BETHEL – New England Celtic Arts and Skye Theatre of Carthage and the Mahoosuc Arts Council have teamed up to create a rich addition to the summer mountain arts offerings: The Mahoosuc Skye Celtic Series will feature three nights of world-class performances at 7 p.m. on July 24, Aug. 14 and Aug. 21 at the Bingham Auditorium at 45 Church Street on the Gould Academy Campus.

The Tartan Terrors return to Maine with a different mix of players and will hit the stage in Bethel July 24. These Veteran entertainers are always a major crowd pleaser. The “Terrors” are North America's premiere Celtic Event, featuring the best in Celtic music punctuated with comedy and dance.

A new duet act that features a unique collaboration between two of the best known names in traditional Irish and American folk music will perform August 14.

We have moved the ducks to the front yard!  They were spending all their time there anyway and I had to chase them back to their duck house each night.  That got tedious so I decided to move their housing out front under our apple tree.  There is a culvert nearby that has a slow but steady trickle and so I dug out a small "pond" there!  It is very small, only about 2 feet long and 6 inches deep but it's working well for them, plus I don't have to carry water to them!  They go in each night on their own now which is perfect!  All I have to do is close them up.  They wander pretty far afield but always seem to manage to find their way home.  They also are sociable with our laying hens, spending time near the chicken coop.  The chickens are separated by a hoop house so they can't mix but I've read you can keep ducks and chickens together.  We'll see!

 Maine’s first annual Equestrian Open Barn Day will be held on May 27th and barns all over the State are participating!  The list of barns participating has been published in The Horse’s Maine, Maine’s equestrian newspaper, for the past several months, and the list has been steadily growing. 

Each participating equestrian barn has determined its own program for the day.  Possibilities include demo lessons, riding demos, pony (and horse!) petting, refreshments, meeting the equine residents, and other original ideas.  It is a day for families who would enjoy visiting with the horses to get out and meet them, or individuals who are interested in riding lessons, boarding or training to check out the different stables in their area.