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he chilly nights and the brisk air in the early mornings can only mean one thing, Fall is here. While fall is one of my favorite seasons, I do love summer. I love the heat during the day and the warm nights. I shed a tear when I tuck my shorts away for that last time. Fall also means something else, my mother’s mad dash to can whatever possible from her gardens before they all die off. She and her canning gave me the idea for this month’s opening column. I usually visit my parents with their grandpup, Dunkin, once a week. We also do a big family dinner every Sunday, as does almost every Italian family worldwide. A few Saturdays ago after a kayaking adventure, I stopped in to visit on my way through. As usual, my mother was
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PHOTOGRAPHY SCENE: Jessica Bennett
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FILM SCENE: Hope Springs/Finding Nemo 3D
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ART SCENE: Laura Bianchi at Gold/Smith Gallery
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Fall Budget Bites
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YANKEE CHEF: Doughnuts and fritters
10 MUSIC SCENE: Music for the FUN of it 12 HALLOWEEN SCENE: Fright at the Fort Pumpkin patch, farm finder
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Jim Bailey Chef Jim Bailey is a Maine native who has more than 25 years experience in the New England kitchen. Although proficient in international cuisine, he’s an authority of Yankee Food History, New England genealogy and the New England lifestyle since the 17th Century. With two cookbooks just written, Chef Jim looks forward to hearing from you at via email theyankee@aol.com or theyankeechef.com.
Daniel Dunkle Daniel Dunkle writes the humor column, “Stranger Than Fiction,” and “Down in Front” blogs and movie reviews. He is News Editor for Courier Publications, LLC, which publishes theScene, The Courier-Gazette, The Camden Herald and The Republican Journal. Follow him online at villagesoup.com or on twitter at twitter.com/#!/DanDunkle.
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After 30+ years in the record business in Los Angeles including long stints at Warner Bros. and DreamWorks Records, Marc consults and manages artists and has started an independent music label that concentrates on singer - songwriters. It’s called Mishara Music and is based here in Midcoast Maine. Marc writes about the national and local music business. Visit marc online at misharamusic.com & marcrescue. wordpress.com Write him at marcrescue@gmail.com or here at thescene@villagesoup.com
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13 HALLOWEEN SCENE: Red Cloak Cemetery Tours Pumpkinfest & Regatta
16 MUSICIAN SCENE: The Murder Weapon
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Jessica Bennett Biggest hurdle? Possibly one of my biggest hurdles is that I have an introverted personality. I am shy, quiet and a bit socially awkward. Artists are always a bit strange right?
Question and Answer with local photographer Jessica Bennett. Bennett’s photos were featured on the cover of the September issue of theSCENE and with the Open Lighthouse Day piece. Primary location? You may find me anywhere along the mid-coast on the beach or hunched over on the side of a trail examining the details of a flower or whatever else that catches my eye. I’m sure I get some crazy glances from people watching me crawling around on the ground to get that perfect shot. How long have you been doing photography? One of the first photos that I framed was one that I took while I was in the 7th grade in 1995. With encouragement from my friends and family over the past few years I have been getting more serious about my hobby. Why did you start? I’ve always had a love for art. I was one of those kids who was easily entertained for hours with a box of crayons and paper. As I grew, the crayons changed to pastels, watercolors and acrylics. Eventually, I came to the realization that taking a
photo of my subject was much easier than trying to draw it with my own hands. What do you use for equipment? It’s not really the camera you use that produces a great photo. It’s just a tool that assists the photographer. But I do own a Nikon DSLR.
What’s your main focus/ subject/genre? Right now, I do a lot of scenic nature photography, but I’m hoping to diversify into more portrait work as well as other genres as I progress with my knowledge and experience.
Color or black and white? It really depends on the image and what kind of emotion you want it to portray. Do you have a site in which people can look/buy your photography? You can find me online at: http://jessica-bennett. fineartamerica.com/ http://www.facebook.com/jessicak bennettphotography BENNETT, page 11
Greatest achievement so far? A few friends have asked me to photograph their weddings; it is an honor that they put their trust in me to capture the most important day of their lives. Also, last month my images were used on the cover here of theSCENE. It’s an incredible feeling seeing it on every newsstand around town. I think of myself as just a girl with a passion, so this sort of recognition is amazing!
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Film
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ended up watching two movies this weekend while being in the intended age group for neither. Don’t ask me why, but Christine and I decided to go to “Hope Springs,” with Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep playing an aging couple dealing with marital problems. Streep feels marriage is somehow unsatisfying with a grumpy old duffer (Jones), who sleeps in a separate room down the hall and dozes while watching golf every night. Ya think? Jones, on the other hand, is entirely oblivious of the torture he is subjecting her to, which is probably kind of typical. I think everyone knows this couple and if you don’t, you’re probably in this couple. Spurred to action, Streep’s sad housewife drags her poor hubbie to Maine of all places for an intensive series of marriage counseling sessions with a very sensitive Steve Carell serving as therapist. So for what seemed to me like an endless period of time, we listened to them air out their very run-of-themill marriage issues while sitting on a couch. We also got treated to very frank discussion of sexual issues in the marriage. Oh goodie! I felt uncomfortable because I’m immature and it was kind of like the feeling you
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get having “the talk” with your old man. The acting was terrific, though. Streep is predictably good. Jones is pitch perfect. Every crack and crinkle and crag of his weathered face bends to convey the very real struggle of a guy realizing that good enough is no longer good enough. Carell could easily quit his acting job and start working as a therapist. My only real problem was that it isn’t so much a movie, as in a fictional story with a plot, as a documentary using actors. It needed a little more humor, a few more wacky scenes, some comic relief to relieve the pressure. When it comes to marriage problem movies, I prefer “The Ref” or “War of the Roses.” When it comes to general oldness, maybe “About Schmidt.” For a combo, how about “It’s Complicated,” though I didn’t really like that much either. This was directed by David Frankel, who has been a bit off his game lately. He most recently bored us all to death with his bird watching flick, “The Big Year.” Yeah, who knew bird watching would be a dull topic? But I liked his previous movies, “Marley & Me” and “Devil Wears Prada.” (Probably shouldn’t admit that last one!)
Too many more movies like this and I’ll be fast asleep, like Mr. Jones watching golf. •••••••• More my speed was taking the kids to “Finding Nemo 3D.” On the one hand, I’ve seen the Pixar pic about a Daddy fish searching the entire ocean for his lost son about a million times and I think this whole repackaging old movies like “Titanic” and what-have-you in 3D is kind of a rip-off. On the other hand, the 3D effects were actually pretty good. Better yet, I had forgotten what a wonderful job the cast did, headed by Albert Brooks as a serious clown fish and Ellen DeGeneres as his forgetful sidekick. Ellen is hilarious, constantly referring to Nemo as “Bingo” or “Harpo” or anything but his name. I also always get a kick out of her speaking whale. She’s the perfect contrast to the worldweary Brooks. Then there are the voice talents of Willem Dafoe and Brad Garrett serving as inmates plotting escape from a dentist office aquarium. It’s all very good stuff, a brilliant premise executed perfectly right down to the end credits in a coral reef to the tune of “Somewhere beyond the sea.” (If you’re a geek like me, you’ll recall that Shannon on the TV show “Lost” actually mentions the French version of this song at the end of “Nemo” when she’s trying to translate a distress signal on the island. You probably aren’t, but can consider this free useless information). Anyway. Pixar is awesome, and I needed the pick-me-up after the marital doldrums of “Hope Springs.” I don’t really need to go on and on since you’ve already seen this a dozen times yourself.
Down in Front By Daniel Dunkle
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Laura Bianchi at Gold/Smith Gallery ow through Oct. 9, Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor is featuring new paintings by Tuscan super realist Laura Bianchi. The artist resides in the sleepy village of Vecchiano, near San Giulliano Terme, a famous spa town. The quietness of this place allows the artist the valuable space to concentrate on her precise paintings. Her studio is nestled up against a marble quarry and traffic is almost non-existent. Bianchi is a shy person. She goes out in public places only to photograph details of clothing, hairdos and tries very hard not to make any contact with her subjects. Her paintings are of people from behind as they are inventions by the artist, only their fashion details having ever existed in some form or another. Her subjects are just plain folks standing around, a moment of pause or reflection, their reasons for being there
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are undefined. What is defined, to the nth degree, is the person looking away from the viewer, to a point that can almost make the viewer’s head spin. Whether her work is tempera, oil, acrylic or pencil, the surface canvas, board, masonite or paper, the effect is a clarity that goes miles beyond reality. Bianchi is a true maestra of her art. Gold/Smith Gallery is at 41 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, next to the Ebb Tide Restaurant. The gallery is open Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. and can be reached at 633-6252. The will be an opening reception at the gallery this Saturday, Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. We hope you can attend and enjoy this amazing exhibit in its entirety. Please check out our site: www. goldsmithgallery.net and our Facebook page for Gold/Smith Gallery for more details.
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Fall Budget Bites all is here and so is the chilly air. Soups and stews are on the stove or in the slow cooker. Cereal is being replaced with warm oatmeals. Those summer foods are fading into the summer sunset and those hearty cold weather meals are coming down the road under the changing leaves on the trees. With gas prices over $4, that belt on the wallet is tightened a little bit. Here are two yummy chilly weather recipes that will fill your belly and not empty your wallet.
