Events
August
Art TourFiber Fest
Resolved: Maine is the most fiber-friendly state in the nation. Want proof? On the weekend of Aug. 4 - 6, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Maine Fiberarts is sponsoring an Open Studio and Farm Weekend, during which you can visit 144 fiber studios, farms, galleries, shops, and spinneries across Maine. To find your way from one fibrous stop to the next you'll want the handsome Maine Fiberarts Tour Map: Studios & Farms, a brochure available at Maine State Visitors Centers, various art venues, and by mail (for $5) from Maine Fiberarts, P.O. Box 404, Brunswick, ME 04011-0404. 207-721-0678. www.mainefiberarts.org
Family Fun
Join the Smirkus
Visit a jungle paradise where rainforest creatures cavort in unbelievable displays of high trapeze. Palm trees teem with comic parrots. Primates perform precision hand-balancing acts, and animals practice acrobatics amid human pyramids. The Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour comes to Maine this summer for shows at the Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport (Aug. 5 - 7) and Rockin' Horse Stables in Kennebunkport (Aug. 9 - 10). Call or visit the Web site for tickets, times, and directions. $15-$17. 877-764-7587. www.circussmirkus.org
Hands On
Home Movie Day
Remember those old home movies dad used to make, back before camcorders became all the rage? You probably think they're obsolete in this video age. On Aug. 12 at the Maine Historical Society in Portland, archivists from Northeast Historic Film will help you learn about, enjoy, and rescue 8mm, Super 8mm, and 16mm films now considered outdated. No films of your own? Just come and watch the show for free from 2 - 4 p.m. 489 Congress St., Portland. 207-469-0924. www.oldfilm.org
Before making plans to attend any of these events, call ahead to confirm, since dates and times may be subject to change. To submit event listings to Down East, send an e-mail to editorial@downeast.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
American Folk Festival
A celebration of multicultural traditional arts -- music, dance, crafts, food, and storytelling. Aug. 25 - 27. Free. Bangor waterfront. 207-992-2630. www.americanfolkfestival.com
Bar Harbor Music Festival
Everything from classical to jazz at a variety of venues. July 2 - 30. $12-$35. The Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor, 212-222-1026. www.barharbormusicfestival.org
Bates Dance Festival
The Bates Dance Festival brings together an international community of choreographers, performers, educators, and students in a cooperative community to study, perform, and create new work. Through Aug. 12. $5-$18. Bates College, 163 Wood St., Lewiston. 207-786-6381. www.bates.edu/x61422.xml
Bay Chamber Concerts
Bay Chamber Concerts Summer Music Festival is loaded with great musical acts. Some of the August highlights: See a silent film the way it was meant to be seen -- accompanied by live music. St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman on piano. Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. u The St. Lawrence String Quartet's Robert Kapilow dissects Shostakovich's String Quartet no. 8, which will then be played in full to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Shostakovich's birth. Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. u Pianist Rian deWaal and his special chamber music arrangements of George Gershwin's classic "Rhapsody in Blue." Aug.16 at 8 p.m. The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. u Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34, Mozart's Quintet in C Minor, arranged by James Campbell, Chaconne for Piano Solo by Bach and Busoni, and Stravinsky's Suite from "The Soldiers Tale." Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. u Turtle Island String Quartet plays the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, and other jazz greats. Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. u Violin performance with iconic former concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Joseph Silverstein. Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $5-$29. 207-236-2823 or 888-707-2770. www.baychamberconcerts.org
Bowdoin International Music Festival
The Friday evening MusicFest series features the Aeolian Chamber Players, the Ying and Cassatt string quartets, distinguished guest artists, and members of the festival faculty in performances held each week during the festival at 8 p.m. $30. The Wednesday evening Upbeat!, at 7:30 p.m., is a faculty concert series that presents a mixture of contemporary and traditional works in a casual setting. $5-$20. Crooker Theatre, Brunswick High School, Maquoit Rd. Through Aug. 5. 207-373-1400. www.summermusic.org/concerts.htm
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James brings all his old hits to Portland. Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. $45-$65. Cumberland County Civic Center, Middle St., Portland. 207-775-3331. www.theciviccenter.com
Kneisel Hall Festival Concerts
On Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, classical music students and faculty from some of the finest musical institutions in the world delight audiences. Through Aug. 20. $20-$30. Blue Hill. 207-374-2203. www.kneisel.org
