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The DaPonte String guest artist Kate Aldrich, made a name for herself Plural" – the duo of Monica Quartet will return to a renowned mezzo-so- performing major roles at Grabin and Dana Pearson. Laudholm at the Wells prano. The program con- the world’s major opera Their performance will Reserve in Wells to per- sists of Samuel Barber’s houses, including the Met- feature music of the leg- form on Thursday, August Dover Beach Op. 3 and ropolitan Opera House in endary Bob Dylan. The duo 3, as part of the Reserve’s two Respighi pieces, Il New York. will delve into Dylan’s vo- summer concert series in Tramonto and Quartetto The concert begins at 7 luminous catalog, singing the barn. Dorico. PM. Tickets are $30; $24 for tunes from the early '60s to The internationally cel- The quartet was formed Wells Reserve members. his most recent work. ebrated quartet has per- in Philadelphia 25 years Tickets are available online That concert will be held formed for sold-out audi- ago and moved to Maine at www.wellsreserve.org on Thursday, October 5, at ences in previous appear- in 1992. It performs more or by calling 207-646-4521. 7 PM. Tickets are $25; $20 28 Dock Square, Kennebunkport ances at Laudholm. than 60 concerts a year The final conert in the for Wells Reserve mem- www.coastaljewelers.com | 207.967.0100 For this year’s program, throughout the state. Music in the Barn series bers. The Wells Reserve entitled “Innerscapes,” the Aldrich grew up in at Laudholm will be per- is at 342 Laudholm Farm quartet will be joined by Damariscotta, Maine, and formed by "First Person Road in Wells. Tourmaline | Diamonds | Sapphire | Pandora | Alex & Ani

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St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery, Beach St., Kennebunk, 207- 967-2011. Sunday Mass, 8, 9:15 and 11 AM; Monday to Friday, Organ Concert ~ Lukas Hasler 7:30 AM; Wednesday and Friday, 7 PM; Saturday, 8 AM. Thursday, August 3, 7 PM St. Joseph Church, 178 Elm St., Biddeford. Saturday, 4 PM; Ogunquit Sunday, 8 AM (French) and 11 AM. Baptist St. Margaret’s Church, 6 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach, 207- Church Kennebunk Christian Assembly of God, 58 Portland Rd. (Rte. 282-3321. Mass, Saturday 4 PM; Sunday, 8:30 (10:30 AM 157 Shore Rd. 1), Kennebunk, 985-7346. Sunday worship, 10 AM; evening at St. Luke Chapel, July 4 through Columbus Day); Monday, prayer, 6:30 PM; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 PM. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 AM. Ogunquit

Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene, 544 Post Rd. (Rte. St. Martha’s Church, 30 Portland Rd. (Rte.1), Kennebunk, Admission 1), Wells, 207-641-0603. Bible study, 9 AM; Sunday 207-985-6252. Saturday Mass, 4 PM; Sunday Mass, 8 and 10 worship, 10Worship AM; Wednesday study group, 7 PM. FMI www. AM; weekdays, 9 AM. by free-will lighthousenazarenemaine.org. offering. St. Mary’s Church, Eldridge Rd., Wells, 207-646-5605. Ample Messiah ChristianSer Churchvices, Rte. 1, near the Wells-Kennebunk Saturday Mass, 4 and 6 PM; Sunday Mass, 9 and 11 AM; parking. town line, 207-985-9287. Sunday worship, 9:30 AM, nursery weekdays 8 AM. care available; Wednesday worship, 6:30 PM. St. Phillip Church, 404 Goodwins Mills Rd., Lyman. Saturday, Seacoast Chapel, 228 Buxton Rd., Saco, 207-282-3000. 4:30 PM; Sunday, 9 AM.30 GREEK ORTHODOX Sunday prayer service, 9:30, 10 AM worship. Nursery and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Bradley St., Saco, kids’ church provided. FMI www.seacoastchapel.com. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 207-284-5651. Sunday Orthros, 8:45 AM; divine liturgy 9:30 First Church of Christ, Scientist, 5 Heritage Lane, Kennebunk, AM; weekday liturgies, 8:30 AM. Sea Road Christian Church, 140 Sea Rd., Kennebunk, 207- 207-985-7820. Sunday worship and Sunday school, 10:30 985-3319. Sunday morning worship service 9:30 AM with AM; Wednesday evening service, 7:30 PM. Childcare available LUTHERAN children’s Sunday school during the service. 10:45AM service at all services. Online Sunday service, 10 AM. Public Reading Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Storer and Lord streets, followed with breakout discussion groups. Communion, first Room, 5 Heritage Lane, Kennebunk, open Monday and Friday, Kennebunk, 207-985-4803. July 1 to September 3, Sunday Sunday of the month. noon to 3 PM. service at 9:30 AM followed by fellowship and brunch. Nursery and Sunday school provided 10:15-11:45 AM. www. Southern Maine Church of Christ, 159 Alfred Rd., West CONGREGATIONAL kennebunklutheran.org. Kennebunk, 207-216-2097. Sunday Bible study, 9:30 AM; First Congregational Church, 140 North St. Kennebunkport, worship service, 10:30 AM; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 PM; 207-967-3897. Sunday school and worship, 9:30 AM. www. SYNAGOGUES Wednesday Bible classes, 7 PM. FMI www.sm-cc.org. firstchurchkennebunkport.com. Congregation Bet Ha’am, Reform, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland, 207-879-0028. Shabbat services – Friday, 7:30 PM. The Temple in Ocean Park, 50 Temple Ave., Ocean Park, a South Congregational Church, 2 North St., Kennebunkport, (Family service, second Friday of the month – call for location community adjacent to Old Orchard Beach, 207-934-9068, ext. 207-967-2793. Sunday worship, 9:30 AM; 10:30 AM after and times); Saturday Torah study, 9 AM, worship service 10 201. Sunday services, 10:30 AM from June 26 to September 4. Labor Day; child care available. AM, followed by kiddush. All welcome. FMI www.bethaam.org. Sermons by guest preachers. Supervised nursery and Sunday school kindergarten through sixth grade from 10:15 to 11:45 Congregational Church of Wells, at the Historical Meeting Shaarey Tphiloh, Orthodox, 76 Noyes St., Portland, 207-773- AM. FMI www.oceanpark.org. House, 938 Post Road (Rte .1), Wells, 207-646-4309. Sunday 0693. Summer schedule – Friday services, 7:15 PM; Shabbat worship services, 9:30 AM; nursery care available. mornings, 9AM, followed by Kiddush. FMI and candle lighting BAPTIST times www.mainesynagogue.org First Baptist Church, 31 Main St., North Berwick, 207-676-2663. North Parish Congregational Church, 895 Main St., Sanford, Sunday service 9:30 AM, with supervised children’s church, 207-324-3163. Sunday worship 9:30 AM. FMI www. Temple Beth El, Conservative, 400 Deering Ave., Portland, 207- June through September. FMI www.fbcnorthberwick.com. northparishucc.org. 774-2649. Shabbat services – Friday, 5:30 PM; Saturday Torah study, prayer and song, 9:30 AM followed by kiddush. Morning High Pine Baptist Church, Rte. 109, Wells, 216-9910. Sunday EPISCOPAL minyan every weekday 6:50 to 7:15 AM. FMI www.tbemaine.org. worship, 10 AM, Sunday school and child care available. St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 167 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 207-967-8043. Services at 8 AM every Sunday at the outdoor UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST Kennebunk Baptist Church, 77 Main St., Kennebunk, 207- chapel (weather permitting), June 19 through Labor Day. First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Church, Rte. 1, Kennebunk, 985-4207. Summer Sunday worship begins at 10 AM; Morning prayer in the church, 10 AM. After Labor Day, 9:30 AM. 207-985-3700. Sunday worship led by congregation members, Tuesday Ladies Bible Fellowship, 10 AM to noon; Wednesday 9:30 AM, followed by coffee hour. Nursery care for children Bible study, 7 PM. Handicap accessible. FMI www. Saint David’s Episcopal Church, 138 York Street, (Rte. 1 under 4 years. kennebunkbaptistchurch.org. south) Kennebunk. Summer worship begins on Sunday, June 5, Rite I Eucharist 8 AM, Rite 2 Eucharist 9:30 AM. Bible Unitarian-Universalist Church, Ferry Beach in Saco. Sunday Ogunquit Baptist Church, Shore Rd., Ogunquit, 207-646- Adventure resumes in mid-September. service, 10 AM through June. Service 8:30 AM, no Sunday 2160. Sunday worship, 9:30 AM followed by fellowship. FMI school July and August. ogunquitbaptistchurch.org. St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St., Sanford, 207-324-8119. Summer worship services Sundays at 9 AM Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St., Village Baptist Church, 6 Maine St., Kennebunkport, 207-967- through September 3. www.stgeorgesanford.org. Sanford, 207-324-3191. Summer services in the parlor at 9:30 3240. July and August, 9:30 AM services at the Chapel on Wildes AM through September 3. No church school or childcare. District Road. Sunday services, 10:30 AM, nursery care available. St. George’s Episcopal Church, 407 York St., York, 207-363- www.sanforduuchurch.org. 7376. Sunday service with Holy Eucharist, 8 AM; Holy Eucharist Wells Branch Baptist Church, 1342 Branch Rd. (Rte. 9A), with choir, 9 AM; Holy Eucharist for healing Thursday, 10 AM. UNITED METHODIST Wells, 207-985-7537. Sunday worship service, 9 and 10:45 Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk, 207-985-4494. AM; evening song and Bible study, 6 PM, nursery available. St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Shore Rd., Cape Neddick, 207-361- Handicap accessible. Sunday worship, 10 AM; nursery care Wednesday Bible study and prayer service, 7 PM. 2030. Holy Eucharist with homily, 8 AM; Holy Eucharist with available. www.christchurchkennebunk.org sermon and music, 10 AM. June 12 through September 18. Wildwood Chapel, Turbat’s Creek Rd., Kennebunkport. July Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Rd., Cape Porpoise, 207- and August, Sunday service, 8 AM. Trinity Chapel, junction of Railroad Ave. and Woodland Ave. 967-5787. July and August, Sunday worship, 8 and 10 AM; (off south end of Beach Ave.), Kennebunk Beach, 207-967- nursery care and Sunday school, 10 AM. CATHOLIC 3056. Sunday service, 9 AM, through Labor Day weekend. All Saints Catholic Mission, 45 School St., Ogunquit, 207- United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Rd., West Kennebunk, 207- 646-5605. Saturday Mass, 5:30 PM; Sunday Mass, 8:30 and Trinity Episcopal Church, 546 York St., York Harbor, 207- 985-6632. Sunday worship, 8:30 AM; nursery care available. 10 AM, Memorial Day to Labor Day. 363-5095. Sunday service with Holy Eucharist, 10:30 AM. June 19 through September 4. Summer Concert Series, York-Ogunquit United Methodist Church, 1026 Rte. 1, York, Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main St., Saco. Saturday, 4 Sunday evenings, 5 PM Free will offering appreciated. FMI 207-363-2749. Morning worship at 1026 Rte. 1, York, 9:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 AM. www.trinityyorkharbor.com. AM. Services Sundays, June 19 through September 4.

Visitors are always welcome at our community churches. Hotels, inns and campgrounds are encouraged to clip and post this directory, published by the Tourist News, for the convenience of their guests. TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 11

Bike Trails biking options, including To make a longer day Smith Preserve and Trail, Hikers with pets are often In 1.5 miles, bear left onto continued from page 5 an eight-mile loop rec- of it, start the ride on the Kennebunkport on the trails, so keep a look- Guinea Road and look for ommended by the New unpaved Agamenticus out when coming down a the parking area on the left. gust, the fields are filled This extensive trail net- England Mountain Biking Road, at the base. This off- downhill section. For suggestions of other with wild blueberries, and work is the main access to Association. A download- road adventure is also un- Directions: From Arun- places to mountain bike in by the end of August, you over 1300 acres of pristine able trail map is available marked; explicit directions del, follow Log Cabin Road Maine, visit www.single- may discover patches of wildlife habitat and, com- at www.nemba.org. are available at nemba.org, north towards Route 1 for tracks.com or The Bicycle blackberries as well. bined with adjacent land Mount A is a favorite in the “Notes” section. in Arundel and Biddeford, about 1.8 miles. Turn right Coalition of Maine’s web- Mount Agamenticus destination of local moun- One caution: trails may is one of the largest un- onto Goose Rocks Road. site, bikemaine.org. Mount Agamenticus in tain bikers because the trails become slippery in the fall, fragmented parcels on the York has many mountain range from easy to difficult. due to the fallen leaves. southern Maine Coast. The Smith Preserve is the largest holding of the Kennebunk- Fat Bikes Can Handle Dirt, Ruts, Rocks and Snow port Conservation Trust. Not long ago, Fat bikes, with tires Michelin tire company The trail offers a long were tucked away some- that may be as much as created a prototype for him loop with varying difficul- where in the garage during five inches wide, can go to ride 1988 miles across ties – mostly forest floor the winter months. through snow, loose rocks, the Sahara Desert in 1986. with some outcroppings That’s not necessary now, swamps and sand. Meanwhile, at the other and bridges depending on thanks to the bicycle sub- One of the reasons for end of the terrain spec- the route. Very well main- The Smith Preserve has 10 miles of recreational trails, with brooks, quaint bridges and a forested landscape. genre known as the “fat their increased navigability trum, bicyclists in Alaska tained and stays pretty dry. bike.” (It’s also known as a is that, depending on con- were welding bike tire rims “fatbike” or a “fat-tire bike.”) ditions, the tire pressures together to make their own The fat bike is a natural are changed in order to fat bikes so that they could outgrowth of the mountain “give” on difficult surfaces. bicycle in the Alaskan bike, which gives bicyclists Wider bike frames, nec- winter wilderness. (Steve Nature’s Gifts Wild Bird Store off-road riding freedom. essary to accommodate Baker of Icycle Bicycles The mountain bike, the wider bicycle rim, also in Anchorage is credited www.naturesgiftsmaine.com • 207-985-1511 Local Gifts sturdy, light and deft, with offer more natural stability. with making the first proto- tires that are larger than Bicycle historians be- types, sometimes welding those on touring, or street, lieve versions of the fat bike three mountain bike rims bicycles, can handle dirt, existed as far back as the together.) Everything for rutted forest floors, and 1900s, but the bikes really In 1989, three men suc- rocky slopes. came to the fore around cessfully biked the 1,000- Backyard 1980 when a mile Iditarod Trail, which French cyclist is normally covered by Birds named Jean dogsleds. Meantime, down Open Every Day! Naud built a in New Mexico, where sand three-wheeled dunes were waiting to be fat bike so that conquered, other hard-core he could ride bicyclists were constructing through the Af- their own fat bikes. rican desert. Eventually fat bikes Professional Advice & Tips He success- were manufactured on a fully travelled larger scale, and first be- Orioles, Bluebirds and Hummingbirds are here! a desert route came available to the public We have everything you need! of about 808 around 2005. Today most miles from Ni- bike shops have them; they FRESH Birdseed • Live mealworms • Quality Houses & Feeders ger to Algeria; are also available on-line. Squirrel Proof Feeders • Pole Systems • Garden Décor his feat drew Interested? Talk to your attention to the local bike shop owner or 106106 York York St., St., Route Rte 1, (1(1 mi.mi. So. so. of downtown) of downtown) • Kennebunk Fat bikes have very wide tires that can possibilities of visit bikesmarts.com for KENNEBUNK • 207-985-1511 A Diverse Collection of maneuver across rough terrain. fat-biking. ratings. www.naturesgiftsmaine.com Amazing Maine Made Businesses

