COLOR ME UNITED 5k Walk/Run

Narrow Gauge Cinemas 123 Narrow Gauge Square, Farmington, ME, United States

Join United Way for the 5th annual COLOR ME  UNITED 5k...you can walk, run, or roll as you have a blast getting sprayed with paint and water. Finally no need to travel to have this kind of fun! Registration is $30 for individuals, $25/person for teams of 5+. Registration includes a white shirt, color packet, bandana, sunglasses and more! Register now at www.uwtva.org We can't wait to see you there!

$30.00

Masonic Group public takeout/meal pickup

On Saturday, August 21st, the Masonic Group at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Building, 70 Bryant Road, East Wilton, Maine. will be offering a Public Takeout/Pickup meal from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The menu will be Baked Ham with Raisin Sauce, Potato Salad, Vegetables, Rolls and Pumpkin Whoopie Pies for dessert. $9.00 for Adults and $5.00 for those under 12 .We would appreciate your meal reservations by 5:00 pm on Thursday, August 19th. For meal reservations please call Alan Morison - 645-4366; Robeert Lawrence - 778-2354 or Alvin McDonald - 645-2190. We also offer Home deliveries in the Farmington and

Paper Making Heritage Community Celebration!

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum 22 Chuch Street, Livermore Falls, ME, United States

Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum, 22 Church Street Livermore Falls, will host the 3rd annual Paper Making Heritage Community Celebration on Saturday, August 28 from 10 AM to 2 PM.  Events include museum tours, hands on paper making demonstrations, Riley family history presentation by Will Riley at 11 AM (Edwin Riley, Will’s great grandfather was the first manager of the Paper Mills built in the area which were incorporated with others to become International Paper Corporation), initial presentation of a model of the Riley Mansion crafted and donated to the museum by Robert Shink, garage sale and lunch of hot

Free

MBHS CLASS OF 1971 50TH REUNION

Social time 5pm, buffet dinner with 3 entrees salad and cake at 630pm. Price 35 per person. Contact Katie Hallman for more information.

$35

Blessing of the Animals

Fairbanks Union Church 583 Fairbanks Rd, Farmington, ME, United States

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Fairbanks Union Church is having a service to bless ALL animals on Sunday, August 29th, 2021.  Please join us as we celebrate these precious animals who give us so much unconditional love. Time: 10:00 a.m.  To be held outside Location: 583 Fairbanks Rd., Farmington No rain date

Free

Maine Outdoor Film Festival

Lakeside Theater, Rangeley 2493 Main Street, Rangeley, ME, United States

The 7th annual Maine Outdoor Film Festival will be held on Friday night, September 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main Street, in Rangeley. The 37-minute film about Saddleback’s comeback story -- “More Than A Mountain” – will start off the eight-film program. Admission is $6; $3 for Appalachian Trail hikers and children under 12. Refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call Ecopelagicon at 864-2771 and see http://rangeleytrailtown.com

$3 – $12.

Farmington Historical Society yard sale

Farmington Historical Society will be holding it's almost annual yard sale this coming Saturday, September 4th from 8 until 2 on the lawn of the Octagon House, corner of High and Perham Sts. The sale was not held last year so there will be more items for sale. All proceeds go to heating and maintaining the three buildings the society manages, the North Church, the Octagon also known as the Hiram Ramsdell House, and the Titcomb House. Funds are also needed to keep it's collection of historic Farmington artifacts and documents safe and available to the public. For more information

Western Maine Audubon presents: Aquatic Invaders in Maine with Roberta Hill

Online event at: https://western.maineaudubon.org/events/

Western Maine Audubon will be presenting the first of its fall talk series on Wednesday, September 8 at 7 pm. “What You Should Know About the Threat of Aquatic Invaders in Maine,” will be presented by Roberta Hill, Invasive Species Program Director for Lake Stewards of Maine. In this talk, Roberta will address the following questions and more: What makes an organism invasive? What threats do invasive organisms pose to Maine’s native ecosystems? How do invasive aquatic species impact humans? What are the drivers behind introduction of invaders to Maine and the vectors exacerbating their spread within the state? What

Free

Free Outdoor Art Workshop

Prescott Field in Farmington

Elizabeth Olbert (faculty at UMF) will lead a conversation on the limits of realism and Andrew Wyeth’s depictions of Mainers before guiding participants through a multimedia art workshop. Artists and non-artists are welcome, and all art materials will be provided. Bagels and coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m. Discussion and workshop begin at 10:00 a.m.

Free

Public “Take Out/Pickup” meal

On Saturday, September 18, the Masonic Group at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Building, 70 Bryant Road, East Wilton, Me., will be offering a Public "Take Out/Pickup" meal from 5 until 6:00 pm. The meal will be Chicken, stuffing, Potato, Vegetables, Rolls, and Apple Pie. $9.00 for adults and $5.00 for those under 12. Meal reservations would be appreciated by Thursday, September 16 at 5:00 p.m. For meal reservations please call Alan Morison- 645-4366; Robert Lawrence - 778-2354; or Alvin McDonald - 645-2190; Home deliveries are available in the Farmington and Wilton area for $10.00 per meal.

Free Photography Workshop

Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington

Join Dawn Nye (Associate Professor of Art and New Media at UMF) for a free photography workshop that will feature: basics of composition, strategies to involve narrative in visual media, and hands-on practice. This workshop is for all levels and will allow participants to turn even the most casual, at-home photos into intriguing narratives while considering how you can tell stories through photography. If possible, please bring a camera or camera phone to this event. Please email the New Commons Project if you would like to come but will need to borrow a camera.

Free

Free Film Screening: The Big Parade

Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington

The New Commons Film Series resumes with a screening of King Vidor’s 1925 silent classic THE BIG PARADE.

Free