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WEDNESDAYS

WORKSHOP: JUMP-START JOB SEARCH — 8:30 am-12:30 pm, CareerCenter, 865 U.S. Rt. 2E, Wilton. (None on 4/21, on 4/23 instead) Reg. req’d.: 1-800-281-3703.

FARMERS’ MARKET — 3-6 pm, front Narrow Gauge Realty, Main St., Kingfield.

THURSDAYS

STUDY GROUP: ‘SCIENCE OF MIND’ — 7-9 pm, Sweat Lodge, LaGrange. Teachings & techniques in infinite power of spiritual mind healing. Free. FMI: 943-5740.

FRIDAYS

SANDY RIVER FARMERS MARKET — 9 am-2 pm, Better Living Ctr. parking lot, Front St., Farmington. 15+ members, veggies, plants, soaps, baked goods, crafts. FMI: 778-6602.

SATURDAYS

FARMINGTON FARMERS MARKET — 8 am-12 pm, Courthouse parking lot, Main St., Farmington. 15+ members, veggies, plants, soaps, baked goods, crafts. Also online market pick-up day for www.westernmainemarket.com. FMI: 778-6602.

NEW SHARON FARMERS’ MARKET — 9 am-1 pm, Douin’s Market parking lot, 150 Mercer Rd., New Sharon. Thru Labor Day weekend.

SKOWHEGAN FARMERS’ MARKET — 9 am-1 pm, outside Somerset Grist Mill, south side (former Somerset County Jail) 20-plus vendors. Thru Oct. 30.

MONDAYS

KINGFIELD COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE — 5:30 pm, 244 Main St., Kingfield. Treatments by Cristi DeMarco, Kim Verstringhe, licensed acupuncturists. Group setting 30-45 min’s. Eat prior. ($) Benefit. FMI: 491- 2884.

OLD CROW INDIAN BAND — 7:30 pm, gazebo, Meeting House Park, Farmington. FMI: 293-2223 or 778- 6215.

MONDAYS & THURSDAYS

THRU AUG 30

*MOOSE TOURS — 7:15 pm (+,-), Saddleback Guest Service Ctr., Main St., Rangeley. Free. RSVP (only): 864-5496.

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS THRU SEP 2

LIVING HISTORY TOURS — 11 am-4 pm. Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Rd., Livermore. ($) FMI: 897-4366, www.norlands.org.

TUESDAYS

MOBILE HEALTH UNIT VISITS — noon-4 pm, Wal-Mart parking lot, Farmington. Free screenings & health ed., more. FMI: 1-800-525-3136.

SANDY RIVER FARMERS MARKET — 2-6 pm, Better Living Ctr. parking lot, Front St., Farmington. 15+ members, veggies, plants, soaps, baked goods, crafts. FMI: 778-6602.

THRU SATURDAY, JUL 31

EXHIBITION: DAVID RANDALL — Mon-Fri 10 am-5:30 pm, Sat & Sun 10 am-4 pm, SugarWood Gallery, 248 Broadway, Farmington. FMI: 778-9105.

THRU SUNDAY, AUG 15

LUPINE ART RAFFLE — Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce, 6 Park Rd., Rangeley. FMI: 864-5364.

THRU MONDAY, SEP 6

BOAT PACKAGE RAFFLE — Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce, 6 Park Rd., Rangeley. FMI: 864-5364

THRU FRIDAY, OCT 29

ART EXHIBIT: THE ART OF COMMUNITY ACTION — Mon-Fri, Western Maine Community Action administration office, 20 Church St., Wilton. 23 artists from Franklin, Oxford, Androscoggin counties. FMI: 645-3764.

THRU FRIDAY, AUG 6

EXHIBITIONS: ERICKSON & ter WEELE — Daily 12-4 pm, or by appt., Stadler Gallery of Contemporary Art, 225 Main St., Kingfield. Elizabeth Kelly Erickson: “Interpretations in Paint” -– paintings; Jan ter Weele: New Landscape Paintings. Plus Ulrike Stadler & permanent exhibitors. FMI: 265-5025.

WEDNESDAY, JUL 21

LADIES’/COMMUNITY BREAKFAST — 7-9 am, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, 2378 Main St., Rangeley. FMI: 864-5115.

PET SHOW — time TBA, Rangeley Public Library, Main St., Rangeley. FMI: 864-5529.

PLAY: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD — 2 & 7 pm, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Rt. 201, Skowhegan. Comedy. Tickets/FMI: 474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.

RANGELEY LAKES HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING — 7 pm Congregational Church Barn, Rangeley. Guest speaker. ?s: 864-5364.

THURSDAY, JUL 22

CAREERCENTER YOUTH ORIENTATION — 9-11 am, CareerCenter, 865 U.S. Rt. 2E, Wilton. Youths 16-21 seeking a job. Reg. req’d.: 1-800-281-3703.

THURSDAY, JUL 22 (cont.)

CRAFT FAIR — 10 am, Club House Restaurant Parking Lot, Rangeley. FMI: 864-5000.

BORDER PATROL OPEN HOUSE — 10 am, United States Border Patrol station, Stratton Rd., Rangeley. Open to public.

RANGELEY GARDEN TOUR — 1- 3:30 pm, 5 Rangeley gardens, book signing: “Gardens, Maine Style Act II,” garden items auction, books for sale. ($ donation) FMI: 864-5798.

WMCC GOLF TOURNAMENT — 1:30 pm, Sugarloaf Golf Club, Carrabassett Valley. ($) Reception at The Rack after; raffles, prizes. Benefits Western Maine Center for Children. FMI/signup: 232- 9374.