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Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 45 min. Total: 1 hr. Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS 1.5 cups (3 med) mashed bananas 2 large eggs 1/4 cup white sugar 3/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp baking powder 2 cups milk 2.5 cups old fashioned oats 8 ounces frozen blueberries STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Mash the bananas in a measuring cup, starting with two or three and adding more until you have 1.5 cups of banana mash. STEP 2: Combine the banana mash in the large bowl with the eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to combine. Add the milk and whisk again until smooth. STEP 3: Stir in the dry old-fashioned oats. Lastly, stir in the frozen blueberries (keeping them frozen and stirring them in last helps prevent the entire mix from turning purple). Spray an 8x8 inch baking dish with non-stick
spray and then pour in the oat mixture. STEP 4: Bake in the preheated 375 degree oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is no longer wet to the touch. Serve warm or refrigerate until ready to eat. These oats can be quickly reheated in the microwave each morning for a quick, filling breakfast.
Spinach Tortellini Soup Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 25 min. Total: 30 min. Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 small yellow onion 4 cloves garlic 1 (28 oz.) can tomato sauce 1 (28 oz.) can crushed or diced tomatoes 28 oz. water 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried oregano 15-20 cranks fresh cracked pepper 1 (12 oz.) package frozen cheese tortellini 1 (10 oz.) box frozen spinach 2 tsp (or to taste) salt
STEP 1: Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Cook both in a large pot along with the olive oil over mediumlow heat until they are soft and transparent (about 5 minutes). STEP 2: Add the can of tomato sauce, the can of crushed (or diced) tomatoes, and one can full of water to the pot. Add the basil, oregano, a healthy dose of freshly cracked pepper, and stir to combine. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring up to a simmer (about 10 minutes). STEP 3: Add the frozen tortellini and frozen spinach (no need to thaw either one). Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break up the frozen spinach. Cook until the heated through, the spinach has completely incorporated, and the tortellini is tender (about 10 minutes). Season to taste with salt - I used 2 teaspoons. Serve with crusty bread and a sprinkle of cheese if desired! For more budget friendly recipes, visit budgetbytes.blogspot.ca
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Yankee Chef By Jim Bailey
Yeast-Raised Glazed Doughnuts This was my Dad’s(the Second Yankee Chef)favorite doughnut. It wasn’t long before all us kids felt the same. 1/2 t. of salt 1/4 t. of nutmeg 1/4 c. sugar 2 1/4 t. granular yeast 3 c. flour 1 egg 1 c. milk 2 T. butter or margarine, melted 1 t. vanilla 6 c. vegetable oil or shortening, for frying
Glaze: 1/4 c. milk 2 c. powdered sugar 1/2 t. vanilla Whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk,
Apple Fritters You just can’t find these delicious fritters anywhere. Sure you may see them in the store and they may look the same, but taste-wise, “fah’getbout-it”. 2 c. self rising flour 3 T. sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 1 c. milk 2 c. chopped or diced apples 6 c. vegetable oil or shortening, for frying Sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add beaten eggs and milk
butter, and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture, mixing until well combined. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes, then knead for 6 to 8 minutes by hand or mixer until you have a smooth, soft dough. Place the dough in a buttered bowl, turn it over to grease the top, and let it rise, covered, in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until doubled in bulk. Deflate the dough by punching down and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll the dough out to 1/4inch thickness and cut with a round cutter (or, using a pizza wheel, cut into strips to make crullers. Cover loosely with greased plastic wrap and let rise again for about 1 hour, until doubled again. Place oil or shortening in a heavy
combined. Refrigerate batter for about 2 hours. Place oil or shortening in a heavy pan or deep skillet and heat to 350-degrees F. Stir in the apples. Drop by tablespoon into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Roll in powdered sugar, sugar/cinnamon combination, white glaze or mace Glaze. White Glaze: 1/4 c. milk 2 c. powdered sugar 1/2 t. vanilla Stir the milk into the powdered sugar until it is smooth, then add the vanilla. Here is an age old recipe for the
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Music
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his month I thought I’d go completely in another direction with this “music” column. Most months I write either about musicians at various points in their careers - I’ve covered local brand new artists like Alice Limoges, Maine professional singer-songwriters like Connor Garvey and established stars like Glen Phillips - or I’ve written about the state of the music business in general. This month it’s about FUN. Fun is something that’s easy to forget about when you’re looking at the music business as a career. It’s a demanding, 24/7/365 workhorse no matter if you’re a musician or on the business side of the industry. But that’s not how it starts for most people. We first hear music we love and it becomes a passion for us. Even if we’re just a listener. Some of us learn to play an instrument and play with friends, start a band in high school and then as real life beckons the instruments get piled up underneath the bed never to see the light of day again. Many of those folks that moved on from music were very talented. Once in a great while after they’ve found their niche in life they discover their love of performing again and when that happens you get Sea Train. Sea Train is a teacher, a cleaning business owner, a retired teacher and two carpenters - one who is a builder and the other who owns a care taking business - who get together every Thursday at their rehearsal space in Lincolnville to practice and then unleash themselves on an unsuspecting Midcoast populace. Jen Feldman is a teacher and night gig is playing sax and singing with Sea Train. She started playing flute at age 10 - switched to sax in high school (a bit
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cooler that was) and did what many did - gave it up in college and hadn’t picked up her flute or saxophone in years. Cami Leidenfrost started life in music as a classical pianist and came back to music playing fiddle with her daughter as a duo - as The Fiddleheads. Then somewhere along the line she ended up singing, playing keyboards and fiddle in Sea Train. She runs a cleaning business during the day (except Thursday afternoons of course rehearsals trump everything). Doug Maple taught 5th grade in Michigan for 20 years and also was a counselor at Interlochen a famous summer camp for young musicians. He & Cami recently got to see one of his ex-campers playing on tour with Bob Segar’s Silver Bullet Band. Now he finds himself playing guitar with Sea Train. Ben Smith is the Sea Train drummer and a carpenter / builder and has been playing music in the Midcoast for over 20 years. Ben was a member of the regionally well known “All Hollow Band” for many years…..they still get together for reunions once in a while. Dennis Lopez is the music pro in the bunch. He’s the California kid. Dennis was in an early “surf” band “The Malibooz” and then in a band called “Captain Electric” from 1967 to 1972 who recorded for the old ABC / Dunhill label. He lived in Laurel Canyon in LA when it was the home to members of The Eagles, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell and all the other musicians that created the LA scene in those years and Dennis was part of that world during that magical time. He loved that life then and now years later found himself in the Midcoast with an invitation to start playing again. He says he was reluctant at first to dive back into to a band situation again – but “after one rehearsal I was hooked”. It all started when Doug and some friends started a band called the “Oxford
Horse Thieves”. Somewhere along the line they wanted to make “OHT’s” more of a party band so they asked Jen and Cami to sing with them at a July 4th show 2 1/2 years ago.....and when they found out they were both multi-instrumentalists as well as singers.....what a bonus - c’mon aboard! Ben joined as the drummer and eventually Dennis made his way into band and they became Sea Train. Where does the name come from? Jen says “Names are tough. Getting five people to agree on a name was a challenge. Sea Train was one of the last names thrown around. Dennis is an avid model train fan and we are in Camden “by the sea”. So what do you get with Sea Train? “A dance band / party band!” I asked Jen what will people hear? “Our signature tune has become Junior Wells “Mystery Train” which Doug sings. The song that never fails to get the band going is the Bill Withers tune “Use Me” and anything by Van Morrison also is a hoot”. Jen thinks “Wild Night” is one of their best. Where? Everywhere - Liberty (party on Kager Mountain), Union (The Badger Café & the Thompson Community Center), Waldo (wedding), the “Cushing Trash Bash”, The Camden Yacht Club, Islesboro (Jen adds “when there’s a party on an island - EVERYONE comes”) and in August they played with 11 other bands at the First Annual Midcoast Jam in Northport. Find out where to see them next
on their Facebook page at http:// www.facebook.com/pages/SeaTrain/192499397489386 Dennis, the self-described “Old Guy In The Band” adds that he’s having more fun than ever. “There’s no pressure, no pretension and you’re playing for a crowd that wants to dance and have fun. The best song to play for most people is one they already know - it makes them happy - especially one they haven’t heard in a while”. Someone told Dennis a while back that they should change the name from Sea Train to “Chicks Up Front” because the bassist, drummer and guitarist – the three guys – are in the back and immediately get into the groove right away and then the “girls” are the icing on the cake – “they’re pretty, they can play and they can sing”. “That may not be a politically correct statement but it’s the truth”. “The whole point is to have a good time.” They do this because they love to play – they’re not making a record, they’re not going on tour….they love the music….and getting paid for it is a bonus. As Jen describes it - Sea Train is all about “Finding the groove to make you move”. They have a Sea Train email address – Seatrainrock@gmail.com – send them a note to get added to their mailing list. Next month - I’ll write about.....I don’t know yet. Have an idea? Write me at marcrescue@gmail.com.
