What's Happening this Weekend...

Get out and enjoy this beautiful weekend!

The Ellsworth Antiques Show
August 18-21
Woodlawn Museum
America's longest-running summer antiques show features 27 nationally and regionally renowned dealers, 12 from Maine and 17 from as far as Missouri. Prepare for a diverse selection, from furniture to paintings, to rare books and ceramics. Thurs. 10 am-6 pm, Fri. and Sat. 10 am-5 pm. $10 per person, $15 for show and Woodlawn tour. $75 for preview party and three day pass.
www.woodlawnmuseum.com/antiques

Shakespeare in Stonington
August 19-21
Stonington Opera House
Measure for Measure is presented by Actor's Equity performers and directed by Jeffery Frace. 7 pm. $25-$32.50.
www.operahousearts.org

Compass Project Boat Building Festival
August 19-21
Steamboat Landing Park, Belfast Waterfront
Build your own boat during two and a half days of boatbuilding for youth groups and their families. All materials and instruction provided. Preregister by June 1. Boats launched on Sat. 9 am-1 pm as part of Harbor Fest.
www.compassproject.org

Machias Blueberry Festival
August 20-22
Machias
The 34th Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, located Down East, the region which produces approximately 85% of the world's blueberries. Includes pie-eating and -baking contests, music, foot races, and a blueberry musical comedy.
www.machiasblueberry.com

Come Boating! Annual Regatta
August 21
Belfast Harbor
Races and awards for rowing boats and sailboats in several classes.
www.comeboating.org

Belfast Harbor Fest
August 21
Steamboat Landing Park, Belfast Waterfront
Celebrate a full day of boats on Belfast's historic waterfront. Watch as teams of two race to build a wooden skiff in record time at the National Boatbuilding Challenge, then cheer them on as they test their boats for seaworthiness in a relay race across the harbor. A pancake breakfast, 5K road race, live music, a classic small boat show, marine-related exhibitors, children's activities, and more. Free.
www.belfastharborfest.com

The Wailin' Jennys
August 21
The Strand Theatre, Rockland
Get swept away by the harmonizing vocals of the Wailin' Jennys. With varied musical backgrounds come a unique folk-pop sound and timeless quality. 8 pm.
www.rocklandstrand.com

Union Fair
August 21-28
Union
The Union Fair, one of the oldest in Maine, celebrates agriculture with 4-H exhibits, a sheep shearing contest, horse, oxen, and tractor pulls, an old-fashioned pig scramble, and more. Plus there's a carnival, fireworks, and the crowning of the State of Maine Wild Blueberry Queen.
www.unionfair.org