through Saturday, October 21. Vote for your favorite. Art, crafts, food and books will be for sale, including seashell clocks, paintings, knit- All weekend, participate in various puzzle hunts and there will be a silent auction. Free ted hats, scarves and mittens, pillows, throughout Ogunquit. Solve the clues to be entered to admission. Table are available for ornaments. There’s also a cookie win a prize. Check out the Ogunquit Fest brochure for craftspeople, artisans and artists: walk, food sale and a silent auction locations. For those familiar with geocaching, take ad- 5-foot tables are $17 plus a donated with items donated by local busi- vantage of the many caches in the area. Log your caches product; 8-foot tables (or display nesses. The Boy Scouts will be as you find them at geocaching.com. spaces) are $20 plus a donated taking wreath orders. Gramma’s Other adventures slated for the weekend are: the product. To reserve a table and Attic has gently used holiday 7th Annual Maine Horror Film Fest on Friday, October FMI, call Chip at 207-324-4624 or items for which you “make an visit www.springvalelibrary.org. offer” to benefit Community The Springvale Library is located Outreach Services’ fuel assis- at 443 Main Street, Springvale. tance fund. A door prize will be offered. Drinks and refreshments Annual Holiday Fair sponsored will be available. H.B. Provisions. . . by the International Women’s Club a general store of New England, Saturday, November Christmas Craft Fair, Duffy’s Res- 4, from 9 AM to 2 PM, at the First Parish taurant, Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach, If we don’t have it, you don’t need it. Church Fellowship Hall, 180 York St, York Saturday, November 18, 10 AM to 2 PM. Village. There will be raffles for restaurant gift certifi- Proceeds benefit the OOB Community Food Pantry. cates, a lottery tree and vendors with clothing, jewelry, Table space is available; call 207-206-2451, 646-5172 books and baked goods. IWCNE will also have luncheon or summersolsticecraftshows.com. #hbprovisions and take home items including homemade soups and chowders and chili, bread, donuts, muffins and drinks. School Around Us Artisan Fair, Friday through Sunday, November 24, 25 and 26, Atlantic Hall, Cape Porpoise. Known for its quality juried craft fairs for more than 40 years, the School Around Us in Arundel offers an alternative, holistic education for ages 4 to 14. FMI Jonathan’s schoolaroundus.org. ATM Ogunquit Port Lobster Co. ~ The largest selection of craft beer Serving Dinner Nightly and exceptional wines in Lower Village Fresh Fish Daily ~ Fastest deli service • Eat in or take out Kids Eat Free Nightly Until 5:30 Lobsters • Lobster Meat • Clams Hot Clam Chowder To Go ~ Baked goods made here daily Beer & Our Lobsters cooked free. since 1953 ~ Groceries: Meats, produce & cheeses Wine ~ Gifts from Maine: Mugs, bags, etc. Lobster Rolls freshly made $12.99 with our own hand-picked lobster meat +tax NY Deli style sandwiches, Fresh Crab Rolls, too! including the Reuben, Lobster ~ The Best Gift from Maine! made with our own Lobsters packed for travel. Next day air service available. Jon Pousette-Dart 10/13 Liz Longley 10/19 smoked meats! - - Gift certificates available Concert Series: www.jonathansogunquit.com Our own Homemade entreés featuring fresh local seafood 15 Western Ave. • Lower Village, Kennebunk 92 Bourne Lane • 207-646-4777 Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily • portlobster.com 207-967-5762 • www.hbprovisions.com Just around the corner from the Ogunquit Playhouse 122 OCEAN AVE., KENNEBUNKPORT • 207-967-2081 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 PAGE 17 Nightlife

