Full Service Marina & Fuel Dock * Yacht Sales & Chandlery Waterfront Restaurant & Pub Dock with us Labor Day Weekend Live Music, Food Tasting & Cocktail Competition 125 Atlantic Ave, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 207.633.2922 CarouselMarina.com ~ Brunswick, Maine ~ BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL August 31, September 1, 2 & 3, 2017 Over Three Decades of World- Class Bluegrass Music! The DEL McCOURY Band The GIBSON BROTHERS The STEELDRIVERS The GRASCALS The FEINBERG BROTHERS The LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND LEROY TROY & The TENNESEE MAFIA JUG BAND Jerry Douglas presents The EARLS of LEICESTER DAILEY & VINCENT MARK O’CONNOR feat. the O’CONNOR BAND BLUE HIGHWAY BILLY STRINGS MILE TWELVE NEW ENGLAND BLUEGRASS BAND ~ O u r E x c i t i n g 2 0 1 7 4 - D a y L i n e - u p I n c l u d e s ~ A n d S o M u c h M o r e ! C o m e E x p e r i e n c e t h e “ M a g i c ” w i t h U S ! Visit us online for more information, and to purchase Tickets. https://www.thomaspointbeachbluegrass.com/ Exclusive offer for Portland Magazine Readers, save 5% on 3 and 4-day tickets by using Coupon Code portlandsaves_blg2017 at check-out. Limited quantity available! Still seeking Food and Merch vendors, contact us at (207) 725-6009 for more information. 102 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine 2017 Festival Guide traditions including exhibits,food,fireworks, lobster crate racing,and educational seafaring stories.Cruising schooners are open for tours, or take a smaller schooner out on the water for a sail,Sept.1-3. Crown of Maine Balloon Fest,Presque Isle. Balloon rides,balloon flights,meet the crews and captains,crafts,and entertainment,Aug. 24-27. Lobsterman Triathlon,Freeport. One of the top triathlons in the country,this Olympic-dis- tance “destination race” includes a post-race lobster bake,Sept.16. MS Regatta & Harborfest,Portland wa- terfront.A weekend festival with sailboats, powerboats,tugboats,and lobster boats to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, including a regatta,racing,and an auction, Aug.18-20. Learning Festivals Acadia Night Sky Festival, Bar Harbor.Night hikes,a paddle in a bioluminescent bay,sci- ence presentations,and themed movies in this celebration of the best stargazing site on the Eastern seaboard,Sept.21-24. Attean Memorial Pow Wow,Maine Wildlife Park, Gray.Tribal representatives from Maine, New England,and around the country will be at the park for two full days with native danc- ers,drummers,craft vendors,singers,and traditional food booths,Aug.12-13. Common Ground Country Fair, Unity. Celebrate the organic and rural version of the good life and learn new things about farming. Agricultural demonstrations–milking,black- smithing,composting,stoneworking,orchard- growing–plus produce and crafts vendors, food,music,and camping,Sept.22-24. Festival of Nations, Deering Oaks Park, Portland.Maine’s cultural diversity celebrity in Portland’s prettiest park.Featuring authentic ethnic food,crafts,music,and education,Jul. 29.420-1277. International Homecoming Festival, Calais. Celebrate the American-Canadian border and first French settlement in the New World. Arts and crafts fair,music,waterfront events, raft race,Passamaquoddy Native-American demonstrations,Celtic music,and a lumber- jack contest,Aug.9-13. Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival,Laudholm Farm,Wells.This event brings more than 100 artisans,selected by jury,to exhibit their wares Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival brings a taste of the Highlands toTopsham,August 19.