L-A Arts Music in the Parks
Music in the Parks shifts its location from Lewiston to Auburn but the wonderful eclectic music stays the same. Hear Tinpanic (steel drum) on Aug. 3; Jerks of Grass (bluegrass) Aug. 10; Carolyn Currie (singer-songwriter) Aug. 17; Bellamy Jazz Band (Dixieland jazz) Aug. 24; Kate Wegner/Chuck Donnelly & Evergreen (Celtic and bluegrass) Aug. 25 at Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn Riverwatch. Thursdays through Aug. at noon (Friday rain dates) at Festival Plaza. Free. Auburn. 207-782-7228. www.laarts.org
St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center
Café Accordion Orchestra performs an eclectic mix of French musette, vintage swing, Latin, and European dance-music styles. Their repertoire is that of the Bal Musette orchestras, through which they recreate the music that was popular in Parisian dance halls, cafés, and bistros in the 1920s through the '50s. Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. $15. u Cactus Highway, a New England-based acoustic duo who are lyrically influenced by folk music, harmonically influenced by jazz, and rhythmically influenced by everything. Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. $12. u For many years Ernie Hawkins has been playing concerts, clubs, blues and folk festivals, workshops, colleges, museums, parties, and fist fights in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Europe. Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. $15. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. 207-775-5568. www.stlawrencearts.org
Summer Gala Performance
Maine State Ballet presents Grimm's Hansel & Gretel and a premiere work by Linda MacArthur Miele, artistic director. Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. $25-$30. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. 207-842-0800. www.mainestateballet.org
Summer Pops
New England Music Camp celebrates its twenty-seventh annual Summer Pops in grand style with stage band music, symphonic melodies of orchestral selections, and popular choral renditions. Aug. 5 at 7:45 p.m. $15. Messalonskee Performing Arts Center, 131 Messalonskee High Dr., Oakland. 207-465-3025.
THEATER
Aida
Aida, a princess, is captured by Radames, a pharaoh-in-waiting.Com plications arise when the two fall in love. July 19 - Aug. 5. $33-$47. The Maine State Music Theatre, 22 Elm St., Brunswick. 207-725-8769. www.msmt.org
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane trades her gunslinging for housekeeping in this Wild West musical. Aug. 3 - 12. $14-$25. Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Skowhegan. 207-474-7176. www.lakewoodtheater.org
Charley's Aunt
A classic comedy of manners and disguise. July 21 - Aug. 25. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
Cinderella
Is the fairytale Freudian? Does it embody mythic elements that Bettelheim would recognize? Who cares, as long as that glass slipper fits. Aug. 8 - 26. $36-$46. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. 207-646-5511. www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Deertrees Theatre Festival
Any Wednesday. Muriel Resnik's Broadway hit is a bright and engaging farce filled with confusion, pretenses, twists and turns as the president of a company, his wife, his mistress, and his young business associate all converge on the same executive apartment. Aug. 17 - 19 at 8 p.m. u Grace and Glorie. Tom Ziegler's play centers on two women who create a powerful friendship at a critical time in both their lives: one has lived a long life marked by simplicity and faith; the other has spent much of her life chasing personal glory. Aug. 23 & 25 at 8 p.m. u Dinner With Friends. The Pulitzer Prize-winning story of one couple's breakup and its effect on their closest friends. Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. $20. Deertrees Road, Harrison. 207-583-6747. www.deertreestheatre.org
The Fantasticks
The world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks tells the story of two teens who find true love with the help of their fathers, a traveling carnival road show, and, of course, a little magic. July 14 - Aug. 26. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
42nd Street
All one can say is, thank God Dorothy Brock broke her ankle! July 23 - Aug. 12. $23-$33. Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Rd. 207-985-5552. www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com
The Full Monty
Bunch of unemployed blokes need cash. What can they possibly do? Aug. 9 - 26. $33-$47. Maine State Music Theatre, 22 Elm St., Brunswick. 207-725-8769. www.msmt.org
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
It all begins with a wardrobe filled with fur coats. And there's been a considerable amount of debate in the academic world about just what those coats might symbolize. Aug. 4 - 24. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
Mame
The tale of an unconventional socialite from the roaring twenties with some attitude. Aug. 11 - 20. $13-$15. Community Little Theatre, Lewiston Middle School, 75 Central Ave. 207-783-0958. www.laclt.com
Man of La Mancha
A play within a play based on Cervantes' Don Quixote. Aug. 11 - 20. $10-$12. Freeport Performing Arts Center, Freeport High School, Holbrook Street. 207-865-2220. www.fcponline.org