Alisson’s Restaurant Hurricane Restaurant On the Marsh 11 Dock Square, Kennebunkport, 207-967-4841 29 Dock Square, Kennebunkport, 207-967-9111 46 Western Ave., Kennebunk Lower Village Fridays, 10 PM – DJ & Karaoke Saturdays, 7 to 10 PM – Live Music 207-967-2299 www.alissons.com www.hurricanerestaurant.com Fridays and Saturdays – Live Piano www.onthemarsh.com Bentley’s Saloon Inn on the Blues Rte. 1, Arundel, 207-985-8966 7 Ocean Ave., York Beach, 207-351-3221 Pedros Sundays, 1 to 5 PM – Live Music Friday, September 15, 9:30 PM – Vibrant 181 Port Rd, Kennebunk, 207-967-5544 Sundays, 5 to 8 PM – Live Music Saturday, September 16, 9:30 PM – Business Time Sundays – Live Music on the Patio Wednesdays, 7 to 11 PM – Open Mic Friday, September 22, 9:30 PM – Conniption Fits www.pedrosmaine.com Thursdays, 7 to 11 PM – Live Music or Karaoke Saturday, September 23, 9:30 PM – Tickle Fridays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music Friday, September 29, 9:30 PM – Rob Pagnano The Pilot House Saturdays, 2 to 6 PM – Live Music www.innontheblues.com 4 Western Ave, Kennebunk Saturdays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music 207-967-9961 www.bentleyssaloon.com Jonathan’s Restaurant 2 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit Run Of The Mill The Burleigh 207-646-4777/1-800-464-9934 100 Main St., Saco, 207-571-9648 at the Kennebunkport Inn Saturday, September 23 – Jonatha Brooke Sundays, 4 to 7 PM – Live Music Dock Square, Kennebunkport, 207-967-2621 Friday, September 29 – Martin Barre Tuesdays, 7 to 11 PM – Open Mic Night Thursdays, 7 to 10 PM – Local Dish Saturday, September 30 – Cris Williamson Wednesdays, 7 PM – Washers Tournament Friday, September 15 – Michael Beau Dalleo Friday, October 6 – Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturdays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music Saturday, September 16 – Don Wessels Saturday, October 7 – Suede with Fred Boyle & Rich Hill Sundays, 4 to 7 PM – Live Music Friday, September 22 – Fox and Fern Friday, October 13 – Jon Pousette-Dart www.therunofthemill.net Saturday, September 23 – Michael Beau Dalleo Call or check website for ticket prices & reservations: www.kennebunkportinn.com www.jonathansrestaurant.com The Front Porch 9 Shore Rd., Ogunquit, 207-646-4005 Clay Hill Farm Lodge on the Cove Sundays, 8 to 9 PM – Kim Kuzma (Disco) Agamenticus Rd., Ogunquit, 207-361-2272 29 S. Main Street, Kennebunkport, 207-967-3993 Fridays to Sundays, 5 PM to Close – Live Piano Sundays – Curt Bessette & Jenn Kurtz Fridays, 6 to 9 PM – Local Live Music Tuesdays, 8 to 9 PM – Kim Kuzma Mondays – Brian Bair www.lodgeonthecove.com Thursdays, 8 PM – Dinner Cabaret Tuesdays – Stephen Bracciotti www.thefrontporch.com Wednesdays – Dennis Coraccio at the Piano Litchfield’s Bar & Grill Thursdays – Katherine Mayfield at the Piano 2135 Post Rd., Wells, 207-646-5711 Vinegar Hill Music Theatre Fridays – Katherine Mayfield at the Piano Wednesdays, 7:30 to 11 PM – Trivia & Karaoke 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, 207-985-5552 Saturdays – David Hollis at the Piano Fridays, 9 PM to 12:30 AM – DJ Dance Music Friday, September 15 – Peter Cincotti www.clayhillfarm.com Saturdays, 9 to 11:45 PM – Live Music Saturday, September 16 – John Waite www.litchfieldsbarandgrill.com Friday, September 22 – Scarab: A Tribute to Journey Colony Hotel Saturday, September 23 – Ivan Pecel (Juggling) Marine Room Lounge Mike’s Clam Shack Thursday, September 28 – Psychic Lauren Rainbow 140 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 207-967-3331 1150 Post Rd., Wells, 207-646-5999 Friday, September 29 – Slambovian Circus of Dreams Fridays, 5 to 7 PM – Live Entertainment Fridays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music Saturday, September 30 – Magic Dick and Shun Ng Saturdays, 5 to 7 PM – Live Entertainment Saturdays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music Friday, October 6 – The Doo Wop Project www.thecolonyhotel.com www.mikesclamshack.com Saturday, October 7 – Ellis Paul & Sophie B Hawkins Friday, October 13 – One Night in Memphis Elements: Books Coffee Beer Nonantum Resort Saturday, October 14 – The Platters 