BOWDOINHAM — The Ice and Smelt Festival is scheduled to take place Feb. 3 and 4 at Mailly Waterfront Park. The snow date is Feb. 5.
The Merrymeeting Arts Center will host a public reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. The reception will include a reading and storytelling of “Smelt Makes Ice” from “Local Myths” by Bryce Muir.
Works by local artists for the exhibit “ Ice Cutting & Smelt Fishing: Winter on Merrymeeting Bay,” sponsored by the arts center in collaboration with the Bowdoinham Historical Society, will be on view.
The Smelt Ball will be held Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Bowdoinham Town Hall. The Swing Shift band of Maine performers will play swing and rock. Tickets are $10 at the door and $8 if you come in costume or finery.
Events on Feb. 4 are scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include games and contests, culminating in a Carnivale of Smelt, a costumed parade staged by Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble.
Merrymeeting Arts Center is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and other hours by appointment. For more information, call 841-5914.
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