Category: Special Events

Don’t Miss the SHS “Winter” Guard and Percussion Show May 22

After more than a year of quarantines, lock downs and social distancing, Sanford High School is bringing Marching Music Shows back! Sanford High School Band Director Erica Scarano, Marching Percussion Director Hailey Francoeur, Color Guard Director Madeline Epperson and students from grades 9 through 12 have prepared two unique performances which will be presented to a live audience in the Sanford High School Competition Gymnasium on Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. The show will also be streamed live on…

SIFF Script to Screen Contest Update

By James Harmon Did you get a chance to catch any of the Sanford Independent Film Festival this year on WSSR-TV? In addition to all the wonderful films from Maine and around the world, each year the festival has a competition called Script to Screen. This year we had more than twenty short screenplay (30 pages or less) submissions. SIFF Festival Director Brian Boisvert and I, along with judges Shawn Sullivan and Nathan Saunders, judge screenplays, and I get final…

Sign Up Now for the City-Wide Yard Sale

Got a lot of stuff you need to get rid of? Local Realtor Melissa Simpson is organizing a city-wide yard sale for the weekend of June 5 & 6. She is putting together a map which will show the addresses of all those who wish to participate. If you'd like to be on the map, go to the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/990641865076785/ and click on "Join Event." She is asking for a $5 donation, with proceeds to be donated…

The Sanford International Film Festival is Back!

It's been a long wait, but the 7th Sanford International Film Festival is set to debut. All the films will be free and virtual, with videos streaming on WSSR-TV’s YouTube channel and Facebook pages. The Festival takes place over three consecutive nights, beginning Thursday, April 29. Thursday: The first block of films begins at 8:00 p.m. Bully, a five minute movie from India, kicks off the festival. The last two films in this first stream are for ages 13+. The…

Join the Virtual Easter Egg Hunt

Children ages 12 and under are eligible to register now for a Virtual Egg Hunt hosted by Sanford Parks and Rec. The Egg Hunt is free, but you must register on the Parks and Rec website, and complete the game before midnight on Sunday, April 4. To play, register on the Sanford Parks & Rec website at https://sanfordrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29897. Then visit the following Sanford merchants in order to get the number from their egg. Eggs have been posted in highly visible windows…

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