Featured Events:
October 4, 2008: Portand
Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Friends of Casco Bay is proud to host "Wild & Scenic On Tour" presented by Patagonia at Abromson Auditorium. This nationally-touring festival, the largest of it's kind in the U.S., features films that seek to enhance environmental awareness and inspire action. The evening will include a variety of films, from humorous shorts to inspiring documentaries. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door which includes all 8 films, two food receptions, and festivities. USM's Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, (free parking in the Bedford Street garage). 5:00 pm.
Click here for more information.
October 23 - 25, 2008: Portland
Harvest on the Harbor
Experience the flavors of the great state of Maine at this food and wine festival presented by the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland, as it opens with a Grand Tasting on Thursday, October 23 at Portland's new Ocean Gateway. Fifteen of Maine's finest chefs are serving signature canapés which will be paired with hundreds of the world's best-known wines, champagne and beers. The Grand Tasting at the Gateway at 14 Ocean Gateway Pier/Thames Street, begins at 5:00 p.m. and tickets are $50 per person ($60 after October 9). The three-day event will feature seminars, tastings, and exquisite dinners crafted by renowned chefs from Maine and afar. Learn from food experts. Sip fine wines, beer and spirits. Enjoy an authentic culinary experience during one of the most beautiful seasons in Maine. Tickets for individual components of the festival start at $35. Complete information is available at: www.harvestontheharbor.com.
This month:
October 1, 2008: Northport
The Fifth Annual Taste of the Midcoast Benefit Gala
In conjunction with the Taste of Waldo County and Youthlinks' Dream Raffle & Auction, a benefit gala & auction with be held with all proceeds going to the children, teens & families of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties. Broadreach's The Taste of the Midcoast offers great food from local restaurants, silent & live auctions (live auction with Rosey Gerry), a jazz trio, and cash bar. Doors open at 5:00 pm, live auction starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets $25 per person. For information, call 207-338-2200 ext. 401 or 207-594-2221 ext. 401. www.broadreachmaine.org
October 2 - 5, 2008: Boston, MA
Boston International In-Water Boat Show
The Boston International In-Water Boat Show is the perfect place to see boats in their element. More than 200 boats will be displayed in the water with nearly 300 different models being showcased indoors. You'll see everything from small day sailers to massive yachts. Clinics will be offered on a variety of topics, from getting licenses to watersports, and will feature more than 20 experts on a wide spectrum of topics. As New England's only autumn boat show, The Boston International In-Water Boat Show is a great place to purchase a new boat or simply see what's new in the boat market. Seaport World Trade Center.
www.bostoninwaterboatshow.com
October 3 - 5, 2008: Cow Island, Casco Bay
Cow Bow Wow
Learn holistic approaches to doggie health, care, and training. Bring your favorite four-legged friend and learn all about alternatives that can lead to a healthier happier dog and pet/owner relationship. Sail out to Cow Island aboard an historic wooden windjammer and leave your worries on the mainland. A weekend of educational excellence and a community of health and learning awaits and the opportunity for you to relax, reflect, and learn. Hosted by Rippleffect's Fort Lyon. Limited to 35 participants. One dog per participant. Cow Island departure point, 40 Commercial St. Portland. 207-791-7870;
Click here for more information.
October 4, 2008: Portand
Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Friends of Casco Bay is proud to host "Wild & Scenic On Tour" presented by Patagonia at Abromson Auditorium. This nationally-touring festival, the largest of it's kind in the U.S., features films that seek to enhance environmental awareness and inspire action. The evening will include a variety of films, from humorous shorts to inspiring documentaries. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door which includes all 8 films, two food receptions, and festivities. USM's Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, (free parking in the Bedford Street garage). 5:00 pm.
Click here for more information.
October 4, 2008: Cumberland
Camp Sunshine Maine Pumpkin Festival
This year's gathering will feature more than 30,000 lit jack-o-lanterns along with music, games for the kids, a costume parade, pie-eating contest, face painting, great food and a tower of pumpkins like nothing you've ever seen. All proceeds benefit Camp Sunshine, a Maine-based national retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Cumberland Fairgrounds.
207-655-3000; Click here for more information.
