Maine News Events Calendar Aug. 26

The MAINE NEWS CALENDAR of Events is updated and published online daily. The “calendar week” begins on Saturday and submissions for the digital calendar should be emailed a week or more in advance. Submissions for print should be at least two weeks before the event. Our deadline chart can be found at www.turnerpublishing.net/pdf/Deadlines.pdf. To add an event to either calendar, email articles@turnerpublishing.net.
Weeks in listing are Saturday through the following Friday.
Listings for events that are three consecutive days or more are at the bottom of the weekly section of the calendar, and listings of recurring weekly or monthly events are below that, by town or city.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS: Those attending live events should prepare to follow the event’s public health and safety measures, including possibly wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing.

WEEK OF AUG. 21-27
Aug. 25 — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” part of Bailey Public Library series on Maine women, 6:30 p.m., Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Free, open to public, 207-377-8673, www.baileylibrary.org.
Aug. 25 — Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association online August Gardening Q&A from 7-8 p.m., free, open to the public, click here.
Aug. 26 — The Laura Hudson Project, Belgrade Summer Concerts on the Village Green, 6:30-8 p.m., free, open to the public, intersection of West Road and Main Street, Belgrade Lakes village.
Aug. 26 — 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Public Library and Belgrade Historical Society Community Read author talk with Richard Powers, 6:30 p.m., via Zoom, register 207-495-3508 or email Library@TownofBelgrade.com.
Aug. 27 — 7 Lakes Alliance Milfoil Stream Support at Rome Trout Brook, 8 a.m. Robbin’s Mill Stream, Hoyt’s Lane, Rome, www.7LakesAlliance.org, 495-6039.

WEEK OF AUG. 28-SEPT. 3
Aug. 28 — Androscoggin Adventure — A Sprint & A Float, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Rumford Boat Launch, U.S. Route 2, events, competition, food, music, www.chisholmskiclub.org/paddlesports.
Aug. 28 –Third annual Papermakers Heritage Celebration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum, 22 Church S., Livermore Falls, tours, refreshments, garage sale, guest speaker and paper-making demonstrations, 207-897-3157 or 207-592-1807.
Aug. 28 — L.C. Bates Museum outdoor 50th birthday party for Christopher sculpture, 1 p.m., 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, refreshments, kids’ art project, free, open to public,
lcbates@gwh,org or 207-238-4250.
Aug. 28 — Androscoggin Historical Society Knight House activity, 1-4 p.m., free, open to public, donations acceptied, on River Walk near West Pitch Park, theme will focus on the herb garden and will include samples from the Knight House culinary and medicinal herb garden, masks must be worn to tour the house,207-784-0586.
Aug. 28 — Hartford Heritage Society antique auto show 1- 4 p.m. J&O Irish Store museum, 1225 Main St., Hartford, prizes, free ice cream sundaes, food for sale.
Aug. 28 – Reception for Christina Davis, Gallery 302 featured artist, 5 p.m., talk and demonstration, no food, Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton, gallery302.com.
Aug. 28 — Beanhole bean supper, 5:30 p.m. Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. $8 adult, $5 ages 5-15, $23 Family. Indoor, outdoor dining, Bill 207-388-2263 or Cyndy 207-388-2667.
Aug. 28, 29 — St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish sock collection for homeless, bring new clean white socks to St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris St., Norway or Our Lady of Ransom Church, 117 Elm St., Mechanic Falls, 207-743-2606.
Aug. 29 — 1846 Minot Center Congregational Church service, 9 a.m., hosted by Minot Historical Society, Pastor Frances Lodge, open to all denominations, Center Minot Hill Road, where it intersects with Jackson Hill Road.
Aug. 29 — Belgrade Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Village Green, Belgrade Lakes village, no admission fee, townofbelgrade.com/recreation.
Aug. 29 — Kennebec on Fire Festival, 4-7 p.m., Coburn Park, Skowhegan; five fire brazier sculptures to be lit on the river, live music, craft booths, food for sale; admission is free, open to public, donatins accepted to beneift Friends of the Skowhegan Opera House.
Aug. 29 — Kindred Hearts, family gospel group, East Wilton Union Church Concerts on the Lawn, 6 p.m., Church Street, Wilton, free, donations welcomed, will be held indoors in bad weather.
Aug. 31 – Jerks of Grass (bluegrass), 6:30-8 p.m., Music for Mavis, Turner Gazebo, sit with friends you came with and maintain 6-foot distance from others, donation bin at the entrance, no rain dates.
Aug. 31 — 7 Lakes Alliance Night Sky Tour, 7:30 pm. location TBA, www.7LakesAlliance.org, 495-6039.
Sept. 1 — Arnold Lehman, author of “Sensation: The Madonna, the Mayor, the Media, & the First Amendment,” 6 p.m. Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake St, free, open to public, register by calling the library at 107-864-5529 or stop by to sign up.
Sept. 2 — Chris Poulson and the Social Club, Belgrade Summer Concerts on the Village Green, 6:30-8 p.m., free, open to the public, intersection of West Road and Main Street, Belgrade Lakes village.
Sept. 3 — Western Maine Art Group First Friday reception for artist Erica Christensen, 5-7 p.m. Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St., Norway.