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 Learning through Film Series, 7 to 8:30 PM Jordan Hall, Classical Opera and Piano Concerts begin, 8:15 PM, Story Time and Trolley Ride, 10:30 AM, Seashore Trolley 46 Temple Ave., Old Orchard Beach, watch the film, The Franciscan Guest House Auditorium, 26 Beach Ave., Ken- Museum, Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport. Children must Dresser, and follow up with a discussion at 10:30 AM the nebunk. Concerts are in conjunction with Ateitis Annual be accompanied by an adult. Every Wednesday, July and following morning. Not suitable for children. FMI 934-9068. Lithuanian Cultural Week and continue on August 11 at 8 August. FMI 967-2800 or trolleymuseum.org. PM. Benefits the Franciscan Monastery. Concerts are free Weekly Fireworks begin approximately 9:45 PM, Old with donations accepted. FMI franciscanguesthouse.com, York Days, a weeklong celebration with concerts, tourna- Orchard Beach, by the pier. Continues Thursdays through 207-967-4865. ments, fairs, fireworks, road race, and sandcastle building, August 24. FMI 934-2001. Short Sands and various other locations, York Beach. The SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 craft fair, 10 AM to 5 PM, is at York Beach Ball Field. Events FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 Classical Piano Concert with Dr. Frances Covalesky, 4 PM, continue to August 5 with fireworks finale. FMI York Parks Monster Truck Rally, 9 AM to 5 PM, Southern Maine Chrys- Colony Hotel, 140 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport. Covalesky and Recreation, 363-1040, or yorkmaine.org. ler Dodge Jeep, 824 Portland Rd. (Rte. 1), Saco. See the will play works by J. S. Bach, Chopin, Debussy and M. K. Raminator. Car Crush is between 2 and 3 PM. Free admission. Ciurlionis. Free admission. FMI 967-3331. Storytelling and Miniatures Workshop with Montreal Refreshments served. Prizes awarded through the day. FMI artist Laurence Weyand, 1 to 3 PM; optional historic mill 282-4101 or southernmainecarshows.com. Summer Film Series, 7 PM, York Public Library, 15 Long tour, 10 AM to noon, at Engine, 128 Main St., Biddeford. Sands Rd., York. This week's film is Toni Erdmann, rated R. Workshop and tour $20; workshop only $10. FMI 370-9130. Laudholm's Farming Past, 10 AM to noon, Wells Reserve, FMI 363-2818 or [email protected]. Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Explore the history of a saltwater Music in the Park series, 5:30 PM, Shevenell Park, next to farm. Free with admission. FMI 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. MONDAY, AUGUST 7 Bangor Savings Bank, 150 Main St., Biddeford. Maine and Summer Kids Camp: Outdoor Explorers, 9 AM to 3 PM, New England musicians perform Wednesdays to August 9. First Friday Wine and Cheese Reception, 5 to 7 PM, Rusty meet at the barn, Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Free admission. FMI heartofbiddeford.org. Fly Gallery, 24 Ocean Ave. (upstairs), Kennebunkport. Local Wells. Kids 8 to 12 years will spend the week exploring na- and regional artists. FMI 508-982-5398. ture in field, forest, salt marsh and beach. Members $200, Concerts in the Park, with Chris Humphrey's Big Band, 6:30 non-members $250. Continues through Friday, August 11. to 7:30 PM, Lafayette Park, Storer St., Kennebunk. Concerts Randy Rainbow Live on Stage, 8 PM Leavitt Theatre, 259 FMI 646-1555 or [email protected]. are free and sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank. Parking Main St. (Rte. 1), Ogunquit. Rainbow is a comedian, actor, in the lot on Garden St. FMI kennebunkrec.com. writer, host and internet celebrity. Continues August 5, 7 Summer Art Sale opens during regular library hours, Ken- and 9:30 PM. FMI and tickets 646-3123 or leavitttheatre.com. nebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Sale includes Evening Entertainment in the Square, 7 PM, Downtown original art, illustrations, pop movie posters and more. Old Orchard Beach. Bands, speakers, beach volleyball, gold Rec Hall Dance, 8 to 10:30 PM, 22 Colby Ave., Old Orchard Continues through Saturday, August 19. FMI 985-2173 or tournament and more, sponsored by the Salvation Army Beach. For youth 13 to 18 years. Admission $6, $4 Rec Hall kennebunklibrary.org. Pier Ministry. Continues through August 4. FMI 934-2024. members. FMI 934-9068. Kayaking on the Little River Estuary,10 AM to 1 PM, Visitor Ragtime opens at Ogunquit Playhouse, Rte. 1, Ogunquit. Con- SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 Center, Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Paddle tinues to August 26. FMI, show times and tickets, 646-5511. Annual Family Fun Day, 9 AM to 2 PM, village area, Alfred the salt marsh with a registered Maine guide and naturalist. Rd., West Kennebunk. Antique car show, children’s events, Minimum age is 12 (12 to 15-year-olds must be accompanied THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 a parade, crafters and vendors booths, watermelon-eating by an adult). Maximum participants is 6. Maximum weight Art in the Park, 1 to 8 PM, Memorial Park, Old Orchard contest, a pie judging contest, petting zoo, bake table, for is 325 pounds. Participants must be able to get Beach. An exhibit of Maine-made art. FMI 934-2500 or old- bean supper at the Methodist Church and more. Presented up from a seated position on the ground. $40 members/$50 orchardbeach.com. by the West Kennebunk Village Committee. FMI Barbara at nonmembers. Also offered Tuesday, August 8, 10 AM to 1 PM. 604-2577 or Carol at 985-4571. FMI 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. Kennebunk Beach History Walking Tour, 2 PM, one-mile loop begins and ends at Trinity Chapel, Railroad Ave., Ken- Saco Bay Artists Show and Sale, 9 AM to 4 PM, Memo- 25th Annual Pet Show, 6 PM, Kennebunk Library, 112 Main nebunk Beach. A trained tour guide will tell about the de- rial Library lawn, 11 Temple Ave., Old Orchard Beach. Free St., Kennebunk. Show off your pet and win a prize. One pet per velopment of Kennebunk Beach as a tourist destination. admission. FMI sacobayartists.org. child. Pets must be up-to-date on shots, on a leash or caged $10/$5 members. FMI 985-4802 or brickstoremuseum.org. and accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Free Civil War Encampment, 9 AM to 5 PM, grounds of the event is part of the Build a Better World Summer Reading Pro- Music on Main Concert with the Portland Symphony Taylor/Frey/Leavitt House Museum, Rte., 5 and Old Alfred gram. FMI and to register 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org. Orchestra, 6 PM, Waterhouse Center, 51 Main St., Ken- Rd., Waterboro Center. Watch Company A of the 3rd Maine nebunk. Free admission. FMI kennebunkmaine.us. Infantry drills, fires and plays field music. Sponsored by the Family Movie Night, 7 to 8:30 PM, Rec. Hall, 22 Colby Ave., Waterboro Historical Society. Family-friendly event. Lunch Old Orchard Beach. Movie is Who Framed Roger Rabbit. DaPonte String Quartet "Innerscapes," 7 PM, Wells Re- available. FMI Jim Carll, 247-5878. Donations welcome. FMI oceanpark.org. serve, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. $24 for Wells Reserve members; $30 for nonmembers. FMI and tickets, 646-1555 Open Gardens Days, 10 AM to 4 PM, Braveboat Harbor Monday Night Summer Concert Series, 7 PM, First Con- or wellsreserve.org. Farm, 110 Raynes Neck Rd., York, or Boardman Vegetable gregational Church, 141 North St., Kennebunkport. Guest Gardens, 31 Barrell Lane, York. Visitors may begin at either soloist is Liesel Quigley, soprano, with Camille Curtis, piano Lukas Hasler Organ Concert, 7 PM, Ogunquit Baptist of the two locations and directions will be available for the accompanist. Free admission; donations welcome. FMI 967- Church, 157 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Hasler, a 21-year-old Pondfield garden. $7 per garden; children 12 and under 3897 or [email protected]. from Austria won the "Prima la musica" competition for or- are free. Sponsored by the Garden Conservancy. No reser- gan twice and the "Barenreiter" prize for his interpretation vations required. Rain or shine. FMI 888-842-2442. Night Hike, 7: 30 to 9 PM. Meet at the Visitor Center, Wells of a work by J. S. Bach. Free-will offering, ample parking, Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Experience the Re- air-conditioned. FMI 646-2160. Southern Maine Steampunk Fair, noon to 6 PM, Brick serve by moonlight on a guided tour. Reservations required. Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Crafters of Victo- $5/$7. FMI and to register 646-1555. rian-futuristic arts and crafts; wandering performers, a visit from Queen Victoria, Victorian lawn games; costume con- TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 test, food vendors and more. $2 entry admission; free for Nature Walk, 10 AM to noon, meet at the Gazebo, Wells BSM members. FMI 985-4802 or brickstoremuseum.org. Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Walk the trails with a knowledgeable guide. Free with site admission. FMI 646- Summer Concert Series with On Tap, 6:30 PM, Hope Hobbs 1555 or wellsreserve.org. The next issue is August 10, Memorial Gazebo, Wells Harbor Park, Harbor Rd., Wells. Concert series continues on Saturdays through September Magic Show with Conjuring Carroll, 10:30 AM, South Ber- the Lobster Issue. 2. Free admission. FMI wellsrec.org. wick Library, 27 Young St., South Berwick. This family event is sponsored by the Friends of the South Berwick Public The deadline for the August 10 issue 29th Annual Festival of Lights and Illumination Night, Library. FMI 384-3308. is Tuesday at noon, August 1. 6:30 PM, Ocean Park. Band concert and strawberry short- cake festival, 6:30 to 7:30, Temple Ave. at West Grand; light Touch Tank Tuesdays, 2 PM, with live sea creatures, Tues- Send publicity information for exhibits, show 8 to 9 PM; Dunlap Highland Band in The Square at 9 days through August 22, Kennebunk Toy Co., 14 Main St., PM, Ocean Park. FMI 934-9068 or oceanpark.org. Kennebunk. A hands-on experience led by marine science performances, public suppers, fairs educator Carol Steingart of Coast Encounters. Free. For de- and other events to: "When Swing Was King," 7 PM, Saco River Theatre, 29 tails, check Facebook page. Salmon Falls Rd., Bar Mills. A tribute to Benny Goodman The Tourist News with Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band, and Country Pop Star Singing Camp, 2 to 6 PM, TuneTown Tourist179 Cat Mousam News Road vocalists Jennifer McNulty and Jennifer Porter. $30; seniors Music Gear, 932 Sanford Rd., Wells. Learn singing and per- Kennebunk ME 04043 and students $25. FMI and reservations call 929-6472 or formance technique, use a professional recording studio, sacorivertheatre.org. perform on stage and get a CD of your performance. Tu- Tel. 207-985-2244 ition $399. Continues through August 11. FMI 641-8863 or tunetownmusicgear.com. E-mail: [email protected] TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 13

Tech Tuesday: Technology Petting Zoo, 2:30 PM, Wells THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. Library will showcase a vari- Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 10 AM to noon, Gazebo, Wells ety of tablets for attendees to try out. Free event is spon- Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Explore salt marsh- 2017 Summer Rentals sored by Friends of Wells Public Library. FMI 646-8181. es with a knowledgeable guide. Free with site admission. Steps from Kennebunk Beach FMI 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. • 3 BR House $2500/Week ~ Available most of Aug. Family Game Afternoon, 3:30 PM, Kennebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Outdoor games; indoor games in case Center for Wildlife: Owls, Silent Hunters of the Night, • 2 BR Apartment $1000/week ~ Available starting Aug. 19 of rain. Free as part of the "Build a Better World" summer 1 to 2 PM, Mather Auditorium, Wells Reserve, 342 Laud- Call 207-967-5133 reading program. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org. holm Farm Rd., Wells. Meet CFW's live owl ambassadors. $5/$7/$15 family. FMI 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. "Water Is Basic" Fundraising Event, 5 to 7 PM, with spe- cial guest Steve Roese, founder and president. Arundel Circus Smirkus, Rockin’ Horse Stable, 1 and 6 PM, 245 Farm Gallery, 76 Arundel Road, Arundel. Water Is Basic pro- Arundel Rd., Kennebunkport. Presented by Kennebunk- vides clean drinking water to families in South Sudan. FMI port Consolidated School. Continues on August 11, at 1 Arundel Ice Cream call 561-702-6396 or visit ArundelFarmGallery.com. and 6 PM. FMI smirkus.org. Mobi Dip Totally Tuesday Talk, "Mixing Media: Interpreting a Rotary Chicken BBQ, 5 to 7 PM, Waterhouse Center. Main St., Shared Artistic Impulse" with artist Julia Einstein, talk at Kennebunk. Benefits the Kennebunk Rotary Club's Scholar- We’ll bring our Ice Cream 6 PM, light refreshments at 5 PM, Ogunquit Museum of ship Fund. $15, buy through a Rotarian or at the door. Eat to you for: American Art., 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. FMI 646-4909. in or take out. FMI [email protected]. Birthday Parties Fanfare Concert Band, 7 to 8:30 PM, Seaside Pavilion, 8 Concert in the Park, 6:30 to 8 PM, Gazebo, Veteran's Memo- Sixth St., Old Orchard Beach. More than 30 professional rial Park, 4 Heath St., Old Orchard Beach. Playing this week: Retirement Parties and amateur musicians play a variety of music. FMI and The Awesome. Bring a blanket or a chair. Burgers and hot Family Reunions tickets, 934-2024 or seasidepavilion.org. dogs available for purchase. FMI 934-0860 or oobrec.com. Corporate Events Ocean Park Temple Brass Concert, 7:30 PM, Jordan Hall, VentiCordi Chamber Music, 7 PM, South Congregational Weddings 46 Temple Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Tickets $5. FMI 934- Church, Temple St., Kennebunkport. To reserve tickets, go 9068 or oceanpark.org. to venticordi.com. Anniversaries Bar Mitzvahs "Let's Swing Our Hearts Out," 7:30 PM, Franciscan Guest JUST AHEAD House, 26 Beach Ave., Kennebunk Lower Village. Jazz, Friday, August 11 swing and some Lithuanian folk songs. Free. FMI 967-4865 9th Annual Jazz Concert, 5 to 7 PM, St. Peter’s by the Sea or franciscanguesthouse.com/events. Episcopal Church, Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Features the Big Call or text Blue Jazz Band. Wine and cheese reception to follow at the WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 rectory, hosted by Louesa Gillespie and Meredith Elvidge. 207-604-2734 Mindful Hike, 10 AM to noon, Visitor Center, Wells Reserve, Donation $25 to benefit St. Peter’s Preservation Fund. FMI 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Slow down and connect with st-peters-by-the-sea.org. nature. For ages 10 and up. $5/$7/$15 family. FMI and to Arundel Ice Cream Shop register 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. Route 1, Arundel www.arundelicecreamshops.com The Sky's the Limit, 2:30 PM and 6 PM, Kennebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Scott Negley, NASA Solar System Ambassador will teach about the summer skies using a portable planetarium. The event is free and part of the Build a Better World Summer Reading Program. Registration is required. Open to all ages. FMI and to register 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org.

Museum at Night, 5 to 8 PM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Self-guided tour of the galleries. Admission $5. FMI 985-4802 or brickstoremuseum.org. $176,000 to $199,000 Fully Furnished Concerts in the Park, 6:30 to 7:30 PM, Lafayette Park, Storer St., Kennebunk. Finestkind plays a blend of traditional coun- Minutes from the beach, try music, country blues and Texas swing. Concerts are free gated community, and sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank. Parking in the beach trolley, pools, lot on Garden St. FMI kennebunkrec.com. tennis, fitness & more. May 1 to Oct. 31. Wells, ME Monthly Poetry Evening, 7 PM, York Library, 15 Long Sands Rd., York. August prompt is "song." Priscilla Cookson Janna Syrene facilitates the round table readings. FMI 363-2818 or ypl@ 207-475-8626 york.lib.me.us. TeamSyrene.com

