Maine News Events Calendar Sept. 2

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, including most theater performances and art exhibitions, are at the bottom of the daily section; listings of regularly recurring weekly or monthly events are below that, listed by town or city in alphabetical order

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.

AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 2
Sept. 2 – Maine Outdoor Film Festival, 7 p.m., RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. $7 adults, $4 for Appalachian Trail hikers and children under 12, rangeleytrailtown.com.

SEPTEMBER 3-9
Sept. 4 — Court Street Baptist Church hosting guest organist Bradley Hunter Welch, 9:45 a.m., 129 Court St., Auburn.
Sept. 3 – Delta Lodge public breakfast, 7-9 a.m., $10, kids under 5 eat free, 930 Lovell Road, Lovell.
Sept. 3 – Stratton-Eustis Lions Club End of Summer Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 84 Main St., Eustis, proceeds benefit two exterior safety cameras for the Stratton School buses, contact Melinda Latendresse, 207- 246-2309 (home), 828=719-6842 (cell) or email melindalatendresse1@gmail.com.
Sept. 3 – Rangeley Trail Town Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Haley Pond Park, Pond Street, Rangeley, free, open to public, rangeleytrailtown.com.
Sept. 3 – Back to School Open House for kids, 1-4 p.m., free, West Auburn Schoolhouse, corner of Boothby Street and West Auburn Road, hosted by Androscoggin Historical Society.
Sept. 6 – Monmouth Community Players auditions for ‘Clue, The Musical,’ 8 p.m., Winthrop Congregational Church, 10 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, information at monmouthcommunityplayers.org.
Sept. 7 – Monmouth Community Players auditions for ‘Clue, The Musical,’ 8 p.m., Winthrop Congregational Church, 10 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, information at monmouthcommunityplayers.org.
Sept. 8 — La Rencontre luncheon, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., lunch followed by musicians Bob Mathieu, Fernande Caron Cyr, Nel Meservier, doors open at 9:30 a.m., all are welcome, admission fee, information 207-689-2000 or francocenter.org/shows.
Sept. 8 – Kennebec Land Trust Cobbossee Stream paddle to Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary cabins, 3:30 p.m., starts/ends at Robbins Road Boat Landing, free open to public, RSVP to Marie at mring@tklt.org or 207-377-2848.
Sept. 8 — Kerry Wilkins-Demming, “History of Apples in Winthrop: What We know and What We Don’t Know,” 6 p.m., Winthrop Maine Historical Society, Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St., Winthrop, free, open to public.
Sept. 8 — Historian and author Victor Vignola, Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable at 7 p.m., Morrel Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, free, open to the public.
Sept. 9 – Opening reception for “Generations” exhibition, 5-7 p.m., Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St., Norway, free, open to public.