WEEK OF SEPT. 4-10
Sept. 4 — Rangeley Trail Town Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Pond Street, Rangeley, free, music, food for sale, activities, exhibits, talks by hikers, more, rangeleytrailtown.com or www.rangeleymaine.com/calendar.
Sept. 4, 5 — St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish sock collection for homeless, bring new clean white socks to St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris St., Norway or Our Lady of Ransom Church, 117 Elm St., Mechanic Falls, 207-743-2606.
Sept. 5 — Dead River Area Historical Society annual Ice Cream Social, 1-3 p.m., 180 Main St., Stratton (museum open 11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Sept. 7 – Pam Weeks (Acadian), 6-7:30 p.m., Music for Mavis, Turner Gazebo, sit with friends you came with and maintain 6-foot distance from others, donation bin at the entrance, no rain dates.
Sept. 9 — Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Rountable, speaker Pat Falci, 7 p.m. Morrell Room at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, free, open to the public.
Sept. 8 — Biologist and author James D. Paruk, “Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver,” 6 p.m., Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake St., free, open to public, stop by or call 207-864-5529 to sign up.
Sept. 10 – “Abraham Lincoln Alive” with Lincoln re-enactor John Voehl, 5 p.m., , at Narramissic Farm, 46 Narramissic Road, South Bridgton, outdoor event, free, open to public, donations to Bridgton Historical Society welcome. Rain date Sept. 11, 207-647-3699.

WEEK OF SEPT. 11-17
Sept. 11 — Congregational Church of East Sumner Harvest Day and Barn Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine, 50 Main St., Route 219.
Sept. 11 — Mary Dillingham-Burnt Meadow chapter of the DAR, 11 a.m., Hope Haven Gospel mission, 209 Lincoln St., Lewiston. Guest speaker is State Regent Beverly Foster Robbins.
Sept. 11 — Awards reception for Rangeley Friends of the Arts 7th annual Western Mountain Photography Show, Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, lobby of RFA Lakeside Theater, 2439 Main St., Rangeley, free, open to public, rangeleyarts.org.
Sept. 11 — Opening reception Hallowell Granite Symposium, 6:30 p.m., Old South Congregational Church, 135 Second St., Hallowell, featuring Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. presentation on history of Hallowell granite industry.
Sept. 13 – Create a Mosaic workshop for grieving children ages 6-18, 6-7:30 p.m., Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area Healing Garden, 304 Main St., Waterville, free, registration required Jillian Roy, 207-873-3615 x 19, jroy@hvwa.org.
Sept. 14 – Ruth Hill (folk), 6-7:30 p.m., Music for Mavis, Turner Gazebo, sit with friends you came with and maintain 6-foot distance from others, donation bin at the entrance, no rain dates.
Sept. 14 — Carol Gardner, “Involuntary Americans: Scottish Prisoners in Early Colonial Maine,” 6:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom, hosted by Norway Public Library, free, open to public, registration required, questions call 207-743-5309 ext. 1.
Sept. 14 — Lisa Luken, simple living coach and consultant, on hygge, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom, hosted by Lithgow Public Library, Augusta, free, open to public, registration required.
Sept. 14 — Retired Maine State Trooper Percy Turner on the history of the Maine State Police, co-hosted by Hebron Historical Society and Minot Historical Society, 7 p.m., preceded by 6 p.m. pot luck supper, at the West Minot Grange Hall, 186 West Minot Road, free, open to public, feel free to bring something, donations also accepted.
Sept. 15 — Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine open house, 2-4 p.m., 59 Winter St., Norway. www.crcofwm.org.
Sept. 15 – Church of the Good Shepherd historical service featuring the liturgy and music of 1921, 6 p.m., presentation by Gary Priest to follow in the undercroft, 2614 Main St., Rangeley, www.goodshepherdrangeley.org.
Sept. 16 — Denny Breau, Belgrade Summer Concerts on the Village Green, 6:30-8 p.m., free, open to the public, intersection of West Road and Main Street, Belgrade Lakes village. (Rescheduled from July 29)
Sept. 16: “Tom and Jerry,” starting between 7-8 p.m., Chestnut Park, part of Auburn Summer Movie Series, free, open to public.

WEEK OF SEPT. 18-24
Sept. 18, 19 — Artisan fair, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ricker Hill Orchards, 295 Buckfield Road, Turner, free, open to public, HeatherLagueux@gmail.com or 207-212-4176.
Sept. 19 — Leavitt Area High School classes of 1980, 1981 reunions, 1-5 p.m. Vista of Maine, 146 N. Hills Ridge Road, Greene, details on Facebook Leavitt Class of 80 and 81; 40th Class Reunion.
Sept. 19 — Dog workshop for youth 8-14, hosted by Oxford County 4-H, 2-3 p.m., free, registration required at extension.umaine.edu/register/product/4-h-dog-workshop.
Sept. 21 — Lewiston Public Library Game On, Grownups, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Couture Room, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston, tabletop game night for adults, free, open to public.
Sept. 21 – Hot Damn; Deb & Norm Pelletier (Americana), 6-7:30 p.m., Music for Mavis, Turner Gazebo, sit with friends you came with and maintain 6-foot distance from others, donation bin at the entrance, no rain dates.