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Southern Maine is known for its miles of sandy at the end of Mile Road). At the Mile Road parking area, stickers, available at Biddeford City Hall, are required. beaches. Several communities have more than there are restrooms, a restaurant with a take-out window, Resident stickers are $25 for the first vehicle; $15, addi- one beach. The town of Old Orchard Beach is a playground and a viewing area with benches. tional vehicles at the same address; $15 for seniors age named for its seven-mile stretch of sand. The There is an arcade, shops and other eateries nearby. 65 and older. Non-resident stickers are $20 a day, $40 coastal towns and their beaches are listed Besides metered parking, there are several privately for 3 days, $65 for 7 days and $125 for the season. FMI from south to north. owned parking lots. Rates at parking lots are: full day 207-284-9307. $20, 8 AM to 5 PM; half-day $12, noon to 5 PM. There Biddeford Pool Beach is a two-mile sandy beach with Kittery are hourly meters only at the Mile Road and Gold Rib- gentle surf on the tidal basin side of Biddeford Pool, ac- Crescent Beach and Sea Point Beach are located just bon parking lots. Resident beach stickers are $35 and are cessible from Route 208. A sticker, available at Biddeford a few miles south of York Harbor and are each about available online at wellstown.org or at Wells Town Hall. City Hall, is required to park. After 5 PM, parking is free. 1/3-mile long. Parking is by permit only. FMI, call the Town Hall at 207-646-5113 or the Chamber The beach has a bathhouse, and lifeguards are on duty. Dogs are allowed on Kittery beaches before 10 AM of Commerce at 646-2451. Dogs are not permitted on the Hills Beach is more than 500 yards of beautiful sandy and after 5 PM. This restriction applies from June 15 to beach from 8 AM to 6 PM through September 15. Dogs beach along Saco Bay facing Portland to the north. September 10. Leash and clean-up rules always apply. must be leashed at all times after 6 PM. It’s located next to the University of New England on Neither beach offers facilities. FMI call Kittery Town Hall Crescent Surf Beach is a fine white sand beach with Hills Beach Road. Parking is very limited. In addition at 207-439-0452 or visit www.kittery.org. salt marshes, located between Wells Beach and Moody to , this area is popular for bird watching. Fort Foster Park, located on Gerrish Island (connected Beach. There are tidal pools that are great for children, Leashed dogs are allowed before 9 AM and after 8 PM to the mainland), has several beach/swimming areas, and seals can be spotted offshore on Bucklin Rock. on all three beaches. picnic spots and bathroom facilities. The 88-acre park Parking is available on Gold Ribbon Drive; the beach Saco has roads and pathways for biking and hiking, and there entrance is just beyond the parking area. Porta-potties are military structures and batteries dating back to the are available. Parking is metered and is limited. The best Ferry Beach, part of , is located late 1800s. time to go to Crescent Surf Beach is between high tides, off Route 9 on Bay View Road between Old Orchard There is a park entry fee of $10 per vehicle that in- since the beach is very narrow at high tide. Beach and Camp Ellis in Saco. cludes all passengers for a full day. Bicyclists, pedestrians Drakes Island Beach is quieter than other Wells The nearly mile-long beach continues to the north as and seniors are $5. Children under age 12, $1. Season beaches because it’s away from the main beach and abuts Ocean Park Beach, then Old Orchard Beach, ending with passes are available for town residents at $20 per house- a much smaller residential neighborhood. The northern Pine Point Beach in Scarborough. There are lifeguards on hold; season passes for nonresidents are $60. end of the beach borders Laudholm Beach and a Rachel the beach late June to mid-September, 10 AM to 5 PM, Fort Foster Park permits dogs during all open hours, Carson bird sanctuary. daily. From July through August, dogs are permitted but they must be leashed. Dog waste must be bagged and Drakes Island Beach has plenty of metered parking; on leash from 9 AM to 5 PM, All other times, dogs are removed from the park. Dogs are prohibited from the rates are posted. Beach-goers may use coins, credit or permitted off-leash with voice control and leash on-hand. east side of Pier Beach; watch for signs. FMI 207-439-0452. debit cards or may purchase tokens from the town hall, Dog waste must be bagged and removed from the beach. Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM. The There are restrooms and changing rooms. York beach has bathroom and changing facilities, lifeguards The 117-acre state park has wooded areas, nature trails, picnic tables and a play area. Admission is $6 per The beaches of York include Short Sands, Long Sands on duty and allows dogs on the beach from April 1 to person for residents; $8 non-residents; children ages 5 and Harbor beaches. June 15. After June 15, no dogs are allowed on the beach from 8 AM to 6 PM. to 11, $4; free for residents over age 65, and $4 for non- ws surfing in designated areas, is handicap accessible, residents over age 65; children age 5 and under are free. has lifeguards, restrooms and float and beach umbrella Groups are $5 per person. rentals. Food and beverages are available near Short Kennebunk Sands and Long Sands beaches. The Kennebunk beaches consist of one mile of sandy and pebble beaches that includes Gooch’s, Middle and Mother’s Old Orchard Beach A parking sticker is required for Harbor Beach from With seven miles of wide sandy beach, Old Orchard beaches May 15 to October 15 (available to residents at the Town . The longest stretch of sandy beach is Gooch’s. Beach is the longest in the state. It is also one of Maine’s Hall for $40 or $20 for seniors). Short and Long Sands Public parking is available along Beach Avenue and side most popular recreational areas, with a large amusement beaches use parking meters from 8 AM to 9 PM. streets, as well as at a small lot at Mother’s Beach; however, park, arcade games, restaurants food vendors and plenty Dogs are allowed to run without a leash on York all parking is by permit only from June 15 to September 15. of nighttime entertainment. beaches from sunrise to 8 AM as long as owner is pres- Beach parking permits can be obtained at Kennebunk The beach offers good surf and is wide enough for ent with leash at hand. No dogs allowed from 8 AM to 6 Town Hall. Beach-pass vehicle stickers are available for beach games. Lifeguards are on duty. Dogs are allowed PM. Dogs on leashes are allowed from 6 PM to sunrise. residents (limit of 3 beach stickers per household); there on the beach before 10 AM and after 5 PM. All dogs must These rules apply between May 20 and September 20. At is no fee for the first vehicle, $5 for the second vehicle be under voice control and pet owners. Dog waste must other times of year, dogs are allowed on beach as long and $10 for the third vehicle; taxpayers/residents may be bagged and removed from the beach. as owner is present with a leash at hand. Clean-up rules purchase passes for guests at $25 each. Nonresident Most of the beach utilizes parking meters. Parking always apply. There are no facilities at Short Sands or beach passes are $25/day, $100/week, or $200 for the is limited, however, and car-pooling for beach-goers Harbor beaches. FMI 207-363-1000. season. Surfing is permitted at all of the beaches. is recommended. Across from the entrance to Palace Dogs are not allowed on the beach from 9 AM to 5 PM Playland, there are bathrooms and changing facilities. Ogunquit from June 15 through Labor Day. Dogs must be under FMI call 207-934-2500. One of southern Maine’s most popular beaches, voice control or on leashes. Owners must carry a leash Ogunquit Beach is a three-mile sand bar of beach and at all times. Dog waste must be bagged and removed dunes bordered by the Ogunquit River and the Atlantic from the beach. FMI, www.kennebunkmaine.us or call Ocean. Food and beverages are available adjacent to the Kennebunk Town Hall at 207-985-2102. Nature Walks at Rachel Carson main beach parking lot. Kennebunkport Wildlife Refuge in Wells The beach has multiple parking areas; rates and Goose Rocks Beach schedules differ. Perkins Cove and Cottage Street are in Kennebunkport is located hourly; others, daily. The main beach lot charges $30 per three miles east of Cape Porpoise off Route 9. Known for day in season. Beach passes are available to year-round its secluded setting and warm, shallow tidal pools, Park- residents and may be obtained at the Visitor Services De- ing stickers are required for parking from Memorial Day partment, downstairs at the Dunaway Center, Monday weekend through Labor Day weekend between 8 AM through Friday, 8 AM to 1 PM. and 6 PM. Stickers are sold at the Kennebunkport Town Dogs are prohibited from the beach from April 1 to Office from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. They are also available at September 30. Ogunquit Beach has restrooms, lifeguards the Kennebunkport Police Department on Route 9 any and places to surf. FMI 207-646-5139. time and at the Goose Rocks Beach General Store. Cost At Footbridge Beach, beach-goers walk over a his- for residents and taxpayers is $5, nonresidents is $15 per toric footbridge to get to this less-crowded section of day, $50 per week and $100 for the season. beach. There are restrooms and a snack bar. Lifeguards On-street parking is available on King’s Highway are on duty. from 8 AM to 6 PM. Dogs are only permitted on the The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge on Route beach before 8:30 AM and after 6 PM from June 15 to 9 in Wells, offers nature programs at 10 AM every Sat- Wells September 30. Dogs must be under voice control or on urday through August 19. Each program is one to two leashes, and dog waste must be bagged and removed. hours; admission is free. Refuge staff lead walks along Wells Beach is a seven-mile barrier beach separated Surfing is allowed, but there are no lifeguards on duty. the one-mile Carson Trail. Subjects change weekly and from the mainland by the Webhannet River. There are FMI call the Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce at can include the history of the refuge, Rachel Carson’s several sections of public beach, which is broad even at 207-967-0857. life and legacy, forest and salt marsh ecology and wild high tide. The 4000-yard-long beach is edged with sand flower identification. The paved trail is handicapped dunes and sea grasses. Nearby salt marshes provide Biddeford accessible and winds through forest and salt marsh habitat for many shore birds and waterfowl. Fortunes Rocks Beach, accessible from Route 208 habitats. With 11 stops along the trail, there are views The town provides several metered parking lots near (off Route 9) in the southern part of Biddeford, is about of the salt marsh, the Atlantic Ocean and opportunities this beach: one is at the end of Mile Road, and one is at a half-mile of sandy beach. Lifeguards are on duty dur- to see wildlife. The trail is open every day from dawn until dusk. FMI call 207-646-9226. the end of Atlantic Avenue near Wells Harbor (turn left ing the season, and porta-potties are available. Parking TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 15

12th Annual Family Fun Day in West Kennebunk Saturday, August 5, 9 AM ~ 2 PM Activities throughout the village along Alfred Road Pancake Breakfast at Methodist Church ~ 7 to 9 AM Vendors and Crafts ~ Jewelry, Woodcrafts, Knit Goods, Photography Parade at 11 AM ~ Cummings Market to Masonic Hall Kids' Activities ~ Games and Contests, Face Painting, Inflatable Attractions Car, Truck and Jeep Show • DJ Pie Baking Contest and Watermelon Eating Contests • Music Yard Sales • Photo Booth • West Kennebunk History Bean Supper 5 to 6:30 PM at the Methodist Church

MaineStage Shakespeare MaineStage Shakespeare performances continue through Saturday, August 12. Shows this season, performed in rotating repertory style, are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale. The full versions of these shows take place at Lafayette Park in Kennebunk, The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Thorton Academy in Saco, YOUR EPIC ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE! and L.L. Bean Discovery Park in Freeport.YOUR AdmissionYOUR EPICto all performances EPIC ADVENTURE ADVENTURE is free. BEGINS BEGINS HERE! HERE! Performance Schedule Saturday, August 5, 2 PM – ShakeSTARS Matinee, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk Saturday, August 5, 7 PM – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk Wednesday, August 9, 7 PM – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Colony Hotel, 140 Ocean Ave., K'port Thursday, August 10, 7 PM – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk Friday, August 11, 7 PM – The Winter’s Tale, Thornton Academy, 438 Main Street, Saco COMPOSITE WOODEN BOAT MARINE Saturday, August 12, 2 PM – ShakeSTARS Matinee, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk BOAT BUILDING BUILDING SYSTEMS YACHT Saturday, August 12, 4 PM – The Winter’s Tale, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk COMPOSITE WOODEN BOAT MARINE DESIGN Saturday, August 12, 8 PM – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lafayette Park, Storer Street, Kennebunk Acquire the education and training for an exciting andYACHT successful career in the marine industry or other related technology fi elds. One-year diploma BOAT BUILDING BUILDING and two-yearSYSTEMS Associate degree pathways are available at Maine’s #1 two-year college in 2016. Women in the Marine Scholarships are available! DESIGN 286 River Road, Arundel, ME COMPOSITEAcquire the education and trainingWOODEN for an exciting and BOATsuccessful career in the marineMARINE industry or other related technology fi elds. One-yearYACHT diploma (207) 985–7976 and two-year Associate degree pathways are available at Maine’s #1 two-year college in 2016. Women in the Marine Scholarships are available! BOAT BUILDING BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN [email protected] 25th Annual YOUR EPIC286 River Road, ADVENTURE Arundel, ME BEGINSwww.landingschool.edu HERE! Pet Show Acquire the education and training for an exciting and successful career in the marine industry or other related technology(207) 985–7976 fi elds. One-year diploma and two-year Associate degree pathways are available at Maine’s #1 two-year college in 2016. Women in [email protected] Marine Scholarships are available! at the www.landingschool.edu 286 River Road, Arundel, ME Kennebunk Library (207) 985–7976 Mon., Aug. 7, 6 PM [email protected] www.landingschool.edu Bring your goat, hermit crab, YOUR EPIC ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE! gerbil, cat, turtle. Show off your pet and win a prize! Registration is required. COMPOSITE WOODEN BOAT MARINE YACHT One pet per child. BOAT BUILDING BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN Pets must be up-to-date on shots, Acquire Acquirethe education the and education training for an and exciting training and successful for an career in the marine industry or other related technology fi elds. One-year diploma on leash or caged, excitingand two-year and Associate successful degree career pathways in are the available marine at Maine’s industry #1 two-year college in 2016. Women in the Marine Scholarships are available! Live Costumes COMPOSITEor other related WOODEN technology BOAT fields. One-yearMARINE YACHT and accompanied $55/pp Encouraged! 286 River Road, Arundel, ME Music! BOATdiploma BUILDING and two-yearBUILDING associate degreeSYSTEMS are DESIGN (207) 985–7976 inc. dinner [email protected] by an adult. Acquire the educationavailable and training at for Maine’s an exciting and #1 successful two-year career in the college.marine industry or other related technology fi elds. One-year diploma Please clean up and two-yearWomen Associate in degree the pathways Marine are available Scholarships at Maine’s #1 two-year are college available! in 2016. Women in the Marine Scholarships are available! www.landingschool.edu 286 River Road, Arundel, ME after your pet. (207) 985–7976 112 Main Street [email protected] SEASHORE TROLLEY MUSEUM THE LANDING SCHOOL www.landingschool.edu Kennebunk 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport An unrivaled diversity of Marine Industry Technology education FMI kennebunklibrary.org or 985-2173. Friday, August 18, 6 to 10 PM 286 River Road, Arundel • 207 985–7976 Celebrate all things New England & Southern [email protected] www.landingschool.edu Ride and lounge in vintage trolleys Free FMI and FMItickets and at Trolleymuseum.org tickets: www.trolleymuseum.org or call 207-967-2800, ext. 101 or 111 admission or call 207-967-2800 ext. 101 or 111 touristnewsonline.com PAGE 16 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Brick Store Museum Hosts Steampunk Fair Cynthia Walker, execu- tive director of the Brick Store Museum in Ken- nebunk, has said that one of her goals for the mu- seum is “to push the en- velope.” Walker did that in 2015 when she organized the museum’s first annual ste- ampunk fair. The response has been so good the first two years that the museum is hosting the third annual Barn Gallery Summer 2017 Southern Maine Steampunk Fair, on Saturday, August 5, from noon to 6 PM. Steampunk is an un- Late Summer Exhibitions usual historic niche that is August 9~ September 9 gaining popularity. It has been described as Steampunk-style lamps will be among the items for sale during the fair. From Above a marriage between past OAA Expressions and future – a view of the Twenty Thousand Leagues include a popular televi- erfeld (The Risen Empire New Members world that combines Vic- Under the Sea, in 1870 and sion show from the 1960s, and The Killing of Worlds, 50 Years: Evelyne Harper Neill torian aesthetics and steam Around the World in Eighty “The Wild, Wild West.” Jim 2005.) Invited New England Sculptors power with modern day Days in 1873. West’s sidekick Artemus The Brick Store’s fair technology. The term “steampunk” Gordon made ingenious will include more than 20 Evelyne Harper Neill This fantastical view is believed to have been steam-powered contrap- vendors offering steam- Barn Gallery, 207-646-8400 originated in the 1800s coined by science fiction tions to help West out of punk-inspired arts and with science fiction writers writer K.W. Jeter in 1987, tough situations. crafts, including jewelry, Shore Road & Bourne Lane, P.O. Box 794, Ogunquit, Maine 03907 steeped in the Victorian as a play on the term “cy- An example of steam- lamps, leatherwork, per- Daily: 11 AM - 5 PM, Sunday 1 - 5 PM era imaging a future with berpunk,” which refers to punk architecture is the fume, antiques, and cloth- www.barngallery.org • [email protected] an “advanced” technology a fictionalized high-tech Paris Metro station, which ing, displayed both indoors driven by steam-powered lifestyle in a broken down was redesigned in steam- and outdoors. There will inventions. social order. punk style in 1994 to honor also be food vendors. Well-known originators Over the years, steam- Jules Verne. The station Entertainment includes of this sci-fi genre include punk devotees have created now resembles Verne’s a visit from “Queen Victo- H.G. Wells, known for The a culture that includes fash- futuristic view of a sub- ria,” Victorian lawn games John MaRIn Time Machine, published in ion, architecture and art. marine, replete with brass and wandering perform- July 1 - August 29 1895; The Island of Doctor During the mid-to-late- fittings, giant cogs in the ers. Participants and visi- Moreau, 1896; The Invisible 20th century, fiction, art ceiling and portholes. tors are encouraged to Man, 1897 and The War of nouveau designs and films Contemporary steam- wear Victorian-era steam- the Worlds, 1898. Also, Jules reflected the growing inter- punk authors include au- punk attire. Admission Verne, author of Journey to est in the genre. thors Philip Pullman (His is $2 per person; free for the Center of the Earth (1864), Some modern examples Dark Materials, published BSM members. FMI www. in 1995) and Scott West- brickstoremuseum.org.

Wood Sculptures at Dyer Library

John Marin (1870-1953) From Cape Split, Maine, 1939 (detail) Watercolor on paper 15½ x 20”

ogunquitmuseum.org Participants are encouraged to dress in vintage Victorian- Maine sculptor William Janelle, originally from Saco, era steampunk attire. Picture below is a steampunk watch. 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit ME | 207-646-4909 will exhibit his work during the month of August at the Dyer Library in Saco. Janelle has been carving for over 37 years, primarily in wood. The work on exhibit will be hand-carved wall sculptures. Janelle’s work is internationally collected and has been shown in a variety of galleries and exhibitions. He was recently featured on WMTW's Made in Maine. The Dyer Library is at 371 Main Street. FMI www.williamjanelle.com.