SEPTEMBER 10-16
Sept. 10 – Neighbors Helping Neighbors 5K run/walk, 8:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m. registration, all ages and abilities, rain or shine, $25, students $15, under 10 free, all proceeds donated to Tedford Shelter’s Warm Thy Neighbor heating fuel assistance program, volunteers needed, www.LisbonUMChurch.org, neighborshelpingneighbors5k@yahoo.com.
Sept. 10 — Norridgewock Historical Society Yard Sale Fund Raiser, 8:30 a.m., rain or shine, NHS, 11 Mercer Road, benefits restoration/preservation of NHS building.
Sept. 10 — Greene Village Day, 9 a.m. athletic fields, 1 Recreation Drive, Greene, includes food, activities, displays, 50/50 raffle, more, preceded by 8:45 a.m. opening ceremonies at town office, 9 a.m. parade from town office to athletic fields, Greene Village Day 2022 Facebook, greenevillagedaycomm@gmail.com, Julia Coady at 207-333-1918.
Sept. 10 — Adam G. Gatchell Memorial Mud Run, 10 a.m., Coulthard’s Field, U.S. Route 2, Mexico, visit
Adam G. Gatchell Memorial Fund on Facebook.
Sept. 10 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine Plane Pull fundraiser, 10 a.m., Bangor Internalional Airport, 287 Godfrey Boulevard, Bangor, bbbsmidmaine.org, email Elizabeth@bbbsmidmaine.org, 207-370-8716.
Sept. 10 — Authors Andrea Lani, “Uphill Both Ways,” and Jennifer Dupree, “The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach,” 10 a.m., Community Meeting Room, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta, free, open to public, www.lithgowlibrary.org.
Sept. 10 – “Drinking Through New England History,” with June O’Donal, presentation and slideshow, 1:30 p.m., Great Ossipee Museum, 20 Historical Ridge Road, Hiram, free, open to public.
Sept. 11 — Pejepscot Genealogical Society, 2 p.m. Curtis Memorial Library. 23 Pleasant St., Christine McKenzie, proprietor of Before & After Photo Restoration, will discuss preserving old photos, for more information, contact Steve Gilchrist, 603-454-4094.
Sept. 11 – Hymn sing, Reeds Mill Church, 7 p.m. Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, free, open to public, bring a flashing (no electricity), www.reedsmillchurch.org.
Sept. 12 — Cub Scout Pack 454 first meeting, chance to join, 6-7 p.m., Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Route 23, Sidney, for kids in grades k-5 from Oakland, Sidney and Belgrade.
Sept. 12 — Cub Scout Pack 684 ice cream social for those interested in joining (boys and girls, K-Grade 5), 6-7 p.m., American Legion Post 2, 7 Legion Drive, Augusta, kvpack684@gmail.com.
Sept. 14 — Oxford County Fair Education Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Oxford County Fairgrounds, Oxford, for all students/chaperones admitted free until 1:30 p.m., for good bag register in advance by Aug. 31 click here, for information oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com or visit oxfordcountyfair.com.
Sept. 14 — Paul Johnson, Oakland resident, former Maine state biologist, virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park, 2 p.m., Oakland Public Library, 18 Church St., Oakland, free, open to public.
Sept. 14 — Board Game Night for teens, adults, 5-6:30 p.m., Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., free, no reservation rquired, seasoned veterans and those new to board games welcome, 207-513-3135, LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov, lplonline.org.
Sept. 14 — Cub Scout Pack 585 informational session, 6 p.m., W.G. Mallett School, 116 Middle St., Farmington, for girls and boys, K-Grade 5, don’t have to be Farmington resident, Meghan.Porter@androscoggin.org or 207-249-8832.
Sept. 14 — Author Gay M. Grant, “Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection,” 6:30 p.m., Belgrade Public Library, 124 Depot St., Belgrade, free, open to public.

SEPTEMBER 17-23
Sept. 17 – Yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fairfield United Methodist Church, 37 Skowhegan Road, Fairfield.
Sept. 17 — Maine-ly Harmony and the Nor’easters barbershop men’s chorus, 2 p.m., South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St., Augusta.
Sept. 17 — Patten Free Library third annual Bath Book Bash, featuring children’s authors, illustrators, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Library Park, Bath, free, open to public, bathbookbash.org.
Sept. 18 – Cub Scout Pack 428 open house 5:30 p.m. Masonic Lodge Hall (rear of the building) 138 Hamilton Terrace, Pittsfield, for boys and girls, kindergarten through grade 5, in the area interested in joining, cscouts428@gmail.com, bsatroop428maine@gmail.com
Sept. 19 — Cub Scout Pack 684 open house for those interested in joining (boys and girls, K-Grade 5), 6-7 p.m., American Legion Post 2, 7 Legion Drive, Augusta, kvpack684@gmail.com.
Sept. 22 — ROAR (Recovery & Opioid Addiction Resources) Rally, 5-8 p.m. Kennebec Behavioral Health Recovery Trail, 5 Commerce Drive, Skowhegan, free, open to public.
Sept. 23 — Author Saloma Miller Furlong, “Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood,” 2-3:30 p.m., Jeanne Couture Room, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., free, open to public, no reservation required.

SEPTEMBER 24-30
Sept. 24 — Treat Memorial Library annual book sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 56 Main St. Books, DVDs, CDs and more will be for sale by donation. The sale is the same day as the Apple Pumpkin Festival, so stop by before or after.
Sept. 24 — Maine Veterans and Family Outdoor Expo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cabela’s parking lot, Scarborough, sponsored by the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services the Veterans Benefits Administration, free, family-friendly, rain or shine, register at bit.ly/3dpNhpN and click on Veteran Outdoor Expo Registration, contact MBVS at 207-287-7020 or mainebvs@maine.gov for information.
Sept. 25 – Belgrade Village Green Craft Show Summer Series, 10 a.m-3 p.m., Village Green, south end of Belgrade Lakes, corner of West and Main streets, rain or shine.
Sept. 25 – Old-fashioned board games, 1-4 p.m., free, West Auburn Schoolhouse, corner of Boothby Street and West Auburn Road, hosted by Androscoggin Historical Society.
Sept. 25 – Sandy River Ramblers, 2 p.m., Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, www.reedsmillchurch.org.

OCTOBER 1-7
Oct. 1, 2 – Maine Garlic Festival, Lake George Regional Park, Skowhegan and Canaan, begins 9:30 a.m., kids under 12 free.
Oct. 8 – Belgrade Village Green Craft Show Summer Series, 10 a.m-3 p.m., Village Green, south end of Belgrade Lakes, corner of West and Main streets, rain or shine.

OCTOBER 8-14
Oct. 9 – 23rd annual Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and One Mile Fun Run, Waterford Common, 11:30 a.m. kids’ race is free; noon 5K benefits Tony Waldeier Scholarship Fund, waterfordfall5K.com or Facebook.com/Fall5K.
Oct. 9 – Free fall wildlife walk, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Major Gregory Sanborn (Brownfield Bog) Wildlife Management Area, Fryeburg, register at eventbrite.com/cc/wildlife-walks-with-mdifw-469669.
Oct. 14 — “Defending the Dark,” 6 and 8:45 p.m., RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St., Rangeley, tickets at rlht.org/events, proceeds benefit conserving Rangeley Lakes Region dark skies.

OCTOBER 15-21
Oct 15 — French Toast & Pancake Breakfast, 6:30-10 a.m., Ridge Road, Route 106, Leeds, adults $8, kids 4-1 $6, coreyvolunteer@gmail.com.

OCTOBER 22-28
Oct. 25 – Free fall wildlife walk, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Purinton Homestead Conservation Area, Bowdoin, register at eventbrite.com/cc/wildlife-walks-with-mdifw-469669.

OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 4
Oct. 30 — Fairfield Police Department Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat, 3-6 p.m. Eskelund Drive, Fairfield, to participate with trunk or table, contact Officer Shanna Blodgett, sblodgett@fairfieldme.com or 207-238-6369.

NOVEMBER
Nov. 18 – Free fall wildlife walk, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area, Farmingdale, eventbrite.com/cc/wildlife-walks-with-mdifw-469669.
Nov. 19 — 27th annual Holly Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rangeley Congregational Church Barn.
Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving Service, 10 a.m. Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, free, open to public, www.reedsmillchurch.org.

DECEMBER
Dec. 18 — Christmas Candlelight Service, Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, free, open to public, www.reedsmillchurch.org.

EVENTS OF THREE DAYS OR MORE
Sept. 9-24 – “Generations” exhibition, Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St., Norway, free, open to public.
Oct. 27-29 – “Rocky Horror Show,” CLT After Hours, Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn, rockyforequality.com.

WEEKLY/MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS
Listed by town/city

AUBURN
Androscoggin County Republicans, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday of month, Auburn City Hall, 60 Court St.

BELGRADE
Belgrade Historical Society, 6-8 p.m., second Monday of the month, Belgrade Town Office, 900 Augusta Road, public is welcome, 617-548-3569 or dilib56@aol.com.

BRIDGTON
Al-Anon, 5-6 p.m. Tuesday Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.
Community Ping Pong Program, 1-4 Sunday $1 to participate, open to all Town Hall, 26 North High St.
Narcotics Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.
Veterans Stronger Together, 4-5 p.m. Monday, Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.

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.

SABATTUS
American Legion Post 135 free coffee, doughnuts, 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, 40 Island Road.
Sabattus Recreation Running Club run, 6:30 p.m., meets at Sabattus Mini-Mall parking lot, in front of Mixer’s Nightclub. Weekly, year-round open to runners of all abilities.

SKOWHEGAN
Al-Anon, hybrid meeting, 7-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Skowhegan Federated Church, Island Avenue, 1-800-498-1844, www.maineafg.org

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

WINTHROP
Winthrop Maine Historical Society, first Thursday of month, 6-8 p.m., Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St., 207-395-5199, winthropmainehistorical@gmail.com.