Weekend promises a wintry revelry

BANGOR – Grab your lumberjack apparel and dress to win – The Paul Bunyan Look-alike Contest will be part of Winter Weekend in Bangor.

The city of Bangor and Bangor Center will sponsor the second annual Winter Weekend Feb. 11-13 in downtown Bangor.

The Paul Bunyan Contest will take place at noon Saturday, Feb. 12, in Gomez Park near the Kenduskeag Stream on Broad Street.

Categories will be:

. Men (Paul)

. Women (Paula)

. Children (Junior)

Winter Weekend will kick off with the Banff Film Festival at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Norumbega Hall.

Feb. 12 activities:

Pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m., at the Sea Dog.

Horse-drawn wagon rides, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., beginning at the Sea Dog.

River History Lectures, 10-11 a.m., at the Sea Dog. Free.

Face painting, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Sea Dog. Free.

Cupid’s Wedding Ring Toss, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Gomez Park. Free.

Outdoor Sumo Wrestling, 1-3 p.m., Pickering Square. Free.

Service Dog demonstrations, 1-3 p.m., Front Street, beyond the Sea Dog. Free.

Chainsaw Sculpture demonstration with Rodney Richard, 1-3 p.m., Gomez Park. Free.

Tots and Kids Ice Fishing games, noon-3 p.m., behind Maine Discovery Museum. Free.

Frisbee Golf and Snowshoe demonstration, 1-3 p.m., Pickering Square. Free.

View snow sculptures in downtown parks. Free.

Nighttime Snowshoe Romp along the Bangor Waterfront, 7 p.m. Sign up in advance at Epic Sports, Central Street. Free.

Hot chocolate served at Maine Discovery Museum, Gomez Park and Sea Dog. Free.

Feb. 13 activity:

River City Cinema presentation of “Dr. Zhivago,” 4:30 p.m., Union Street Brick Church. Admission $14 at the door or $12 in advance at Bookmarc’s or Sea Dog, includes chowder or chili dinner.

The Bangor Museum and Center for History has begun installing historic photos in the windows of the buildings they depict. For a variety of self-guided tour maps, stop by the museum at 6 State St. For information, call Dana Lippitt at 942-1900.

Sponsors and partners in Winter Weekend are DowntownBangor.com, Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau, Epic Sports, J Group Advertising, Sea Dog Brewing Co., Bangor Daily News, Ames A/E, City of Bangor Parks and Recreation, City of Bangor Public Works, Greater Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and Maine People’s Alliance.