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.
Ongoing events — those that last more than three days — and regular monthly meetings can be found at the end.
WEEK OF AUG. 25-31
Aug. 27 — Phil House and Kathy Haley perform Poland Spring Preservation Society Sunset Concert Series, 6:30 p.m., All Souls Chapel, 55 Robbins Way, Poland Spring, free; $5 donation suggested, www.polandspringmuseums.org, 207-998-4142, contact@polandspringmuseums.org.
Aug. 28 — Read ME, a statewide program to get Maine’s adults all reading the same books by Maine authors, 6:30-8 p.m., Norway Public Library, 258 Main St., Norway, 207-743-5309 ext. 1.
Aug. 29 — Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivors, free, 6-7:30 p.m., Bass Room, Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington, 207-626-4857, email donna.walsh@mainegeneral.org.
Aug. 29 — Chet Lunner on the impact of “fake news,” 6 p.m., Rangeley Public Library, Rangeley. Free. 207-864-5529 or stop by to sign up.
Aug. 30 — Scott Hatfield teaches two-hour Windows 10 cours, 10 a.m., free, limited to 20 participants, 207-864-5529 or stop by library to sign up.
Aug. 31 –Lunch Time In Kennedy Park, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., bring or buy lunch, music by the Mont Sweagers Irish Celtic Band, display by Haines Photography, no rain date, Kennedy Park, Pine and Park streets, Lewiston.
Aug. 31 — Maine Outdoor Film Festival, 7 p.m., RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. Several short films about the outdoors. $6; $3 for Appalachian Trail hikers and children under 12. maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/2018-rangeley.
WEEK OF SEPT. 1-7
Sept. 1 — First Saturday books for sale, snacks, Cary Library’s Williams House, 14 Winthrop Road, Wayne, 9 a.m.-noon, 207-685-3612.
Sept. 1 — Trail Town Festival, free events, games, music, exhibits and ice-cream-eating contest (free to Appalachian Trail hikers and children under 12), 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Haley Pond Park, Pond Street, Rangeley, 207-864-2771.
Sept. 1 — Author Brook McAlary, 10:30 a.m., Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta, 207-626-2415.
Sept. 1 — Public baked bean supper, 5-6:30 p.m., American Legion Auxillary Post 86, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray, $8 adults , $4 children younger than 12.
Sept. 2 — Dead River Area Historical Society open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; an ice cream social will be from 1-3 p.m., Stratton, 207-246-2271.
Sept. 6 — Season’s first meeting of First Light Camera Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens, 179 Admiral Fitch Ave. www.firstlightcc.com, info@firstlightcc.com; 207-449-8573.
Sept. 7 — Reception for artist Irina Kahn, 5-7 p.m., Main Street Gallery, Norway, free, open to the public, westernmaineartgroup.org.
WEEK OF SEPT. 8-14
Sept. 8 — Lisbon Gold Reunion, for Lisbon and Lisbon Falls high school members of class of 1968 or before; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Ramada, Lewiston; nviolette1@roadrunner.com or 207-353-8013. Facebook page; registration deadline is Aug. 31.
Sept. 8 — Pie Social at Norlands Living History Center, with Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble and mansion tours, 1-4 p.m., 207-897-4366 or www.norlands.org.
Sept. 8 — Historic video recordings, Hiram Historical Society, free, light refreshments, 1:30 p.m. Great Ossipee Museum, 20 Historical Ridge, Hiram, 207-625-4762.
Sept. 8 — Spaghetti dinner, two seatings, 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, Rayville Road, Route 121, Otisfield. Donations accepted.
Sept. 8 — Minot United Methodist Church, Route 121 and Empire Road, bean and casserole supper, 5-6:30 p.m.
Sept. 8 — Music in the Park and chicken barbeue meal, 4:30 p.m., before the concert, Jay.
Sept. 8 — Public bean supper, 5:30 p.m., Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St., Route 219, Sumner 207-388-2263 or 207-388-2667.