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 exit (southbound) www.zahares.com TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 17

Artists Needed for Kennebunkport Chalkfest Galleries The Town of Ken- chalk. The theme of this nebunkport will host its year’s event is "Life in Ken- first chalking event the nebunkport." weekend of August 19 There are still some Arctic and Indian arts and 20 in Dock Square. spots available for local for the 21st century This free, family-friendly artists who would like to 26 Maine Street, Kennebunkport event is in the tradition participate. Pastel chalks www.homeandaway.gallery of European 16th century are the medium, and the Open every day, 11 to 5 street painting. works produced are tem- 207 967-2122 Chalk art will transform porary. the gray pavement of Cross Chalk will be provided Street (between Spring or artists can bring their and Union streets) into own (recommended if the a colorful, pastel canvas. artist plans to use a lot of Chris Pruitt Attendees are invited to a single color). Lunch will watch as national and lo- also be provided for local cal artists create colorful chalk artists. masterpieces using only For artists unfamiliar with the medium and those who There will be nationally known chalk artists on hand to have not demonstrate their skills. chalked on an quick demonstration and 5 to 6 PM at the festival Jeremy Frey asphalt workshop will be offered location on Cross Street. Palaya Qiatsuq (Maine) surface, a on Friday, August 18, from Artists can register by Sculpture | Prints | Baskets |Beadwork|Jewelry contacting Carol Cook at 207-967-4304 or at ccook@ OMAA Hosts Totally Tuesday Talk kennebunkportme.gov. On Tuesday, August Talks begin at 6 PM, with ten by the Warren Me- 8, the Ogunquit Museum light refreshments served morial Foundation. FMI Beth Ellis Cove Gallery of American Art (OMAA) at 5 PM, courtesy of Totally about Totally Tuesday at Shore Road Gallery Totally Tuesday Talk will Tuesday sponsor Smutty- Talks visit ogunquitmuse- explore the common his- nose Brewing Company. um.org/totally-tuesday/. 294 Shore Rd., Ogunquit tory of 19th century artists The 2017 Totally Tuesday OMAA is at 543 Shore Charles H. Woodbury, Talk series is underwrit- Road in Ogunquit. Marcia Oakes Woodbury, and the writer Sarah Orne Jewett. The featured speaker for this talk will be artist th Julia Einstein, who cur- 66 Annual rently serves as education Sue Rioux program coordinator for ART AUCTION Maine with Historic New Saturday, August 5, 2017 Designs England as well as admin- Doors open 6 PM Handmade istrator for the Historical Auction at 7 PM Heirloom Society of Wells and Ogun- w Kaleidoscopes quit. Auction Preview “Looking Out Towards Ogunquit Beach” by Beth Ellis “I’m looking forward Wed., August 2 and to sharing information through Featuring local scenes & coastal paintings with OMAA guests about Fri., August 4, Glass Jewelry the collaborative and cre- 11 AM to 5 PM 180 Port Rd. (Rte. 35) by Beth Ellis and other fine artists ative friendship among Sat., August 5, Kennebunk these three figures and the Within walking distance of Perkins Cove • Parking 11 AM to 2 PM Lower Village shared sense of place in DeWitt Hardy 207-646-7700 •www.bethelliscollection.com • Open 7 days their work,” says Einstein. Barn Gallery 207-229-7017 All Totally Tuesday Shore Road & Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, ME 03907 www.barngallery.org • 207-646-8400 OGUNQUIT ART OGUNQUIT ASSOCIATION Landmark Gallery Fine Art Studio Maine's largest group gallery

Our 38th Showing works by 88 artists Season!

Facade by Joel Tarbox Lobsterman by Charles Movalli Jean Briggs, Gallery Owner Open 10-5 daily Mast Cove Lane & Maine Street Kennebunkport • 207-967-3453 in the Old Fire House • 31 Ocean Ave. • Kennebunkport • 207-967-0020 PAGE 18 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 2017 Maine Agricultural Fairs

Once a year, more than over two dozen of Maine’s small towns come alive with midways, entertainment, harness racing, livestock exhibits, contests and special fair food – fried dough, cotton candy, corn dogs, caramel apples and other treats that, inexplicably, taste best on a stick. July 28-August 5 Northern Maine Fair – Presque Isle. Large family fair, lots of rides and exhibits, tractor pulling, demolition derby. FMI 207-764-1884 or northernmainefairgrounds. com

July 28-August 6 Bangor State Fair – Bangor. A large family fair featuring a m idway, ani- mal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show. FMI 207-561-8300 or bangorstatefair. com

August 2-5 Monmouth Fair – Monmouth. A small family agricultural fair with a midway, animal exhibits, crafts and animal pulling events. FMI 207-933-2249 or monmouthfair.com

August 8-13 Topsham Fair – Topsham. Agricultural exhibits, animal pulling events, 4-H, crafts, midway and harness racing. FMI 207-729-1943 or topshamfair.net

August 10-19 Skowhegan State Fair – Skowhegan. A large family fair featuring a mid- way, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pulling events, trac- tor pulling and harness racing. FMI skowheganstatefair.com

August 19-26 Union Fair – Union. A large agricultural fair featuring the annual Blueberry Festival plus a large midway, crafts, animal pulling events and harness racing. FMI unionfair. org

August 24-27 Piscataquis Valley Fair – Dover-Foxcroft. Fair includes a milking parlor with homemade ice cream, agricultural exhibits, crafts, midway and animal pulling events. FMI 207-564-3689 or piscataquisvalleyfair.com

August 24-27 Acton Fair – Acton. Includes outstanding exhibits, 4H, livestock exhibit, flower show, animal pulling events, midway. FMI actonfair.net. Auto show on August 24.

August 27-September 4 Windsor Fair – Windsor. A large, progressive fair with extensive agricultural, craft and art exhibits, plus a large midway, animal pulling events, harness rac- ing and mechanical pulling. FMI windsorfair.com

August 31-September 4 Blue Hill Fair – Blue Hill. Great country fair with midway, ex- hibits, non-pari-mutuel racing, animal pulling events, entertainment. FMI 207-374-3701 or bluehillfair.com

September 1-4 Springfield Fair – Springfield. Stage shows, animal and mechanical pull- ing, antique autos, midway, livestock exhibits. FMI thespringfieldfair.com

September 1-4 Harmony Fair – Harmony. Free admission, free parking, stage shows, animal and mechanical pulling, midway, demo derby, livestock and exhibit hall.

September 7-10 Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair – Clinton. Family atmosphere, midway, animal pulling events, mechanical pulling event, exhibits, stage entertainment. FMI clin- yonlionsfair.com

September 8-10 Litchfield Fair – Litchfield. Country fair with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pulling events. Historical fair museum.

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 oxfordcountyfair.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, demonstra- tions, 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. Beautiful setting during the height of foliage season. Exhibit halls, museum, harness racing and livestock shows.

Listings of agricultural fairs are at www.mainefairs.org or www.getrealmaine.com TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 19 Nonantum Resort Hosts 5th Annual Paddle Battle The Nonantum Resort Amusements on Ocean Avenue in Ken- nebunkport will host the 5th annual Paddle Battle on the Kennebunk River on Experience the Spirit of Peaks Island Sunday, August 6, from 1 Golf Cart Tours to 5 PM. The spirited com- petition features stand-up of Historic paddle boards, , Peaks Island kayaks, , surfboards Tours daily May–October and other non-motorized just a 20-minute ferry ride vessels. from Portland Harbor Sports Illustrated Kids’ Reservations: 207-766-5514 • www.peaksislandtours.com magazine named Paddle Battle one of the “Top Sum- Scenic views mer Fun” events in 2015. WWII Fort The 1.7-mile race Museums launches from the Non- antum lighthouse on the Shops & Galleries grounds of the resort, goes Restaurants up the Kennebunk River, Victorian Cottages under the Mathew Lanigan Bridge, around the barge in the river basin and returns to the finish line at the lighthouse. In addition to The annual event draws over 100 participants who compete in the river race, and hundreds of the major race, there will be spectators who join in the family friendly festivities on the banks of the Kennebunk River. a Kids’ Paddle Battle, with moms and dads allowed to help, if necessary. fun race with prizes. Chil- 9 and call the Nonantum Series Paddle and an NRS New this year is the dren can get their faces shuttle at 207-391-9689 for PFD. Another raffle prize Crazy Craft heat, which painted for the race (or pickup. is a “Pamper Me” package includes some fun prizes. just to watch) at the Family The entry fee is $35 for with a one-night stay at Participants in the Crazy Activities tent. adults; $5 for the kids fun the Breakwater Inn & Spa July 21st –August 6th Craft heat are encouraged Race sponsors include race; and $55 for a family on Ocean Avenue in Ken- No performance July 23rd to wear their craziest cos- Weirs Motors, Kennebunk- entry package (two adults nebunkport. tumes. port Bicycle Company, Kay- and two kids under age 12). The Nonantum Resort This family friendly ak Fishing New England, Visit paddlebattlekport. is a 134-year-old, 109-room event will include a kids’ Wheels and Waves Surf com or nonantumresort. waterfront resort at 95 Shop, Aquaholic com to register or learn Ocean Avenue, that of- Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm, Sundays @ 2pm Surf Shop and Kia- more about the event. Reg- fers lodging, dining and loa Paddles. istration the day of the special events. FMI call Sam Adams event is from 11:30 AM to 207-967-4050. will provide beer 12:45 PM. Spectators are for the event. welcome to attend at no Live music will be charge. provided by the A portion of proceeds Kennebunk River from Paddle Battle will Band, and there benefit the Kennebunkport Tide Chart will be many fam- Fire Department’s Water ily activities on Division. The event draws August 2 ~ August 16 the resort’s back over 100 participants from lawn. near and far to compete in Wednesday, August 2 Monday, August 7 Saturday, August 12 There will also the river race. Low...... 1:58 AM...... 1.2 Low...... 5:49 AM...... 0.3 High...... 2:47 AM...... 9.6 be canoes, kayaks There will be booths High...... 8:07 AM...... 7.8 High...... 12:03 PM...... 8.5 Low...... 8:55 AM.....-0.1 and paddleboards set-up on the back lawn Low...... 2:06 PM...... 1.6 Low...... 5:53 PM...... 1.0 High...... 3:15 PM...... 9.4 available to rent. where swag from local and High...... 8:23 PM...... 8.8 Sunrise: 5:38 AM Low...... 9:20 PM...... 0.2 Participants must shops and boutiques can be Sunrise: 5:33 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Sunrise: 5:44 AM bring their own purchased. Sunset: 8:04 PM Full Moon: 2:12 PM Sunset: 7:50 PM personal flotation All who attend Paddle Thursday, August 3 Tuesday, August 8 Sunday, August 13 device. If bring- Battle are invited to pur- Low...... 2:53 AM...... 1.1 High...... 12:07 AM...... 9.5 High...... 3:34 AM...... 9.4 ing your own chase raffle tickets for priz- High...... 9:03 AM...... 7.8 Low...... 6:25 AM...... 0.2 Low...... 9:40 AM...... 0.0 vessel, unload es to be awarded at the end Low...... 2:58 PM...... 1.6 High...... 12:41 PM...... 8.7 High...... 4:01 PM...... 9.6 your equipment, of the day. This year’s raffle High...... 9:14 PM...... 8.9 Low...... 6:31 PM...... 0.8 Low...... 10:11 PM...... 0.1 then park across includes an SUP package Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunrise: 5:39 AM Sunrise: 5:45 AM the street from from Kittery Trading Post Sunset: 8:02 PM Sunset: 7:56 PM Sunset: 7:49 PM the resort. If the – the Smoothie Focus Ha- Friday, August 4 Wednesday, August 9 Monday, August 14 lot is full, park at waii SUP is valued at over Low...... 3:44 AM...... 1.0 High...... 12:45 AM...... 9.6 High...... 4:26 AM...... 9.2 Raffle prizes include an SUP package the Consolidated $1500, and it comes with an High...... 9:54 AM...... 7.9 Low...... 7:00 AM...... 0.0 Low...... 10:30 AM...... 0.1 from Kittery Trading Post. School on Route Accent Indy 780 Touring Low...... 3:47 PM...... 1.5 High...... 1:17 PM...... 8.9 High...... 4:52 PM...... 9.8 High...... 10:02 PM...... 9.0 Low...... 7:10 PM...... 0.6 Low...... 11:08 PM...... 0.1 Sunrise: 5:35 AM Sunrise: 5:40AM Sunrise: 5:46 AM Sunset: 8:01 PM Sunset: 7:55 PM Sunset: 7:47 PM Baseball League Home Game Schedules Saturday, August 5 Thursday, August 10 Last Qtr: 9:16 PM Low...... 4:30 AM...... 0.8 High...... 1:24 AM...... 9.7 Tuesday, August 15 in Southern Maine High...... 10:41 AM...... 8.1 Low...... 7:36 AM.....-0.1 High...... 5:23 AM...... 9.0 Portland Sea Dogs Double A Eastern League Team, Boston Low...... 4:32 PM...... 1.4 High...... 1:54 PM...... 9.1 Low...... 11:25 AM...... 0.3 Red Sox Affiliate, Hadlock Field, Portland. Home game High...... 10:46 PM...... 9.2 Low...... 7:50 PM...... 0.5 High...... 5:48 PM...... 9.9 times: weekdays, noon, 6 or 7 PM; Saturdays, 6 PM; Sundays Sunrise: 5:36 AM Sunrise: 5:41 AM Sunrise: 5:47 AM 1 PM. For ticket prices and promotions, www.milb.com, Sunset: 8:00 PM Sunset: 7:53 PM Sunset: 7:46 PM 207-879-9500 or [email protected] Sunday, August 6 Friday, August 11 Wednesday, August 16 August 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27 Low...... 5:11 AM...... 0.5 High...... 2:04 AM...... 9.7 Low...... 12:09 AM...... 0.1 September 1, 2, 3, 4 High...... 11:24 AM...... 8.3 Low...... 8:14 AM.....-0.1 High...... 6:25 AM...... 8.8 Low...... 5:14 PM...... 1.2 High...... 2:33 PM...... 9.3 Low...... 12:25 PM...... 0.4 High...... 11:28 PM...... 9.4 Low...... 8:33 PM...... 0.3 High...... 6:48 PM.... 10.0 Old Orchard Beach Surge, an Empire Pro League Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunrise: 5:42 AM Sunrise: 5:48 AM Team, The Ballpark, Old Orchard Beach. Home games Sunset: 7:59 PM Sunset: 7:52 PM Sunset: 7:44 PM are at 6:30 PM unless otherwise indicated. FMI ticket prices and promotions, contact www.empireprole- Note: The number for each high and low tide indicates the height in feet above or below sea level. This ague.com or [email protected]. chart shows tides for the mid-coast of York County; tide times are a few minutes earlier to the north (Old August 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 and 4:30 PM), 7, 8, 9, Orchard Beach) and a few minutes later to the south (York Beach). Tides are affected by the weather 10, 11, 22, 23, 24 and cycles of the moon; the actual times and tide heights can differ slightly from the predictions above. PAGE 20 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Amusements