265 Main Street, Biddeford, 207-710-2011 95 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 207-967-4050 www.vinegarhillmusic.com Friday, September 15, 8 PM – Evah Sundays – Jim Ciampi Saturday, September 22, 8 PM – Sock Puppets Mondays, 6 PM – Live Music York Harbor Inn www.elementsbookscoffeebeer.com Tuesdays, 6 PM – Jim Ciampi Ship’s Cellar Pub Wednesdays, 6 PM – Gary Richardson 480 York St., York Harbor, 207-363-5119 Federal Jack’s Brew Pub Thursdays, 6 PM – Jim Ciampi Fridays & Saturdays – Live Music The Shipyard, Kennebunk Lower Village www.nonantumresort.com www.yorkharborinn.com 207-967-4322 Tuesdays, 8 PM – Trivia Thursdays, 9 PM – Karaoke Fridays, 10 PM – Live Music Saturdays, 10 PM – Live Music www.federaljacks.com Féile Restaurant & Pub 1619 Post Rd., Wells, 207-251-4065 Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 PM – Live Irish Music Thursdays, 7 to 9 PM – Trivia Fridays, 8 PM – Karaoke Annie Saturdays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music www.feilerestaurantandpub.com Hooks Chill & Grille 696 Main St., Ogunquit, 207-216-4813 Sundays, 3 to 6 PM – Live Music Thursdays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music Fridays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music British sensation John Waite, former lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English, will perform at www.hookschillgrille.com Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Arundel, on Saturday, September 16. photo by Michael Stentz Jr. PAGE 18 TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Baskets younger weavers feel for hands get all cut up because important because – continued from page 4 the people who continued it grows with the sharp in order for this type to make baskets through grass. All the hundreds of of work to survive Basketmakers from the generations of hardship. people and generations that in the marketplace four federally recognized The Maine Indian Basket- pass it on to each other – it’s – it has to evolve tribes in Maine are fea- makers Alliance provided so much more than this and appeal to new tured: the Penobscot Na- the opportunity for the el- piece of art. It’s everything. generations.” tion, the Passamaquoddy der weavers to share their It’s connection to your cul- Baskets of Time tribe, the Aroostook band knowledge with the younger ture, to spirits, to land, to (paperback, 8X10, of Micmac and the Houlton generations, a task they took ancestors, to community.” $45, published band of Maliseet. on enthusiastically. As basket-making tech- 2017) is available The book explores each Jennifer Neptune of the niques are preserved, they online and at Home contemporary artist’s jour- Penobscot Nation speaks are also elevated by these & Away Gallery, ney to basket making: how of what she wants people contemporary artisans. which carries Na- they were introduced to to understand about a Wa- Penobscot Sarah Sock- tive American arts weaving, what it means to banaki basket: “It’s beauti- beson says, “I want to prac- and jewelry, plus them, what inspires them, ful, but there’s so much tice the tradition in all the Inuit art from Can- what keeps them going and more into it. Someone has ways it’s been done before, ada and Eskimo art why they think it is impor- gone into the woods and but I also want to infuse my from Alaska. Home tant to continue the tradition. gotten the tree and spent own style and utilize other & Away is at 26 One of the themes most hours processing it. And materials that we have Maine Street, Ken- often mentioned in the someone has gone and available today. It’s also nebunkport. FMI interviews, says Shultz, picked sweetgrass in the important for me to see the basketsoftime.com Passamaquoddy Molly Neptune Parker began making baskets at is the deep gratitude the sun and the bugs, and your tradition evolve, and it’s or 207-967-2122. the age of 7. She learned the craft from her mother.