WORKSHOP: ACE THAT INTERVIEW! — 2:30-4 pm, CareerCenter, 865 U.S. Rt. 2E, Wilton. Reg. req’d.: 1-800- 281-3703.

THURSDAY TO SATURDAY

JUL 22 TO 24

PLAY: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD — 8 pm, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Rt. 201, Skowhegan. Comedy. Tickets/FMI: 474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY

JUL 22 TO JUL 25

PITTSTON FAIR — Pittston. Small, family oriented country fair with midway, exhibit hall, animal pulling events, children’s games, tractor pulling. FMI: Debbie Truman, PO Box 351, Gardiner, ME 04345-0351, 582-2946.

FRIDAY, JUL 23

BURYING OF THE BEAN-HOLE BEANS, BISCUIT BAKE — 4:30 pm, Rangeley Logging Museum, Rt. 16. FMI: 864-3939.

FRIDAY, JUL 23 (cont.)

WOODCHIP CONTEST, LOGGER’S HALL OF FAME — 7 pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley. FMI: 864- 3939.

SATURDAY, JUL 24

BREAKFAST BUFFET — 7-10 am, North Anson Congregational Church. ($) FMI: 628-3322.

RANGELEY LAKES LOGGING MUSEUM FESTIVAL DAYS & PARADE — 10 am-4 pm, Main St., Rangeley to Rt. 16. Many events and more. FMI: 864-3939.

CONCERT: SideCar Heroes — 7 pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley. RFA presentation; A Cappella singing group. FMI: 864-5364.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

JUL 24 & 25

NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY — Sat, exhibits, old-style parade thru downtown Rangeley, live music day & night, paddling workshops, excursions, to help meet goal of paddling 740 miles in one day and dinner at the Base Lodge at Saddleback. Sun, suite of paddling adventures in area. FMI: http://www. NorthernForestCanoeTrail.org.

SUNDAY, JUL 25

NATURE PROGRAM: SURVIVOR SKILLS — 2-4 pm, Wilhelm Reich Museum, Rangeley. Free. Presenter: Peter Christenson. FMI: 864-3443.

MONDAY, JUL 26

WORKSHOP: RÉSUMÉ WRITING — 9-11 am, CareerCenter, 865 U.S. Rt. 2E, Wilton. Reg. req’d.: 1-800-281-3703.

TUESDAY, JUL 27

MUSIC ON MAIN — 11:30 am-1 pm, Gazebo in downtown Farmington. Free. Bring lunch, chair. (Off the Hill—Paula Kaiser and Allan & Tracy Rich) Weather permitting. FMI: 778-3424, 778-3900.

CONCERT: CODY MICHAELS — 7 pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley. RFA presentation; composer and pianist. FMI: 864-5364.

THURSDAY, JUL 29

CRAFT FAIR — 10 am, Club House Restaurant Parking Lot, Rangeley. FMI: 864-5000.

FOOD PRESERVATION WORKSHOP — 5:30-8:30 pm, UMaine Cooperative Ext., Franklin Cty. office, 138 Pleasant St., Farmington. ($) Register/FMI: 1- 800-287-1478.

A STREET DANCE — 6-10 pm, Main St., Rangeley. RFA presentation. FMI: 864-5364.

THURSDAY, JUL 29 (cont.)

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP — 6 pm, Loon Lodge, Rangeley. Book: “The Cellist of Sarajevo” by Steven Galloway. Free, open to public. FMI: call 864-4355.

THURSDAY TO SATURDAY

JUL 29 TO 31

PLAY: GYPSY — 8 pm, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Rt. 201, Skowhegan. Musical. Tickets/FMI: 474- 7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.

CONCERT: THE WAYBACKS — 8 pm, Saddleback Base Lodge, Rangeley. Saddleback Summer Concert Series. Tickets: www.saddlebackmaine.com, 864-5671.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

JUL 30 & 31

FARMINGTON SUMMER FEST — downtown Farmington. Clearance & sidewalk sale downtown stores, chicken BBQ, 5K road, juried arts show, Meetinghouse Park, entertainers. FMI: 778-6772, x4102.

SATURDAY, JUL 31

BREAKFAST BUFFET — 7-10 am, North Anson Congregational Church. ($) FMI: 628-3322.

ARTISAN BREAD FAIR — Skowhegan State Fairgrounds, Skowhegan. Free, open to public. Wood-fired oven demos, artisan bread samplings, opportunities to talk with professional bakers, books, tools, more. FMI: www.kneadingconference. com.

TRAIN RIDE — 11 am, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Sander’s Station, Bridge St., Phillips. Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad. ($) FMI: www.srrl-rr.org.

DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET & AUCTION — 6 pm, Club House Restaurant, Rangeley. FMI: 864-5000.

THURSDAY TO SATURDAY

JUL 30 TO AUG 7

NORTHERN MAINE FAIR — Presque Isle. Large family fair lot of rides, exhibits, horse pulling, harness racing, tractor pulling, demo derby. FMI: Andy LeBlanc, PO Box 804, Presque Isle, ME 04769, 769-2258, www.northernmainefairgrounds. com.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY

JUL 30 TO AUG 8

BANGOR STATE FAIR — Bangor. A Large family fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pulling events, and harness racing. FMI: Mike Dyer, 100 Dutton St., Bangor, ME 04401, 947-5555, www.bangorstatefair.com.