Coming up in less than a week will be a mini-Maine tour conducted by three talented singer-songwriters — Colleen Sexton, Trina Hamlin and Maine’s own Lynn Deeves. To that end a phone interview was arranged with Sexton from her home in Boston.

“Betting the Farm” A group of Maine dairy farmers — dropped by their national milk company — launch their own milk company in a bid to save their farms. Owned by the farmers and committed to paying a sustainable price for their milk, the company offers hope for the future of small farming. But faced with slow sales and mounting bills, can the farmers hang together long enough for the gamble to pay off? “Betting the Farm” is a verité documentary that follows three farmers — Aaron Bell, Vaughn Chase and Richard Lary — and their families through the tumultuous first two years of MOO Milk. With intimate access to their triumphs and disappointments, the film gives audiences a rare glimpse at the real lives of American — and specifically Maine — farmers at a crossroads. 84 minutes (NR)

This weekend, the Boothbay Railway Village along with the Boothbay Information Center will host a New England craft fair. Imagine the smell of hot mulled cider, fresh Maine clam chowder and add the sound of a steam whistle resonating throughout the crisp fall air.

Times are good for Friday, Oct. 5, through Thursday, Oct. 11 AUGUSTA Regal Augusta 10, Marketplace Drive, 623-8183 Unavailable at press time. FARMINGTON Narrow Gauge Cinemas, Front Street, 778-4877 Matinees begin before 5 p.m. “Frankenweenie” in 3D: 6:40 nightly, 1:10 Friday-Monday; in 2D: 4:10, 9:40 daily “Hotel Transylvania” in 3D: 6:50 daily; 1:20 Friday-Monday; in […]