Sept. 8 — Novel Jazz, 7 p.m. Vienna Union Hall, 6 Mountain Road, buy tickets Google Vienna Union Hall, 207-293-2362 Viennaunionhall@gmail.com.
Sept. 11 — Author Paul Doiron, 7 p.m., Readfield Town Hall, Readfield.
Sept. 12 — DNA and genealogy talk, Lisbon Historical Society, free, open to public; 7 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m., MTM Center, 18 School St., refreshments, LisbonHistSoc@gmail.com or call 207-353-8510.
Sept. 12, 14 — SCORE Augusta free Introduction to QuickBooks workshops, 9 a.m.-noon, Purdue University Global, Room 101, 14 Marketplace Drive. Register augustame.score.org or email ali.simpson@scorevolunteer.org.
Sept. 13 — Second annual Central Maine Jeep Owners show, parking lot, Faith Evangelical Free Church, 250 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, registration 8-10 a.m., show 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 13 — SCORE Augusta “10 Steps to Building Social Media Visibility,” free, 9:30 a.m-noon, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, 297 Bath Road. Register at visit augustame.score.org.
Sept. 13 — The Taste Maine’s Future Showcase Dinner-The Future of Grain, 6-8 p.m., Bigelow Brewing Co., 473 Bigelow Hill Road. To register www.tastemaine.com/events.
Sept. 13 — Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table discussion, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick.
WEEK OF SEPT. 15-21
Sept. 15 — Loon Echo Land Trust Trek Fundraising Event; 8.4-mile competitive Mountain Challenge & 6-mile non-competitive hike, Shawnee Peak Ski area, post-trek party, limited to 200 participants; www.runreg.com/TREK, www.lelt.org/programs/trek, email: trek@lelt.org, 207-647-4352.
Sept. 15 — Brownfield Lions Club fundraising country-western dance, for ages 21-up, 8 p.m.-midnight, Lions Den, Routes 5 & 113, Brownfield; music by Linwood Cash & The Ridge Riders, $15 per person; 207-256-4364, 207-935-2681.
Sept. 16 — Teen fiddlers Owen Kennedy, Josh White, 3 p.m. Winthrop United Methodist Church 58 Main St.; suggested $5 donation/$15 family, www.fiddlerokennedy.com.
Sept. 19 — Maine in World War I, Kennebec Historical Society Presentation, 6:30 p.m., South Parish Church, 9 Church St., Augusta; free, open to the public, preceded by 4:30 p.m. historical society potluck, 6 p.m. annual meeting, election of officers.
Sept. 19 — SCORE Oxford Hills, “10 Steps to Building Social Media Visibility,” free, 9:30 a.m-noon, Norway Town Office, register at oxfordhills.score.org.
WEEK OF SEPT. 22-28
Sept. 22 — Annual Harvest Day and Barn Sale, Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St., Route 219, East Sumner, 207-388-2263, 207-388-2667.
Sept. 28 — Waterville Rocks! free family-friendly outdoor summer concert series, “Ryan Montbleau” and “Kenya Hall,” 5:30-8:30 p.m., Castonguay Square, Waterville; venue moves to Waterville Opera House if weather is bad.
Sept. 28, 29 — Somerset Samplers Quilt Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., United Methodist Church, 103 Dr. Mann Road.
WEEK OF SEPT. 19-OCT. 5
Sept. 29 — Family friendly community contra dance, free/donations accepted, 6-8 p.m. Otisfield Community Hall, 292 Route 121; singles, new dancers welcome, 207-539-3072.
Oct. 5 – SeniorsPlus Aging Well Living Well Expo, 8:15 aa.m.-4 p.m., Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center, Sunday River, Newry. www.seniorsplus.org, 1-800-427-1241.
WEEK OF OCT. 6-12
Oct. 7 — Lisbon Police Department plays former New England Patriots in flag football game to benefit DARE program, 1 p.m., thompson Field, Lisbon High School, 207-747-5277.