Shultz While his love of Inuit the country and to Alaska. away to its present location saw a need for a resource thoughts. And I think the continued from page 4 art began in childhood, “Around 2000 I had a at 26 Maine Street. about contemporary Maine artists’ voices really come his appreciation for other corporate job but wanted Shultz has lectured on basketmakers. out in Baskets of Time.” ing a corporate career in Native American arts was to do something different Inuit art at the Boston Inter- Two years ago, Shultz Autographed copies financial planning and ac- nurtured during trips to and decided to open an national Fine Art Show and his wife Ann bought a of the book are available counting. the southwestern part of online gallery,” says Shultz. locally in southern Maine. travel trailer and set out to at Home & Away Gallery “I started looking around He has been published interview basketmakers at 26 Maine Street, Ken- for things that were quasi- in Inuit Art Quarterly. He from Waterville to Houl- nebunkport. local. My shop was called consulted with the Mu- ton and to Princeton photographs Home & Away, with art seum of Arts and Design in downeast Maine. by Robin Farrin from near and far, and I in New York City regard- “In each came across Maine Indian ing the selection of artists interview, I baskets and added them to for the “Changing Hands: wanted to know my Inuit and Southwestern Art without Reservation 2” what the artists pieces." exhibit; Home & Away was are about, what In 2002 he opened his also a lender to the exhibit. motivates them, first shop in Kennebunk- Home & Away also how they learn, port, which he quickly provided artwork for the what inspires outgrew. Two years later “Treasures and Trinkets: them, why they the store moved two blocks Collecting Culture in the continue to North” exhibit at Bowdoin do what they David Shultz’s passion College’s Peary MacMillan they’re do- for the art of North Amer- Arctic Museum. ing and what ican native cultures began Baskets of Time began it means to when he was 14 during a with a casual remark by them,” says trip to southern Canada. basket weaver Jeremy Frey Shultz. “I Now he and his wife Ann who said, “Why don’t you wanted the have their own extensive write a book?” Shultz re- book to pro- collection as well as a sponded with a laugh, but file these gallery devoted to North the seed was planted. “I let artists, to American indigenous This woven carry basket by Gabriel the idea set for a year and be primarily Frey features a decorative, hand- people's art and crafts. photo by J. Hansen a half,” says Shultz. He their words and stitched leather top.

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Old Orchard Beach Hosts Blues and Jazz Festival

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Community Market of the Kennebunks, Saturdays, 9 AM to 2 PM, Wa- terhouse Center, 51 Main St., downtown Kennebunk. The market welcomes farmers, fishermen, florists, foragers, artists, craftsmen, creameries, chefs, canners, carpenters, chocolatiers, weavers, beaders, butchers, bakers, photographers, roasters, musicians, metal smiths, needle workers, herbalists, painters, knitters, quilters, nonprofits and volunteers. Open May to October. FMI Linda Johnson, 604-1341 or [email protected] Gateway York Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, June 3 through October 7; Thursdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, from July 6 through August 24; parking lot at the York Visitors’ Center, 1 Stonewall Lane (Route 1), York. Local farmers, specialty food producers and crafters selling fresh produce, meats, The Old Orchard Beach Ballpark will be rocking once again with the 4th Annual Blues seafood, baked goods, cheeses, homemade goodies and more. Rain or and Jazz Festival at the OOB Ballpark on Saturday, September 16, with gates opening shine; smoke-free and pet-free except for service animals. Please bring re- at noon and music from 12:30 to 6 PM. Rain date for the event is Sunday, September usable bags. FMI 363-4422 or www.gatewaytomaine.org/farmersmarket 17. The Fogcutters (pictured above) will headline the event. Maine blues fans will be familiar with the other performers as well: Black Cat Road, The Juke Joint Devils and Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 AM to 1 PM, Garden Street Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations. Advance tickets are on sale for $20 at brownpap- parking lot, just west of Rte. 1. Fresh local fruits and vegetables, organic ertickets.com/events/3022007. Tickets at the gate will be $25. This is a family friendly produce, meats, baked goods, flowers, eggs, maple syrup, fresh and dried event; children under age 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. There is stadium seating, but concert-goers can bring lawn chairs for viewing from the lawn. herbs, cheeses, potted plants and yarn. Open to November 18, rain or shine. No coolers, food or pets, but food and beverages will be available from vendors at the www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org