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October Music Picks Sara Willis’ album picks from “In Tune By Ten” heard Monday through Friday at 10pm & Sunday at 10am on MPBN - the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (for station frequencies & streaming go to www.mpbn.net) There are so many great new releases, let me just throw 5 titles out there. I don’t need to tell you about Dylan’s new one, you already know, it’s called Tempest. So: 1. Sean Rowe...The Salesman and the Shark. Great songs and Sean’s voice is the kind that draws you in, to the story, to the song and the singer. 2. Stars...great band from Montreal, their new one, The North, has got some songs that will stay in your head and make you happy. Tunefulness abounds with great pop structures. 3. Tanita Tikaram... great new one from her called Can’t Go Back. More beautifully written songs and her voice is like honey. 4. Fatoumata Diawara.. she’s from Mali and this record, called Fatou, is gorgeous and so accessible, real world music! 5. Alt-j... An Awesome Wave...Hard to categorize this one.. usual in a good way! I could name at least 10 more great new albums out now... go to your local record store and browse!
Also, at the Craignair Inn & Restaurant in Spruce Head a small selection of framed coastal Maine images are for sale. What do you hope the future brings? Maybe aerial photography is
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Denis Howard’s album pick from WERU 89.9 Blue Hill, 99.9 Bangor & streaming at www.weru.org Every DJ seems to be asking about the new Ry Cooder album “Election Special” which everyone wants to play. The track that first grabbed everyone’s attention on the album was track # 1 - “Mutt Romney’s Blues”. Ry Cooder’s son Justin joins him on that track. The reason everyone seems to like the music is because it has Americana roots, it’s bluesy and has enough of a beat and an attitude to be played on rock shows. It’s called “Election Special” because all the songs deal with life in today’s world. Other songs include “The Wall Street Part of Town”, “Guantanamo” & “The 90 and the 9”. The DJ’s like this album because it works musically and lyrically it’s a big timely step up from the moon, June and spoon lyrics we hear so often.
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A frightfully perfect Halloween at Fort Knox By Gail J. VanWart
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ort Knox stands majestically on the bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect like a giant window into the past. Built in the mid-nineteenth century in preparation for a British invasion, which never came to fruition, it seems Fort Knox was instead destined to become Maine’s most visited state historic site, and perhaps, one of its spookiest. Some visitors claim to have seen and heard the spirits of those who, though from another era, still cling to the fortification in their afterlives. The fort’s cool, dark, cavernous tunnels and hallways all by themselves can send a chill up one’s spine. Add to them somewhat convincing evidence and reports from paranormal experts of ghostly footsteps and spectral apparitions of historic soldiers who were once encamped there and your hair might even rise up on the back of your neck, as well. Now, mix in a concocted demon or two, a few ghouls, zombies, and witches, and you will certainly have a frightfully perfect Halloween. And, that’s exactly what the non-profit, historic preservation organization, Friends of Fort Knox, has planned to orchestrate. FRIGHT, page 18
Pumpkin patch, farm finder Knox County • Hardy Farms Apple Orchard - Pick your own apples, squash and pumpkins also available; Church Street, one half mile from Rte. 105, Hope, Maine. Phone: 207-763-3262. Open: Late September to mid-October. Look for ads in local newspapers. • Miller Farm - Pumpkins, pumpkin patch (pick in the field/already gathered), tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, school tours; 35 Miller Farm, Rockport, ME 04856. Phone: 207-236-8009 Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Payment: Cash, Check. • Sweet Season Farm - Pumpkin patch (pick in the field/already gathered), prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area; 77 Liberty Road, Washington, ME 04574. Phone: (207)8453028 Directions: From Rte. 17 take Rte. 220 through Washington Village. Heading North on Rte.220 (Liberty Rd.), farm is located on the right after the Village Church. Crops are usually available in June-October. Open: Call for current picking hours and conditions (207)845-3028. Strawberries: beginning mid-June; Raspberries: beginning late June; Blueberries: beginning early July; Pumpkins: late September; Payment: Cash, only.
Lincoln County • Clark’s Cove Farm & Inn - Pumpkin patch (already gathered from the field), tractor-pulled hay rides, pickyour-own apples, cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours; 107 Ridge Road, Walpole, ME 04573. Phone: 207-5638704. Fax: 207-563-6535. Email: clarkscovefarm@aol. com. Directions: Business Rte. 1 in Damariscotta to Rte. 129 south for 4.5 miles. Right on Ridge Road. 1/2 mile on right. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. • County Fair Farm - Apples, pumpkins and flowers; Route 32, Jefferson, Maine. Phone: 207-549-3536. Fax
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207-549-4717. Email: countyfair@gwi.net Pick your own apples, pumpkins and flowers at our pondside garden. Fresh and beautiful. Weekend wagon rides to the orchard, and pumpkin patch in season. Open: In season July through frost, daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Apples; September to mid-October, Pumpkins; October.
Waldo County • Great Maine Apple Day and Fall Harvest Festival Hayrides, farm tours, fun; Exhibition Hall at MOFGA’s Common Ground, Unity, Maine. Open: Late October (October 22, 2005), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Celebrate autumn and the fall apple harvest. Events include apple pie contest, free apple samples, display of antique apple varieties, music, children’s contests and a cider dunk tank. • Kelmscott Rare Breeds Farm - Vegetables. Lincolnville, Maine. Phone: 207-763-4088. Fax 207763-4298. Email farmers@kelmscott.org. Pick your own vegetables. Rte. 52 - 5 miles from Belfast, 6 miles from Lincolnville Center, 11 miles from Camden. Open: Summer Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available. Bus parking. • Schartner Farms - Strawberries, apples, hayrides; Right on Route 220, Thorndike, Maine. Phone: 207568-3668. Fax 207-568-3668. Email schartne@uninets. net PYO strawberries open early. Managed fields, weed-free beds. Picnic tables in shade. PYO apples on weekends after Labor Day. Closed Mondays. Weekend hayrides with horses. Many more surprises. Open: Weekends after Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Weekend hayrides with horses 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Restroom available. Bus parking. • Village Green Organic Produce - Assortment of pumpkins and other vegetables; Greens Corner & Myrick Road, 1 mile south of Rte. 202/9 (Barn and fields are on Myrick Road.), Troy, Maine. Phone: 207-948-5724. Call for more information on availability and quantity. Open: June through October. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available.
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ed Cloak Haunted History Tours, which has hosted walking tours exploring the “other side” of five midcoast Maine towns for the past seven years, is opening a new option for their guests: Red Cloak Cemetery Tours. The new Red Cloak Cemetery Tours premiered in Camden on Sept. 2 and will continue three days a week through September and October. A portion of the proceeds from each Red Cloak Cemetery Tour will go to benefit the Camden-Rockport Historical Society. “These are the folks who work so hard to keep our local history alive,” said Sally Lobkowicz, director of Red Cloak Haunted History Tours. “They deserve our support.” Red Cloak Cemetery Tours will contribute $1 for each person on the tour, with that contribution included in the tour fee of $12 for adults and $7 for children. “It’s a great way for the
public to enjoy an entertaining and educational tour, while supporting the Camden-Rockport Historical Society,” Lobkowicz said. All tours will be held during daylight hours in the early evening. The tours will also be available in Newcastle, Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor and Bath. Each tour will focus on the stories of those interred at the cemeteries, their history and the symbolism of their tombstones. A general history of cemeteries, graveyards, and funereal practices will also be discussed. Different from the regular Red Cloak Haunted History Tours, Red Cloak Cemetery Tours will not have much of a focus on ghosts and hauntings, though one or two ghost stories will be included, Lobkowicz said. However, the trademark Lady in the Red Cloak, dressed in period clothes and carrying a brass
lantern, will still lead the tours. “We’ve had a great response from both locals and visitors to the Red Cloak Haunted History Tours, with even long-time residents often exclaiming how little they knew about local history,” Lobkowicz said. “We’re hoping we can now really personalize our local history with Red Cloak Cemetery Tours by telling the
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amariscotta’s annual Pumpkinfest and Regatta is slated to be held this year from Sept. 29 through Oct. 8. Below is a list of events scheduled to take place this year. Be sure to check out their site at www.damariscottapumpkinfest. com for more information on contests and locations of events. Oct. 4 — Giant Pumpkin
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Deployment. Watch in amazement as the forklift gently raises each pumpkin (secured on a pallet) off the truck and lowers it into place on the sidewalk in front of Pumpkinfest’s generous sponsors’ businesses. Make plans now to stroll downtown on Thursday evening October 4 after 4:00 p.m. to witness the thrill of Pumpkin Deployment. Oct. 5 & 6 — Pumpkinboat Building Oct. 5-7 — Music and Entertainment. The Peterson Project will perform on Friday, Oct. 5 at Schooner Landing. Starts at 9 p.m. Oct. 7 — Pumpkinboat Regatta. The Sixth Annual Pumpkinfest Regatta, scheduled for Sunday, October 7, 2012, will kick off at 2:30 p.m., depending on the tides. Races are launched from the Damariscotta Harbor Public Landing. Oct. 6 — Pumpkin Dessert & Pie Eating Contests. For 2012,
stories of people who played a role in making that history, no mater how small their contribution.” Each Red Cloak Cemetery Tour will last approximately one hour and may be combined with a regular Red Cloak Haunted History Tour. For more information and reservations contact the Lady in the Red Cloak at 380-3806.
