Calendar of Events

A very exciting winter event here on the coast of Maine.  Participate or just be a spectator.  It is allot of fun!

Location: Camden Snow Bowl

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Save yourself a trip to New York. You can see five Broadway stars and 50 of the greatest characters from Broadway musicals, all in one unforgettable evening! Direct from New York, you will hear songs from the greatest Broadway musicals such as Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Mamma Mia, and Jekyll & Hyde presented by singers who sang many of these roles on Broadway, supported by an all-star New York band.

Location: Camden Opera House

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Location: Hartstone Inn

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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS will be broadcast live on Thursday, March 1 at 2 p.m., and rebroadcast that same day at 7 p.m. An encore performance will also be shown on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, directed by Dominic Cooke (artistic director of London’s Royal Court Theatre), will star the hugely popular comedian and actor Lenny Henry making his NT debut.
$23 Adults, $15 18 years and under, call the box office about special school group rates.

Location: Strand Theatre

For the adventurous foodie, the Camden Gourmet Adventure features two fabulous courses in two different restaurants and an after party with desserts, live music and dancing hosted by Cellardoor Winery and Megunticook Market at the Winery. The four participating restaurants are 40 Paper, Francine Bistro, Hartstone Inn and Natalie’s. Here’s the hook. Four excellent restaurants are involved, but guests will dine at only two. You won’t know where you’re eating (or what culinary surprises await) until you are delivered to the door of the restaurant!  Guests of the event are asked to park/meet in the Camden Harbor Landing parking lot. You will be delivered to the restaurants, then to Cellardoor Winery, and then back to the lot.  It’s going to be a dining adventure like no other event in Maine, and it’s all thanks to the creative minds at the restaurants, Megunticook Market and Cellardoor Winery.

For more information visit: http://mainerestaurantweek.com/events

Join Chef Michael in his Camden, Maine kitchen for a Pasta Favorites Cooking Class. Learn how to make pasta in your own kitchen. Techniques include making the dough, coloring and flavoring different pastas, rolling out and cutting various shapes of pasta, filling pastas such as raviolis and tortellini and cooking pasta. Specific dishes include: Spinach Fettuccine Puttanesca with Shrimp, Farfalle with fresh Tomato, Basil and Roasted Garlic, Green Pea Ravioli with Lemon and Olive Oil and Potato Gnocchi with Lobster and Asparagus. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food.  Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class.  Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.

Location: Hartstone Inn

Join Chef Michael in his Camden Maine kitchen for Travel to Tuscany Cooking Class. If you can’t join Chef Michael in Italy for one of his Culinary Adventures, then come to Camden and experience some of his favorite Tuscan dishes. We’ll begin with a hearty Tuscan Onion Soup with a Pecorino Crust followed by handmade Pici Pasta with a Pork Ragu. Next, we’ll stuff Chicken with Prosciutto, Fontina Cheese and Sage and finish things off with an Almond-Ricotta Semifreddo. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food.  Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class.  Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.

Location: Hartstone Inn

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

During this class, students will learn to make and color a variety of beautiful edible sugar flowers such as hydrangeas, triple layer gardenias and daffodils. In addition, each individual will be provided with a tray of full of completed sugar flowers and a fresh cake that has been finished with buttercream icing and covered in rolled fondant. Everyone will decorate each of their cakes with a variety of sugar flowers while learning how to attach sugar flowers to cakes, cupcakes, cookies and just about any type of baked goods. In addition to taking home their completed cakes and flowers, everyone will bring home a folder with simple to follow instructions, a vendor supply list and recipes will be provided to each individual making it simple for them to be able to make these at home. These sugar paste flowers can be made ahead of time and kept in sealed containers for months at a time making it convenient to use them as needed.  This will be a fun and casual class and no experience at all is required!  Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class.  Enrollment for the class alone is $65 per person.  Instructed by Patricia Moroz of Starlight Custom Cakes.

Location: Hartstone Inn

(Sunday afternoons from 3-5 p.m.) – artisan developed hands-on arts & crafts focusing on the time-honored methods. A variety of projects are available, each taking between 45-60 minutes to complete and costing $6.00 per craft (this covers our cost of materials and shipping to the US). Reservations required: 207-505-0458. Minimum age: 5. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by a parent. Sessions open to local residents and travelers. Options include: Kite-making, lantern-making, puppet-making, seal carving, inner bottle painting, calligraphy on Chinese fan, Peking opera masks, and more. Note: Artisans who have provided materials are each in their 80s and senior level artists in Beijing.

Location: Bay Leaf Cottages & Bistro

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Join Chef Michael in his Camden, Maine kitchen for an Asian Flavors Cooking Class. Create some of Chef Michael’s favorite Asian dishes that are surprisingly simple to prepare. Dishes include: Sweet and Sour Pork, Lobster Pot Stickers with a Ginger-Sesame Dipping Sauce, Shrimp Toast with a Mint-Lime Dipping Sauce and Grilled Thai Beef Salad. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food.  Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class.  Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.

Location: Hartstone Inn

A family-friendly festival celebrating the Fall Harvest. Grape-stomping, food and wine pairings, BBQ lunch, music, winery tours and demos, and much more. Event is $10 per person.