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| Ripped sand at Hills Beach in Biddeford, Maine |
It’s summer in Maine
– my favorite time in my favorite place to be – and there’s always a lot to
do. I’ve been looking at my calendar and
it seems that there are not enough weekends to do everything I want to do.
I have a family event this weekend but if I didn’t I’d be
checking out some of these fun things!
Some of this weekend’s events include:
1.
The Annual Lupine Festival, held in Deer Isle –
celebrates these vibrant, summertime flowers that bloom in June and make me
smile. More info here: www.deerisle.com
2.
Legacy of the Arts Festival, June 17th in Bar Harbor – Live music, art exhibits, demonstrations and
historic tours at a variety of sites around town in celebration of the area’s
rich history of art, music, Native American culture and more. More info here: www.legacyartsfestival.com
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| Native American handmade baskets |
3.
One of my favorites . . . The Downtown Bangor ARTWALK –
it’s a gorgeous day in mid June, the days are long and you can stroll from
studio to shop to museum and check out some great art, music, and awesome
people. Look for some of my work
available for sale at a few of the shops!
Here’s where you can get more info - Art walk maps listing the
participating venues and featured artists will be available at The University
of Maine Museum of Art, Metropolitan Soul, and One Lupine Fiber Arts.
Additional information can be found at www.downtownartscollaborative.org
4.
In the Greenville
area – join the fun at Moose
Mainea, a month long celebration of the area's favorite resident - The Moose.
The events include a town wide yard sale, craft fair, kids fun day and more.
For info phone (207) 695-2702 or see our Facebook page.
5.
In
Wells - Beach Bike Ride for Charity was founded in 2010 by a pair of
Wells resident families and a couple of young sports/technology enthusiasts
looking to give something back to the community. The ride has been a huge success. In it's
first year the ride attracted over fifty riders and raised over $8,000. The
second year, the ridership doubled with over 100 riders and raised a whopping
$11,000 for charity. More info
here: www.beachbikeride.org
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| Bike at Casco Bay |
I know I know, the screens need
cleaning and the garden already needs to be weeded and you’ve got to figure out
what to do with the patch in the front lawn that the grubs attacked. There are a million reasons not to go to one
of these events, or any of the others that are happening all over the
state. I am running the list through my
head right now.
Obligations and to do’s
so often get in the way of the things we’ll truly remember. Your kids won’t look back fondly at how great
the bushes looked when they were young. They’ll
remember the time you all danced under the tent at the American Folk Festival (www.americanfolkfestival.com)
or how often you rode bikes to Jimmie’s Ice Cream (North Main St. Brewer) for a
cone that melted faster than you could eat it.
So get up and get out there and
have a fun weekend everyone!
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