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Things to Do: Wine, theater, skiing and film – Press Herald

February 15, 2021 by ADSWineReporter

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Join expert Layne Witherell for a virtual wine tasting on Friday night.

Layne Witherell leads a Friday night virtual wine tasting presented by Blue. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com

Virtual Wine Tasting with Layne Witherell

6 p.m. Friday. Livestream on the Blue Facebook page. facebook.com/portcityblue


Raise a glass to the music venue Blue for stepping into wine country with a virtual tasting event with local expert Layne Witherell. He’s been in the biz since the ’70s as an importer, wholesaler, retailer, wine judge, winery CEO, radio talk show host and wine teacher. This month’s featured wines are Custoza (Italian white), Vidigal Reserve (red), Mati Barbara D’Asti (Italian red) and Vya (California sweet vermouth). Order a full-bottle four-pack of these wines from Ohno Cafe by calling (207) 774-0773 and pick up your order on Thursday or Friday. Or head to portcityblue.com to order a 5-ounce pour four-pack of the wines from Blue for $32. Every order comes with a snack of either stuffed grape leaves or Marcona almonds, and you can pick up orders on Thursday and Friday.

See “The Dating Game” starring Bill McCue, Leslie Chadbourne, Cheryl Reynolds and Michael Tobin at the Footlights Theatre in Falmouth. Photo courtesy of Footlights Theatre

‘The Dating Game’

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 27. Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth, $20. thefootlightstheatre.com


The Footlights Theatre in Falmouth invites you to save the date for a romantic comedy that will keep the spirit of Valentine’s Day alive well into February. “The Dating Game” will renew your belief in romance as a two unlikely dating candidates convince their best friends to make it a double date. You’ll laugh your way through a show that believes that you don’t make mistakes, you date them. Ain’t love grand?

Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Cross-country skiing

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Smiling Hill Farm, 781 County Road, Westbrook, $14 weekends and holidays, $10 mid-week for skiing; $9, $6 for snowshoeing; discounts for ages 7-17, free for 6 and under. smilinghillfarm.com.


Mother Nature has been doing her part, and now it’s time for you to break out your cross-country skis. Smiling Hill Farm is known for its dairy products and farm animals, and in the winter, it’s also a cross-country skiing hot spot. They’ve got more than 15 miles of trails which are groomed for tracked skiing. Leashed dogs are allowed on weekdays, and you can rent skis and snowshoes for an additional fee. Hit the dairy store for a variety of artisanal cheeses, along with daily lunch specials.

Artist Ashley Bryan in 2014. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Watch ‘I Know a Man…Ashley Bryan’

Anytime through Feb. 30. $3.49 to stream for one week, $13.99 to stream and download anytime. watervillecreates.org


Waterville Creates’ mission is to connect artists, organizations and the public with arts and cultural events and programs. In keeping with that goal and in honor of Black History Month, you can head to their website and stream the award-winning 2016 documentary film “I Know a Man…Ashley Bryan.” Bryan is a longtime resident of Little Cranberry Island and is a renowned artist, writer and illustrator of children’s books with most subjects based on the African American experience.

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