WEEK OF SEPT. 25-OCT. 1
Sept. 25 — Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum tours, garage sale, refreshments, papermaking and children’s train rides, 22 Church St., Livermore Falls, 207-897-3157 or 207-592-1807.
Sept. 25 — Chewonki’s Mammals of Maine, sponsored by Norridgwock Library Trustees, 11 a.m. Norridgewock Grange Hall, 9 Mercer Road, free, open to public, 207-634-2828.
Sept. 25, 26 — Artisan fair, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wallingford’s Fruit House, 1240 Perkins Ridge Road, Auburn, free, open to public, HeatherLagueux@gmail.com or 207-212-4176.
Sept. 26 — Belgrade Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Village Green, Belgrade Lakes village, no admission fee, townofbelgrade.com/recreation.

WEEK OF OCT. 2-8
Oct 2, 3 — Artisan fair, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boothby’s Farm Market, Boothby Road, Livermore, free, open to public, HeatherLagueux@gmail.com or 207-212-4176.
Oct. 3 — Blessing of the animals, 1 p.m., part of Church of the Good Shepherd Centennial Celebration, 2614 Main St., Rangeley, www.goodshepherdrangeley.org.

WEEK OF OCT. 9-15
Oct. 9 – NAMIWalks Maine, fundraiser for mental health support, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Capitol Park Plaza, Augusta, no fee, but fundraising is encouraged, www.namiwalks.org/Maine.
Oct. 9 — Belgrade Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Village Green, Belgrade Lakes village, no admission fee, townofbelgrade.com/recreation.
Oct. 11 — Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day by viewing the Ne-Do-Ba collection of artifacts donated to Androscoggin Historical Society, 1-4 p.m., at Knight House, River Walk near West Pitch Park, free, open to public, donations accepted, masks must be worn to tour the house,207-784-0586.
Oct. 9, 10 — Artisan fair, Thompson’s Orchard, 276 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, free, open to public, HeatherLagueux@gmail.com or 207-212-4176.

WEEK OF OCT. 23-29
Oct. 23 — American Legion Post 6 lawn sale, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., 114 Second St., Hallowell.

WEEK OF OCT. 30-NOV. 5
Oct. 30 — Double feature, “Monsters, Inc.” at 6 p.m. and “Hocus Pocus” at 8 p.m., free, open to public, registration required, Great Falls Park, part of Auburn Summer Movie Series, auburnmaine.gov.
Oct. 31 — Halloween at the Museum, 3-6 p.m., Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum, 22 Church St., Livermore Falls, candy, games, train rides, 207-897-3157 or 207-592-1807.

NOVEMBER
Nov. 13 – Our Lady of the Rosary Christmas Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,131 High St., Sabattus; adobson@une.edu.

DECEMBER
Dec. 19 — Holiday carol sing with Robert Ludwig, 4 p.m., part of Church of the Good Shepherd Centennial Celebration, 2614 Main St., Rangeley, www.goodshepherdrangeley.org.

EVENTS OF THREE DAYS OR MORE
June 21-Aug. 27 — Free concerts 7 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, City Park Gazebo, Summer Street, Bath. Bath Swing Band Wednesday, variety of instrumental music Friday. Free, open to public.
July 10-Aug. 28 — Waterfront Park concert series, 6 p.m., every Saturday, Waterfront Park, 61 Commercial St., Bath, free, open to the public.
Aug. 20-30 — Artist Virginia Valdes, featured WFLT Clothesline Project exhibition, Shepard’s Farm Preserve, 121 Crockett Ridge Road, Norway, free, open to public.
Sept. 10-20 — Artist Kimberly Hamlin, featured WFLT Clothesline Project exhibition, Shepard’s Farm Preserve, 121 Crockett Ridge Road, Norway, free, open to public.
Sept. 11-19 — Hallowell Granite Symposium, Stevens Common, Hallowell, other sites, sculptor demonstrations, other presentations, hallowellgranitesymposium.org.
Sept. 11-Oct. 11 — 7th annual Western Mountain Photography Show, Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, lobby of RFA Lakeside Theater, 2439 Main St., Rangeley, free, open to public, rangeleyarts.org.

WEEKLY/MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS
Listed by town/city

BRIDGTON
Community Ping Pong Program, 1-4 Sunday $1 to participate, open to all Town Hall, 26 North High St.

RANDOLPH
Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop group, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Randolph United Methodist Church, 16 Asbury St., Randolph, women of all ages who like to sing welcome. Call Lea at 207-622-1273 or Jenny at 207-441-2816.

TURNER
Boy Scout Troop 187 6:30 p.m. every Monday. Contact Robert Quick 207-330-9657.