Scheduled Public
Appearances in 2008
Photo by Jason Long, Bowdoin Orient
Bowdoin College Show
Pickard Theater, located on the beautiful Bowdoin College campus
Making a radio show for you.
You can share some laughs with Robert at one or more of his
shows next summer. The dates listed below are subject to change, so please check them often.
Hear humble's fun filled radio show on his web page anytime.
http://www.thehumblefarmer.com/ThisWeek.html
Hear humble's fun filled televison show at these stations.
http://www.thehumblefarmer.com/TvTowns.htm
Scheduled Local Public Appearances in 2008
This list does not include private out-of-state national and state functions.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Remember to bring your camera.
May 17, 2008 --- Grange Supper Saturday at 5:30 PM
June 14, 2008 --- Saturday at 8:00 PM
Tickets available at all Bull Moose Stores
Tickets: Advance Sales: $18, At the Door: $20.
June 21, 2008, Saturday all day
humble will be there but will not be telling stories
Nictau is only 1.5 miles --- from nowhere.
Although 10,000 people might attend, they are spread out over miles of river so it isn't crowded.
Robert Skoglund: The humble Farmer.
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St. George Grange #421
Benefit St. George Grange Hall Repair Fund
Supper tickets are $8 Adults and $5 Children
Route 131 St. George, ME 04860
Supper is downstairs. The show is upstairs.
humble will tell stories on stage, probably starting at 7, after the supper.
Directions: On Route 1 In Thomaston turn down Rte 131 towards Tenants Harbor/Port Clyde.
St. George Grange is 5 miles down from the Railroad tracks on 131. Turn right at the bottom of the hill on Wiley's Corner Road.
There will be signs posted out by the road on the right hand side.
Tickets to humble's show are $2 if you bought a supper ticket and $10 if you didn't.
Children won't understand the dry humor but will be admitted free.
Friends traveling over 50 miles to attend the show might consider an overnight at The humble Farmer Bed & Breakfast. Rates will be slashed for this one night.
St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center
76 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
Tickets available at St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center
http://www.stlawrencearts.org/tickets.html
Location of Bull Moose Store Nearest You
Fiddlers On the Tobique, starting at Downtown Nictau, New Brunswick
Fiddlers on The Tobique and why you should visit in 2008.
June 26, 2008, Thursday at 8:00 PM
Monhegan Schoolhouse
Advance sales: $12.50
At The Door: $15.
The Monhegan Schoolhouse is only a short walk from Downtown Monhegan.
It is easily accessible by foot, by foot or by foot.
Monhegan: how to get there and why you should visit.
July 4, 2008 --- Friday at 8:00 PM --- One Night Only
Advance sales: $12.50
At The Door: $15.
Dirctions to The Monhegan Schoolhouse: Turn left at the Lupine Gallery.
July 11, 2008 --- Friday at 7:00 PM --- One Night Only
The Festival Folks have added a "frank and beans" supper Friday night just before this show.
Benefit
Tickets at the door: $20 . Advance Sales $18
Tickets are Available from Fare Share Market
and Books N Things
Directions to The Norway Grange
For Information: Call Steve at 207-743-7859 or email: npctv@megalink.net
July 12, 2008 --- Saturday at 8:00 PM --- One Night Only
Benefit Freeport Counseling Center
Tickets: $18. Advance Sales
And
Available at Bow Street Market
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Available at Wilbur's of Maine with locations at:
Tickets: $20 at the door
Directions to The Freeport Counseling Center
For Information: Call Phoebe at 207-865-3396 or email: pprosky@suscom-maine.net
July 19, 2008 --- Saturday at 7:00 PM --- We're starting early so you can be back home before it gets dark.
Tickets: $10. Advance Sales
Tickets: $12. at the Door
For Information: Call Chris Grannis @ 207-726-5803
Or the Arts Center and leave a message - 207-853-4650
July 26, 27, 2008 --- Speaking Saturday afternoon
WERU Full Circle Fair
Blue Hill, Maine
Don't miss this great fair.
Tickets: $.
humble plans to attend this fun fair for both days.
"You're on for Saturday--we haven't finalized the time yet but it'll be a half hour on Saturday--likely the afternoon"
For Information: Call
July 26, 2008 --- Saturday at ? PM ---
Machias Valley Grange
Tickets: $10 . Advance Sales
Tickets: $12 at the door.
Tickets are available on a sliding scale --- no one will be turned away for lack of money...
For information about the show call or email Ernie Graham at 255-9050
Or email him at themaineman2 at hotmail.com
Tickets will be Available at: ?