event. The festival is hosted by the OOB Ballpark, home of the independent pro base- ball team, The Surge (Empire League). There is plenty of free parking at the venue at 7 Kittery Community Market, Sundays, 10 AM to 2 PM, Kittery Center Village Ballpark Way in Old Orchard Beach. at Post Office Square, 10 Shapleigh Rd., Kittery. Fresh local food choices and artisan work in an outdoor weekly food market. Over 35 vendors offering produce, meats, cheeses, maple syrup, baked goods, pickles, jams/jellies, Garlic-growing Workshop at Wells Reserve crafts and more. New this summer, Kittery Community Market will partner University of Maine Co- volunteers) is payable at at Laudholm by UMaine with Seacoast Eat Local to accept SNAP/EBT. Open June 4 to October 1. operative Extension will of- the event. Extension’s York County www.kitterycommunitymarket.com fer a hands-on garlic grow- To pre-register, call Master Gardener Volun- Maine Crafters and Farmer's Market, Sundays, 8 AM to noon, The Ball- ing workshop on Thurs- UMaine Extension in York teers. day, September 21, from 6 County at 207-324-2814 or UMaine Extension helps park, 7 Ballpark Way, Old Orchard Beach. Features Maine products and to 7 PM, at Wells Reserve, email rebecca.gowdy@ support, sustain and grow crafts. Free parking at the stadium. Continues every Sunday. FMI Guy Fon- 342 Laudholm Farm Road, maine.edu. the food-based economy. taine at 205-6160. Wells. Fall is the time to FMI and directions to UMaine Extension also plant this easy and fun-to- Wells Reserve, visit www. conducts youth educa- Newfield Farmer and Artisans Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, 637 grow vegetable for harvest wellsreserve.org/visit/ tional programs in Maine Water St., Newfield, in front of the library and town office. On rainy days next summer. calendar/1407-garlic_ through 4-H. the market moves inside the barn beside the post office on Willowbrook Vil- Master Gardener volun- growing. lage. Market features SNAP/EBT. Products include fresh, seasonal fruits and teer Allan Amioka will dis- To request vegetables, annual and perennial flowers, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked cuss different garlic types, a disability ac- goods, wood products and more. Open May to October. www.mainefarmer- and how to plant, care for commodation, smarkets.org/market and harvest your garlic. call Frank Wert- The program begins at heim, 207-324- North Berwick Farmers’ Market, Fridays, 3 to 6 PM, Town Hall parking lot, the Mather Auditorium, 2814 or 800-287- 21 Main Street, North Berwick. Offers local vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy followed by a short walk 1535 (in Maine). and baked goods by area farmers, bakers and artisans. Accepts SNAP/EBT. to the All Seasons Gar- The pro- Open May to October, rain or shine. www.northberwickfarmersmarket.org den for a brief hands-in- gram is part of the-soil planting session. the All Seasons Saco Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 7 AM to Noon, open May 13 through The $7 workshop fee ($5 Garden series Learn how to plant, care for and har- October; Wednesdays, June through September, Saco Valley Shopping for Laudholm Trust mem- presented at the vest your garlic on September 21 at the Center, corner of Spring and Scammon streets. Saco. Rain or shine. Sea- bers and Master Gardener Wells Reserve Wells Reserve at Laudholm. sonal vegetables/fruits, glass bottled milk, grass fed beef/veal, lobsters/ steamers, herbal products, baked goods, perennials/annuals, whole wheat flour, cut flowers, organic dog treats, goat cheese, butter/eggs, apples/cider, Public Suppers & Breakfasts fresh and dried herbs, vegetable seedlings and crafts. www.sacofarmers- market.com ONGOING Pancake Breakfast, 8 to 11 AM, Senior Center, 300 Post Rd., Wells. All-you- Saco River Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, year-round, Pepperell can-eat $5 includes blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange Event Center, 40 Main St., Saco. Locally grown agricultural products, spe- juice and coffee. Every Saturday, May through October. FMI 646-7775 or www. cialty foods and local arts and crafts. 207-294-2074 wocam.org. Sanford Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 AM to noon and Wednesdays, 3 Friendship Lunch, a free lunch held the second Monday of every month at to 6 PM, Central Park, Main St., Sanford. Fresh fruits and vegetables, flow- 12 noon. Homemade food. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and ers, plants, shrubs, herbs and cheeses. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards Lord streets, Kennebunk. FMI call 985-4803. accepted. Saturday market runs May 6 to October 28 and November 18; Share the Bounty, a free bean supper, held the first Saturday of every month Wednesday market runs May 31 to September 27. www.sanfordfarmers- at 4 PM. Homemade beans, cole slaw, hotdogs, bread and homemade pies. market.org Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and Lord streets, Kennebunk. FMI 985-4803. Springvale Farmers’ Market, Wednesdays, open May through Columbus Baked Bean and American Chop Suey Supper, 4:30 to 6 PM, Ober Hall at Day Weekend, 1 to 5 PM, Fresh produce, eggs, goat cheeses, plants and the First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport. Church members will serve seedlings, cut flowers, annual and perennials, jams and jellies and baked baked beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, coleslaw, bread, beverage and goods. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards accepted. Rite-Aid parking lot in dessert. $8 adults, $4 children under age 12. The suppers are held the last Springvale Square, 474 Main St., Springvale. Saturday of the month through October. The church is 1.5 miles south of the Seacoast Trolley Museum where Log Cabin Rd. becomes North St., next to Wells Farmers Market, Wednesdays, 1:30 to 5 PM, Wells-Ogunquit Cen- Arundel Cemetery. ter at Moody parking lot, 300 Post Rd., Rte. 1, Wells. Fresh local fruits and All You Can Eat Baked Bean Supper, 5 to 6:30 PM, West Kennebunk United vegetables, gluten free prepared foods, organic produce, baked goods, flow- Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Rd., West Kennebunk. Two kinds of baked beans, ers, eggs, meats, fresh and dried herbs, cheese, herbal soaps, fresh-baked three kinds of salad, hot dogs, buns, beverages and homemade desserts. $8 bread, potted plants and more. Proud to support Maine Harvest for Hunger. adults, $3 children ages 5-12. Held the first Saturday of the month through Rain or shine. Opening date, May 24. www.wellsfarmersmarket.org. October 7. TOURIST NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 PAGE 21 Elvis Takes the Stage in Ogunquit's World Premiere of Heartbreak Hotel by Dan Marois (Matt McKenzie), who har- There’s a wide-open The new musical, Heart- nessed Presley’s talent and stage for the production; break Hotel, now playing at forever changed the world massive walls around the the Ogunquit Playhouse, is of popular music. perimeter look much like the prequel to the record- Amidst the non-stop steel grate panels in a ware- setting Million Dollar Quar- array of Elvis tunes, many house. Mood lighting helps tet, a Tony award-winning of them captured in brief depict scene changes, and Broadway show that has snippets rather than full the cast moves fluidly in been playing to sold-out performances, audiences and out of the action. houses since 2006. are introduced to Presley’s A very clever and effec- The show had an abbre- first true love, Dixie (Erin tive device is the projection viated stage performance Burniston). of real life photos, news in 2016 and now returns Later he meets Alice clippings, and videos on as a full-scale production from Dallas (Fallon Good- the walls along with oc- with a world premiere here son), a backstage vixen casional projections of the in Maine. who woos the future su- current cast. It helps create While Million Dollar Quar- perstar, and Colonel Tom a documentary feeling to tet was a musical jam session Parker (Jerry Kernion), a the production. with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee flamboyant talent man- One of the best roles in Lewis, Carl Perkins, and ager who some believe the show is Dewey Phillips now playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse, is the story of Elvis' rise to Elvis Presley, Heartbreak exploited Presley to garner (Christopher Sutton), one Heartbreak Hotel, become the King of Rock 'n' Roll. photo by Gary Ng Hotel covers the rise of Elvis enormous profits during of the early disc jockeys of from a humble truck driver the entertainer’s career. the period who serves as in Memphis to the King of While Parker demanded narrator and comic relief. should be after playing scripts for some scenes production of Million Dollar Rock 'n' Roll, a journey that a high percentage of Pres- Rather than simply hav- the role in Million Dollar were distributed on open- Quartet. And the post-cur- took only 18 months. ley’s earnings, he was also ing a voice-over narration, Quartet on Broadway and ing night and that the show tain-call encore that turned This new musical fea- the mastermind behind the producers were brilliant Off Broadway for over 2000 might be quite different into a mini-concert was tures hit songs from the Presley memorabilia. in choosing a disc jockey appearances. towards the end of its five- somewhat disconcerting. King himself, as well as the He even created “I hate to fulfill that role. Sutton He captures every nu- week run. While the show Having the folks who legends who influenced his Elvis” buttons to make brings lots of vitality to the ance of Elvis while not is extremely entertaining performed musical num- iconic music, with chart- money from the conserva- part, and to the production. looking exactly like him. and sure to be a hit, some bers during the show do- toppers including “Blue tive naysayers that accused The cast is solid in this That’s fine and it works of the work-in-progress ing an encore makes sense. Suede