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Volume 20 • Issue No. 43
21st Annual OgunquitFest Celebrates Fall and Halloween OGUNQUIT The public is once again invited to celebrate both the harvest and Halloween season in Ogunquit during the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce’s 21st annual OgunquitFest. Festivities kick off on Friday, October 25 and run through Sunday afternoon, October 27. Friday night features a beloved family event: kids’ trick-ortreating in downtown Ogunquit! Participating businesses will hand out treats for all the little goblins and ghosts from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitors and residents alike will have a wide variety of hap-
penings from which to choose on Saturday, with two signature events that draw guests back year after year. The OgunquitFest Artisan
Craft Fair features live music, food trucks, and more than sixty crafters displaying their wares in two adjacent locations: the Dorothea Jacobs Grant Common at
47 Cottage Street, and indoors at the Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 15th annual Ogunquit Classic Car Show showcases
more than 100 cars from various decades. Registration for vehicle owners is from 8 to 10 a.m., and the cost is $20. The show is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free. Participants can vote for their favorite car, with the top ten winners honored at 12:45 p.m. Enjoy live music and the camaraderie of fellow car enthusiasts! Additional programs on Saturday include Perkins Cove Halloween festivities, with a costume contest and parade, trickor-treating, and rock painting from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. The See FEST on page 13 . . .
Circus Smirkus 2025 Big Top Tour Auditions Now Open NEW ENGLAND Each year since 1987, the award-winning Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour showcases 30 young performers in an original full-length show combining the best in traditional and contemporary circus styles. The performers hail from across the U.S. and the world, and from June through August travel all around New England as they perform to sellout crowds under our European style big top tent. The Big Top Tour offers an experience of touring in a classic traveling tent show. Circus Smirkus encourages kids between the ages of ten and 18 who are training in circus or other physical disciplines, pos-
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sess excellent stage presence, and demonstrate strong teamwork skills to apply. The Circus Smirkus Creative Team is seeking performers who have the potential to become exemplary “Smirkos,” both inside and outside the ring: candidates who can demonstrate f luency and dedicated practice in their chosen discipline(s), a strong work ethic, a positive and generous spirit, and a passion for circus. Circus Smirkus celebrates diverse people, cultures, and skills, showcasing the triumphs of human abilities, especially among youth. Joining Circus
YORK COUNTY New courses in the paranormal field are now being offered by local author and medium, Rob Gutro, through Noble Adult & Community Education (NACE) in North Berwick and at the Sanford Community Adult Education (SCAE) in Sanford. Courses offered range from haunted locations to the ghosts of Christmas. The NACE classes take place on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., while the SCAE classes are held on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Both classes run through December. The classes are $15 each and interactive, and Gutro encourages students to share their own experiences during them.
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recommendation. The deadline is Friday, November 1, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Round Two consists of a live audition. Applicants selected from Round 1 will receive an invitation to the in-person audition, which will be held in January 2025. Invitations with all details will be sent during the week of Monday, November 18. Alternate arrangements can be made for those who cannot attend the live auditions in Vermont. Circus Smirkus is also accepting open applications to Smirkus Camp. Camp applications are rolling, meaning that
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Smirkus – as a participant, employee, volunteer, or audience member – means belonging. The camp invites everyone to embrace its values and help create joy and magic for all who experience a Smirkus program. They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone to shine, both in and out of the ring. There are two rounds to the audition process for the 2025 Big Top Tour. Round One is the initial application phase, which requires a video submission. The application includes a Google Form, the video, and two letters of
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Courses include Pets and the Afterlife, Ghosts of the Bird Cage Theatre, Ghosts of England, Ghosts of Ireland, Signs from Loved Ones, Four Haunts, Paranormal Cases, A Double Murder Ghost Investigation, A Spirit Treasure Hunt, and Ghosts and Spirits of Christmas. All courses are offered at both loca-
tions. Gutro is an award-winning and best-selling true paranormal author. As a scientist, he provides scientific explanations about how energy is the baseline for the afterlife and the medium that entities use to communicate. Rob participates in private paranormal investigations, helps
human ghosts cross over, and has provided countless messages from people and pets as ghosts or spirits. He even once lived in a haunted house! Rob also books pet spirit readings for those whose pets have passed. Additionally, he works with animal rescues and gives fundraising lectures for them around the United States. He has three series of books, with multiple books within each series. They include “Pets and the Afterlife” (1-4); “Ghosts on a Medium’s Vacation”; and “Ghosts versus Spirits” (earthbound ghosts vs. spirits who have See SPIRITS on page 18 . . .
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