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is pleased to again invite all chefs, bakers, and wannabe Food Network stars to enter the fourth annual Pumpkin Dessert Contest. This yummy event will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Skidompha Library in the atrium area. Oct. 6 — Underwater Pumpkin Carving. The SCUBA divers of OceansWide again will be carving pumpkins underwater at Damariscotta Harbor’s Public Landing on Saturday, October 6. Teams of divers will slip beneath the surface of the Damariscotta River to carve their pumpkins, all the while being stalked by the OceansWide remotely operated unmanned submersible! Oct. 6 — Pumpkinfest Parade and Pumpkin Artists. The giant fruits will have been delivered on pallets, and will be available for carving, painting and decorating on Friday and Saturday, October 5-6. The size of the pumpkins, subject to the vagaries of Mother
Nature, may range anywhere from “Jack-O-Lantern” (about 200 pounds), to “Great Pumpkin” (about 400 pounds), up to “Maxima” (600 pounds and above). They could stand about four feet tall, if September results in favorable growing conditions. Oct. 6-8 — Kid’s Activities. Story hour and free matinees. The Columbus Day events include not only the traditional Saturday Story Hour, sponsored by Skidompha Library, but also a kid-friendly free matinee on the holiday-Monday afternoon, sponsored by The Lincoln Theater. Oct. 6 & 7 — “Pumpkin Patch Express”. Train ride from Brunswick to Rockland. Oct. 6 & 7 — Street Food/ Restaurants/Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast. During the 2012 Pumpkinfest & Regatta, the streets of Damariscotta will be filled with the smells of a variety of delicious offerings from downtown restaurants, PUMPKINFEST, page 18
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Books (fiction, combined print) 1. 50 Shades of Grey (E.L. James) 2. 50 Shades Darker (E.L. James) 3. 50 Shades Freed (E.L. James) 4. The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom) 5. Zoo (James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge) 6. Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn) 7. The Tombs (Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry) 8. Bared to You (Sylvia Day) 9. The Best of Me (Nicholas Sparks) 10. Zero Day (David Baldacci)
Books (non-fiction, combined print)
Theater Movies
1. No Easy Day (Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer) 2. The Amateur (Edward Klein) 3. Obama’s America (Dinesh D’Souza) 4. Killing Lincoln (Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard) 5. Mortality (Christoper Hutchins) 6. The Secret Race (Taylor Hamilton and Daniel Coyle) 7. Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand) 8. Wild (Cheryl Strayed) 9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot) 10. How Children Succeed (Paul Tough)
1. Resident Evil: Retribution 2. Finding Nemo (3D) 3. Lawless 4. The Possession 5. The Expendables 2 6. The Words 7. The Bourne Legacy 8. The Campaign 9. Hope Springs 10. The Dark Knight Rises
Digital Music Downloads 1. “We Are Never Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift 2. “Ronan” Taylor Swift 3. “One More Night” Maroon 5 4. “Some Nights” fun. 5. “Whistle” Flo Rida 6. “Too Close” Alex Clare 7. “As Long As You Love Me” Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean 8. “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” P!nk 9. “Home” Phillip Phillips 10. “Good Time” Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
Albums 1. North (Matchbox 20) 2. Night Visions (Imagine Dragons) 3. Gravity (Lacrae) 4. Now 43 (Various) 5, Blown Away (Carrie Underwood) 6. Overexposed (Maroon 5) 7. Based on a T.R.U. Story (2 Chainz) 8. Eye On It (Toby Mac) 9. Chapter V (Trey Songs) 10. Sun (Cat Power)
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Kindle downloads 1. On Dublin Street (Samantha Young) 2. Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn) 3. 50 Shades of Grey (E.L. James) 4. 50 Shades Freed (E.L. James) 5. 50 Shades Darker (E.L. James) 6. A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel (Lee Child)
7. Thicker Than Water (G.M. Ward) 8. Omaha Beach: D-Day June, 6, 1944 (Joseph Balkoski) 9. No Easy Day: The First Hand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden (Mark Owen and Kevin Mauer) 10. Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy (Ken Follett)
Video Games 1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) 2. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3) 3. Madden NFL 13 (Xbox 360) 4. Guild Wars 2 (PC) 5. NHL 13 (Xbox 360) 6. Madden NFL 13 (PS3) 7. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Xbox 360) 8. NHL 13 (PS3) 9. Medalot 7 (3DS) 10. Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
iPad/iPhone downloads (free) 1. Pinnacle Studio 2. Pinterest 3. Temple Run - Brave 4. CSR Racing 5. Dropbox
6. Chrome 7. Mega Run - Redford’s Adventure 8. Skype 9. Angry Birds Space HD 10. Facebook
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Having a party and looking for that yummy concoction? Here are some great drink mixes to have at your get together.
Black Cloud • 1/2 cup orange soda • 1 cup orange juice • 1 shot orange liqueur • 2 shots black vodka • 2 peppermint sticks • 2 licorice wheels Directions In a small pitcher or 2 cup measuring cup combine the orange soda, orange juice and orange liqueur. Divide evenly between 2 martini glasses. Hold a teaspoon measure upside down over the glass, slowly pour a shot of black vodka on top of the orange juice mixture so that is floats on top, creating a layered effect. Repeat with second drink. Garnish with a peppermint stick and/or a licorice wheel
Witch’s Brew You will need: • 1 (6-ounce) package lime gelatin • 2 cups boiling water • 3 cups chilled pineapple juice • 1 (2 liter) bottle chilled lemon-lime soft drink or ginger ale • 2 cups chilled vodka, optional • 1 large black plastic cauldron (available at party or craft stores) • 1 punch bowl that fits inside the cauldron • 1 plastic hand (available at party supply stores), sterilized in hot water • 1 block dry ice (available at supermarkets, ice cream shops or ice companies) Directions: Pour the gelatin mix into a large bowl. Slowly stir in the boiling water. Stir at least 2 minutes, until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the pineapple juice. Let cool to room temperature. Wearing heavy duty gloves or using tongs, place the block of dry ice in the bottom of the cauldron. (Dry ice will burn skin, so handle it with gloves and tongs and keep it away from kids and pets!) Use an ice pick to break the block into smaller chunks, if necessary. Fill the cauldron with just enough water to cover the dry ice. It will begin to “steam.” Place the punch bowl inside the cauldron, on top of the dry ice. The cauldron will appear to be magically smoking. Entrap the sterilized rubber hand between the cauldron and the punch bowl, squeezing it tight so the hand appears to be reaching out of the mist for help. Hot-glue the hand to the cauldron, if necessary, to hold
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Spooky Party Drinks it in place. Carefully pour the drink mixture into the punch bowl. Slowly add the chilled vodka and lemon-lime soda or ginger ale. Stir gently to mix.
Vampiro You will need: • 2 cups sugar • 2 cups water • 1/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers (see cook’s note) • 2-inch piece fresh ginger, unpeeled and sliced • 4 cups white tequila • 2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice, strained • 1 cup orange liqueur, such as Triple Sec • Cubed ice, as needed • Thinly sliced lime, for garnish Directions: For the syrup: Put the sugar, water, hibiscus flowers, and ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and set aside to steep for 30 minutes. Strain and refrigerate until chilled. To make the cocktail: Combine the tequila, 2 cups of the hibiscus syrup, lime juice, and orange liqueur in a large pitcher. (The vampiro can be made up to this point a day ahead and refrigerated.) To serve, fill a cocktail shaker half way with ice, add the some of the vampiro and shake until chilled. Strain and serve straight-up in a cocktail glass garnished with lime slices. Alternatively, serve over ice in a rocks glass.
Hemingway Cocktail • 3 ruby red grapefruit, plus 4 grapefruit slices • 6 ounces vodka • Simple syrup, recipe follows • Sugar Directions: Juice the grapefruits and divide the juice among 4 glasses. Add 1 1/2 ounces of vodka to each glass. Add desired amount of simple syrup to sweeten the drink. Stir well. Dip the grapefruit slices in sugar, to coat. Place 1 sugar dipped grapefruit slice on the rim of each glass. Simple Syrup: • 1 cup water • 1 cup sugar Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the water just to a boil and boil until the sugar dissolves, but the mixture does not get any color. Remove from the heat and let cool. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Kir Royale • 4 tablespoons Chambord • 1/4 cup fresh raspberries • 1 bottle moderately priced French Champagne, chilled Directions Place 4 Champagne flutes in the freezer for 15 minutes. Remove and add 1 tablespoon of the Chambord to each flute and a few raspberries. Fill each flute to the top with Champagne and serve immediately.