Shoes,” “Tutti Frutti,” Presley of performing lewd show and typical of what wonderfully. moments were distracting. However, this reviewer “That’s All Right,” “Shake, acts on stage and playing audiences expect on the Clenending can belt out There were a few mi- found it disconcerting to see Rattle and Roll,” and, of unsuitable music. Ogunquit stage. any number with energy crophone sound breaks, characters such as Colonel course, “Heartbreak Hotel.” There’s a marvelous McKenzie and Kernion that rocks the theater. He is ill-timed entrances, and Tom Parker and Sam Philips The show begins in 1954 supporting cast of perform- are perfect foils as the duo remarkable in his transition some scenes that seemed joining in the encore num- with a mild-mannered Elvis ers portraying many musi- fighting to chart Presley’s from timid country boy to staged and flat. Sometimes bers. Die-hard Elvis fans, Presley (Eddie Clendening) cal legends associated with future. Burniston is de- sensational star. the first act seemed to head however, will no doubt be going to a recording studio Elvis, and an astonishingly lightful as the King’s first Executive artistic direc- nowhere, and it wasn’t un- delighted that the rock 'n' simply to record a birthday talented trio performing as love. She even joins him in tor Bradford T. Kenney til the second act that char- roll tunes keep coming. song for his mother. his backup band: bassist a musical number to show reminded the audience acters fully came to life. Heartbreak Hotel runs What ensued was a Nathan Yates Douglass, off her wonderful vocals. during the pre-show pat- The ending is still a through September 30. For chance meeting with re- drummer Jamie Pittle and Clendening's rendition ter that the show is a work bit weak, especially when tickets go to ogunquitplay- cord producer Sam Philips guitarist Matt Codina. of Elvis is spectacular. He in progress, noting that compared to the sequel house.org. We are open! Main Dining Room & Terrace Cocktail Bar Large Parties Welcome 27 Western Ave., Kennebunk Lower Village For reservations 207-204-0860

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Spend the night at historic Tarry-A-While Resort in Bridgton, just 24 miles from the Fairgrounds, on beautiful Highland Lake Reasonable off-season rates through Oct. 8 (closing for the season Oct. 9) Includes full breakfast and use of the waterfront with kayaks and canoes. For reservations, call 207-647-2522 • www.tarryawhileresort.com

Bruce Molsky learned from masters of the genre before launching his career performing Appalachian mountain music. His concert in West Kennebunk is on Sunday, September 17. fresh maine seafood waterfront views organic produce live entertainment Bruce Molsky, a leading scholar in the American praise from a wide range performer of traditional, Roots Music program at of fans and collaborators, old-time American music, Berklee College of Music in including Linda Ronstadt, will be featured in the first Boston and teaches at work- Mark Knopfler and dobro show of the fall “Concerts shops and music camps master Jerry Douglas. in West K!” series spon- throughout the country. Knopfler has said: sored by the West Ken- As a performer, he is “Bruce Molsky is one of nebunk United Methodist known for his downhome those great players who Church (WKUMC). The style. One reviewer ob- . . .has all the links to the concert takes place Sunday, served that he “can make past but is happy not to be September 17, at 3 PM, at Carnegie Hall feel like a chained to it.” Mother Jones the church at 160 Alfred front porch or parlor jam magazine dubbed him “. . . Road in West Kennebunk. session.” one of the nation’s most tal- Molsky grew up in the Although he often tours ented fiddlers [who] trans- Bronx, then left college and as leader of his trio, “Mol- ports you. . .geographi- the big city to follow his sky’s Mountain Drifters,” cally, historically, and most passion for Appalachian he will perform solo in the of all emotionally.” mountain music. He moved West Kennebunk show. The “Concerts in West to Virginia to learn from the In addition to his live K!”series is sponsored by, old masters of the genre performances, Molsky is and produced for the ben- and is now acknowledged a recording artist with an efit of the West Kennebunk as a master musician, ac- extensive discography. He United Methodist Church. complished on fiddle, banjo has recorded seven solo al- Admission is by donation and guitar. bums, and has collaborated at the door; pricing for this He has traveled the with other artists on over a show only will be $18 for world playing at venues dozen other projects. Two adults and $12 for youth nonantumresort.com | 207-967-4050 from tiny taverns in the of his collaborations have and seniors, with a maxi- 95 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport, ME British Isles to major festival garnered Grammy nomi- mum of $35 for parents stages. A dedicated educa- nations. with children. FMI Paul tor, Molsky is a visiting He has earned high Wells at 207-985-2831.

