🌱 Open Mic Every Thursday Night @ The Lakeshore House in Monson, Me. and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with showers around, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
• Saturday: Cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Open Mic Every Thursday Night @ The Lakeshore House in Monson, Me. →
  The Lakeshore House - Lodge & Pub, 9 Tenney Hill Rd, Monson
  5:00 pm

Friday August 7

• The Clements Brothers: The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn →
  The Hayloft At Dragonfly Barn, 95 Sanborns Grove Rd, Bridgton
  7:30 pm

Sunday August 9

• Unplug and Reconnect Game Night @ Turning Page Farm →
  Turning Page Farm Brewery, 842 N Guilford Rd, Monson
  3:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• School Board Mtg.
  Rsu 80/msad 04 Piscataquis Community Elementary School, 25 Campus Dr, Guilford
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Hartland St. Albans Lion Club Cruise Night →
  Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave, Pittsfield
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Voicing the Top with Ron Alex Edney →
  Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity, 121 Main St, Bridgton
  5:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Farm to Table Dinners @ Turning Page Farm Brewery →
  Turning Page Farm Brewery, 842 N Guilford Rd, Monson
  4:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Vanessa Jones Duo at Lakeside Pines →
  Lakeside Pines Campground, 54 Lakeside Pines, Bridgton
  12:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• Pasture Walk and Cheese Tasting at Balfour Farm →
  Balfour Farm, 461 Webb Rd, Pittsfield
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Summer Music @ The Lakeshore House →
  The Lakeshore House - Lodge & Pub, 9 Tenney Hill Rd, Monson
  3:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Open Mic Every Thursday Night @ The Lakeshore... →
  The Lakeshore House - Lodge & Pub, 9 Tenney Hill Rd, Monson
  5:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• 2026 Annual NCC 5K & Fun Run →
  Newport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Dover-Foxcroft

• Hundreds of ducks take flight during inaugural ‘Chuck a Duck' fundraiser (observer-me.com)
• Obituary: Ray Richard (sunjournal.com)

Skowhegan

• Maine Stores Stocking Halloween Candy While Summer's Still Here (q961.com)
• What's next for Skowhegan's second bridge? Maine DOT to present updated plan details (centralmaine.com)
• How Maine became one of America's great artistic laboratories (pressherald.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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