Spellbinders with Devil Eyeballs • 1/4 cup blue curacao • 3/4 cup galliano liqueur • 1 1/2 cups coconut rum • 2 quarts pineapple juice • 2 quarts seltzer water For added touch: Spooky Ice Cubes use food coloring in water, set in a novelty ice cube tray to freeze. Devil Eyeballs: • 20 maraschino cherries • 20 chocolate chips (white or dark chocoale) • 20 lychee nut fruits (canned and pitted) Directions For the Punch: Combine all ingredients in a large glass punch bowl and mix well. For the Devil Eyeballs: Remove the stems from the cherries. Insert a chocolate chip, point side in, into each cherry to make “pupil” of the eye. Stuff cherry into pitted lychee nut fruit. Ladle some of the punch into each glass. Garnish with ice cubes or devil eyeballs.
Green Ghoulade (non alcoholic) 2 (6-ounce) cans limeade, frozen concentrate, thawed 3 cups lemon-lime soda 3 1/2 cups green sports drink Green food coloring Ice Whipped cream, for topping Candy sticks or sipping straw, optional In a pitcher, combine limeade, soda, and sports drink. Add 5 drops of food coloring, or until desired color green, and stir. Add ice and pour ghoulade to each glass. Place whipped cream in a piping bag and pipe it on top of each glass. Garnish with a fun straw or candy stick.
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The Murder Weapon Question and answer with local Psychobilly sensation, The Murder Weapon. Location: Thomaston, ME Sounds like: A dark twisted combination of punk rock and rockabilly. Psychobilly. Influenced by: Horror movies, Beer, Bands like: Mad Sin, Stray Cats, Nekromantix, Tiger Army, Reverend Horton Heat, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, The Misfits, The Living End. Classic cars, Pinup Girls, Halloween. How did you all come together to form a band? After playing together in other fizzled out punk music projects,
Derek and Jon discovered a subgenre of punk rock called psychobilly. Derek loved the sound of the upright bass which allows you to play notes as well as a clicky percussive sound at the same time. Jon took a winter off from work to become an excellent guitar player. Derek got an upright bass and started writing with Jon. They were then ready for a drummer to accompany them, so they asked long-time friend Cory to join the band. Cory brought in the idea of his friend Ryan on keyboard player for the band and we decided to give that a try. It all worked out and they went to on to write lots of songs, play lots of shows, and compete in several battles of the
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bands. Ryan eventually decided to focus on school and traveling, and departed the band several years ago. How long have you been together? Since the summer of 2004. 8 Years Story behind the name? Jon had the name The Murder Weapon (with a The) in his back pocket for a long
time and this finally gave him a good chance to use it. Describe the sound/genre of TMW: Our genre could be described as a sub-genre of punk rock called “psychobilly.” It is a mash-up of fast smash-your-face punk rock... and classic roots rockabilly. We often like to go to the extremes of either sound by playing a clean happy rockabilly song,
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or a straight up screaming thrashy punk song. But successfully combining the two genres and throwing in a heavy dose of horror is what really makes us unique in this area. Places you’ve performed: Some of the more notable places we’ve played are The Hard Rock Café in Boston, The Middle East in Boston, The Paradise in Boston, Bumstock in Orono, Tammany Hall in Worcester, Ralph’s Diner in Worcester, Northeast Psychobilly Showdown in CT, The Public Assembly in NYC, Mill Street Brews in Southbridge MA, The Asylum in Washington DC, RiRa in Portland, Geno’s in Portland, Myrtle St Tavern, Time Out Pub, Waterworks, The Pearl… We won a battle of the bands in Waldoboro after only being a band for a couple months. That was a pretty huge accomplishment and we won free studio time which allowed us to make our first EP. What’s the most memorable/ strangest performance TMW has had? This is a tough one… Not too much crazy stuff has happened to us while we were playing; it’s usually before or after the show. -But this one time; we were playing at Geno’s and Jon broke a string and we continued to play the
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song. Then Sasquatch from the band Sasquatch and the Sickabillys came up behind him with a guitar string, wrapped his arms around Jon’s body and replaced the broken string, tuned it, and then started playing a solo while his arms were still around Jon. Jon kinda hid his arms which made it look like Sasquatch’s arms were his. -Another memorable moment for me (Derek) was when we played at Myrtle Street after taking that year off. It was our first show back and the entire place was totally packed and cheering for us to start playing. It was such a rush. But Jon was drunk by the time we went on and we sucked. -We also played in the basement of this warehouse in Manchester NH. It was like a scene from a movie. We took this old industrial elevator down into the basement and when we emerged it was like a whole other world. There were people everywhere just skateboarding, spray painting walls, smoking, and drinking. Several bands playing. It reminded me of the footsoldiers lair from the 90s Ninja Turtles movies. The crowd had incredible energy and we had a blast. What’s the biggest challenge TMW has faced as a band in Maine? There are very few venues that will
accept our style of music. Actually there are just very few venues, period. There aren’t any other bands that play our style of music which makes it hard to get on a shared bill with other bands. Typically punk bands play with other punk bands, metal bands play with other metal bands, etc… We have often been the odd ducks at shows because we’re so different from everybody else. Music available for sale? Where? Our new album “Dead Light” will be out soon. Hopefully this fall. We are currently selling a sampler which includes a couple tracks from the album which you can get at our shows or at Atlantic Studios Tattoo shop. This will be our first “studio album” and we’ve been a band for 8 years haha. The album is all done but we’re currently trying to raise the money to get the CD’s printed. What’s in store for the future of TMW? Our new album “Dead Light.” An occasional new song. Random shows here and there. And hopefully another album in the distant future. Unfortunately, due to young children, bills, and work schedules, we probably won’t be the striving force we once were… but maybe will again someday!
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veryone has tales of hauntings. As Halloween approaches, some new ones emerge, some old ones resurface. Here are a few of the most well known hauntings along the Waldo, Knox and Lincoln Counties. Belfast. High Point. The ghost of a woman condemned as a witch has roamed this overlook for hundreds of years. Barbara Houndsworth was sentenced to be hanged after an unlucky series of events struck this village. Outbreak of distemper in cats & dogs, black plague on cows, unknown disease hit Houndsworth’s neighbor, town church burned. Houndsworth, a maker of aromatic potions and remedies, was blamed for the disasters. A stone that was meant for Houndsworth hit the forehead of the town’s clerk, who dropped to the ground. Houndsworth was able to get away in the midst of the commotion and ran down a forest path. Being pursued, she headed for the coastline. Torrential rain began to fall and gusty winds picked up forcing the townspeople to cease the chase. Houndsworth slipped on the wet rocks and fell to her death. On land and in boats, witnesses claim to have seen her thin, shackled ghost on the rocks. Some have said they have seen her apparition wandering through flocks of seagulls, their cries mixing with her own. Boothbay Harbor. Opera house. A second floor room in the theater is haunted by an unknown presence. Built in 1894, the upstairs room housed the Knights of Pythias (a men’s religious fraternity). Since 1949, people have sensed a strange presence in the room, sometimes a piano in the corner turns on by itself. Spirit is possibly that of Earl Cliff, piano player for programs at the opera house in the early 1900s.
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Yes, October will be a busy month at Fort Knox with ghost tours scheduled on October 6 and 13, and special Belfast Maskers theatrical production—a PUMPKINFEST, from page 13
as well as vendors and service clubs. This year, food will be provided during all events on Saturday and Sunday, October 6 & 7. Delectable delights will be on sale at locations both in town and at each of the remote locations. Oct. 6 & 7 — Pumpkin Hurl/ Pumpkin Catapult. The “Distance
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Northport. Cosgrove House. Phantom house materializes in an abandoned lot off a narrow road. White mansion with two chimneys appears as it once stood before a fire destroyed it in 1954. Fire killed two elderly babysitters and all three of the Cosgrove boys. Cries of the children were heard for many years after. A family once took a photo of the tall chimney still standing at the ruins. Once the film was developed, the photo showed a large white mansion with two chimneys. Since 1990, several people have taken photos of the house that isn’t there. Rockland. Snow’s Marina. On Halloween night in 1940, John B. Phelps and his step-daughter Pauline Young got into an argument at their home on Crescent Street. After throwing a hammer at Young, Phelps cut Young’s body into six pieces, placing them in burlap bags and putting them under their piazza. Only five of the bags were recovered after Phelp’s confession of Young’s murder. He said he put her head in the harbor off of Snow’s Marina. It has been said by many that the ghost of Young haunts the shoreline at the south end of town. Rockport. Quite some time ago, Rockport used to be known as Gooseport. William Richardson was a party guy, and after the treaty of Paris was signed in 1873 and the Americans had won the war, Richardson
threw a party. The whole town was downing some ale and enjoying the moment. Making sure everyone had enough ale, Richardson walked around with pitchers of ale making sure everyone’s mug was full and having a good time. As he headed toward the bridge, he ran into three horsemen, who were offered a pitcher of ale by Richardson. They struck him with the butt of a rifle, rode over him and left him to die. The horsemen were Torries, (British Sympathizers). The bridge (located on Pascal Avenue) has since been replaced but William is said to still roam the area and offer a pitcher of ale to those walking across or around the the new bridge in the dark. Wiscasset. Canfield’s Restaurant. Poltergeist haunts this restaurant and has been known to turn teapots upside down, move chairs, unlatch doors and smack people on the back. House was built in 1800 by Charles Dana and his wife Lydia. The ghost is thought to be Lydia, who took in borders. Wiscasset. Musical wonder house. Mechanical music box museum. Said to be haunted by the shadowy form of a man in his early 20s. Has been seen on the couch in the sitting room, in the kitchen and in an upstairs hallway. No one has been able to identify the young man, but it’s thought that he may be a former resident of the house that was built in 1952.
positively terrifying retelling of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde— dramatically staged on the fort’s parade grounds October 12 and 13. Last, but not least, on the 13th anniversary of the Fort Knox annual
“Fright at the Fort” event, this year’s haunting activities promise to be the scariest ones, yet. The 2012 Zombie Apocalypse will take place 5:30-9:00 p.m. on October 19, 20, 26 and 27. Admission is $10 per adult, $5 per child
age 12 and under. Please note, you should plan to arrive before 8:30 p.m. if you plan to be properly frightened. For more information visit www. fortknox.maineguide.com or call 207469-6553.