Mask Menagerie
An array of fantastic characters comes to life through movement and voice, depicting the familiar and unfamiliar. Aug. 18 - 20. $7-$15. The Belfast Maskers, 43 Front St. 207-338-9668. www.belfastmaskerstheater.com
Moon Over Buffalo
When Frank Capra calls, who can resist? Certainly not two second-rate actors who utilize every maniacal mechanism to get into the famous director's film. Aug. 15 - Sept. 2. $23-$33. Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Rd. 207-985-5552. www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com
The Music Man
A con man, a marching band, a sleepy Iowa town, and a spinster librarian. Aug. 3 - 13. $10-$16. Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. 207-236-7963. www.camdenoperahouse.com
Othello
"It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul" -- if only Laurence Fishburne could make an unexpected appearance. Othello deals with mature themes and may not be suitable for children under fourteen. July 28 - Aug. 24. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
Rumpelstiltskin
Hey, we've all been subject to a Rumpelstiltskin -- in the form of a boss with unreasonable work demands -- from time to time. July 15 - Aug. 26. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
Sarah, Plain and Tall
A nineteenth-century Midwestern farmer advertises for a wife -- well before mail-order -- and gets a homesick female from Maine. Aug. 17 - 26. $14-$25. Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Skowhegan. 207-474-7176. www.lakewoodtheater.org
The Tempest
Shakespeare's last work has worked its magic on many others: pre-Raphaelite painter William Maw Egley; poet Sylvia Plath; novelist Aldous Huxley; fantasy writer Tad Williams; Star Trek; and the cult series Lost. July 7 - Aug. 26. $20-$26. The Theater at Monmouth, Main St. 207-933-9999. www.theateratmonmouth.org
Tintypes
A musical focusing on the growing pains of a nation in pre-World War I America, told in the exuberant words and music of the day. July 27 - 30 and Aug. 3 - 6. $7-$15. The Belfast Maskers, 43 Front St. 207-338-9668. www.belfastmaskerstheater.com
ART MUSEUMS
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Curator's Choice: Painting Structure. For his final invitational show, retiring CMCA curator Bruce Brown returns to the concept of introducing artists to CMCA audiences as he did in his first exhibition twenty years ago. Aug. 12 - Sept. 30. u Bestiary. A group exhibition of birds and animals depicted in paintings, sculpture, and photographs by Will Barnet, Dahlov Ipcar, "Blackie" Langlais, Jocelyn Lee, Stephen Pace, Nina Scott-Hansen, William Wegman, and Sharon Yates, among others. Aug. 12 - Sept. 30. u Jed Devine: Stills and Pairings. Forty black and white still life photographs about diverse subjects ranging from the Maine landscape and the Brooklyn Bridge to a human skull. Aug. 12 - Sept. 30. $5. 162 Russell Ave., Rockport. 207-236-2875. www.artsmaine.org
Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center
Winslow Homer: A Collector's Passion. The little-known but superb collection of American art at the Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, New York, includes a number of exemplary works by Homer in both watercolor and oils. Through Sept. 17. u Charlie Hewitt at Work: Twenty Years of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture. A student of Philip Guston, David Hare, and Elaine DeKooning at the New York Studio School, Hewitt has played a significant role in contemporary printmaking in the state since 1984, when he returned to Maine to work at the Vinalhaven Press. Through Oct. 15. u Andrew Wyeth: Selections. Works drawn from the Wyeth Study Center Collection, including several completed within the past few years as well as some of Wyeth's best-known works. Through Oct. 22. u N.C. Wyeth: Artist and Illustrator. Illustrations and paintings by Newell Convers Wyeth dating from 1911 to the early 1940s. Through Nov. 13. u James Wyeth: Portrait of an Artist. Considered one of the most significant and accomplished representational artists of the twentieth century, James Browning Wyeth puts his own unique spin on realism. This mid-career assessment of his work will provide an unparalleled opportunity to examine his work in the larger context of American art. Through Nov. 6. $8-$10. 16 Museum St., Rockland. 207-596-6457. www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Portland Museum of Art
Treasures from Olana: Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church. Church, one of America's most popular nineteenth-century Hudson River School landscape painters, made important contributions to the history of art in this country. This exhibition of eighteen of the most exquisite oils, watercolors, and drawings from Church's own collection highlights his accomplishments in a variety of media. Through Sept. 10. u The Quiet Landscapes of William B. Post: Pictorial Photography in Maine. Post helped make the case for photography as a fine art at the turn of the twentieth century. He excelled at photographing the rural landscape of Maine near his home in Fryeburg -- fields at harvest time, apple trees in blossom, and, most notably, water lilies and snow. As a member of the Photo-Secession, an avant-garde group of photographers, he helped establish the Pictorialist style first championed by Alfred Stieglitz. Through Aug. 27. u Paris and the Countryside: Modern Life in Late 19th-Century France. It has long been observed that Impressionists and their followers heeded Baudelaire's call to paint "modern life." The exhibition will use purely visual means to explore what the very notion of a modern life, in its many facets, meant in the late nineteenth century and will include paintings and works on paper by such artists as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Eugene Boudin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Theo van Rysselberghe, Emile Bernard, and Maximilien Luce. $4-$10 and free Fridays 5 - 9 p.m. Through Oct. 15. 