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Volume 19 • Issue No. 41
20th Annual OgunquitFest Next Weekend OGUNQUIT Celebrate the harvest and Halloween season in Ogunquit during the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce’s 20th annual OgunquitFest celebration. Festivities kick off on Friday night, October 20, and run through Sunday afternoon, October 22. Friday night features a time-honored family event, kids’ trick-or-treating in downtown Ogunquit! Participating businesses will be handing out treats for all the little goblins and ghosts, 5-7 p.m. Visitors and residents alike will have a wide variety of happenings to choose from on Sat-
urday, with two signature events that draw guests back year after year. The OgunquitFest Artisan Craft Fair features live music, food trucks, and more than sixty
crafters displaying their wares in two adjacent locations: Dorothea Jacobs Grant Common and the Ogunquit Fire Station, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Classic Car
Show at Main Beach happens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and features more than one hundred cars, live music, and “People’s Choice” awards. The Classic Car
38th Annual Harvestfest at York Beach YORK Now in its 38th year, Harvestfest is a one-day event located along Short Sands Beach in York. The event started as an end-ofthe-season ox roast and barbecue for York Region Chamber of Commerce members, which was so much fun that when word got around, the chamber decided to open the party up to the public. The chamber no longer does the barbecue, but local non-profits and restaurants now offer any variety of delicious foods at the event instead. The chamber is pleased to announce that all four Presenting Sponsors are returning again this year: Kennebunk Savings Bank, the Cutty Sark Hotel,
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Cliff House Maine, and the Union Bluff Hotel. Harvestfest has grown to host over 8,000 attendees, and is known by many as southern Maine’s premiere fall festival. It will be celebrated this year on Saturday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature local crafters, vendors, great food, live entertainment, raff les, local nonprofit booths and, of course, a variety of kids activities. Enjoy live entertainment under the big tent throughout the day with an old time favorite, Don Campbell Band & Friends, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the kids, Dan Blakeslee, aka Dr. Gasp, provides folk music and Halloween-themed storytelling 2:30-4 p.m. Additional kids activities include face painting, fun
interactive games, and “Bristlebots,” make-and-take robots that can be retooled and recycled over
and over. The Bristlebots station is provided courtesy of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Show concludes with the cars parading down Beach Street out onto Route 1. Additional events on Saturday include Perkins Cove Halloween festivities, with a costume contest and parade, trick or treating, rock painting and face painting from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The DogtoberFest Costume Parade & Beach Walk takes place at Main Beach at 11 a.m., with judging for the best dog contest happening at noon. Sunday’s big event is the iconic High Heel Dash to benefit the Frannie Peabody Center. Brave souls race around Perkins Cove in high heels, and those heels must be at least two inches See FEST on page 18 . . . Ha r vest fest cou ld not happen without the support of the Town of York, its dozens of event volunteers, participating area businesses, and town departments including police, fire, public works, parks and recreation, town manager, and the Board of Selectmen. Additional thanks to the Gentle Giants of Portsmouth, NH, for providing the supplies and equipment to set up and break down festival displays and booths, and to Spiller Farm of Wells for donating the hay, pumpkins, and corn stalks that decorate the ball field. And a very special “thank you” to the owners of the Cutty Sark, Peter and Patrick Hughes. Every year, these two gems set up the lighthouse display, string the electrical chords, and provide the construction equipment, elbow See HARVEST on page 24 . . .
“Friends for Fuel” Helps Keep Kittery Warm KITTERY Fuel & More is gearing up host their annual fundraiser, “Friends for Fuel,” on Sunday, October 22, 4:30-8 p.m. at The Blue Mermaid. The event will feature live music by The Loving Cup, a delicious buffet of food and drink from local establishments, and a “Live and Silent” auction featuring local items to bid on. As a volunteer-run nonprofit that helps Kittery residents with heating costs and unfore-
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seen expenses, Fuel & More’s fundraising goals ensure that no family or individual is left out in the cold, and that no one in need is turned away. In addition to helping with fuel costs, the mission helps Kittery families who are facing unforeseen financial challenges with back rent, car repairs, utility bills, transportation expenses, housing, childcare, and more in coordination with the York County Community Action. Fuel & More also helps provide Kittery schools with
gift cards for students who lack warm clothing, helping them to purchase coats, hats, mittens, and warm winter boots. The Blue Mermaid is located at 10 Shapleigh Road, in Kittery. Tickets are available online, and will be available at the door if they have not sold out by auction day. Staffers strongly suggest buying in advance. For more information, visit www. fuelandmore.org, email info@ fuelandmore.org, or call 207703-8288.
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