Splash Down” will take place on Saturday, October 6, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The “Target Hurl” is set for Sunday, October 7, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Both events will be held near Belvedere and Bayview Roads in Nobleboro. Oct. 7 — Pumpkin Derby. The Pumpkin Derby features small, nonmotorized pumpkin racers (total
weight not to exceed 20 pounds) that will race on a 50 yard course in downtown Damariscotta. Entrants, who design, decorate and build the pumpkin racers, will compete in three age groups. Oct. 8 — Pumpkin Drop/Hunt. Each year over 200 jack-be-littles, hidden in the Damariscotta River Association’s field, wait to be discovered by
excited youngsters participating in Damariscotta Pumpkinfest’s Pumpkin Hunt. Immediately following the Pumpkin Hunt, visitors can thrill to the sight of 600lb Giant Atlantic Pumpkins being dropped from a 200’ crane onto targets ranging from a local police department’s junked-cruiser to doubledecker cars stacked on top of one another.
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Question and Answer with Atlantic Studios Inc. Custom Tattooing owner, Seth Mathiau. Atlantic Studios is located on Park Street in Rockland. When did you open? Well, back in early July of 2002, I was in my kitchen having a cold beer with my good friends, Joe and Josh Watmough, which if I remember right, that was where the idea of opening a tattoo studio arose. Josh had recently moved back from NY and had been working with me in Augusta. Joe happened to be up visiting from NY which is where he was tattooing at the time. Within our brainstorm Joe pretty much made up his mind and decided to move back to Maine. We were up and running, open for business by October 1st of 2002! In fact this October makes the 10 year anniversary of Atlantic Studios! Since then Joe and Josh both have moved on to new adventures but are known to come back and tattoo here with us once in a while. As of now, the line up is myself and Chris Bastey are the full time artists, Bill Robishaw is here part-time and Jesse Weaver is our piercer. Why tattoos? For me tattoos started with the punk scene back in like ‘93-’94.Tattoos, punk rock and rebellion just seem to go hand in hand, and of course REALLY being into art! Since then it has evolved into much more then just the tough guy look or trying to impress the ladies. Wait a minute! Who am I kidding? It will always be about that! HAHA! Seriously though, when we opened our shop we were really striving to do the most honest, clean, professional, custom tattoos on the midcoast, and that is still our #1 goal! Story behind the name? We would go back and forth with all kinds of different names and basically most of the names I came up with Josh could come up with some sort of sexual innuendo, he’s good at that. For real though, Josh had come to me with the name, and we had talked a lot about it and figured where we were opening a shop in a town that was originally known for being a major fishing community in the mid-coast area on the Atlantic ocean we felt that we would like to honor that the best we could in our name. What has been the biggest hurdles in this type of business to overcome? I guess there is and
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always will be a stigma that goes along with tattoos, even though it is more accepted these days, there are still a lot people that do not approve of them. For example, when you are looking for a spot to lease for a shop let’s say, a lot of times the owners just blow you off and won’t even give you a chance. I was told by a building owner years back that they wanted to see more diversity on Main St. Rockland other than restaurants and art galleries, yet they did NOT want, or would do what they had to NOT to have a tattoo studio on Main St. I guess those are the types of hurdles that a business like this has to overcome. Benefits to your location? As far as our location now, it is a great spot, right on Park St./Route 1. We have great visibility, walking distance from downtown, and some parking out front. What more could you ask for? Do people come in with more custom work requests than generic? It’s kind of a 50/50 thing. We draw a lot of stuff, from small tattoos to big custom sleeves, some people bring in prints of ideas they found online, but we typically take that and try to make it their own custom tattoo by changing it or by doing the concept but with our spin on it. You’re always going to do (names, quotes, anchors, flowers and butterflies etc.) but that is stuff people have been getting since the 30s and 40s. Generic or not, we just want to do a clean, sharp tattoo. Do a lot of people come in for cover ups of previous tattoos? Yes we do quite a number of cover-ups. Whether it be over an older tattoo that maybe some one didn’t think to clearly about or was maybe drunk when they got it, to these jacked up home jobs. Unfortunately there are a ton of “scratchers” ( people tattooing out of their basements, homes, etc.) out there doing “tattoo parties” and whatnot, and they are messing people up! If they
were good tattooers they would be working in a shop! Not saying that ALL shops are good. Plus there are no health regulations there so people could be getting more than just a bad tattoo out of it. It’s interesting because people will go to a scratcher/ party and what not because it is cheap, but then they have to pay again to cover the thing which is usually more expensive then if they just got it done right the first time. Craziest tattoo idea someone has come in with? There are some things I don’t think I can say in this magazine...actually Chris Bastey talks more people into crazy funny things, I don’t know how he does it, I can’t even believe some of the things he has tattooed. Places on the body that are on the “not to tattoo” list? Legally in Maine you can tattoo anywhere on the body, but that doesn’t mean we will tattoo anywhere on the body if you get my drift. Types of reactions you’ve witnessed while tattooing? (Screaming, crying, etc...) You name it I’ve seen it...although I have yet to have anyone poop themselves...not yet anyway Anyone ever pass out? Yeah, people do pass out once in a great while. Usually we can catch ‘em before it gets to that point though. The best advice I can give to people is to try to eat something to raise their blood sugar a little, sometime before coming in for their tattoo. What’s in store for the future of Atlantic Studios? We will just strive to keep getting better at what we do. We are not planning on going anywhere anytime soon, I would say let’s shoot for another ten years! If I could I would like to thank everyone who has stuck with us and who has helped us along the way it means more than you know. I would also like to thank Chris, Jesse, Bill, and Jon, thanks for your dedication and hard work. I especially want to thank Joe and Josh Watmough, if it wasn’t for you guys there wouldn’t be an Atlantic Studios!