October 4 - 8, 2008: Annapolis, MD
38th Annual U.S. Sailboat Show
Touted as the largest in the world, this sailboat show features new racing and cruising boats from U.S. and foreign builders, the world's largest multihull displays, seminars Thursday through Sunday, sponsored by the publishers of Cruising World and Sailing World magazines. Smaller boats from one designs and trailerables to sailing dinghies and inflatables. Plus a vast array of sailing equipment, rigging and accessories, maintenance products and services, as well as
information on cruising/vacation charters. 410-268-8828;
www.usboat.com/us_sailboat_show.html
October 4 – 5, 2008: Union
Come Spring Quilters 7th Annual Quilt Show
Come Spring Quilters presents a "Harvest of Quilts" for their 7th Annual Quilt Show. This year's show features quilts from the 1930's and 40's along with quilts made by Come Spring Quilt Club members. There will be vendors, door prizes, antique quilts, a raffle quilt and voting for the viewers' choice. Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Sunday 11:00 - 4:00 pm. Refreshments are available. $4.00 admission. Union Elementary School, Route 17. For more information, call Anne at 207-785-2218.
www.mainequilts.org
through October 31, 2008: Bucksport
Penobscot Narrows BridgeFest
The Penobscot Narrows BridgeFest celebrates the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, one of Maine's newest tourist attractions and the first bridge in the Western Hemisphere to include an observatory integral with its structure. The observatory, at 420 feet, is the tallest man made rural observatory tower in the U.S. Views from the observation deck extend along the coast and inward to Mount Katahdin. For more info about BridgeFest, phone the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. 207-469-6818;
www.penobscotnarrowsbridgefest.com
October 10 - 19, 2008: Rockport
Work of The Hand: Craft Show and Sale at the CMCA
Over forty crafts artists, the majority of whom are from Maine, participate by invitation in the 19th annual, "Work of the Hand," described as one of the state's most prestigious craft shows. Beautiful, functional works in fiber, clay, wood, glass, metal, and leather are presented for sale, order, or commission in Center for Maine Contemporary Art historic firehouse gallery overlooking Rockport Harbor. Collector's Preview is Friday, October 10, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. 162 Russell Ave.
www.cmcanow.org
October 11 – 12, 2008: Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle
6th Annual Peninsula Potters Columbus Day Weekend Studio Tour & Sale
The Peninsula Potters is a loosely knit group of potters and clay artists who have settled and established working studios in the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle area. The artists, drawn there by the beauty of the surrounding landscape and by the creative spirit of its inhabitants, as well as the proximity to The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, encourage those passing through to visit their diverse studios and galleries year-round and particularly during the Columbus Day weekend while they feature new works, guest artists, and kiln openings. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
www.peninsulapotters.com
October 11, 2008: Bethel
North American Wife Carrying Championship
The 9th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship will take place at a 278-yard course, built on the lower slopes of Sunday River Ski Resort. Last year's event drew over 2,000 spectators who lined the course to watch teams compete for the grand prize of the wife's weight in Bud Light beer plus cash. The teams are comprised of a male and female competitor, however the female does not need to be the legal wife of the male. Teams also have the option to have the male carried by the female if they so choose. The origin of the competition is based in Finnish history, and the concept a little archaic - but the modernized wife carrying event is all in fun, and in reality, is a true test of physical strength and agility. Event starts at 11:00 am.
www.sundayriver.com/Events/Main/Wife_Carrying_Championship.html
October 11, 2008: Southwest Harbor
The Thirteenth Annual Mount Desert Island Fall Celebration
Acadia's Oktoberfest and international food festival, held at Smugglers Den Campground, on Rte. 102, features twenty-three Maine Brewmasters, wines by Blacksmith's Winery, Maine artisans and craft booths, an international food court, music and entertainment. 11:30 am - 6:00 pm.
207-244-9264;
www.acadiachamber.com/oktoberfest.html
October 12, 2008: Bar Harbor
SPCA of Hancock County "Fur Ball" Benefit
The SPCA of Hancock County will host the second annual "Fur Ball" at the Bar Harbor Club. This is a fundraising event to help animals in need with cocktails, dinner, masquerade ball, as well as silent and live auctions. Seating will be limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.
207-667-2199;
www.spcahancockcounty.org/specialevents.html
October 16 - November 19, 2008: Rockland
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Auction Fundraiser
Starting on October 16, the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce will be auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for their organization. This auction is one of their most important fundraisers and supports the many community and business initiatives of the Chamber in making the Rockland area a great place to live and do business. There will be hundreds of items to bid on including lodging packages, gift baskets, a biplane ride, photography services, recreational activities, getaways, train rides, boat trips, festival tickets, artwork, landscaping supplies, business services, gift certificates for lodging, restaurants & services and much more. The online auction will run through November 19, with many items heading to the live auction on November 21 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The live auction event will have Bruce & Becky Gamage as the auctioneer team, a concession stand, about 100 auction items, a $250 Auction Chest Drawing and an $500 Elimination Drawing. Tickets are $20. The live event will run from 5:00 -9:00 pm. Preview from 5:00-6:00 pm.