August 5, 2008 --- Tuesday at 8:00 PM
Advance sales: $12.50
At The Door: $15.
The Monhegan Schoolhouse -- only a short walk from Downtown Monhegan.
Friday, Aug. 8 2008 7:30 pm
The Little Meetinghouse
719 Roosevelt Trail
Windham Maine
04062
The Little Meeting house(smaller steeple) is Located On Rt. 302 in the heart of Windham.
It is located next to The North Windham Union Church (taller steeple).
Hope to see you there!
Advance ticket sales $10
At the door $15
For more information Contact Susan Dries at 207 -892-9346 or sdries at roadrunner.com
Please note in the subject box Humble concert or Phyllis Smith at 892 -3059
August 13, 2008 --- Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Directions from Ellsworth: Route 1 north to route 195 which goes into Corea. Seaside Grange hall is on the left on Crowley Island Road
Address of Seaside Grange: 64 Crowley Island Road
Tickets: $13 Advance Sales
Available at Chapter Two: 611 Corea Road, Corea, ME 04624
Chapter Two - Corea Rug Hooking Company & Accumulated Books Gallery.
Tickets: $15 At The Door
For information contact: Gail Ruland: 207-963-7849
email: ruland64 at verizon.net
August 16, 2008 --- Saturday at noon
For more information, contact Chris Rogers by phone at
207-763-2831 or by e-mail at timepleaser@aol.com.
August 31, 2008 --- Sunday around noon
Windjammer Weekend in Camden
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September 3-7, 2008
September, 19, 20, 21, 2008
The Common Ground Fair is the greatest thing going in Maine.
September 19, 20, 21, 2008
At The Common Ground Fair
Monhegan SchoolhouseMonhegan: how to get there and why you should visit.
Norway Grange
This show kicks off the Norway Summer Festival and Art Show.
3.6 miles from
Freeport Counseling Center
143 Flying Point Road, Freeport
Available from Gary Lawless at Gulf of Maine Books
134 Maine Street,
Brunswick, ME 04011
Hours: 9:30 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday
(207) 729-5083
79 Bow Street, Freeport
32 Independence Drive, Freeport
13 Bow Street, Freeport
Tontine Mall Maine St Brunswick
3.6 miles from L. L. Bean
Eastport Arts Center
36 Washington Street, Eastport
Available from Nancy Asante at The Commons in Eastport
51 Water Street
Eastport, ME 04631
Hours: 10 - 6 Monday through Saturday. 1 - 5 on Sunday
(207) 853-4123
Monhegan Schoolhouse
Bring a flashlight so you can find your way home.
It can get very dark on Monhegan when the sun goes down.Monhegan: how to get there and why you should visit.
Seaside Grange in Corea
Second Annual Hope Jazz Festival
HOPE4JAZZ announces the date of its 2nd annual jazz festival:
SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH
TRUE PARK
HOPE MAINE
Last year was a success. This year should be bigger, better
and with wilder music.
Back from last year,
* the New Orleans, Fats Waller style JAZZ BABIES
and
* our own KING'S JAZZ
and
* 2007 Hatchet Mountain Jazz Award winner MURIEL
HAVENSTEIN will be there.
New this year.
* bringing us Latin jazz, PAAVO CASEY and his band
and
* clarinetist BRAD TERRY backed by Chris Roger's trio
and FEATURING
* Nashville gypsy jazz maestro JOHN JORGENSON and his band.
Windjammer Weekend
Pie Baking Contest
Independence Film Festival
Leadville, CO
humble plans to be there but will not be telling stories
Common Ground Fair
I look forward to it all year.
You will hear me telling about it on my radio and television shows.
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In Unity, Maine
Where, for three fun filled days
A few acre of land
Will host more IQ than can be found anywhere this side of Cambridge
Come and picnic if you want
150 demonstrations every day
Yes, I plan to be there all three days --- all day ---
just for the opportunity to meet you.
and
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Here's a tip. They say that if you join MOFGA now, you'll get into the fair free.
Call (207) 568-4142 now and ask how you can join.
Also ---
Barbara told me that if you volunteer to help out for 4 hours
1. you get in free
2. you get an organic meal
3. you get a T shirt
(that was hopefully not produced by child labor)
Tickets are
$9. rich adults
$9. poor adults
$7. Seniors
$0. Under 12. Yup, if you're a kid you get in free
Now when you go down to Monhegan
Put your money in your shoes
Cause them women on Monhegan
Got them deep Monhegan Blues.
Spaghetti for
the Single Person
Stephen O. Muskie's Portrait of The humble Farmer
May 2008
Benefit for
American Lung Association of New England