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films screened at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $8.50; $7.50 senior citizens. FMI: 594-0070. n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, One-night-only screenAll Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & All Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & ing, part of worldwide Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It in- Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It in- popular-vote final judging. cludes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and cludes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanc- pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanc- n Open Mic, 7 to 9 p.m. Local performers are showcased Thursday nights at tioned giant pumpkin tioned giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sep. 30 Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route weigh-off on Sep. 30 at at Pinkham’s Plantation (at 431 Biscay Road Pinkham’s Plantation (at with a total prize purse of $10,000), pumpkin 1, Thomaston. 431 Biscay Road with a tocatapulting, pumpkin chunkin’ by the current tal prize purse of $10,000), USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, Friday pumpkin catapulting, two dozen giant 600-pound decorated pumpkin chunkin’ by the pumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main street, n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, current USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin children’s activities, a pumpkin cooking con- All Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & parade, two dozen giant 600-pound decotest, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It inrated pumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser was the cludes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and street, children’s activities, a pumpkin cook- target from 150 feet!) and more. pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sancing contest, pie eating competition, a giant tioned giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sep. 30 n Nature Documentary Film Series, 7 pumpkin drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser at Pinkham’s Plantation (at 431 Biscay Road to 9 p.m. Free screening at Merryspring was the target from 150 feet!) and more. with a total prize purse of $10,000), pumpkin Nature Center, Conway catapulting, pumpkin chunkin’ by the current n Monday Night Blues, 7 to 10 p.m. Road (off Route 1 near USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, Weekly series presents the Peter Novelli Band in Hannaford), Camden. two dozen giant 600-pound decorated the upstairs music room of Time Out Pub, 275 Snacks and drinks propumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main street, Main St., Rockland. Cost: $10. FMI: 593-9336. vided. FMI: 236-2239. First children’s activities, a pumpkin cooking conWednesday each month test, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin through November. Tuesday drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser was the target from 150 feet!) and more. n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, Thursday n First Friday Arts Tour, 9 a.m. to 4 All Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It in- n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, p.m. The First Fridays Arts Tour highlights the Art of the Boothbay Region. From June cludes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and All Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanc- Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It in- through October this free, self guided tioned giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sep. 30 cludes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and tour offers fresh art exhibits, open house at Pinkham’s Plantation (at 431 Biscay Road pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanc- receptions and artist demonstrations. Enjoy the variety of up with a total prize purse of $10,000), pumpkin tioned giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sep. 30 to 17 galleries and catapulting, pumpkin chunkin’ by the current at Pinkham’s Plantation (at 431 Biscay Road studios -all located USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, with a total prize purse of $10,000), pumpkin within minutes of two dozen giant 600-pound decorated catapulting, pumpkin chunkin’ by the current each other on the pumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main street, USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, Boothbay Penninchildren’s activities, a pumpkin cooking con- two dozen giant 600-pound decorated sula. Follow the Art test, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin pumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main street, trail map provided in the Boothbay Harbor drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser was the children’s activities, a pumpkin cooking contarget from 150 feet!) and more. test, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin Chamber Guide and find a complete list of each months participating galleries in the drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser was the n Dancing 4 Fun, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Boothbay Register or pick one up at most target from 150 feet!) and more. Weekly night of freestyle, any style, no galleries. Plan your day or evening around partner needed, all kinds of n Live Music: Jazz & Blues, 7 to 9 several stops or take in just one or two. Each music dancing takes place p.m. Bill Hahn and Sue Davenport play gallery is open for regular business hours in second-floor Studio jazz and blues Thursday evenings at Billy’s and many offer extended hours for evening Red dance studio in Odd Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the business block, receptions. Fellows building, 16 School Thomaston. No cover charge. FMI: 354-1177. St., downtown Rockland. n Main Street Festival, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free/donations. FMI: 354n Manhattan Short Film Festival, 7 to Monthly celebration of Belfast Farmers’ Mar0931; dancing4fun.org. 9 p.m. Fifteenth annual festival of short ket with live entertainment on upper Main
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Street, between Church and High streets, Belfast. First Fridays through October. n Weekly Story Hour, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Programs of readings and crafts for
children up to age 7 (must be accompanied by an adult or family member) in children’s room of Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main St./Route 1 in the Thomaston Academy Building. Free. First Fridays feature visits from community groups. n First Friday Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m. Downtown galleries in Rockland open their doors for receptions and open houses; free admission to Rockland’s Farnsworth Art Museum. FMI: artsinrockland.org. n First Friday Gallery Walk, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Downtown galleries in Belfast open
their doors for receptions and open houses plus live performances on the street. FMI: belfastartwalk.com. n Live Music: All That Jazz, 6 to 8 p.m. Local combo All
That Jazz performs every Friday evening at the Elm Street Grille, 115 Elm St./Route 1, Camden. No cover charge. For dinner reservations, call 236-7722. n Blues Ball, 7 to 11:30 p.m. Local favorite Shemekia Copeland returns to Midcoast to perform at the Samoset Resort. 220 Warrenton St., Rockport. Cost: $25; $200 table of 10. For tickets, call 596-6055. Opening act (8 p.m.): F&G Band featuring Sandra Taylor. n Live Music, 7 to 9 p.m. Local performers are showcased Friday nights at Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston.
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n Air Show, All Day Wiscasset Family Days Air show. A wonderful exhibition of historic photos from Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets Project. Free admission. n Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, All Day Damariscotta Pumpkinfest &
Regatta is a fun-packed week of events. It includes the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanctioned giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sep. 30 at Pinkham’s Plantation
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(at 431 Biscay Road with a total prize purse of $10,000), pumpkin catapulting, pumpkin chunkin’ by the current USA-record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, two dozen giant 600-pound decorated pumpkins lining Damariscotta’s main street, children’s activities, a pumpkin cooking contest, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin drop (in 2009, an old police cruiser was the target from 150 feet!) and more. n Fall Foliage Festival, All Day Craft fair, culinary booths,
chowder, cheese and chili. Home baked goods, face painting, llamas and alpacas plus two days of toe-tapping music and entertainment and steam train rides. Boothbay Railway Village. FMI: 633-4743. n Rockport Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Rockport Farmer’s Market,
461 Commercial St., Rockport Marketplace, Rockport. Organic eggs and produce; pastured pork, beef and poultry; lies; breads, pastries, sandwiches; fresh and aged cheeses. Year round. Indoors in winter. Every Saturday. n Ghosts of Fort Knox Guided Tours, 6 to 9:15 p.m. The East Coast Ghost Trackers
will take you on a guided tour in search of local ghosts and paranormal activity. For reservations contact the Friends of Fort Knox at 469-6553. The cost of the tour is $10 per person. Advance reservations and pre-payment are required. 3 tours will be done, 6 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. n Ben Taylor Concert, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The son of James Taylor and Carly
Simon merges of rock, pop, folk and hip-hop at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $15 advance, $18 day of show. FMI: 5940070. n
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor presents, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Celebrating his 50th year as a singer and songwriter, David Mallett continues to honor rural America and explore the depths of the human condition in the poetry of his music. As a master songsmith and uniquely captivating performer with 15 albums and several hundred thousand road miles under his belt, Mallett has earned a respected and enviable position in the history of American music and a dedicated worldwide audience.“He harks back to the earnest ambitions and heartfelt melodies of Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, singing with the conviction that folk can still be heroic.” - The New York Times.“Few people could be called the living embodiment of the state where they live. But what Garrison Keillor is to Minnesota, Mallett is to Maine.” - Orlando Sentinel. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Advance Tickets $20, day of show $25. FMI: 633-5119 or boothbayoperahosue.com.
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n Fall Foliage Festival, All Day Craft fair, culinary booths, chowder, cheese and chili. Home baked goods, face painting, llamas and alpacas plus two days of toe-tapping music and entertainment and steam train rides. Boothbay Railway Village. FMI: 633-4743.
Friday evening at the Elm Street Grille, 115 Elm St./Route 1, Camden. No cover charge. For dinner reservations, call 236-7722.
pastured pork, beef and poultry; lies; breads, pastries, sandwiches; fresh and aged cheeses. Year round. Indoors in winter. Every Saturday.
n Live Music, 7 to 9 p.m. Local performers are showcased Friday nights at Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston.
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n “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. Belfast Maskers bring Jeffrey Hatcher’s n “Bewitching Show”, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horror tale to Jamie’s Miniatures hosts its seventh annual show of miniatures, including dollhouses as Fort Knox, Route 174, Proswell as dolls, at the Belfast Curling Club, Route pect. Cost: $15; show not appropriate for younger than 15. For advance 3. Cost: $3, includes raffle ticket. FMI: 338tickets, visit the gift shop or call Friends of 0516. Homemade lunch on site. Halloween Fort Knox at 469-6553. costumes welcome. n Waldo County Pie and Story Festival, n Opera House at Boothbay Harbor presents, 8 to 10 p.m. The Krueger 1 to 4 p.m. Tenth annual celebration of Brothers. In an ever expanding body of work, pie, tales and tunes at Jens Kruger (banjo, vocals), Uwe Kruger the Belfast Boathouse, 34 (guitar, lead vocals) and Joel Landsberg (bass, Commercial St. FMI: 338vocals) personify the spirit of exploration 6140 or 338-6616. Bring and innovation that forms the core of the pies to enter at noon; see American musical tradition. Originally from Facebook page for specs. Switzerland, the Kruger brothers began playn Monthly Jazz Jam, 3 to 5:30 p.m. ing North American folk music at an early Local musicians gather at the Waldo Theatre age and were particularly inspired by the Annex, School Street, Waldoboro. Cost: $5. recordings of Doc Watson, Flatt and Scruggs, FMI: 975-5132. Listeners welcome; free and Bill Monroe. In the days since, even Doc refreshments. First Sunday of the month. Watson has said “the Kruger Brothers are just about as fine a band as I’ve ever played I love to play with them.”The BlueMonday with, grass Journal calls them “nothing short of magnificent.” Nashville Public n Monday Night Blues, 7 to 10 p.m. Radio has called them “one of Weekly series presents the Lydia Warren Band in the upstairs music room of Time Out the most creative, spiritually minded, musically gifted, soul Pub, 275 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $10. FMI: enriching and life affirming 593-9336. bands to ever come down the pike. They give new meaning to the phrase Thursday ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’” Advance tickets $15, day of show $20. n NT Live in HD - two shows, 2 to 10 Box Office 633-5159. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. p.m. National Theater of London presents n Suzanne Vega Concert, 8 to 10 p.m. Stephen Beresford’s new play “The Last of the Acoustic neo-folk master performs at the Haussmans,” broadcast live from London 2 Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: p.m./rescreened 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $23; $18 student. $34, general admission. FMI: 594-0070. FMI: 594-0070.
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Boothbay Region Art Foundation Statewide Juried ARTinME Show, All Day This outstanding show is an exhibit of fine arts selected by a jury panel from submissions from n Open Mic, 7 to 9 p.m. Local perall over the State of Maine. formers are showcased Thursday nights at The work includes paintings, collage and Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, sculpture. Boothbay Region Art Foundaion, Thomaston. 1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: boothbayartists.org
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n Rockport Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Rockport Farmer’s Market,
461 Commercial St., Rockport Marketplace, Rockport. Organic eggs and produce;
The Met: Live in HD, 1 to 3:15 p.m. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland, opens season with new production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” live via satellite broadcast. Cost: $27; season tickets available. FMI: 5940070 or rocklandstrand.com. Encore 1 p.m. Oct. 23, $23; $15 student. n Ghosts of Fort Knox Guided Tours, 6 to 9:15 p.m. The East Coast Ghost Trackers
will take you on a guided tour in search of local ghosts and paranormal activity. For reservations contact the Friends of Fort Knox at 469-6553.The cost of the tour is $10 per person. Advance reservations and pre-payment are required. 3 tours will be done, 6 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. n “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. Belfast Maskers bring Jeffrey Hatcher’s
adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horror tale to Fort Knox, Route 174, Prospect. Cost: $15; show not appropriate for younger than 15. For advance tickets, visit the gift shop or call Friends of Fort Knox at 469-6553.
