RANGELELY — On Monday, July 3, the town is scheduled to kick off its July 4th celebration a day early at 10 a.m.
The schedule is as follows:
• 10 a.m. — Children’s Doll Carriage Parade starts on Main Street at Rangeley Inn & Tavern and ends at the Town Park. Awards will be given.
• 10 a.m. — Joan Frost Memorial Art and Craft Fair in the Town Park.
• 11 a.m. (approximately) — Rangeley Health and Wellness Annual Duck Race after the Doll Carriage Parade awards.
• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Hymn For Her, injecting juiced-up backwoods country blues with a dose of desert rock psychedelia that has been described as “Hell’s Angels meets the Amish,” and “Hillbillies with electronics opening Pandora’s Box.”
• 1 p.m. — Great American Dog Parade.
• 2-4 p.m. — Sandy River Ramblers: One of Maine’s premier bluegrass bands and the longest-running bluegrass band in Maine’s musical history. This marks the band’s 40th year.
• 6 p.m. to fireworks — Invite the Wild — an energetic rock band that blurs genres.
For more information, call the chamber at 207-864-5571, email [email protected], or visit rangeleymaine.com.
The chamber’s online auction also will be ongoing July 1-4 at 32auctions.com.
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