Maine News Aug 8

 National Democrats are targeting 19 legislative races in Maine this fall to strengthen the party’s control of state government.

UPCOMING

Wolfe’s Neck Center calendar

Meetinghouse Arts Events

Freeport Farmers Market - Saturdays now through October: Through October 8:30am – 12:30pm at the BTLT Saturday Farmers Market at Crystal Spring Farm. 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick. The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. Farmers Market was established in 1999 to advance the Land Trust’s mission of supporting local agriculture. With over forty vendors, many of whom have been with the Market since its inception, the Saturday morning market offers a variety of local, fresh produce

AUG 8

Memorial Park, 5 Park St., Freeport: Choro Louco, 2-4
Make Your Own Bezel Ring or Pendant – Saturday Metalsmithing Workshop →Artascope, 138 Bayview St, Yarmouth  1:30 pm

5 Things Maine Families Should Do Before School Starts (q961.com)

20th annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival approaches (pressherald.com)

5 Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival approaches (pressherald.com)

    AUG 9
    Music in the Parks (Freeport) → Memorial Park, 19 Bow St, Freeport 2:00 pm
    Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, 68 Garrison Cove Rd., Bailey Island: Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations, 1-4
    Live Well Farm, 1583 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell: Don Campbell Band, 2
    Summer Soiree → Live Well Farm, 1583 Harpswell Neck Rd, Harpswell |1:00 pm 
    Celebration Tree Cabaret →Celebration Tree Farm & Wellness Center, 125 Bowie Hill Rd, Durham 5:00 pm

    AUG 12
    Town Mall Green, 207 Maine St., Brunswick: Lexi James & Wildheart, 6-7:30

    AUG 13
    317 Main, 317 Main St., Yarmouth: Boba Funk, 5
    Winslow Park, 50 Winslow Park Way, Freeport: Carole Wise, Mark Abraham, Denny Breau, April Reed-Cox, 6-7:30, park has $3 entry fee
    Bandstand By The Sea, 1410 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell: Portland Jazz Orchestra, 6-7:30

    AUG 15
    Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, 68 Garrison Cove Rd., Bailey Island: Travis James Humprey, 5-8

    AUG 20
    Aaron David Miller, Ret. Ambassador Jon Allen and very recently retired NPR International Affairs Correspondent Jackie Northam discuss "Promise and Peril: The US and the Middle East." Panelists have focused on Middle East conflicts for decades and remain at the forefront of understanding of regional events.  Thursday, August 20  •  7 PM - 8:30 PM Freeport Performing Arts Center  

    AUG 21


    SEP 7 

    Join Freeport Speech 
    for a special evening featuring Emmy-winning comedy writer Lew Schneider (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Goldbergs) in conversation with local educator and producer Brett Pierce as they discuss how Lew learned to make people laugh and evolved to keep people laughing over a 40-year career. Where: Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College, 239 Maine St, Brunswick, ME Cost: $20 general, $10 students (proceeds benefit Meetinghouse Arts) Get your Tickets now. For more information, visit FreeportSpeech.org

    NOV 7

    Twin Keys: A Love Story: Thomas Wolf with Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn, duo-pianists  2 PM  Crewe Center for the Arts.