Boldly go where no one has gone before! As an audience member you’ll join Starfleet Academy and experience an adventure that combines cutting-edge special effects, unmatched audience interaction, and cool science.

A master of the art of physical comedy, Avner weaves a spell of hilarious predicaments. He also played the Holy Man, “The Jewel,” in the Michael Douglas film The Jewel of the Nile and has performed as a ventriloquist on Broadway.

In celebration of the publication of Blackveil by bestselling author and Mount Desert Island resident Kristen Britain, the Jesup Memorial Library will be decked out like a medieval great hall for a masquerade ball complete with feasting and music, a reading by the author followed by a question-and-answer session and booksigning, plus door prizes.

The Jordan Planetarium has three star shows for the public this weekend; two for the whole family Friday and Saturday evening at 7PM, and a children's favorite Sunday at 2PM. On Friday night, experience the scientific wonders of Black Holes and the powerful destruction they create within the Universe. Saturday night, travel back in time by just gazing at the stars in Touching the Edge of the Universe. With new satellites launched into Space, watch first hand the birth of stars and planets and possibly even the beginning of time.

 Maritime-themed summer camp for kids aged five to eleven. Each camp include arts, crafts, field trips, science, outdoor activities, and lots of fun in a safe, educational environment.

This event features pumpkins for all children, face painting, pumpkin painting, and refreshments. Guests hop aboard a streetcar to Meserve’s Crossing then onto a field to pick pumpkins.

The wildlife park gets spooky with its Halloween Night Hike. Raise your goose bumps with special Halloween displays and haunted hay rides.

The Fryeburg Fair is billed as “Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic,” and it’s loaded with entertainment from country music stars like Tyler Dickenson, Nate Gibson, and Vocal Trash to the Whoopie Pie contest to the Christmas Tree exhibit and its wreath-making demonstration.

The Great Fall Auction and Flea Market is a two-day fund-raising sale that features travel packages, antiques, collectibles, plus gift certificates for dinners, and movies.

The fifth annual Candy Cane Train departs from the Bath Train Station with four, ninety-minute trips scheduled each day. Departure times are 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Passengers meet Santa and his elves, listen to storytellers, sing songs, and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies.