🌱 Sandy River Music Festival 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Sandy River Music Festival 2026 at Narrow Gauge Cinemas

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 54 and low of 34 degrees.
• Monday: A passing morning shower, temps: high: 63, low: 42.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Sharon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Sandy River Music Festival 2026 →
  Narrow Gauge Cinemas, 123 Narrow Gauge Square, Farmington
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Colby Symphony Orchestra — Brendon Wilkins →
  Gordon Center For Creative and Performing Arts, Alumni Dr, Waterville
  3:00 pm
• Spring Choral Concert – Western Maine Community Chorus →
  Nordica Auditorium, Farmington
  3:00 pm

Monday May 4

• MTA Baseball & Softball v. Oak Hill
  Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong
  4:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Shakti Sadhana: A Women’s Retreat in the Yogic Path of Power and Peace →
  Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, 243 Greenwood Brook Rd, Industry
  1:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Wild Foods Weekend →
  Maine Local Living School, 71 Lake Dr, Temple
  9:30 am
• Mothers Day Open House
  New Vineyard Public Library, 20 Lake Street, New Vineyard
  10:00 am
• Spring Fling and Book Sale →
  Jay-Niles Memorial Library, 983 Main St, Jay
  10:00 am

Sunday May 10

• Make your own MUG with mom, for dad or yourself! →
  87 High St, Wilton
  7:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Monmouth Academy Varsity Softball @ Mount Abram →
  Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong
  4:00 pm
• Monmouth Academy Varsity Baseball @ Mount Abram →
  Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong
  4:00 pm
• MTA Baseball & Softball v. Monmouth Academy
  Mt. Abram Regional High School, 1513 Salem Rd, Strong
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in New Sharon. Apply here.
• Baskin-Robbins posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Wilton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Sharon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

• Farmington voters to decide on $500,000 for long‑planned Sandy River bridge project (newscentermaine.com)
• The Western Maine Community Chorus will perform 'A Celebration of American Composers' on Sunday, May 3rd (newenglandnewspress.com)
• RSU 9 expecting one-time state funding boost in July (themainemonitor.org)

Wilton

• Wilton weighs ATV policy as safety concerns simmer (sunjournal.com)

Jay

• 8 Investigates: The potential impacts of future data centers in Maine (wmtw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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