7 Congress Square, Portland. 207-775-6148. www.portlandmuseum.org
OTHER MUSEUMS
Abbe Museum
Made of Thunder, Made of Glass: Native American Beadwork. In the early 1800s, Native women of northeastern North America created a new art form: delicate, intricately beaded hats and purses. In this exhibition the museum explores the principal symbols and images present in the beadwork. Through Nov. 18. $2-$6. 26 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor. 207-288-3519. www.abbemuseum.org
Maine State Museum
Profiles of His Time: The Silhouette Portraits by Galen Jerome Brewer. Fifty of the silhouettes created in the mid-nineteenth century by Brewer, a Maine farmer who created likenesses of his family, friends, and a variety of people he met in his travels. Through Aug. 31. u Rugs All Marked Out. The exhibit features some of the metal stencil plates created by Edward Sands Frost of Biddeford around 1870 and used for the next thirty years by E. S. Frost and Company to produce printed patterns on burlap, ready to be worked into hooked rugs. The exhibit traces the 135-year history of the plates, which were used to produce the first commercially manufactured hooked rug patterns. Through Dec. 31. $2. 230 State St., Augusta. 207-287-2301. www.state.me.us/museum/
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Trucks, Tractors, & Commercial Vehicles & Antique Aeroplane Wings & Wheels Spectacular; Classic Cars & Aerobatic Air Show. One of the museum's most anticipated shows of the year. July 29 & 30. New England Auto Auction. Up to two-hundred outstanding consigned antique, classic, and special-interest automobiles from every era head to the auction block. Aug. 19. $6-$8. Route 73, Owls Head. 207-594-4418. www.ohtm.org
Penobscot Marine Museum
The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport tells the story of the region's maritime past and present. Permanent exhibits include paintings by Thomas and James Buttersworth, Robert Salmon and others; an exhibit on the 19th century China trade and life on a Downeaster; displays of small craft, on lobstering and a furnished sea captain's home. Current special exhibits are: Women and the Sea and the Art of George Wasson.
Admission: $8 adults, $3 ages 7-15, 6 and under free. Hours: Mon-Sat. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Open until Oct. 29.
Portland Harbor Museum
Harbor Forts: A Look Behind the Walls. Exploring life within the forts in and around Portland Harbor, the exhibit demonstrates that, as the military establishment focused on protecting the harbor, soldiers, and other individuals who lived and worked within the forts succeeded in creating communities. Through Nov. 26. $4. Fort Road, South Portland. 207-799-6337. www.portlandharbormuseum.org
Tate House Museum
Setting a Fine Table: Dining in Colonial Maine celebrates dining and entertainment at the height of colonial Portland's prosperity, 1755-1775. Dinner, desserts, tea, and punch will be among the entertainments highlighted with fine imported glass, porcelain, and pottery from the eighteenth century. Through Oct. 15. $2-$7. 1270 Westbrook St., Portland. 207-774-6177. www.tatehouse.org
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
Bangor State Fair
An old-fashioned summer fair with entertainment, livestock, and sinful food. July 28 - Aug. 6. $2-$6. Bangor State Fair Grounds,100 Dutton St. 207-947-5555. www.bangorstatefair.com
Great Falls Balloon Festival
Up, up, and away. Aug. 18 - 20. The festival is free; balloon rides cost $175. Lewiston-Auburn. 207-782-2637. www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
A Down East smorgasbord of blueberry pies, muffins, pancakes, and jams, along with family entertainment, a grand parade, crafts, and games. Aug. 18 - 20. Free. Machias. 207-255-6665. www.machiasblueberry.com
Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland, the lobster capital of the world, celebrates its clawed claim to fame. Aug. 2 - 6. $7-$10, free on Wednesday. Harbor Park, Rockland. 207-596-0376 or 800-LOB-CLAW. www.mainelobsterfestival.com
Skowhegan State Fair
It's all here -- livestock pulling, stage shows, arts and crafts, a demolition derby, carnival rides, and harness racing. Aug. 10 - 19. $3-$6. Madison Avenue, Route 201 North, Skowhegan. 207-474-2947. www.skowheganstatefair.com
Topsham Fair
Agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, harness racing, animal pulling events, 4-H crafts, and a fireworks display -- what more do you want in a country fair? Aug. 6 - 12. 207-729-1544.