The Tourist News, 2017

Classic Car Events Square Dancing with the Nubbble Lighthouse Keepers, Pool, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 and 11 AM; and Bentley’s Saloon, Rte. 1, Arundel, Tuesdays, 5 PM to Sundays, 7:30 to 9:30 PM ; lesson at 7 PM, the Wells Activity Thursdays, 5 and 6 PM, June through August. Reservations dusk, May 16 to September 19. FMI bentleysaloon.com Center, 113 Sanford Rd. (Rte. 109), Wells. Each week will required. Fifteen-minute boat ride to island. Free; donations or 985-8966. feature a different caller and cuer. FMI 207-312-8114. appreciated to Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse. FMI woodislandlighthouse.org or 200-4552. Blast from the Past, 114 Sokokis Trail (Rte. 5), East Wa- Galleries and Arts Activities terboro, Fridays, 5 to 8 PM, May 19 to September 1. FMI Biddeford + Saco ArtWalk, venues downtown and in the Museums blastfromthepastme.com or 247-8005. mills, last Friday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, April 28 through Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd., Alfred. Restored October 27. FMI biddefordsacoartwalk.com or 370-9130. buildings of former Shaker community. Wednesdays and Classic Car Tours, Motorland, 2564 Portland Rd. (Rte. 1), Fiber Arts Group, Wells Library, 1434 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells, Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, May to October. FMI alfredshakermu- Arundel. Daily 10 AM to 5 PM. Guided tours; admission seum.org or 324-8669 or 324-7650. charged. Over 150 classic cars and trucks from 1915–1985 Fridays, 10:30 AM to noon. Open to all needleworkers, all including Duesenberg, Ferarri, Maserati, cars from U.S. ages and abilities. FMI [email protected] or 646-8181. Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Housed in presidents, Hollywood stars and royalty. FMI 710-6699 or Knitting and Crafting Group, Thursdays, 1:30 to 4 PM. Drop- a block of restored 19th century buildings. Open Tuesday, motorlandamerica.com ins always welcome to knit, crochet, embroider, hook rugs, Thursday and Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday, 10 AM to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, noon to 4 PM. Eliot Commons, Rte. 236, Eliot, last Saturday of the month, or do another craft project. Deering Room, Dyer Library, Rte. 1, Saco. FMI 283-3861. There are ongoing exhibits that showcase the area's history. 4 PM, May through September. For vehicles 1972 and old- Admission: adults $7.50; seniors $6; children, ages 6 to 16, er. Hosted by Kruise Knights. FMI Kruise Knights Facebook Maine Women in the Arts meets the first Thursday of the $3; under age 6, free. On weekends there is a family rate of page or 252-1976. month, alternating between an 8 AM and 7 PM meeting. $10 for up to six members. Admission is free for museum Joe’s Deli Cruise-In/Sonny's Convenience Store, Middle A business meeting about upcoming art shows is often members. FMI brickstoremuseum.org or 985-4802. Rd./Old Berwick Rd., Lyman, alternating Mondays, 4 PM, followed by a discussion or program. Open to the public. Meeting location TBA. FMI www.mainewomenarts.com. Counting House Museum in South Berwick, on Main (Rte. May 15 through August. FMI Joe’s Deli and Pizza Facebook 4) and Liberty streets, formerly a cotton factory built beside page or 985-6238. Painting Group, Engine, 128 Main St., Biddeford. Saturdays, the Salmon Falls River in the 1830s.The brick building is the Jumpin’ Jakes Cruise Night, 181 Saco Ave., Old Orchard 11 AM to 1 PM. Bring your own supplies; $10 fee. Beginners headquarters of the Old Berwick Historical Society, which Beach, Sundays, 4 to 6 PM, weather permitting, to Septem- welcome. Amanda Hawkins, instructor. FMI and/or to owns and maintains the property. The building contains ber 17. FMI 207-937-3250. register, [email protected] or 370-9130. one of northern New England’s last textile mill ballrooms. Sanford Sound Monthly Cruise Night and Meet-Up, 1458 Saco Bay Artists invites artists to join. Meetings are held The museum has a permanent collection of artifacts, Main St.,Sanford, second Saturday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, at The Pines, 20 Manor St., Ocean Park, second Monday of photographs and documents, and hosts regular exhibitions May 13 through September 9. FMI sanfordsound.com or the month. Meetings alternate between noon and 6:30 PM. showcasing the heritage of this area, which was the site of 490-4900. (PM meeting June 12.) FMI sacobayartists.org or 937-2125. the first permanent settlement in Maine. Open 1 to 4 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, May through October. Admission is Village Art Walks, Lower Village, Kennebunk and Dock TJ's Pizza Weekly Cruise-In, 366 Elm St., Biddeford, Thurs- free. FMI obhs.net or 384-0000. days, 5 to 7 PM, May 4 through September 28. FMI 284-6133. Square, Kennebunkport. Second Friday of the month, 5 to 7 PM, June through September, and December. FMI Harmon Museum of Old Orchard Beach Historical Society, 4 Community Sales gokennebunks.com or 967-0857. Portland Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Tuesday through Friday, Book Sale at the Book Shed of the Libby Memorial Library, 10 AM to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM, through September 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM Kid Stuff 3. Free admission. FMI harmonmuseum.org or 934-9319. Preschool story and adventure hour, Animal Welfare to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM. FMI 934-4351. Gently Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, 200 Rogers Rd. Society, 46 Holland Rd., West Kennebunk, Thursdays, 10 used books, DVDs, CDs and other items. Proceeds benefit Ext., Kittery. Items and artifacts that reflect Kittery’s rich to 11 AM, through June 15. Free; donations accepted. FMI library programs and acquisitions. historical and maritime past, including shipbuilding, toys, animalwelfaresociety.org or 985-3244. Book Sale, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. archaeological finds and household artifacts. Special Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Tuesday and Story Time, 10:30 AM, Wednesdays, July and August, programs offered year-round. Open Saturday and Sundays, Thursday, 1 to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM. Collection Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport. 10 AM to 4 PM, mid-April through Columbus Day. Adults, $3; updated weekly; books, 25 cents to $5. FMI wellslibrary.org Conductor Nate reads transportation-themed stories to children 7 to 15, $1.50; under 7, free. FMI kitterymuseum. or 646-8181. young children, and accompanies families on trolley ride. com or 439-3080. FMI [email protected] or 967-2800. Cargo Shop at the Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Rd., Meetinghouse Museum, 938 Post Road (Rte. 1), Wells. Home of the Historical Society of Wells-Ogunquit. Cape Porpoise. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 4 PM, April Lighthouses through November, plus Saturdays,10 AM to noon, June Boon Island Lighthouse. Six miles northeast of Cape Nautical artifacts, decorative arts, historical items, through November. Affordable clothing, household items, Neddick in York. First commissioned as a beacon in 1799; genealogical research library. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 white-elephant articles, linens, collectibles, books and lighthouse built in 1811, then rebuilt in 1855. 133 ft. tower. AM to 4 PM; Free tours of the Meetinghouse Museum games. FMI 967-5787. The island was the site of the 1710 shipwreck of the British on Saturdays, 10 AM to 1 PM. Donations accepted. FMI ship Nottingham Galley, which was the subject of Kenneth historicalsocietyofwellsandogunquit.org or 646-4775. Equine Events Roberts’ novel Boon Island. Not open to the public. Visible Museums of Old York, York St.,York village. A complex BlixxHorses educational programs, including individual- from Long Sands Beach or Sohier Park in York, or by boat. of historical buildings.Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM; ized horse therapy. Learn about horse behavior, care and FMI newenglandlighthouses.net. Sunday, 1 to 5 PM, May 29 through September 3. Fall hours, communication. Kennebunk. By appointment only. FMI September 7 to October 15: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 blixxhorses.org or BlixxHorses Facebook page or 985-1994. Goat Island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise Harbor, Pier Rd., Kennebunkport. Established in 1833 and rebuilt in 1859. AM to 5 PM; Sunday, 1 to 5 PM. FMI oldyork.org or 363-1756. BlixxHorses will appear at The Colony Hotel, 140 Ocean 25 ft. tower. Close to shore, and can be viewed from Cape North Berwick Business Museum, Elm St. open every Avenue, Kennebunkport every Thursday at 9:30 AM, July 6 Porpoise pier or visited by boat. If home, lighthouse keepers Wednesday, 10 AM to noon, in July and August. Display of to September 7 as part of the Equine Education in a Casual will give tour. Owned and maintained by Kennebunkport artifacts and pictures of past businesses that were vital to Setting program. The general public is welcome; the pro- Conservation Trust. FMI kporttrust.org. FMI on boat tours, the former railroad town. gram is suitable for all ages. FMI BlixxHorses 985-1994, or 831-3663; for kayaking rental information, 888-925-7496 or Ogunquit Fire Company Fire Museum, Firemen’s Park, 86 The Colony Hotel 967-3331. Last minutes changes will be 967-6065. posted on BlixxHorses FaceBook page. Obed’s Lane, Ogunquit. On view 24 hours a day. View the Nubble Light, off Cape Neddick, York. Lighthouse built steam pumper, firefighting memorabilia and memorials. Women and Horses Workshop, a hands-on experience, on small island near shore in 1879. Not open to the public. Ogunquit Heritage Museum, 86 Obed’s Lane, Ogunquit. Ever After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St., Biddeford, Mon- 41 ft. tower. Visible from Sohier Park on Nubble Rd. “The days, 6 to 7:30 PM. FMI and/or to register, 284-7721. June through October. Tuesday–Saturday, 1 to 5 PM. Free. Nubble” is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in FMI ogunquitheritagemuseum.org or 646-0296. the country. Owned by the town of York. Friends of Nubble Fun and Games Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Bingo, Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. Light operate a visitors’ center and gift shop in Sohier Park. Gift shop and center open mid-April through October. Rd.,Ogunquit,10 AM to 5 PM, May through October. 1), Moody. Senior center. Starting May 10; for dates and Exhibitions, recent acquisitions and works from the details, wocam.org or 646-7775. Must be over 16 to play. Open daily 9 AM to 4 PM to mid-May; 9 AM to 7 PM through October. FMI newenglandlighthouses.net. FMI for boat trip, museum’s permanent collection. Current exhibits: "Dahlov Bingo, Ramsdell Rogers American Legion Post 56, finestkindcruises.com or 646-5227. Ipcar: Creative Growth," "Carl Austin Hyatt: Salt/Sea/Stone," Meadowbrook Plaza, Rte.1, York, every Monday, 7 PM. Doors "Gary Haven Smith," "Ernest Hemingway and Henry Strater," Wood Island Light, Biddeford. Two miles east of mouth of open 6 PM. FMI ramsdellrogers56.com or 363-9827. "Tradition and Excellence: Art and Ogunquit, 1914-1918." Saco River. Visible from East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester FMI ogunquitmuseum.org or 646-4909. Duplicate Bridge (ACBL-Sanctioned), Wells-Ogunquit B. Orcutt Blvd., Biddeford Pool. Built in 1808, and rebuilt in Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody, Tuesdays, 1858. 47 ft. tower. Accessible by boat. The Friends of Wood Pasco Exhibit Center, Kennebunkport Historical Society, noon to 3:30 PM. If a partner is needed, arrive by 11:45 AM. Island Lighthouse offers tours from Vines Landing, Biddeford 125 North St., Kennebunkport. Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 3 FMI wocam.org or 646-7775. PM, year-round. Admission $5; free for KHS members. FMI kennebunkporthistoricalsociety.org or 967-2751.

