Five things not to miss this weekend
Demo derby cars line up prior to the race at the Union Fair. Each car undergoes a 40-point safety inspection. (Photo courtesy Jaden Eaton)
Slavic Soul Party out of Brooklyn plays for free on Megunticook Lake Friday night. (Photo courtesy Slavic Soul Party)
Frogpipe, a young band out of Mount Desert Island plays the Belfast Harbor Fest Launch Party Friday night. (Photo courtesy Frogpipe)
Don’t forget the last International Cat Video Festival brought to you by the Farnsworth Art Museum!
Demo derby cars line up prior to the race at the Union Fair. Each car undergoes a 40-point safety inspection. (Photo courtesy Jaden Eaton)
Slavic Soul Party out of Brooklyn plays for free on Megunticook Lake Friday night. (Photo courtesy Slavic Soul Party)
Frogpipe, a young band out of Mount Desert Island plays the Belfast Harbor Fest Launch Party Friday night. (Photo courtesy Frogpipe)
Don’t forget the last International Cat Video Festival brought to you by the Farnsworth Art Museum!
Winding down in August we’ve got a beautiful weekend for boat lovers, crazy cat ladies and gents, danceaholics and demo derby fiends. And with summer waning, enjoy it while you can!
Belfast Harbor Fest Launch Party
Friday, August 19—Belfast
It’s going to be a stellar night to get thee up to the Steamboat Landing on the Belfast harbor for the 7th Annual Belfast Harbor Fest for their Friday night Launch Party. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the bands starting at 7 p.m. and going to midnight. The featured bands include Frogpipe, Unorganized Hancock, The Sun Parade and Bronze Radio Return. Vendors serve up a variety of local food and drink! No cover charge.
Free Concert on Megunticook Lake
Friday, August 19—Camden
You can get your boat fix Friday night in Belfast or you can jump into a vessel in Camden for a free concert on Megunticook Lake. Brought to you by Bay Chamber Concerts, the Slavic Soul Party out of Brooklyn is playing 6 to 7:30 p.m. This nine-piece band is touted as “NYC’s official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul GypsyFunk.” For more info on where exactly it is, see our recent story.
Dance at Waterfall Arts’ Fallout Shelter
Saturday, August 20—Belfast
Two WERU DJs, Jim Bahoosh and Greg Rossel are spinning the discs of World Beat, Funk and Soul at Waterfall Arts in the cool fallout shelter at Waterfall Arts. Dance from 7 p.m. until they roll up the streets. They'll have a cash bar for donations and some sweet and savory snacks to purchase. FMI: thorndikemill.org.
Last Internet Cat Video Festival and Fair
Saturday, August 20—Rockland
“I laughed; I cried; I meowed. It became a part of me.” The Farnsworth’s Cat Festival and Fair is back for its final year! Starting at 6 p.m. they’ll have food vendors, live music by Clint Hartzel and Andre Lascoutx and cat-themed activities. Starting at sunset (a tad before 8 p.m.) they’ll show a reel of 85 Internet cat videos on a 40-foot screen overlooking Rockland Harbor for a running time of 70 minutes. The event will be held in Rockland Harbor Park, free to the public. Bring chairs or blankets. FMI: Cat Video Festival
Union Fair Kicks Off With Demo Derby
Saturday, Aug. 20 — Union
The Demolition Derby is one of the most fun events at the Union Fair, which kicks off Saturday. Watch them crash everyhing from mini vans, to small trucks, to four-cylinder cars. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a smile on a little (or big) kid’s face when the first big "crash" occurs, dirt starts flying all over the ring and smoke billows from under the hoods of vehicles. Insider’s tip: get there early/ Admission: Early Bird/$8 or General Admission $12. Starts at 7 p.m. FMI: Demo Derby
- Opening of New Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tour the new shelter at 25 Buttermilk Lane, Thomaston. Live music, refreshments.
- Third & Final Internet Cat Video Festival in Rockland’s Harbor Park, with free admission, starts 6 p.m. Food vendors, cat goodies, face-painting, adoptable cats. Videos start a tad before 8 p.m. Bring chairs or blankets.
- Dance at Waterfall Arts’ Fallout Shelter in Belfast, 7 p.m. World beat, funk, soul with WERU DJs Jim Bahoosh and Greg Rossel. Cash bar & snacks. Donations taken for Farwell Project mill restoration. FMI: thorndikemill.org.
Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com
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