Public invited to ‘revitalized’ Hancock Daze

The weather should be perfect for Hancock Daze, which is being hosted by members of that community for your enjoyment.

Eunice Phillips reported it has been several years since this event featured a full schedule of activities, which is why she and a few other folks “got together to revitalize the tradition.”

Hancock Daze begins Saturday, July 29, with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Recreation Committee from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on the Village Green. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.

Hancock Congregational Church will host a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and youngsters will enjoy an obstacle course sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 94 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Hancock Grammar School Soccer Field.

Hancock Point Library will host its Book and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Hancock Historical Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the town hall.

Guests are invited to enjoy an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and participate in a gift drawing at each of the following businesses: Hancock Grocery, Village Grange Store, Taunton Bay Furniture, Sullivan Farms, Manos Market, Hilts Landscaping, Shirley’s and The Lamp Shop.

And everyone will enjoy the chicken barbecue, “complete with salads, rolls, watermelon and other sweet confections,” Phillips promises, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Community Center. That delicious lunch is just $7 per person.

Phillips and all involved with the return of Hancock Daze hope you will “enjoy the offerings.”

Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society member Cindy Lozier reports the final two performances of the Bucksport Community Theatre’s rendition of the Rogers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, “Oklahoma!” are 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 28, and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Bucksport Auditorium in Bucksport Middle School on Miles Lane.

Admission is $15 for premium seats; $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Advance tickets are available at BookStacks on Main Street in Bucksport, or at the door.

One special aspect of the play is the raffle of a quilt that is part of the production.

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5, and will be available at the BACAS Booth during this weekend’s Bucksport Bay Festival.

For those unfamiliar with the location of Bucksport Auditorium, Lozier suggests you take Nicholson Avenue off Route 1, pass Miles Lane School and watch for the sign directing you to the performance site.

For more information, visit www.bucksporttheatre.org.

Del Davis of the Castine Historical Society sent an update for Touring Through Time, a joint effort of 11 historical societies and museums from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the Blue Hill Peninsula.

Rain or shine, you can learn about the history of the area at historical societies in Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Bucksport, Castine, Deer Isle-Stonington, Orland, Penobscot and Sedgwick-Brooklin as well as at the Jonathan Fisher House in Blue Hill and Wilson Museum in Castine.

For a modest fee, crabmeat bag lunches will be available at 11 a.m. both days at the Brooklin Keeping Society and at a bean-hole bean supper beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at Penobscot Historical Society.

Special meals and refreshments will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at the Orland Historical Society.

Davis reported that due to scheduling difficulties, there will be no sermon by Rev. Mark Worth about Parson William Mason that day at Castine Unitarian Church.

However, Walking Tours of Castine begin both days at 2 p.m. at Fort George and end 60-90 minutes later at the Castine Historical Society on the Town Common.

For additional information, contact the historical societies and-or museums or visit www.bucksportbaychamber.com/touring.

Sue Lobley Howard of Hampden called with “just a reminder” that Bangor High School Class of 1966 is about to celebrate its 40th reunion.

By the way, Lobley told me the class has held a reunion every five years and each has been very well attended, so if you’ve not been part of these gatherings, you must be missing something!

Activities begin with a social function at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, and then the main event, the Class Reunion, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Four Points Sheraton at Bangor International Airport.

For more information, you are welcome to call Howard at 862-5714.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.