🌱 Shakespeare in the Park: The Tragedy of Macbeth and 11 more events

Good day Solon! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

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 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm; a p.m. shower, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• Shakespeare in the Park: The Tragedy of Macbeth →
  Coburn Park, 53 Joyce St, Skowhegan
  6:00 pm
• The Clements Brothers: The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn →
  The Hayloft At Dragonfly Barn, 95 Sanborns Grove Rd, Bridgton
  7:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Hartland St. Albans Lion Club Cruise Night →
  Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave, Pittsfield
  4:00 pm
• Teens & Tweens Night Out: Outdoor Crafts | August 12, 2026 →
  Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp Gear Library, Riverside, 65 Water St, Skowhegan
  5:00 pm
• Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Prime Financial Inc./Children's Discovery Museum →
  Skowhegan, ME Calendar
  5:30 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
• Skowhegan Run Club | August 13, 2026 →
  Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp Gear Library, Riverside, 65 Water St, Skowhegan
  5:30 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

Thursday August 20

• Skowhegan Run Club | August 20, 2026 →
  Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp Gear Library, Riverside, 65 Water St, Skowhegan
  5:30 pm

Friday August 21

• Stew Crew! Trail Maintenance: Defining the Tread at Eaton River Preserve — Somerset Woods Trustees →
  Eaton River Preserve, E River Rd, Skowhegan
  9:00 am

Saturday September 5

• Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival →
  Main Street Skowhegan, 65 Water St, Skowhegan
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fisher Auto Parts posted a job opening for Store Delivery Driver - FT in Athens. Apply here.
• Hammond Lumber Company posted a job opening for Driver Application in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Solon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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)

Fairfield

• Obituary: Amy Lyn Hamm (centralmaine.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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