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n Sunday Concert, 3 to 4:30 p.m. The Portland String Quartet performs at First Church UCC, 104 Church St., Belfast. Free/donations. FMI: 338-2282.
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n Live Music: Jazz & Blues, 7 to 9 p.m. Bill Hahn and Sue Davenport play
jazz and blues Thursday evenings at Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the business block, Thomaston. No cover charge. FMI: 354-1177. n Open Mic, 7 to 9 p.m. Local performers are showcased Thursday nights at Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston. n
“The Bad Seed”, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Camden Civic Theatre presents Maxwell Anderson’s classic thriller at Watts Hall, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston. Tickets at door; three-nights-only.
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Fright at the Fort, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Visitors are led through dark passageways where indescribable things lurk in the shadows of Fort Knox, Route 174, Prospect. Cost: $10; $5 younger than 13. FMI: fortknox. maineguide.com. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27; last tour starts 8:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Proceeds support Friends of Fort Knox preservation efforts.
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n Live Music: All That Jazz, 6 to 8 p.m. Local combo All
That Jazz performs every Friday evening at the Elm Street Grille, 115 Elm St./Route 1, Camden. No cover charge. For dinner reservations, call 236-7722.
Anderson’s classic thriller at Watts Hall, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston. Tickets at door; three-nights-only.
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n Live Music, 7 to 9 p.m. Local performers are showcased Friday nights at Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston.
n “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. Belfast Maskers present Jeffrey Hatcher’s n Fall at Morris Farm, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horror Cider pressing, hands-on games, farm tours, tale at Union Hall, 1 Union St., Searsport. Cost: n Live Music, 7 to 9 p.m. Local and more! Join us at The Morris Farm and $15; $10 younger than 19 (show not apperformers are showcased Friday nights at propriate for younger than 15). Tickets at Out Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, bring your family! Wiscasset. FMI: 882-4080 of the Woods, Belfast; Gallery 37, Searsport; or Thomaston. n Great Maine Apple Day, 12 to 4 p.m. call 338-9668. n “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. Celebrate the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples at Great Maine Apple Day. At n Peter Wolf Concert, 8 to 10 p.m. Belfast Maskers present Jeffrey Hatcher’s the Common Ground Education Center in Frontman and lead singer of The J. Geils Band adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horperforms solo at the Strand Theatre, 345 ror tale at First Baptist Church, 95 High St., Unity. FMI: 568-4142. Main St., Rockland. Cost: Belfast. Cost: $15; $10 younger than 19 (show $32, general admission. not appropriate for younger than 15). Tickets Monday FMI: 594-0070. at Out of the Woods, Belfast; Gallery 37, Searsport; or call 338-9668. n Monday Night Blues, 7 to 10 p.m. Weekly series presents the Gracie Curran n “The Bad Seed”, 7:30 to 9:30 Saturday Band in the upstairs music p.m. Camden Civic room of Time Out Pub, 275 Theatre presents Maxwell n Overnight with Myrtle, All Day Main St., Rockland. Cost: $10. Anderson’s classic thriller How often do you get to spend the night at a FMI: 593-9336. at Watts Hall, Main Street/ haunted house with a history of paranormal Route 1, Thomaston. activity? Or spend the night in the same where the source of that activTickets at door; three-nights-only. Tuesday bedroom ity passed from her mortal life? How often would you be able to do this at Halloween? Saturday n The Met: Live in HD Encore, 1 to 3:15 Join Mysterious Destinations at the Tipsy p.m. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland, Butler B&B and the Newcastle Publick House, n Craft Show Export Event, 9 a.m. to 3 screens Oct. 13 performance of Donizetti’s both haunted by Myrtle.This adventure p.m. Community Craft Show Export Event “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Cost: $23; $15 student. FMI: includes dinner at the Newcastle Publick 594-0070 or rocklandstrand.com. at the Wiscasset Community Center. Get House. By reservation only, 207-380-4677. ready to shop for local handmade arts and n Rockport Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. crafts! FMI: Bonnie 882-8230 to register Thursday to 12 p.m. Rockport Farmer’s Market, n Rockport Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. 461 Commercial St., to 12 p.m. Rockport Farmer’s Market, n Live Music: Jazz & Blues, 7 to 9 Rockport Market461 Commercial St., Rockport Marketplace, p.m. Bill Hahn and Sue Davenport play place, Rockport. Rockport. Organic eggs and produce; jazz and blues Thursday evenings at Billy’s Organic eggs and pastured pork, beef and poultry; lies; breads, Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the business block, produce; pastured pastries, sandwiches; fresh and aged cheeses. Thomaston. No cover charge. FMI: 354-1177. pork, beef and Year round. Indoors in winter. Every Saturday. poultry; lies; breads, pastries, sandwiches; n Open Mic, 7 to 9 p.m. Local perfresh and aged cheeses. Year round. Indoors n Fright at the Fort, 5:30 to 9 p.m. formers are showcased Thursday nights at Visitors are led through dark passageways Highlands Coffee House, Main Street/Route 1, in winter. Every Saturday. where indescribThomaston. n Festival of Arts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. able things lurk in Amateur and professional photographers, the shadows of Fort artists and crafters display and sell their work Friday Knox, Route 174, at the Belfast United Methodist Church, 23 Prospect. Cost: $10; n Fright at the Fort, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Mill Lane. To reserve a table, call Betty York at $5 younger than 338-2857 (deadline Oct. 20). Visitors are led through dark passage13. FMI: fortknox. ways where indescribable things lurk n Halloween Fun at the Garden, 4 to maineguide.com. Fridays and Saturdays in the shadows of Fort Knox, Route 174, through Oct. 27; last tour starts 8:30 p.m. Rain Prospect. Cost: $10; $5 younger than 13. 7 p.m. Tis the season to be spooky! In our popular Halloween event at Coastal Maine or shine. Proceeds support Friends of Fort FMI: fortknox.maineguide.com. Fridays Botanical Gardens – or is that “Boo-tanical Knox preservation efforts. and Saturdays through Oct. 27; last tour Gardens”? – you’ll find family fun, feasting, n “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. starts 8:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Proceeds and festivities; in all, a frightfully grand party. support Friends of Fort Knox preservaBelfast Maskers present Jeffrey Hatcher’s Start planning your costumes now! Held tion efforts. adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horat the Visitor Center and Central Gardens. ror tale at First Baptist Church, 95 High St., $10/member adults, $7/member children; n Live Music: All That Jazz, Belfast. Cost: $15; $10 younger than 19 (show 6 to 8 p.m. Local combo $15/non-member adults and $12/non-member children. not appropriate for younger than 15). Tickets All That Jazz performs every at Out of the Woods, Belfast; Gallery 37, Friday evening at the Elm n Fright at the Fort, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Searsport; or call 338-9668. Street Grille, 115 Elm St./Route Visitors are led through dark passageways where indescribable things lurk in the 1, Camden. No cover charge. For dinner n “The Bad Seed”, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. shadows of Fort Knox, Route 174, Prospect. reservations, call 236-7722. Camden Civic Theatre presents Maxwell
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“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, 7 to 9 p.m. Belfast Maskers present Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson horror tale at Union Hall, 1 Union St., Searsport. Cost: $15; $10 younger than 19 (show not appropriate for younger than 15). Tickets at Out of the Woods, Belfast; Gallery 37, Searsport; or call 338-9668.
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Dance Group hosts benefit Halloween dance party at Watts Hall, Main Street/Route 1, Thomaston. Cost: $10; non-perishable food donations encouraged. FMI: 354-0931. Two DJs, food table, silent auction (ends 9:30 p.m.), costume contest. All proceeds go to local food banks.
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n Overnight with Myrtle, All Day How often do you get to spend the night at a haunted house with a history of paranormal activity? Or spend the night in the same bedroom where the source of that activity passed from her mortal life? How often would you be able to do this at Halloween? Join Mysterious Destinations at the Tipsy Butler B&B and the Newcastle Publick House, both haunted by Myrtle.This adventure includes dinner at the Newcastle Publick House. By reservation only, 207-380-4677. n
Sunday Night Blues, 7 to 10 p.m. Special night with the Anthony Gomes Band in the upstairs music room of Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $15. FMI: 5939336.
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Monday Night Blues, 7 to 10 p.m. Weekly series presents the Anthony Gomes Band in the upstairs music room of Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $15. FMI: 593-9336.
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n All Hallows Eve Enchanted Forest, 4 to 7 p.m. Merryspring and Ashwood Waldorf
School sponsor the Halloween Eve event, when “wee sprites and goblins”will be guided through jack-o-lantern lit woods filled with “fairytale vignettes”.Twilight refreshments will be served. Location: Merryspring in Camden.
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