October events

Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:00pm

OCTOBER

2 - Rhiannon Giddens Trio - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com

4 - Antonio Lopez & Friends - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com

5 - Oktoberfest - Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The best German bratwurst and sauerkraut are on the menu, as are hot dogs, chips and soda. Bake sale table with breads to pies. Pumpkin decorating for the kids; yard sale items; crafts, mittens, hats; and the church cookbook, “Recipes from the Church on the Common” will be available to buy.

10-14 - Damariscotta Pumpkinfest - From the Great Pumpkin Deployment to the Pumpkin Regatta … visit www.mainepumpkinfest.com for the complete schedule.

11 - Kenari Quartet - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com

12, 13 - 53rd annual Fall Foliage Festival - Boothbay Railway Village. Large craft fair, live music, pumpkin carving contests, giant pumpkin carving, fair food, more than 100 artists and makers, children’s activity corner. 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. 633-4727. http://railwayvillage.org

18-31 - ARTinME -Annual juried show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. FMI:  https://boothbayartists.org

18 - Pedrito Martinez Group - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com

20-31 - Hike the Halloween Story Trail - Follow the illustrated signs that tell a tale along the trail at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay Harbor. Easy one-mile loop. Suitable for children of all ages. Free. FMI: Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

26 - Full Moon Train - WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. 6-9 p.m. Details/speaker to be announced. The Full Moon Train departs at 6 p.m. from Sheepscot Station. The return trip at 8 p.m. will be by moonlight in coaches lit by oil lamps. Advance reservations recommended.

26, 27 - Halloween Train - BOOthbay Railway Village. Ride the steam train under magical moonlight … and creepy candlelight illuminating witches, ghouls, vampires and more ... 633-4727. 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27. http://railwayvillage.org

30 - Halloween Potluck & Scary Readings -Doors creak open at 5:30 p.m. Come in costume if you are able, bring an ample main, side or salad to share – dinner at 6 p.m.; scary readings at 6:45 ... or whenever the ghosts swoop in. Not for families with small children. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com

Oct. 31 - Nightmare on Federal Street – 83 Federal St., Wiscasset. Halloween parade at 4:30 p.m. (line up at 4 p.m. in the Wiscasset Elementary School parking lot). Block party til 6:30  p.m. with live music, food, Trunk or Treat and costume contest! All weather permitting.