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Saco Museum, 371 Main St. (Rte. 1), Saco. Tuesday– day, panoramic views extend along the Maine coast, west to Thursday, noon to 4 PM; Friday, noon to 8 PM; Saturday, Mount Washington in and south to Boston. 10 AM to 4 PM; also Sunday, noon to 4 PM, June through A variety of trails for hikers and mountain bikers. The summit Amusements December. Adults $5, seniors and students $3, children 7 to is a popular site in the fall for watching migrating hawks, bald 18, $2, 6 and under free. Free admission, Fridays, after 4 PM. eagles and osprey. Access from Mountain Road, off Route 1. FMI dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org or 283-3861. FMI agamenticus.org or 363-1102. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunk- Petanque Club, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Heath St., Old port. Largest electric railway museum in the world. Opens Orchard Beach. Tuesdays, 2 PM; Fridays, 6 PM. New mem- May 6. Saturdays and Sundays only until Memorial Day, bers welcome. FMI Joe Leprohon, 937-2015, or Bob Quinn, then open daily through Columbus Day. Open Saturdays 934-2648. and Sundays through October 29. 10 AM to 5 PM. FMI trol- Scarborough Marsh, 92 Pine Point Rd. Scarborough. leymuseum.org or 967-2800. State’s largest salt marsh (3100 acres) has guided and Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, self-guided walks, kayaking and trips. Includes na- New Hampshire. Restored furnished houses, exhibits, historic ture center. Hosts many programs and events. The prop- landscapes and gardens, and costumed role players on 10- erty is open year-round. The Audubon Center is open May acre site. Open daily, 10 AM to 5 PM, May 1 through October through September. FMI maineaudubon.org or 883-5100, 1. Adults $20, children 5 to17 years $10, family $50. Children summer season; 781-2330, off-season. under 5 and museum members, free. FMI strawberybanke. Self-guided nature walks at Wells Reserve at Laudholm org or 603-433-1100. Farm, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Seven miles of trails White Columns (formerly known as the Nott House), 8 Maine through fields, forests and marshes, and ocean beach. Trails Street, Kennebunkport. Historic 1853 Greek Revival home are open daily, 7 AM to dusk, year-round. Visitor Center has with restored gardens and gift shop, owned and maintained exhibits and gift shop. Open Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 4 by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Open Wednes- PM, off-season; 10 AM to 4 PM seven days, Memorial Day day–Saturday, May through August. Open Saturdays only, weekend to Columbus Day. Admission charged late May September through Columbus Day. 10 AM to 4 PM. Adults to Columbus Day. Over age 16, $5; ages 6 to 16, $1; under $10, under 12, free. FMI kennebunkporthistoricalsociety. age 6, free. Members free. FMI wellsreserve.org or 646-1555. org or 967-2751. Self-guided nature walks, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Rte. 9, Wells. “Carson Trail,” a one-mile walking trail, Outdoor Activities Bird Banding Demonstration, Tuesdays, 7 AM, Wells Re- handicapped-accessible, open daily, dawn to dusk, year- serve, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Free with admission. FMI round. Free. Headquarters open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 646-1555 or wellsreserve.org. 4:30 PM. Free nature programs and guided walks, Saturdays, 10 AM, July and August. FMI 646-9226. Birding Watching. Various locations, sponsored by York County Audubon, Wednesdays, 8 AM, May through Sep- Vaughan Woods Memorial State Park, 28 Old Fields Rd., tember. Bring your own scope. Members $5, non-members South Berwick. 165-acre park near Salmon Falls River fea- $8. FMI York County Audubon Facebook page or 391-8071. tures walking trails through old growth forest. Picnic fa- cilities. 9 AM to sunset, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Access Cliff Walk,York Harbor. The one-mile walk starts at the off-season by parking outside locked gate and walking in. public parking lot (parking permit required) beside the Adults (ages 12 to 64), Maine residents,$3; non-residents,$4. Stage Neck Inn, off Route 1A. Free parking is available on Seniors (65+), Maine residents, free; non-residents, $1. Chil- Rte. 1A. The walk winds along the edge of rock cliffs, and dren 5 to 11, $1; under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 384-5160, offers dramatic views of the crashing surf. Also offers views summer season; 490-4079, off-season. of some of York’s most beautiful estates. The trail is narrow and rocky, and without a guardrail in places. Rubber-soled Wednesday Wandering. Hike land preserves within 5 shoes are advised. miles of the coast, first Wednesday of the month through September 6, 9 to 11 AM. Meet at Beach Plum Farm, 610 , Maine Coast Cycling Club leads rides from Ken- Main Street, Ogunquit. Hikes are led by a member of Great nebunkport Bicycle Company, 34 Arundel Rd., Kennebunk- Works Regional Land Trust. Hikers must provide their own port, Sundays, 8 AM and Tuesdays, 5:45 PM, May through transportation to hiking site. FMI 207-646-3604 or gwrlt.org. Hourly Rentals at: October. FMI mainecoastcycling.com or 205-7159. Wells Harbor 207-396-0559 Cycling, group rides on Wednesdays, 5:30 PM, and Sundays, Points of Interest 8 AM. Meet at Fast & Happy Bicycles shop at 463 Main St., Beach Plum Farm, Rte. 1, Ogunquit. Preserved farmhouse CALL OR RESERVE ONLINE Springvale. FMI 502-2280. A women’s cycling group meets and barn on 22-acre saltwater farm, near the Ogunquit River. www.OceanJetSkiRentals.com every other Saturday, 8:30 AM. FMI 318-4682. Includes the Roby Littlefield Museum. Beach Plum Farm also Must be 18 years with valid license and credit card serves as headquarters of the Great Works Regional Land East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd., Bidd- Trust. Open dawn to dusk, year-round; free admission. FMI eford Pool. A water and shore bird-watching haven, with 646-3604. views of Wood Island Light. No dogs. Open year-round. FMI maineaudubon.org. Division 9 Schoolhouse on North Berwick Rd. (Rte 9) in Wells. A National Register landmark, built between 1899- Join Us For Ferry Beach State Park, Bayview Rd. (Rte. 9), Saco. Includes 1901, and one of 17 one-room schools in the area. Contains “Downeast Meets Dixie” picnic area, nature trails and nature center. Open 9 AM to sun- antique desks, slate blackboards and a wood stove. The set, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Also can be visited off-sea- schoolhouse is maintained by the town of Wells through the Friday, August 18 son, by parking outside the locked gate and walking in. Dogs Historic Preservation Commission. Open by appointment 6–10 PM prohibited on beach April 1 to September 30. Adults (ages 12 in July and August. From Rte. 109 in Wells, five miles down Dinner • Live Music to 64), Maine residents, $5; non-residents, $7. Seniors (65+), Rte. 9, on the left. FMI 646-7803. Maine residents, free; non-residents, $2. Children 5 to 11, $1; Ride and Lounge under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 283-0067. Fort Foster Park, on Gerrish Island in Kittery. (The island is connected to the mainland.) The park contains military in Vintage Trolleys. Fisherman’s Walk and Wiggly Bridge, York. The walk structures and batteries constructed in the late 1800s and is three-quarters of a mile, and starts at the George Mar- Details & tickets: later. The 88-acre park also has beach/swimming areas, Always shall Store on Lindsay Road, near Hancock Wharf. It leads biking and hiking trails, picnic areas and bathroom facilities. trolleymuseum.org through Steedman Woods Preserve to the Wiggly Bridge, dog Fee: $10 per vehicle, per day, or $5 per walk-in or bicyclist. friendly! a 75-foot-long mini-suspension pedestrian bridge, then Season passes for town resident, $10 per household ($5 for crosses Route 103 to the Sayward-Wheeler House, and seniors); non-residents, $20. Leashed dogs allowed during ends at Edward’s Harborside Inn on Stage Neck Road. open hours, except on east side of Pier Beach. Owners Experience a powerful Kayaking. “Discover Rivers” program led by a registered responsible for dog waste. Open 10 AM to 8 PM, daily, connection to transit history guide on a local estuary (a coastal river), sponsored Memorial Day to Labor Day. FMI 439-3800. by Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, Wells. Launch times Fort McClary State Park, Rte 103, Kittery Point, Kittery. at Seashore Trolley Museum! depend on tides; 2.5 hours on the water, various days, June Revolutionary-era fort, manned during five wars, near the Trolley Rides, Exhibits, Hiking Trails, Picnic Areas 28 to October 4. Reservations required. For ages 12 and mouth of the Piscataqua River. The fort is named for New older. FMI wellsreserve.org/kayak or 646-1555. Hampshire native Major Andrew McClary, who died in the Special Events & Private Rentals Marginal Way, Ogunquit, is a one-mile paved walkway Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston during the Revolutionary War. www.trolleymuseum.org that follows the shore from Perkins Cove to Shore Road. A The buildings at Fort McClary represent several different favorite spot for artists and photographers, because of its periods of construction; the fort was upgraded and modified Open Daily 10–5 scenic overlook of surf and rocky outcroppings. Parking is to meet changing defensive needs. The site was manned available at Perkins Cove. during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, SEASHORE 195 Log Cabin Road Milliken Mills Trails Park, a 70-acre park off Portland the Spanish-American War and World War I. Half-mile trail; Avenue near Milliken Mills Road, Old Orchard Beach. Hiking leashed dogs allowed. Picnic tables. Open year-round, dawn TROLLEY Kennebunkport and biking trails, both off road and on, educational signage, to dusk. (Buildings are closed in the off-season.) Regular 207-967-2800 a picnic area, a gravesite of a Revolutionary War soldier. season, Memorial Day to September 30. Small admission MUSEUM Off-street parking with easy access to the Eastern Trail (ET). fee. FMI fortmclary.org or 490-4079 or 439-2845. Mount Agamenticus in York, elev. 692, (also known as “The Big A”) is the tallest hill on the Atlantic seaboard between Florida and Mount Desert in . 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AMUSEMENTS continued from page 21 and mah jong) and luncheons. Open Monday–Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM; Fridays, 9 AM to 1 PM. FMI seniorcenterkennebunk.org or 967-8514. Franciscan Monastery, 28 Beach Ave., Kennebunk. Active monastery features well-tended The Memory Cafe, Bradford Common Bistro, Huntington Common, Huntington Common gardens, trails and park along the Kennebunk River. Grounds designed by Frederick Law Dr., Kennebunk. Mary-Lou Boucouvalas, director of Louis T. Graves Memorial Library, Olmstead. Open between sunrise and sunset, year-round. Free admission. FMI 967-2011. Kennebunkport, offers an afternoon of stories, games, music, art and activities for people and Hamilton House, 40 Vaughans Lane, South Berwick. Built c.1785 and restored in 1898, the families dealing with memory loss. Every other Saturday, 12:45 to 2 PM. Free. FMI 967-2778. former sea captain’s house and gardens stand on the banks of the Salmon Falls River. It is Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody. The senior center offers decorated in Colonial revival style, with elegant antiques, furnishings and murals. Owned by many educational, fitness and recreational programs, including bridge and cribbage, the Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities. Concerts in the gardens, July and Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. Current activities include bingo, Wednesdays, doors open August on Sunday at 1 PM. House open Friday–Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, with tours on the at 4:30 PM; bingo starts at 6 PM. Burgers, hotdogs and snack food available. Must be over hour; grounds open dawn to dusk, June 1 through mid-October.The property is adjacent 16 to play. A pancake breakfast is served every Saturday through October, 8 to 11 AM. All to Vaughan Woods State Park. Admission is $8. FMI historicnewengland.org or 384-2454. you can eat for $5 includes blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange juice and Jewett House, 5 Portland St., South Berwick. The Georgian-style home of writer Sarah Orne coffee. FMI wocam.org or 646-7775. Jewett is owned by the Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities. Furnishings include Jewett’s desk, where she penned her classic works, such as The Country of the Theaters Pointed Firs. Friday–Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, June 1 through mid-October. Admission, $5. Biddeford City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Restored 1860 opera house, hosts plays FMI historicnewengland.org or 384-2454. and other arts events. FMI citytheater.org or 282-0849. Walker’s Point, the family compound of former President George Herbert Walker Bush, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St. (Rte. 9), Berwick. Summer theater hosts several can be viewed from Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. There is limited parking along the productions from mid-June through Labor Day, Wednesday through Saturday. FMI road; best viewing and easiest access is by foot or bicycle. Follow Ocean Avenue, two miles hackmatack.org or 698-1807. from Dock Square. Leavitt Theatre, 295 Main St. (Rte. 1), Ogunquit. 580-seat historic theater. Features current The Wedding Cake House, 105 Summer Street,Kennebunk, is one of the most photographed films, historic silent films accompanied by live piano music and other entertainment, May structures in the area. On the National Register of Historic Places, this distinctive Federal- through September. FMI leavittheatre.com or 646-3123. style brick house was built in 1825 by shipbuilder George Bourne. Bourne added the Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. (Rte. 1), Ogunquit. Historic summer playhouse. Open lavish, ornamental “frosting” about 25 years later. It is a private home so viewing is from mid-July through Labor Day. FMI ogunquitplayhouse.org or 646-5511. the roadside only. Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Open most of the year. Hosts a variety White Columns and First Families Museum, 10 AM to 4 PM, 8 Maine St., Kennebunkport. of events, including live music, dance, and plays presented by The Originals, the theater’s White Columns is a Greek Revival home open for tours. Built in 1853, it has many of the resident company. FMI sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472. home's orginal furnisings. The museum contains memorabilia and artifacts representing the family of former President George Herbert Walker Bush, whose family has had a sum- Tours mer residence in Kennebunkport for generations. Tours on the hour; last tour at 3 PM. The Back stage Tours at Ogunquit Playhouse are offered Fridays, July 28, August 25, and home is owned and managed by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Admission and September 8, 15 and 29; Sundays, August 6, and September 10 and 24; and Mondays, July tours are free to KHS members, $10 non-members. Continues through Columbus Day. FMI 10 and 24, August 21, and September 18 and 24. Visitors go behind the scenes to see how 967-2751. the magic on stage is made, from wigs, sound, sets and costumes to the dressing rooms, Science Fun where stars such as Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Walter Matthau, Steve McQueen, and more prepared for their performances. The tour highlights the history of Astronomy Classes, New School, 38 York St., (Rte. 1 South), Kennebunk. The Astronomical the theatre, including how it survived the Great Depression. A 90-minute tour is $10. An Society of Northern New England offers beginner classes at 6:45 PM, the first Friday of the abbreviated 45-minute tour is $5. Tours can be at the Box Office at 207-646-5511. month. ASNNE regular meeting follows at 7:30 PM. Classes are free; $5 for non-members if there is a guest speaker. FMI Brewery Tours, Kennebunkport Brewery, the Shipyard Shops, 8 Western Ave., Lower Village, asnne.astronomy@gmail. Kennebunk. See local ale being brewed. By appointment, preferably 24 hours in advance. com or asnne.org. Year-round. FMI 967-1261. Starfield Observatory, 918 Historic Mill Tours, Biddeford, starting June 8. Two-hour tour through the city’s 1843 tex- Alewive Rd. (Rte 35), Ken- tile mill complex, Thursdays and Saturdays, starting 10 am to noon, $15 for adults, $12 for nebunk. The observatory is seniors, $10 for students, 40 Main St., Biddeford, next to Portland Pie. Reservations required; home to the Astronomical call Heart of Biddeford at 207-284-8520, Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM to book a Society of Northern New tour. Reservations should be made prior to 2 PM on the day before the tour. England, which hosts a Kennebunkport Village Walking Tours from White Columns (formerly known as the Nott monthly star party, open to House), 8 Maine St., Kennebunkport, 11 AM, Thursdays and Saturdays, July and August; 11 the public. Private star par- AM, Saturdays, September. Adults, $7; free to members and children under 18. Open mid- ties can also be scheduled. June through mid-October. Tours are offered by the Kennebunkport Historical Society, which ASNNE also hosts other pro- owns and maintains White Columns. FMI 967-2751. grams. FMI asnne.astrono- Tours at The Jagger Brothers Mill, 5 Water Street. Springvale. This family-owned mill [email protected] or asnne. has been spinning yarn in Springvale for over 100 years. The tour shows the process of org. spinning from bales of fiber to spun yarn. Yarn is available for purchase at the end of the Seniors' Activities tour. Tours offered the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10 AM. Reservations required; call The Center, 175 Port Rd., 800-225-8023. Children must be at least age 12. Free. Kennebunk. The senior Walking Tours in Kennebunk, 11AM, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. center offers a variety of Learn about the historic homes that line Kennebunk’s Summer Street neighborhood. Led programs, including exercise by a knowledgable guide. $5 per person/free for members. Continues Fridays and Saturdays and wellness classes, through August. On Thursdays at 2 PM in July and August, museum guides lead tours of the recreational activities Mother's Beach area of Kennebunk Beach area; $10 per person/$5 for museum members. (including bridge, cribbage Meet at Trinity Chapel on Railroad Ave. FMI 985-4802 or brickstoremuseum.org.

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Saltwater Fishing Preview by Captain Greg Metcalf Amusements Striper Fishing Remains Strong on the South Coast It was another good as active as other areas. Seas the Day! week of fishing along the Fishing along the Cape southern Maine coastline. Porpoise shoreline and Enjoy a day of fishing or sight-seeing Mackerel were a bit more islands was very good. with Captain Greg Metcalf aboard Striper Swiper. difficult to catch than the Kennebunkport: previous week but still The fishing from Cape available if you looked for Porpoise to Wells Har- them. Striped bass con- bor has been relatively tinued to be cooperative. steady. Some days are a There are plenty of small little more challenging school-size fish and good than others and require numbers of fish from 26 to some extra patience, but 32 inches in length. there is plenty of bait Saco River and Saco and a pretty robust body Bay: Captain Cal Robinson of stripers in the area. We sail daily from Government Wharf, of Saco Bay Guide Service The Kennebunk Riv- told me bait was more er has been producing Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport. cooperative this week, some impressive catches 401-617-9265 • Email: [email protected] and the bass were plenti- of stripers including sev- www.captaingregmetcalf.com ful, especially on the open eral keeper-sized fish. beaches. Mackerel have Captain Bruce Hebert of reappeared and are back the Libreti Rose II caught in force. a 45-inch, 43-pound Trolling tube and worm striper off his dock while rigs in the Saco River was waiting for his charter Kennebunkport very productive as well group to arrive. as drifting with chunks of mackerel for bait. There are Wells, Ogunquit: Bicycle Company still no bluefish catches to Brandy from Webhannet Rentals • Sales • Tours • Service report, but the water tem- River Bait and Tackle re- peratures have stabilized. ported that striper fish- Clothing, accessories & child trailers Goose Rocks Beach: ing was excellent again Captain Steve Brettell re- this week. There are still ported fishing the Goose mostly school-sized fish Alex Neumann, 16, from Dublin, Ohio, shows off the 26-inch Summer Specials thru 8/15 along the coastline and Rocks Beach area was fair striped bass he caught aboard the Striper Swiper just prior to reg. $179.99 to good this week. Sand in the rivers, but there releasing it. Overhaul $110 eels have moved back in are some big fish in the mix. Deluxe Tune-up $75 reg. $89.99 along the sandy beach but One lucky angler landed schools pogies along the the stripers don’t seem to be a 43-inch striper off the beaches. with this ad Wells Harbor jetty on Thurs- York: Captain Phil Breton day. Mackerel fishing was open Mon.–Sat. 9-6 • Sun. 8–3 reported that bait is plen- also very good. Live mack- tiful along the southern Weekly group ride for all levels! erel, chunk mackerel, clams Maine coast, so the strip- Mackerel and sea worms all worked www.kennebikeport.com • 207-385-4382 ers have been very active. well for fishermen. Early He has caught both small 34 Arundel Road, Kennebunkport morning and early evening fish and large fish along seem to be the best times of the rocks and beaches this day for optimum results. Sailing on The Gift week. Long Sands Beach Brandy also told me and the rocky shoreline off that giant tuna were spot- the Cliff House have been 1 1/2-hour cruises ted in as little as 20 feet of AT THE DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY, particularly productive. Private charters water crashing through the EVERYTHING IS CHANGING ...AND ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. Perkins Cove, Ogunquit “EXPLOSIVE and THRILLING!“ 207-646-3758 - Bloomberg News www.sailthegift.com Striped Bass

“A TRIUMPH Whale Watch • Scenic Lobster Cruise “SWEEPING, for the stage” POWERFUL“ - Time Magazine Second Chance Cruises - NY1 AUG 2 Across the bridge from Dock Square thru AUG 26 4 Western Avenue • Kennebunk 207.646.5511 OgunquitPlayhouse.org 207-967-5507 Rte 1 Ogunquit, ME Where the locals go PAGE 24 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Library Hosts Solar System Expert Mystery Drama at Hamilton House Scott Negley will visit Ten guilty strangers are the Kennebunk Free Li- trapped on an island. One brary with his portable by one they are accused of planetarium on Wednes- murder; one by one they day, August 9, for presen- begin to die. . . tations at 2:30 and 6 PM. Step back in time into a Negley, one of NA- 1930s radio broadcast stu- SA’s “Solar System Am- dio with Mystery Theatre bassadors,” will present Radio Hour’s And Then his Summer Skies pro- There Were None, complete gram. Participants will with period actors, vintage- be invited into the plan- style commercials, sound etarium to learn about effects, and the spine-tin- constellations that are gling twists and turns of visible during the sum- this classic Agatha Christie mer. He will also describe Scott Negley is a “Solar System Ambassador" for NASA. mystery story. some NASA projects in- The drama will take The Hamilton House in South Berwick is the perfect setting volving the solar sys- of the heavens. He earned a ages are welcome; regis- place on Friday and Sat- for the period drama. tem. Free eclipse-viewing degree in astronomy at the tration is required. The urday, August 4 and 5, at glasses will be available University of Pennsylvania program is part of the 6 PM with a matinee Sun- by Garrison Players Art parlor bookcases. When to take home. and embarked on a 40-year Build a Better World Sum- day, August 6, 2 PM, at the Center and is directed by we opened some of the Negley is the director career as an astronomy mer Reading Program. historic Hamilton House William Burr and Judi books, we discovered the of Mainely Stars Plan- educator. Kennebunk Library is in South Berwick. Bring Currie. The cast includes signature of Elise Tyson etarium, whose goal is He has shared his at 112 Main Street, Ken- a blanket or chair for this Melissa Perry, Ralph M. Vaughan, who owned and to “help children reach knowledge of the universe nebunk. FMI and to reg- outdoor presentation. Wark, Phil Adams, Jay restored the house with her for the stars.” He uses with students of all ages, ister call 985-2173 or visit The show is presented MacDougall, Zak Koehler, stepmother Emily in the his portable planetarium initially as a university kennebunklibrary.org. Denise McDonough, Paul early 20th century. I was for astronomy program instructor, then as a school Langevin, Mike Doyle, Tim fascinated, imagining Elise presentations to elemen- district planetarium direc- Young, Autumn Allen and Tyson Vaughan reading tary and middle school tor, adult school teacher Ray Will. mystery novels on a sum- classes in northern New and elderhostel instructor. Wells Branch Tickets are $10 for His- mer evening. It made me England. As a Solar System Am- Fire Association toric New England and feel as if I knew her a bit. I Educated initially as bassador, Negley continues Attendees will receive a pair Benefit Garrison Players Arts wanted to share that feel- an engineer, Negley's pas- to educate others about of eclipse-vewing glasses. A Center members, $15 non- ing with people, and help sion for the stars was ig- NASA’s discoveries. solar eclipse will cross the 18th Annual members, $5 nonmember them experience a mystery nited by a binocular tour Admission is free. All United States on August 21. children (ages 8 and up). story at the site.” Open Golf Registration is recom- Garrison Players Art Tournament mended. FMI and tickets, Center board member Eliz- Sat., August 12 contact Historic New Eng- abeth Burr says, “The radio land at 207-384-2454 or show is the perfect melding 7am – 4pm email HamiltonHouse@ of theater and history, and A True Irish Pub Merriland Farm historicnewengland.org. Garrison Players is thrilled Delicious Homemade Food Register online at www. to partner with Historic Par 3 Golf HistoricNewEngland.org. New England for And Then American & Irish Specialties 545 Coles Hill Rd., Wells The idea for presenting There Were None. We hope Nightly Dinner Specials No Tee Times Needed Mystery Theatre Radio this will become an annual Happy Hour 3–5 PM • Late Night bites Hour at Hamilton House event.” Adult & Child Divisions began with Historic New Hamilton House is Live Entertainment Wed. thru Sat. Cash Prizes & Raffle England South Berwick located at 40 Vaughans Rehearsal Dinners • Private Parties • Catering Entry Fees: site manager Marilyn Keith Lane in South Berwick. Sun: Noon–Midnight • Mon: 3 pm–Midnight • Tues: Closed Daly. Hamilton House is one Weds & Thurs: 3 pm–Midnight • Fri & Sat: 3 pm–1 am $20 / 18 Holes Says Daly, “As I was of more than three dozen $15 / 9 Holes working in Hamilton historic sites owned and 1619 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells • 207-251-4065 House, I noticed vintage operated by Historic New FMI: 646-0508 mystery novels in the large England. www.feilerestaurantandpub.com Rain Date: Sun., August 13