Union Fair
Celebrating agriculture in general and the blueberry in particular, the Union Fair has all the favorite attractions, plus a he-man competition. Aug. 20 - 26. Union Fairgrounds. $6. 207-785-3281. www.unionfair.org
WCSH 6 Sidewalk Art Festival
The oldest and largest one-day art show in northern New England puts a museum's worth of art on the streets of Portland. Aug. 26. Free. 207-828-6666.
Windsor Fair
Just a stone's throw from the state capital, Windsor hosts a country fair famed for its large midway, animal pulling events, and harness racing. Aug. 27 - Sept. 4. $6-$8. Route 32. 207-549-5249. www.windsorfair.com
WLBZ 2 Sidewalk Art Festival
The city's largest and most celebrated one-day art festival, showcasing more than a hundred artists from Maine, New England, and beyond. Aug. 5. Free. 207-942-4821.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Antiques Show and Sale
This well-regarded show is sponsored by the Kennebunk Animal Welfare Society. Aug. 5 & 6. Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kennebunk High School, 89 Fletcher St. 207-284-8657.
Barn Yesterday
A tour of seven historic barns on Mount Desert Island that includes exhibits, artists' work on display, music, old-time vehicles, and tools. Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $20-$25. 207-276-9323.
Bath Area Family YMCA Antiques Show and Sale
Fifty dealers from across New England display furniture, hooked rugs, textiles, toys, silver, books, and art. August 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $5. Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Rd. 207-443-8983.
Boothbay Harbor Antiques Show
Thirty exhibitors from several states offer jewelry, Oriental rugs, furniture, books, prints, paintings, pattern glass, china, and silver. July 29 & 30, Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Boothbay Harbor YMCA, Route 27. 207-284-8657.
Brown Bag Lectures
Portland Public Library's Brown Bag Lecture Series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Lisa Phillips, author of Public Radio: Behind the Voices. Aug. 9. Sarah Graves, Maine's own mystery writer. [March, 2006.] Aug. 23. Noon - 1 p.m. Free. Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland. 207-871-1700. www.portlandlibrary.com
Coastal Maine Antiques Show
A rustic setting of three large tents, a small one, and two levels of a barn is the venue for this show. August 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $7. Round Top Center for the Arts, Business Route 1, Damariscotta. 207-879-9253.
Ellsworth Antiques Show
Previously known as the Academy Antiques Show, this event hosts numerous East Coast dealers offering furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, paintings, silver, and jewelry. A one-time fee of $8 covers admission for all days. Aug. 2 - 5. Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Preview party on Wednesday, 5 - 8 p.m. Woodlawn Museum, Route 172, Ellsworth. 207-374-3552.
Maine Antiques Festival
Maine's antiques show of shows brings a wide variety of reputable dealers with all sorts of specialties -- everything from seventeenth-century European furniture to Asian antiques to 1950s Americana collectibles. Aug. 12 & 13. Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $7. Early buying Saturday from 8 -10 a.m., $15. Union Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Road off Rt. 17, Union. 207-563-1013. www.pauldavisshows.com
Maine Audubon
Here's just one of the many Maine Audubon programs offered this month (visit the group's Web site to learn about more): experience a full day of family fun with Snowy Egret Day, which includes a bird walk or edible and medicinal plant walk (advance registration necessary), canoe tours, nature walks, a used-book sale, nature craft-making sessions, and more. Aug. 12 from 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Rt. 9. 207-781-2330. www.maineaudubon.org
TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
Some of the world's fastest runners tear around Cape Elizabeth. Aug. 5 at 8 a.m. 888-480-6940. www.beach2beacon.org
