On Saturday, Oct. 13 grab your fleece, blanket and picnic basket, bring family members, neighbors and friends, your instruments, your copy of the “Rising Singing Song Book,” your voices, talents and dancing shoes or just your enthusiasm and listening ear to the Inn Along the Way at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. This Autumn Music Celebration featuring the Rusty Hinges and Damariscotta Region Open Mic, fall pie sale, odds and ends yard sale, Inn tours and hay field walks is a by donation fundraiser for the Inn Along the Way. The Inn supports and enriches the lives of those in our communities with an emphasis on elders, the infirm, and those who care for them.

In traditional autumn on the Maine coast style, community members attending the Inn’s musical lawn and barn party and who want to bring your own creative picnic will be surrounded with an eclectic mix of music, song, community fun, laughter and delicious pies. Open mic registration begins at 12:30 p.m., festivities begin at 1 p.m. with open mic performances and run until 5 p.m.

The Rusty Hinges, John Couch, John Monterisi, Kat logan, Nancy Jones Bridges, Brian Dunn and Laura Buxbaum. whose performance will begin at 3 p.m. are a local Midcoast band. They play folk songs, country, golden oldies, sea shanties, contemporary tunes, and original songs with a variety of instruments and vocal harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, banjo, accordion, fiddle, cello, and pennywhistles are included in the mix. The Rusty Hinges can be heard every Tuesday night at the Narrows Tavern in Waldoboro, first Friday’s at the St. George Café in Warren, as well as many other venues throughout the area.

Throughout the afternoon purchase your favorite taste of fall, pie by the slice or as a whole pie for enjoyment in your own home.

Questions about open mic participation, the autumn music celebration fundraiser schedule, or to volunteer to bake a fall pie please contact Sylvia Tavares at 207- 766-8469 or sylviatarvares502@gmail.com.

Inn Along the Way is a nonprofit organization in the process of creating a collaborative community offering older adults, and those seeking temporary relief from the responsibilities of caregiving, an environment of support, purpose, and sustainability in a multigenerational and mutually interdependent setting. The organization is currently raising funds to complete its first phase, which will transform the original farmhouse into a small inn with a café and community rooms, offering overnight accommodations to the general public, as well as those seeking respite.

For more information about the Inn Along the Way including volunteer opportunities go to www.innalongtheway.org or contact Inn founder Sherry Flint at (207) 751-6261 or info@innalongtheway.com.