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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, August 4, 9:30 PM – Ashley Dawn Band 181 Port Rd, Kennebunk, 207-967-5544 Sundays, 5 to 8 PM – Live Music Saturday, August 5, 9:30 PM – The Royal Furs Sundays – Live Music on the Patio Wednesdays, 7 to 11 PM – Open Mic Sunday, August 6, 2 PM – Dana Brearley & James Folan www.pedrosmaine.com Thursdays, 7 to 11 PM – Live Music or Karaoke Tuesday, August 8, 9:30 PM – Green Lion Crew Fridays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music Friday, August 11, 9:30 PM – Vibrant The Pilot House Saturdays, 2 to 6 PM – Live Music Saturday, August 12, 9:30 PM – Element 78 4 Western Ave, Kennebunk Saturdays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music Sunday, August 13, 2 PM – Pete Kilpatrick 207-967-9961 www.bentleyssaloon.com Tuesday, August 15, 9:30 PM – Green Lion Crew www.innontheblues.com Run Of The Mill The Burleigh 100 Main St., Saco, 207-571-9648 at the Kennebunkport Inn Jonathan’s Restaurant Sundays, 4 to 7 PM – Live Music Dock Square, Kennebunkport, 207-967-2621 2 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit Mondays – Trivia Thursdays, 7 to 10 PM – Local Dish 207-646-4777/1-800-464-9934 Tuesdays, 7 to 11 PM – Open Mic Night Friday, August 4 – Michael Beau Dalleo Wednesday, August 2– Arlo Guthrie Wednesdays, 7 PM – Washers Tournament Saturday, August 5 – Sam Smithwick Thursday, August 3 – Arlo Guthrie Saturdays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music www.kennebunkportinn.com Friday, August 18 – Aztec Two-Step & Devonsquare www.therunofthemill.net Saturday, August 19 – Jimmy Tingle Comedy Clay Hill Farm Thursday, August 24 – Bob Marley Comedy Show The Front Porch Agamenticus Rd., Ogunquit, 207-361-2272 Friday, August 25 – Vicki Monroe, Psychic Medium 9 Shore Rd., Ogunquit, 207-646-4005 Sundays – Curt Bessette & Jenn Kurtz Saturday, August 26 – Jimmy Keys Sundays, 8 to 9 PM – Kim Kuzma (Disco) Mondays – Brian Bair Call or check website for ticket prices & reservations: Fridays to Sundays, 5 PM to Close – Live Piano Tuesdays – Stephen Bracciotti www.jonathansrestaurant.com Tuesdays, 8 to 9 PM – Kim Kuzma Wednesdays – Dennis Coraccio at the Piano Thursdays, 8 PM – Dinner Cabaret Thursdays – Katherine Mayfield at the Piano Lodge on the Cove www.thefrontporch.com Fridays – Katherine Mayfield at the Piano 29 S. Main Street, Kennebunkport, 207-967-3993 Saturdays – David Hollis at the Piano Fridays, 6 to 9 PM – Local Live Music Vinegar Hill Music Theatre www.clayhillfarm.com www.lodgeonthecove.com 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, 207-985-5552 Thursday, August 3 – Roomful of Blues Colony Hotel Litchfield’s Bar & Grill Saturday, August 5 – Ronan Tynan Marine Room Lounge 2135 Post Rd., Wells, 207-646-5711 Sunday, August 6 – Ronan Tynan 140 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 207-967-3331 Wednesdays, 7:30 to 11 PM – Trivia & Karaoke August 8 – Margaret Bush for James Cowperthwait Fridays, 5 to 7 PM – Live Entertainment Fridays, 9 PM to 12:30 AM – DJ Dance Music Friday, August 11 – Well-Strung Saturdays, 5 to 7 PM – Live Entertainment Saturdays, 9 to 11:45 PM – Live Music Saturday, August 12 – Brendan James www.thecolonyhotel.com www.litchfieldsbarandgrill.com Sunday, August 13 – Annie Royer French Cabaret Jazz Friday, August 18 – Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Elements: Books Coffee Beer Mike’s Clam Shack Pierce Bush (Special Preview of ‘Sisters First’) 265 Main Street, Biddeford, 207-710-2011 1150 Post Rd., Wells, 207-646-5999 www.vinegarhillmusic.com Thursday, August 3, 7 PM – (Book Reading) Fridays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music Friday, August 4, 8 PM – Northwood Saturdays, 8 to 11 PM – Live Music York Harbor Inn Saturday, August 5, 8 PM – Olivia Frances www.mikesclamshack.com Ship’s Cellar Pub www.elementsbookscoffeebeer.com 480 York St., York Harbor, 207-363-5119 Nonantum Resort Fridays & Saturdays – Live Music Federal Jack’s Brew Pub 95 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 207-967-4050 www.yorkharborinn.com Kennebunk Lower Village, 207-967-4322 Sundays – Jim Ciampi Tuesdays, 8 PM – Trivia Mondays, 6 PM – Live Music Thursdays, 9 PM – Karaoke Tuesdays, 6 PM – Jim Ciampi Fridays, 10 PM – Live Music Wednesdays, 6 PM – Gary Richardson Saturdays, 10 PM – Live Music Thursdays, 6 PM – Jim Ciampi www.federaljacks.com www.nonantumresort.com Féile Restaurant & Pub 1619 Post Rd., Wells, 207-251-4065 Simple Open Daily Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 PM – Live Irish Music May thru Oct. Casual Waterfront Dining Thursdays, 7 to 9 PM – Trivia Fresh Fridays, 8 PM – Karaoke Annie Seafood featuring Fresh Local Seafoods. Saturdays, 8 PM to Midnight – Live Music Prepared with Care. More than just great food. . . Served with a View! www.feilerestaurantandpub.com More than just waterfront dining. . . More than just friendly faces. . . Hooks Chill & Grille More than just sea breezes & cocktails 696 Main St., Ogunquit, 207-216-4813 on the deck. . . Sundays, 3 to 6 PM – Live Music A unique group of people Mondays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music A unique dining experience Tuesdays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music Wednesdays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music Lunch and Dinner Daily from 11:30 AM Thursdays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music 134 Harbor Road • Wells Harbor Reservations (207)967-3444 Fridays, 6 to 9 PM – Live Music 207-646-8780 • www.fishermanscatchwells.com Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport www.hookschillgrille.com PAGE 26 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Awesome Blueberry Recipes from Maine Friends Near and Far Editor's Note: Nancy McCallum originally submitted this article for the Blueberry issue (July 13), but we had so many juicy stories for that issue, we had to put this one on the back burner. The timing is even more perfect now for this collection of unusual and delicious blueberry recipes. Blueberry season, after a slow start, is just getting into high gear. Also, it's a perfect fit for the Hiking and Biking issue. There's nothing like a blueberry-picking break to enhance a walk or a bike ride along Maine's rural roads and pathways. by Nancy McCallum When Sue and I met in the Crocker, Marjorie Standish, Another recipe that had When I put out the word ‘Port many moons ago, we for a recipe called "Melt- its origins from a church to friends on social media quickly discovered our Ban- in-Your-Mouth Blueberry cookbook during the 1950s for treasured Maine blue- gor roots, and as she likes to Cake." – this one from a North berry recipes, I was de- say, “Bangor girls watch out “The first time I made Bridgton church. It came lighted with the responses for each other.” So, of course it was when I lived in San from the grandmother of I received. I especially ap- she was the first person to Diego,” Sue says. “And I my friends Rick, Tom and preciated the “back stories” answer my recipe plea. needed a bit of Maine. It’s Susan Denison. It is called – the stories about how When Sue was fresh out so good. Everyone loved simply, “Grammie Deni- these recipes came into of high school, she headed it. It’s perfect the way she son’s Blueberry Teacakes.” my friends’ hands. Due to to the West Coast to pur- (Marjorie) wrote it, and all “This makes small muf- space restrictions I can’t sue her career as an artist. it needs is a bit of whipped fins, rather than the mega- include all of them, but I She found work quickly cream on top. I do add more muffins we get today,” says will be trying out some of and was able to learn a lot blueberries sometimes.” Sue. “Ma says that it’s the Blueberry teacakes are a tempting alternative to large muffins. them in my own kitchen. about stained glass and ka- Standish, who wrote extra sugar in the rounded I have a friend in Ken- leidoscope-making. Today a cooking column during cup of sugar that makes a cookbook edited by the She says she occasion- nebunk who shares similar she is a world-renownd the 1950s and ‘60s for the these so good, as well as paper’s food editor, called ally bakes a pie, and uses a roots with me – we both kaleidoscope maker with Maine Sunday Telegram, dredging the blueberries All Maine Fruit and found a recipe found on a tapioca lived as children in Bangor. a studio in Kennebunk always said the recipe, to keep them from bleeding blueberry muffin recipe she box (tapioca is used for Sue Rioux is a true native of Lower Village. which is included in her through the batter.” has been making ever since. thickening; some people the Queen City; I only lived While in California she classic cookbook Cooking I must include another “I like it because it isn’t use cornstarch, others, there long enough to get missed many things about Down East, was her most blueberry muffin recipe, terribly sweet,” she says. flour.) Of the pie she says, through junior high school. Maine, especially its blue- popular. She found the because of the Maine blue- (Note that it has two-thirds “Haven’t taken it to any (I later moved back up that berry season. So she turned recipe in a Maine church berry-ness of it. This is less sugar than the previous potlucks. We keep it to way to attend college.) to Maine’s version of Betty cookbook. from my friend Natalie teacake recipe.) That same ourselves. Topped with Slefinger Toth, a native year, per the suggestion of an vanilla ice cream. Fresh of Baileyville, now also editor, she entered – and berries best.” Melt-In-Your-Mouth Blueberry Cake known as Woodland, a tiny won – the Miss Maine Blue- When it comes to pies, village way Down East, berry Queen contest at the I was intrigued by a num- INGREDIENTS Serves 8 which is the heart of Maine annual Union Blueberry Fair. ber of recipes I received. A 2 eggs, separated 1½ cups sifted flour blueberry country. Now a resident of Pen- frozen yogurt pie sounds 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder Natalie earned money sacola, Florida, Natalie con- yummy; so did a pie cooked for college (we met at the tinues to serve these muf- in a ginger snap crust; ditto ¼ tsp. salt ¹/³ cup milk ½ cup shortening University of Maine at Oro- fins to rave reviews. She a chilled a blueberry glacé 1½ cups fresh blueberries no) raking berries on the 1 tsp. vanilla PREPARATION can pick high bush berries pie. One of my friends barrens. After she gradu- in Florida, but also supple- makes “hand pies” for her ated from UMO, she started ments recipes with frozen small bakery business. Beat eggs white until stiff. Add about ¼ c. of sugar to keep them stiff. a job as a reporter for the Wyman’s Wild Blueberries How perfect a snack is that? Cream shortening, add salt and vanilla. Rockland Courier-Gazette. (a Maine company), as they Add remaining sugar gradually. Her first year at the news- are sweeter than the high Blueberry Recipes Add unbeaten egg yolks and beat until light and creamy. paper, in 1979, she bought bush berries. continued on next page Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Fold in beaten whites. Grammie Denison’s Blueberry Teacakes Fold in the fresh blueberries. (Take a bit of the flour and gently shake berries in it so they won’t settle.) INGREDIENTS (as taken from Grammie’s handwritten recipe) Turn into a greased 8" X 8" pan. 1 cup sugar, rounded 1 cup blueberries Sprinkle top of batter lightly with granulated sugar. 1 egg 2 tsp. baking powder Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. 2 Tbsp. shortening 2 cups flour 1 cup milk 1 tsp. salt PREPARATION

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and stir well. Sift flour, salt and baking powder and add to the sugar mixture, alternately with the milk. Add blueberries dredged in a small amount of flour. Bake in muffin tins at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.

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Blueberry Recipes Blueberry Whoopie Pies continued from page 26 Dining INGREDIENTS I decided to go with my friend Diane Yorke’s fourth- ¾ cup canola oil 2½ cups flour ¼ cup sour cream generation pie recipe, which 1½ cups packed 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. vanilla extract was often made by her brown sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 2 Tbsp. buttermilk Jonathan’s grandmother and mother 2 eggs ½ tsp. salt 1¼ cups blueberries for Ogunquit Methodist Ogunquit church fairs. Her grand- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. PREPARATION mother learned her baking Mix oil and brown sugar until combined. Serving Dinner Nightly skills from her father. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each addition. Please note that this Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. recipe is not about the Add sour cream, vanilla and buttermilk. Mix until combined. Comedy crust. That’s a whole other Nights culinary category. This is Add blueberries. Mix on medium-high speed just to break down blueberries. about the pie, which can Drop mixture (your choice of size) onto baking sheets. Minis will be done in be made open-faced, if as little as 8 minutes. Larger ones may take up to 15-16 minutes. you prefer. Diane notes Allow to rest on cookie sheet for one minute. Remove to wire rack to cool. that family members have INGREDIENTS ½ tsp. vanilla extract tweaked the original recipe Lemon 4 ozs. cream cheese softened A pinch of salt over the years, using corn Cream Cheese J immy Tingle - 8/19 Jimmy Keys - 8/26 starch rather than flour to 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened 1 tsp. lemon zest, optional thicken the pie. Filling: 1½ cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted 1 tsp. lemon juice, optional Concert Series: www.jonathansogunquit.com The spices have also been changed from “a Beat butter until it is completely smooth, with no visible lumps. 92 Bourne Lane • 207-646-4777 pinch” to precise amounts. Add cream cheese and beat until combined. Just around the corner from the Ogunquit Playhouse The family used to pick Add sifted confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, salt, and lemon zest and juice. berries in pastures behind Beat until just smooth. the family homestead in Cape Neddick, but now she grows them on her nearby blueberries and drop the Lastly, I chose to in- markets and to a variety of farm, the JayLuna Farm whole thing into a 9-inch clude a recipe for blueberry businesses and customers. Lobster and Learning Center. pie pan with the crust on whoopie pies, made by a gal (She has a Facebook page: Mabel's Claw In Diane’s words: “We the bottom. We cover the I went to high school with, Mamie’s Mountain Whoop- take 1 rounded cup of sug- top with crust and bake it in South Paris. Mary Briggs ies Scratch Bakery. Whoop- ar and mix in ¼ tsp. of nut- off at 375 degrees for about retired from one career, ies were her first product; since meg, ½ tsp. of cinnamon 50 minutes or until it’s bub- and then embarked upon she has since added lots of 1953! and 4 rounded tablespoons bling and brown on top. It a second life, as a baker, other goodies.) of cornstarch. We add this is seriously good, and we just a few years ago. She Mary lives on Streaked mix to 4 heavy cups of get rave reviews on it.” sells her goodies at farmer’s Mountain, in a mountain- ous, blueberry-covered area of South Paris. She Natalie's Muffins can walk out her door to nearby trails to pick on the INGREDIENTS Yield: 12 muffins mountain, or she can buy It's a Classic! 2 cups flour 2 eggs berries from her friend and Steak • Seafood • Lobster 1 cup milk neighbor Steve Cummings ¹/³ cup sugar on nearby King Hill, who Homemade Pies & Cakes • Full Bar 3 tsp baking powder ¼ cup salad oil has been selling raked ber- OPEN DAILY 11:30-9 1 tsp salt 1 cup blueberries PREPARATION ries for $2 per pound for Reservations suggested • 207-967-2562 years. Sift dry ingredients together. She shared her recipe 124 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport Add eggs, oil and milk. Stir just enough to moisten. for a Blueberry Whoopie Dust the berries with a little bit of the flour mix and add to the batter. pie with a lemon-based ²/ filling that she found on Fill greased muffin tin about ³ full. King Arthur Flour’s web- Bake in a 400-degree oven for about 18 to 20 minutes. site. Everyone who tries it, H.B. Provisions. . . agrees it is a winner. a general store If we don’t have it, you don’t need it. Route 1 North H Wells Since Lunch & Dinner from 11 AM 1973! #hbprovisions Sunday Breakfast Buffet 8-11 AM Adults $9.99 • Children $4.99 207-646-8467 • www.bullnclaw.comwww.bullnclaw.com