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Real Mainers Not Impressed with Tiny House Trend Simple Open Daily May thru Oct. Real Mainers do not ders from living in a small Fresh always embrace trends house. You don’t need to Seafood that take the rest of the "Where the heck would do yoga in the yard (be- Prepared with Care. country by storm. One cause there’s not enough Served with a View! current trend that I find you store all those boots?" room in the house) to keep very annoying is the “tiny yourself flexible enough house” concept, in which it is peculiar to seek to own career decisions really fast to contort yourself to get a normal-sized person an actual stick-built house so that I could move into a to little tuck-away places chooses to live in a teeny, that resembles a dollhouse large apartment. where the sewing kit is tiny house that he or she on steroids that can be While Mainers pride hidden behind your boots. can then move around. moved around on a trailer. themselves on being prac- Speaking of which, Perhaps it is presumpu- First of all, real Mainers tical and thrifty, and we most Mainers have about tious to speak for all Main- want their houses to STAY will build handy-dandy six pairs of boots for dif- ers, but I will do it anyway. PUT. The only time we shelves to make use of odd ferent reasons and seasons, Mainers do not relate to want to move the house is spaces, it doesn’t mean and where the heck would 134 Harbor Road • Wells Harbor this “tiny house” craze. if it is too close to the road. we WANT to live in really you store all those boots in 207-646-8780 • www.fishermanscatchwells.com The reason we do not So we move it ONCE. Sec- small spaces. We see the a tiny house? like this fad is because in ond of all, HELLOOOOO, phrase “tiny house” and Even if you have tiny Maine, if you live in a tiny Tiny House people, have think of our ancestors who feet, the boots are going to house, it is probably be- you not heard of RVs, lived in tiny fishing shacks, need a home. Would you cause you are poor. End of campers or tents? perched on rocks out at suspend them from the story. We grant exceptions I once lived in a tiny sea (known as islands) – ceilings? Put them on a 7–1:30 to our Buddhist monks house, because of a conflu- where the game plan was wall, like art pieces? Sepa- weekdays who feel best when own- ence of events. I was in my to get a bigger shack on the rate them and stash them ing only a chair, a pallet mid 20s and making some mainland. all over the tiny house, and 7–2 on the floor and a bowl for changes in my work life, And then the plan was look for them like a Where’s weekends water, in a tiny structure. Waldo exercise? and went to my parents’ to get a house with indoor 967-5132 I/we can respect that. house to regroup. Big mis- plumbing. A house with Even the concept of a And, I should note that take. lots of closets. A spare tiny mortgage does not en- Maine has thousands of Within a day or two I room. An attached garage. tice us to buy a tiny house. World's Best French Toast residents who love their Because we know that you realized I needed some This is the direction we Specialty Omelettes • Belgian Waffles tiny winter houses, known distance from said family, are headed in, until one get what you pay for. as ice fishing shacks. But and so I took shelter in the day, when we are really So while we might like Real French Crepes they don’t want to live in only other structure on the old and tired, we decide Tiny Tim or tiny bubbles them come summer. For property – the tool shed. to downsize, and find a (they make some of us very Sandwiches & Soups • Children's Menu one thing, they’ve got a While living in my tiny smaller house. happy, as Don Ho notes), hole in the floor and would house, A. I wished I had But a small house is not generally speaking, tiny take on water real quick. been born into money, be- the same as a tiny house. things are for babies. Rte. 9, Kennebunk Lower Village For another, they are just cause I would at least have You don’t constantly bump Sign me: Living Large, too damn small. had a carriage house to re- your head in a small house, in the great (big) state of Five Points Shopping Plaza, Biddeford • 283-2928 Quite frankly, we think treat to and B. I made some or develop rounded shoul- Maine. Open daily 7 AM to 2 PM