There’s plenty to do in central Maine this week.
Elvis tribute concert
Don Boudreau will perform an Elvis tribute concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Old Mill Park, 1211 Main St. in Clinton
The Clinton Free Summer Concert Series is open to the public.
The series features a variety of musical genres, including classic rock, country and tribute acts.
River Days
The next Skowhegan River Days 2025 is scheduled for Saturday in Skowhegan.
Participants can paddle the Skowhegan Gorge with Skowhegan Outdoors at 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., and Mountain Bike Basics sessions are set for 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Meet at 65 Water St. for both events; registration required.
Live Music is planned for 2-7 p.m. at Riverside Lot, Shane Sawtelle will perform at 2 p.m. and Northern Xposure will begin at 5 p.m.
From 4-8 p.m. there will be a Kids Activity Booth, Mobile Gear Library, food, vendors and more.
Bites & Sites: The Downtown Skowhegan Food Tour will start at 2 p.m., the Langlais Art Tour with restoration artist Steve Dionne will begin at 4 p.m.
Fly casting demos and instruction will be held at the Riverside Lot at p.m. and the Paddling Film Festival World Tour is set for 2-10 p.m. at the Riverfront Greenspace (behind 151 Water St.).
For a complete schedule of events visit Main Street Skowhegan.
Blueberry Festival
Check out Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival on Friday and Saturday at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow St., Winslow.
The Friday evening event, set for 3-7:30 p.m., will feature a chicken BBQ fundraiser ($15 donation per supper) to benefit Winslow Community Cupboard food pantry, plus live music. Admission to the festival grounds is free both days. Nearly 700 blueberry pies and baked goods will be available for sale both days. Blueberry pies ($15 each or two for $25) may be picked up at the church anytime between 3-7:30 p.m. Friday, or from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, or until they are sold out.
Both days will spotlight live music. Friday’s lineup will include Richie Bartolo (pop, rock, jazz at 3 p.m.), Dave Deas, Bill Dolan, Brian Richmond, Maureen Vachon, Darren Beaudet, and Dennis Rock (pop, rock, blues at 4 p.m.) and The Cellar Dwellers (Beatles and other classic pop/rock at 6 p.m.).
Saturday’s lineup will feature Will McPherson (acoustic pop/rock at 8 a.m.), Uke ’N Be Happy at 9 a.m., Josh Bickford on classical organ/keyboard at 10 a.m., Will McPherson, pop/rock at 11 a.m. and an open jam featuring Wayne Berman, Dave Deas, Dave Carew, Bob Steinberg and friends at noon. The music schedule is subject to change.
A blueberry pancake breakfast is set for 7-10 a.m. Saturday at the church; cost is $7 per person and $5 for children ages 12 and younger, payable at the door.
Other activities will include a yard sale, arts and crafts vendors, a police car, ambulance, and firetruck for the children and more.
For more information email [email protected].
‘Cymbeline’
Theater at Monmouth presents “Cymbeline” at various times through Aug. 23 at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. in Monmouth.
Shows this week are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Tuesday, Aug. 5. Tickets cost $25-$40; for tickets and other performances at the theater visit theateratmonmouth.org.
The play by William Shakespeare is directed by Kristin Clippard.
About the production: Princess Imogen has defied her father, Cymbeline, King of Britain, by marrying the commoner and orphan Posthumus rather than the Queen’s doltish son from her previous marriage, Cloten. Determined to control his daughter, Cymbeline exiles Posthumus, who travels to Rome. There the villainous Iachimo scorns Posthumus’s confidence in his wife’s virtue, boasting that he could seduce her. Irritated by his arrogance, Posthumus wagers his ring on Imogen’s faithfulness. In Britain, Iachimo hides himself in her bedroom and emerges at night to observe intimate details of her body and to steal her bracelet. These seeming proofs of infidelity send Posthumus into a jealous rage, and he orders his servant Pisanio to kill Imogen.
West Gardiner’s 175th anniversary celebration
A West Gardiner’s 175th anniversary celebration is planned with a parade Saturday.
Parade line-up begins at 9 a.m. at the corner of Clark’s Lane and the Collins Mills Road and will start at 10 a.m. Participants will walk, ride, march, and/or drive to Helen Thompson School followed by presentations.
A free barbecue will follow at the West Gardiner Historical Society Building, 310 Spears Corner Road, featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, potato salad and soft drinks.
Maine Red Hot Dog Festival
The Maine Red Hot Dog Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in downtown Dexter; rain or shine.
The Downtown Dexter Association fundraiser will feature the Millside Fitness Bun Run!, a 5K race, starting at 7:30 a.m.
Other events planned throughout the day include food and craft vendors, beer/wine tents, Hannaford’s Red Hot Dog Eating Contest and Children’s Cupcake Eating Contest, KidZone! (children’s games), Magic Wes Wonder, the Dexter Fire Department’s Red Hot ‘Duck’ Race, live entertainment, lots of W.A. Bean Red Hot Dogs and more.
For more information visit redhotdog.org.
Coburn Park concert series
The Concerts in the Park event at Coburn Park will feature Blues Kats at 5 p.m. Sunday at the park on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan.
The free concerts are held every Sunday through Aug. 31 at the park.
The Maine band is known for its classic rock, country gold, hard rock, Motown, and other music spanning the 20th century.
For more information call Tom Hamilton at 207-399-2325 or visit wesarts.org.
Oosoola Park offers a music event
Stonewall Chrome is set to perform in the Oosoola Park Music Series at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the park on Ferry Road in Norridgewock.
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