www.pbrccauction.cmarket.com
October 17 - October 31, 2008: Prospect
Fright at the Fort 2008
Visitors are led through the dark, stone passageways of Fort Knox where indescribable things lurk in the shadows, creating screams of fright. Admission is $5. Volunteers welcome. Held from 5:30 to 9:00 pm on October 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31. Sponsored by the Friends of Fort Knox, a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the Fort Knox Historic Site as a cultural, educational and economic asset for the state of Maine. 207-469-6553;
www.fortknox.maineguide.com
October 17 - 19, 2008: York Village and York Beach
24th Annual Harvestfest
This Colonial-themed festival includes a variety of activities, live bands, an ox roast, bean hole beans, and crafters from all over the country. Harvestfest also includes a SeniorFest, KidsFest, Antique Car Show, a POW-WOW, hayrides and much more. 207 363-4422;
www.gatewaytomaine.org/Harvestfest/index.htm
October 18, 2008: Lincolnville
2nd Annual Harvest Fest at Cellardoor Vineyard
Come join the fun for all at Cellardoor Vineyard for the second annual "Romp & Stomp - Grape Harvest Festival". Bringing the grapes in from the harvest and crushing them into the juice that will become next year's wine is a big celebration. Enjoy an afternoon of fun-filled activities with a spicy BBQ, tethered hot air balloon rides, live music, vineyard mazes, a "spooky house", face painting and pumpkin hunts for the kids, a farmers market and you can try your hand (er, feet) at grape stomping. That's right, stomping grapes the "old world" way - with your feet. Additional activities and events will take place at Lincolnville Beach. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. 367 Youngstown Road. 207-763-4478;
www.mainewine.com.
October 18 – 19, 2008: Cambridge, MA
Head of the Charles Regatta
During the third weekend of October, the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the largest athletic spectacles in the world, will attract more than 7,000 rowers and nearly 300,000 rowing fanatics to Boston's Charles River. This regatta, the world's largest two-day rowing event, was established by Cambridge Boat Club members, and is a "Head" race, a class of regatta that are generally three miles long in which boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Since 1965, rowers have come from far and near to the banks of the Charles River to take part, but the fun isn't limited to competitors, there are many ways for spectators to get involved in the weekend's activities. Click here for more information.
October 18, 2008: Rockland
Fall Foliage and Sunset Coastal Train Ride
Enjoy a fall foliage and sunset coastal train ride with Maine Eastern Railroad to benefit the Hope, Maine Fire Department Building Fund. The train leaves Rockland at 3:50 pm on its way to Brunswick, stopping at Wiscassett and Bath en route, returning to Rockland at 8:30pm. Ticket must be purchased in advance by calling 542-4873 in order for Building Fund to receive credit and tickets purchased at the station will not benefit Hope Fire Department. Seating is limited. Tickets are $40 per person, children 12 and under are $30.
207-542-4873
October 22 - 25, 2008: Camden
Pop!Tech 2008: Scarcity and Abundance
For the twelfth year, the Pop!Tech Conference will again convene for this one-of-a-kind annual conference, bringing together 600 visionaries and leaders in their field and thousands more online. Held in the beautifully restored, 19th-century Camden Opera House, this inspiring four-day summit explores major trends shaping our future, the social impact of new technologies, and new approaches to addressing the world's most significant challenges. 207-230-2425;
www.poptech.org
October 23 - 25, 2008: Portland
Harvest on the Harbor
Experience the flavors of the great state of Maine at this food and wine festival presented by the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland, as it opens with a Grand Tasting on Thursday, October 23 at Portland's new Ocean Gateway. Fifteen of Maine's finest chefs are serving signature canapés which will be paired with hundreds of the world's best-known wines, champagne and beers. The Grand Tasting at the Gateway at 14 Ocean Gateway Pier/Thames Street, begins at 5:00 p.m. and tickets are $50 per person ($60 after October 9). The three-day event will feature seminars, tastings, and exquisite dinners crafted by renowned chefs from Maine and afar. Learn from food experts. Sip fine wines, beer and spirits. Enjoy an authentic culinary experience during one of the most beautiful seasons in Maine. Tickets for individual components of the festival start at $35. Complete information is available at: www.harvestontheharbor.com.
October 30 – November 3, 2008: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
The 48th edition of the world's largest boat show featuring more than 1.6 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts, electronics, engines and thousands of accessories from every major marine manufacturer and builder worldwide. The show encompasses more than 3 million square feet of space, both on land and in water, at six sites, all connected by the Show Transportation Network. Boats from every major manufacturer worldwide including runabouts, sportfishers, high performance boats, center consoles, cabin cruisers, express cruisers, sailing yachts, motor yachts, bowriders, catamarans, trawlers, inflatables, canoes, and extraordinary superyachts. 800-940-7642;
Click here for more info.
Events compiled by Nadine Gallagher. To send us details on an event for possible inclusion, e-mail a short description to: events@maineboats.com. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.