WEEK OF OCT. 27-NOV. 2
Oct. 27 — Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce annual Business & Community Expo, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, www.oxfordhillsmaine.com, 207-743-2281.
ONGOING
May 12-Oct 20 — Madison Farmer’s Market Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine, behind Main St. Park, downtown Madison.
June 2-Sept. 30 — Phillips Farmers Market, American Legion building, Depot Street., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Aug. 1-Sept. 8 — “Ebb + Flow: Reflections on the Kennebec River,” exhibition, Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 207-872-2787.
Aug. 3-Sept. 29 — work of artists Arlene Kelley, Marj Burgess featured in “Full Circle,” exhibition, Monkitree, 263 Water St., Gardiner.
Aug. 5-Oct. 16 — “Rangeley au Naturel, the Nude Studies of John Swan & Herb Welch” exhibition, Outdoor Heritage Museum, Oquossoc, rangeleyhistoricalsociety.org or 207-864-3091.
Aug. 15, 22, 23, 30 — Tinkergarten, free children’s outdoor learning event for 18 months to 8 years, 4-5:15 event Aug. 15, 22; 10-11:15 a.m. Aug. 23, 30; North Street Playground, 151 North St. Free; registration required www.tinkergarten.com/leaders/heather.katz.
Aug. 24-26, 31, Sept. 1-2, “Marriage is Murder,” a comedy, at Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell, 207-626-3698.
Aug, 29, Sept. 6, 12, 13 — Underwood Memorial Library Storm the Library meetings to determine future programming; 6 p.m. Aug. 29, Sept. 12; 1 p.m. Sept. 6, 13, open to all, at the library, 2006 Main St.
September — Works of of Irinia Kahan on display, Main Street Gallery, Norway; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday’ 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, westernmaineartgroup.org.
MONTHLY MEETINGS, EVENTS
AUBURN
Androscoggin County Republican Committee, second Thursday every month, Auburn City Hall. 207-576-9096.
Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club board meetings, last Thursday of the month, 7 a.m., Roy’s Restaurant, 11 a.m. The Village Inn, Auburn, dates subject to change, 207-713-7045.
VFW Post 1603, second Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. 588 Minot Ave., 207-783-2561.
AUGUSTA
Kennebec Beekeepers Association, 6-8:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. mainebeekeepers.org/kennebec-beekeepers.
BRIDGTON
Bridgton Easy Riders snowmobile club, second Friday of the month, includes pot-luck supper, 6 p.m. September through April, Bridgton Community Center. New members are always welcome.
Friends of the Bridgton Public Library, 9:30 a.m. second Tuesday of the month, Bridgton Public Library, 1 Church St.
Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition, second Thursday of the month, 4:30-6 p.m., Bridgton Municipal Complex, Iredale Street, 207-803-9987.
BRUNSWICK
Pejepscot Genealogical Society, 2 p.m., second Sunday of the month, Morrell meeting room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. 207-833-5430.
Toastmasters, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Maine Technology Institute, 8 Venture Ave., 207-241-2294 or toastmastersclubs.org.
FARMINGTON
The Sandy River Center community education programs, open to public. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 1 p.m. first Wednesday; SeniorsPlus, 9 a.m., second Wednesday; United Way, 10 a.m. third Tuesday; SEARCH program of Catholic Charities, 1 p.m. fourth Wednesday; NorthStar Community Paramedicine, 10 a.m. fourth Thursday. Diane Price 207-778-6591 ext 215.
GARDINER
Gardiner/Augusta Lions Community Market, with vendors, crafters, exhibitors and fix-it services, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., last Saturday of the month, at the clubhouse, 25 Lions Ave., Gardiner.
SKOWHEGAN
The Skowhegan Sportsman’s Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, 857 East River Road, Skowhegan, 207-649-1238, skowhegansportsmansclub.org.
SOUTH PARIS
Oxford Hills Business After Hours, first Thursday of the month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., venue changes, 207-743-2281.
WAYNE
Cary Library First Saturday, first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.-noon, Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road. Book sale, boutique breakfast, more. 207-685 3612.