Maine Lobster, Recent reviews posted on Trip Advisor Steak & Prime Rib ATM Decided to try The Bull and Claw restaurant in always on the menu! ~ The largest selection of craft beer Wells, Maine. This restaurant has been here and exceptional wines in Lower Village for many years and I always said I would stop ~ Fastest deli service • Eat in or take out and try it out. Sure glad I did as the food was Mussels ~ Baked goods made here daily delicious. The atmosphere was of a nauti- Sautéed with ~ Groceries: Meats, produce & cheeses cal theme and our waitress was very friendly butter, garlic ~ Gifts from Maine: Mugs, bags, etc. and totally efficient. Will be going back again & wine!! before I return home. ~ June, 2017 We all scream for SHAIN’S Ice cream! Scooped at the Senior Menu Age 55+ Walk-up Window! Choice of 5 Entrees w/2 sides$8.95 Served Weekdays 11 AM–8 PM 15 Western Ave. • Lower Village, Kennebunk H H Maine Lobster Specials H Always priced wicked low! H H 207-967-5762 • www.hbprovisions.com PAGE 28 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Classical Piano Concert at Colony Hotel On Sunday, August 6, Jersey and began studying a masters degree in pi- at 4 PM, concert pianist piano at the age of four. ano performance from the Dr. Frances Covalesky She is a music professor Manhattan School of Mu- SUPPORT MAINE FARMERS. will perform at the Colony as well as a concert pia- sic, New York, and a doc- Hotel, 140 Ocean Avenue, nist. She joined the music torate in music from the Buy Local! in Kennebunkport. faculty at the College of University of Miami School Covalesky, a second Saint Elizabeth, in New of Music, Florida. generation American Li- Jersey, in 2010. She has given solo reci- thuanian, was born in New Covalesky received tal performances throug- Community Market of the Kennebunks, Saturdays, 9 AM to 2 PM, Wa- hout the United States and terhouse Center, 51 Main St., downtown Kennebunk. The market welcomes abroad. Covalesky has won farmers, fishermen, florists, foragers, artists, craftsmen, creameries, chefs, numerous awards as a per- canners, carpenters, chocolatiers, weavers, beaders, butchers, bakers, pho- former and an educatior. tographers, roasters, musicians, metal smiths, needle workers, herbalists, She has been featured as a soloist with the New Jersey painters, knitters, quilters, nonprofits and volunteers. Open May to October. Pops Orchestra. FMI Linda Johnson, 604-1341 or [email protected] Her performance at the Gateway York Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, June 3 through Colony Hotel will include works by Johann Sebastian October 7; Thursdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, from July 6 through August 24; park- Bach, the Italian Concerto; ing lot at the York Visitors’ Center, 1 Stonewall Lane (Route 1), York. Local Claude Debussy, works farmers, specialty food producers and crafters selling fresh produce, meats, from Suite Bergamasque; seafood, baked goods, cheeses, homemade goodies and more. Rain or Chopin Mazurka opus 50 shine; smoke-free and pet-free except for service animals. Please bring re- no. 3; and M.K. Ciurlionis’ usable bags. FMI 363-4422 or www.gatewaytomaine.org/farmersmarket “The Lost Mazurka” and more. Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 AM to 1 PM, Garden Street Duringher performanc- parking lot, just west of Rte. 1. Fresh local fruits and vegetables, organic es Covalesky includes com- produce, meats, baked goods, flowers, eggs, maple syrup, fresh and dried mentary about the works herbs, cheeses, potted plants and yarn. Open to November 18, rain or shine. and the composers whose www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org works she is featuring. Admission to the con- Kittery Community Market, Sundays, 10 AM to 2 PM, Kittery Center Village cert is free and reservations at Post Office Square, 10 Shapleigh Rd., Kittery. Fresh local food choices Dr. Frances Covalesky will perform at the Colony Hotel are not required. FMI call and artisan work in an outdoor weekly food market. Over 35 vendors offering in Kennebunkport on August 6. 207-967-3331. produce, meats, cheeses, maple syrup, baked goods, pickles, jams/jellies, crafts and more. New this summer, Kittery Community Market will partner with Seacoast Eat Local to accept SNAP/EBT. Open June 4 to October 1. Puzzle Solution www.kitterycommunitymarket.com Maine Crafters and Farmer's Market, Sundays, 8 AM to noon, The Ball- park, 7 Ballpark Way, Old Orchard Beach. Features Maine products and crafts. Free parking at the stadium. Continues every Sunday. FMI Guy Fon- taine 205-6160. Newfield Farmer and Artisans Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, 637 Water St., Newfield, in front of the library and town office. On rainy days the market moves inside the barn beside the post office on Willowbrook Vil- lage. Market features SNAP/EBT. Products include fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, annual and perennial flowers, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, wood products and more. Open May to October. www.mainefarmer- smarkets.org/market North Berwick Farmers’ Market, Fridays, 3 to 6 PM, Town Hall parking lot, 21 Main Street, North Berwick. Offers local vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy and baked goods by area farmers, bakers and artisans. Accepts SNAP/EBT. Open May to October, rain or shine. www.northberwickfarmersmarket.org Saco Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 7 AM to Noon, open May 13 through October; Wednesdays, June through September, Saco Valley Shopping Center, corner of Spring and Scammon streets. Saco. Rain or shine. Sea- 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, fresh and dried herbs, vegetable seedlings and crafts. www.sacofarmers- market.com Bonus Answer: Butterfly caterpillars eat primarily leaves, but adult butterflies drink nectar from flowers, trees and even fruits, using their tongues like straws. Saco River Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, year-round, Pepperell Event Center, 40 Main St., Saco. Locally grown agricultural products, spe- cialty foods and local arts and crafts. 207-294-2074 Sanford Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 AM to noon and Wednesdays, 3 Public Suppers & Breakfasts to 6 PM, Central Park, Main St., Sanford. Fresh fruits and vegetables, flow- ers, plants, shrubs, herbs and cheeses. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards ONGOING Pancake Breakfast, 8 to 11 AM, Senior Center, 300 Post Rd., Wells. All-you- accepted. Saturday market runs May 6 to October 28 and November 18; can-eat $5 includes blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange Wednesday market runs May 31 to September 27. www.sanfordfarmers- juice and coffee. Every Saturday, May through October. FMI 646-7775 or www. market.org wocam.org. Springvale Farmers’ Market, Wednesdays, open May through Columbus Friendship Lunch, a free lunch held the second Monday of every month at 12 Day Weekend, 1 to 5 PM, Fresh produce, eggs, goat cheeses, plants and noon. Homemade food. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and Lord seedlings, cut flowers, annual and perennials, jams and jellies and baked streets, Kennebunk. FMI call 985-4803. goods. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards accepted. Rite-Aid parking lot in Share the Bounty, a free bean supper, held the first Saturday of every month Springvale Square, 474 Main St., Springvale. at 4 PM. Homemade beans, cole slaw, hotdogs, bread and homemade pies. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and Lord streets, Kennebunk. FMI Wells Farmers Market, Wednesdays, 1:30 to 5 PM, Wells-Ogunquit Cen- 985-4803. 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, AUGUST 3, 2017 PAGE 29

Hackmatack Playhouse Presents Steel Magnolias Dining by Steve Hrehovcik the ladies gather in the involved with the intimate the inevitable reveals their When six opinionated salon for their shampoos, relations of all the women. strength of character. women with persuasive trims and the latest styl- Adding a zany dimen- Husbands and other personalities share their ing, an important part of sion to the ladylike ca- men of the town never Port Lobster Co. private secrets with good their visit involves sharing maraderie of the group appear on stage, but have Fresh Fish Daily friends, you can be certain news about their lives and is Ouiser, played by Kate their personalities exposed Lobsters • Lobster Meat • Clams that confidences are re- the juicy gossip and rumors Miller, who admits, “I’m as the ladies complain, nag vealed, tempers flare and circulating around town. not crazy, I’ve just been in and nitpick about the men’s Hot Clam Chowder To Go Beer & Our Lobsters cooked free. since 1953 relationships are tested. The action starts on the a bad mood 40 years.” unromantic or question- Wine Such spirited dynamics wedding day of Shelby, Annelle, played by Al- able behavior. The only Lobster Rolls freshly made take place in the drama- played by Rachel Noland. anna Bagdon, has just ar- masculine voice is a radio $12.99 with our own hand-picked lobster meat +tax comedy, Steel Magnolias, Ever the professional, Tru- rived in town and applies announcer who provides the current production at vy takes special care with for a beautician’s position. sport scores and news of Fresh Crab Rolls, too! Hackmatack Playhouse, the sprigs of baby breath Although she seems shy the town. Lobster The Best Gift from Maine! now celebrating its 45th she adds to Shelby’s hair. and mysterious about her Director Caitlin Lowans ~ season as a summer theater. With each expert hair twirl past, the ladies accept her finds ways for the charac- Lobsters packed for travel. Next day air service available. Written by Robert Har- and comb and brush stroke, as one of their own and ters to heighten the drama Gift certificates available ling, the play opened off- Truvy’s infectious nature win her friendship. They as well as the poignant Our own Homemade entreés featuring fresh local seafood Broadway in 1987. It has delves into the details of even tolerate her prayerful and comic elements of the had several revivals around Shelby’s honeymoon and conversion to a new-born script. The one-set designed Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily • portlobster.com the world, including a pop- relationship with her fu- Christian, which makes by Dane Leeman captures ular film in 1989, followed ture husband. for some tense moments the atmosphere of an in- 122 OCEAN AVE., KENNEBUNKPORT • 207-967-2081 by a television production. Shelby’s mother, with those who live a less formal, well-run hair salon The story takes place M’Lynn, played by Kelli pious life. where friends can gather in Truvy’s beauty salon Leigh-Ann Connors, shares The ensemble cast dem- to release their inhibitions Happy Hour • Sun.–Thurs. 3–5pm located in Chinquapin Par- the joy of the wedding, but onstrates the power of and share their innermost ish, a fictional location in grows concerned about feminine bonding, trust personal thoughts. Louisiana in 1987. In two Shelby’s delicate health and companionship. Each As the hair fashions acts, with two scenes each, condition when Shelby brings depth, sensitivity change with the passage of time passes along with the declares she’s looking for- and humor to her role when time, costumes designed by changes in hairdo fashions ward to having a baby. the harshness and complex- Fran Bechtold compliment – demonstrated with flair Another salon regular ity of daily living often their styles with outfits by the multiple colorful and wealthy prominent citi- poses puzzling dilemmas that have an appropriate coiffures on Truvy, played zen, Clairee, played by Raina that have no easy answers. feminine flair. by Monique Foote. While Ames, can’t help but get How they cope and accept While the cast consists of six ladies, both men and women can relate to the everyday challenges they experience with grace, tol- erance and humor. The title of the play suggests how these resourceful ladies have combined the tough- Extraordinary Food ~ Ocean Views ness of steel with the deli- cate nature of magnolias. Steel Magnolias contin- ues until Saturday, Au- gust 12, with performances Wednesdays through Sat- Waterside or Deck Dining urday at 8 PM and mat- inees on Thursday at 2 Lobster Bakes & Live Music PM. Tickets start at $25 for Every Monday 5–8pm • Reservations required adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students. On the Kennebunk River in The Breakwater Inn For tickets and schedule, 133 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport call 207-698-1807 or visit stripersrestaurant.com • 207-967-3118 www.hackmatack.org. Hackmatack Playhouse is located at 538 School Street, Monique Foote, Kelli Connors and Rachel Nolan appear in Steel Magnolias at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick. Berwick.

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The Spirit of Massachusetts is a 125-foot schooner built right here in New England at the Charlestown NavalShipyard. Her launch in 1984 was celebrated in Boston Harbor with a tallship festival that welcomed over 80 tall ships from all over the world. After her launch she served as a goodwill ambassador for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts while sailing the globe as an educational vessel. In 2014 The Spirit of Massachusetts was restored and brought to her new home in Kennebunk, ME. PAGE 30 TOURIST NEWS, AUGUST 3, 2017 Dining Franciscan Monastery Will Host Concert Series The Franciscan Monas- tery Friars of Kennebunk will host the annual sum- mer concert series this year on August 5, 8 and 11. The concerts will be at the 7–1:30 Franciscan Guest House on weekdays Beach Street in Kennebunk 7–2 Lower Village. weekends The series is presented by the Lithuanian Ateitis 967-5132 organization and the Fran- ciscan Monastery. All per- formances are free; dona- World's Best French Toast tions accepted at the door. Specialty Omelettes • Belgian Waffles The concert on Satur- day, August 5, at 8:15 PM, Real French Crepes will feature a piano recital by Dr. Frances Covalesky, Sandwiches & Soups • Children's Menu and a vocal recital by Greta Keraite (soprano) and An- tanas Meilus (tenor) accom- Rte. 9, Kennebunk Lower Village American, Lithuanian, Italian, Dominican and Kazakhstan musicians will perform panied on piano by Beverly a program of traditional jazz swing and bossa nova music on August 8. Five Points Shopping Plaza, Biddeford • 283-2928 Soll. This concert will be a potpourri of favorite clas- ber musician, accompa- Aristides Rivas and pianist during his exploration of Open daily 7 AM to 2 PM sical composers along with nist, and solo pianist who Victor Cayres. a world full of passion and some Gilbert and Sullivan has performed throughout This concert, entitled wide-ranging textures, and selections and folk songs. the United States and in “Masters of Romanticism,” Piazzollo’s Tango Nuevo Frances Covalesky has Germany. She performs will focus on three mas- style and the influence performed throughout the frequently with New Eng- ters: Beethoven as a young of classical, jazz and the United States and Europe F.O. Goldthwaite’s land Light Opera and is composer recently arrived romanticism on the tradi- including performances in the artistic director of the in Vienna, Mendelssohn tional Argentine tango. Italy, Lithuania and Aus- Boston Singers’ Resource tria. Pool Lobster Recital Series. in scenic Biddeford Pool Greta Keraite, a student The Tuesday, August at the Lithuanian Academy 8 concert at 7:30 PM is Full Take-Out Menu • Grilled & Fried Seafood of Music and Theater, has entitled “Let’s Swing Our Lobster Rolls • Soups • Salads • Entrees participated in concerts, Hearts Out!” performed by Fresh Lobsters, Steamers, Mussels ~ Live or cooked to order festivals, master classes the Minns Jazz Quintet. The Great Selection of Wines and Beer and singing contests from quintet is a collaboration an early age. Take-out or eat in our scenic ocean-view picnic area between Lithuanian born Tenor Antanas Meilus is www.poollobster.com jazz vocalist Simona Minns, a recitalist, voice instructor, her husband, trombone Phone orders welcome and composer. This sum- Lobsters packed & shipped overnight nationwide player Dorsey J Minns and mer he will perform with their international band the New England Light PoolLike us on Lobster at Goldthwaite’s/Pool Company Lobster founded at Berklee College in scenic Biddeford Pool Opera Company and The of Music, Boston. 3 Lester B. Orcutt Blvd. • Biddeford Pool • 207-284-5000 New England Gilbert and American, Lithuanian, Sullivan Society Summer Italian, Dominican and Kitchen is open for the season. Concert Series. Kazakhstan musicians will Breakfast weekends only 7–10am Beverly Soll is a cham- perform a program of tradi- tional jazz tunes, including swing, bossa nova and bal- lads written by such com- posers as George Gershwin, A. Carlos Jobim and Harry Warren. The series concludes on Friday, August 11, at 7:30 PM with a chamber music recital by an international trio. The trio consists of vio- Violinist Egle Jarkova will perform in the chamber music linist Egle Jarkova, cellist concert on August 11 entitled “Masters of Romanticism.”

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Seaside and is not recommended advantages of this walk is deford Pool. Wildlife, such as Fletcher Neck, juts into variety of flora and pro- continued from page 2 for small children or people that it is not heavily used, as deer and fox, also inhabit Saco Bay and the Gulf of tected sections of shoreline with balance issues. which affords an opportu- the sanctuary. This rocky Maine. Bird lovers should attract a wide variety of energetic sea and ever- There is just one access nity to really experience the point of land, also known bring along binoculars; the bird species. changing sky. Fences be- point, near the York Har- wildness of the Atlantic. side steep cliffs keep the bor Inn on Route 1A, so it walkway safe. Benches is an out-and-back-walk. East Point Sanctuary are placed along the way. In addition to the beautiful This loop trail in Bid- You can access the walk views of ocean, you will deford Pool, about 1.5 from Shore Road, near the be able to see some of the miles long, offers beauti- village or in Perkins Cove, handsome estates of York ful views of the ocean and about a mile from Ogun- Harbor. Wood Island lighthouse. quit village. The walk is less than a The sanctuary, favored mile, and it typically takes by birdwatchers, can be Cliff Walk about 30 minutes to walk accessed off the Lester B. As one summer visitor out and back. One of the Orcutt Boulevard in Bid- noted in an on-line review about the Cliff Walk in York, this is a not a place to wear sandals. Sneakers and hiking boots are best on this narrow path carved out of rocky cliffs. It is a walk that requires caution

The Cliff Walk in York is rocky in spots and flat in others, but always offers spectacular vistas. photo by Robyn Gallant

Marginal Way in Ogunquit may be one of the most popular walks on Maine’s southern coast. There are beautiful ocean views at East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool. photo by BA Bartlette 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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