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July 4 events planned across state

BANGOR – Patriotic concert by Bangor Band 7 p.m. July 4, at the Bandstand, Paul Bunyan Park.

BAR HARBOR – Events throughout the day at the athletic field and YMCA on Park Street. Blueberry pancake breakfast 6 a.m.; seafood festival 11 a.m.; craft fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; lobster races after the parade.

BAR HARBOR – Independence Day parade 10 a.m. starts at the south end of Main Street and proceeds to Cottage Street, Holland Avenue, Mount Desert Street, and finishes on Ledgelawn Avenue.

BAR HARBOR – Comedy juggling group Fusion 3 p.m., at Criterion Theater and Arts Center. Tickets $6 for children 12 and under, $12 for adults. For tickets and information, call 288-3441 or go to www.criteriontheater.com.

BAR HARBOR – Bar Harbor Town Band concert 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Village Green on Main Street.

BAR HARBOR – Fireworks, approximately 9:15 p.m. over the harbor.

BREWER-BANGOR – Fourth of July 3K Run, 10:45 a.m., Acme Road and Wilson Street, Brewer.

BREWER-BANGOR – Fourth of July parade 11 a.m. July 4 begins at corner of Acme Road and Wilson Street in Brewer, proceeds down Wilson Street, across Joshua Chamberlain Bridge, turns right on Main Street in Bangor, proceeds down Main Street, right on State Street, disbands on Exchange Street. Annual fireworks display over Penobscot River at dusk.

BREWER-BANGOR – Fireworks 9:15 p.m. July 4, on The Waterfront. Spectators may view fireworks from Joshua Chamberlain Bridge for $1, with proceeds helping Kiwanis pay for Fourth of July activities.

BREWER – Bangor Noontime Kiwanis Breakfast, 6-10 a.m. July 4, Brewer Auditorium, Wilson Street. $4.50 adults, $3.50 children.

BREWER – The eighth annual July 4 Solidarity Celebration, from 5 p.m. until fireworks start on Friday, July 4, at the Solidarity Center at 20 Ivers St. featuring acoustic singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, David Mallett and Bucksport singer Shawn Mercer. Speakers include U.S. Reps. Michael Michaud and Tom Allen, labor movement leaders, along with the Bush Legacy Bus. Food will be served, including Paul’s roasted local organic lamb, homemade vegetarian dishes and a union chili cook-off.

BROOKS – The Brooks Booster Club’s annual Fourth of July celebration begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 3, with a kickoff Independence Day performance by the band No Warning at Community Park. Friday’s events begin with a Community Breakfast at the Varney Building at 7 a.m., with the Let Freedom Ring 5-mile road race and parade through town at 10 a.m.; chicken barbecue at noon; comedian Gary Crocker 1 p.m.; arm wrestling 2 p.m.; weightlifting contest 3 p.m.; pig scramble 5:30 p.m.; NAWA wrestling 6-8 p.m. Steel Toe Booty will play at 8 p.m.; fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Admission $5, children under 12 free.

DEER ISLE-STONINGTON – Twenty-fifth annual Stonington 6K run-walk Friday, July 4, registration begins at 7:10 a.m. at the Island Community Center, with $15 race fee. Walkers begin at 7:30 a.m. 10K and Fun Run racers begin at 8 a.m., for information call 367-2735, or e-mail icc2@verizon.net; Color Guard ceremony, 9:30 a.m. and parade 10 a.m., Deer Isle Village (road closes at 9:30 a.m.); lobster dinner 12:30-2 p.m., Masonic Hall, Sunset Road; food and entertainment, 4-9 p.m., Stonington Pier; fireworks, 9 p.m., Stonington Pier.

EASTPORT – 48th annual flag raising at sunrise at the breakwater; Maine Powerchute Association Fly-in, all day, Eastport Airport; Inkas Wasi, South American Music, all day, Quoddy Tides Park; annual blueberry pancake breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Eastport Airport; Calithumpian parade, 8:30 a.m., forms at post office; pie eating contest, 11 a.m., Overlook Park; Grand Independence Day parade, 2 p.m., forms at Staniels Road near Youth Center; Parade bands in concert, 4 p.m., Library Park; fireworks, dusk.

HOULTON – Houlton Agricultural Fair gates open 9 a.m. in Community Park; parade 10 a.m. along the customary parade route; horse pulls and mud runs starting at noon in the park; Circus Sam and the 4-H Rabbit Show, 1:30 p.m.; 195th Army National Guard Band, 3 p.m. in the park; 4-H Market Hog Show, 6 p.m.; Rock Renaissance concert, 7:30 p.m., Babe Ruth Field in the park; fireworks at 9 p.m. in the park.

SEARSPORT – The Fourth of July celebration will begin with rowboat races at the public landing at 8 a.m., followed by auction at Methodist church at 9 a.m. The parade begins at 1 p.m. and afterward will be a children’s muster at the Fire Department. Fireworks at Mosman Park at 9 p.m.

SWANVILLE – The Swan Lake Association Fourth of July boat parade begins at noon at the boat ramp. There will be trophies for best pontoon board and best V-hull boats based on the best-decorated boats with a July Fourth theme.


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