Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank are scheduled to headline the program at the Lincoln County Democrats' annual lobster bake Saturday, Aug. 18. U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill is also an invited guest.

The lobster bake will be held on the picturesque shore of the lower Damariscotta River in Walpole (331 Clark's Cove Rd., just down the road from the Darling Marine Center) this year, with social hour beginning at noon and the food line opening at 1 p.m.

Rep. Pingree is up for re-election to her seat as Maine's First District Representative in Congress. Rep. Frank is retiring at the end of the current Congressional session. This is his 17th term. He is the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, and as chairman of the committee in 2009 and 2010 helped lead the successful effort to pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Current state senator Cynthia Dill is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated at the end of this session by Sen. Olympia Snowe.

The candidates for Lincoln County seats in the Maine Senate and House of Representatives also will be joining in the fun and conversation at the event.

Celebrated caterer Mike Mayo will be preparing the lobsters, mussels, and other traditional fare, and new this year, the bake will include a raw oyster bar.  Steamed hot dogs also will be available. The social hour will feature music by Old Gray Goose, who were a hit at last year's bake. The cost of the lobster dinner – lobster, mussels, corn, salad, dessert and soft drink – is $32. The hot dog lunch is $6.

To reserve, send a check made out to “Lincoln County Democratic Committee” to Sandie O’Farrell, P.O. Box 336, Waldoboro, ME 04572, or pay online at https://secure.actblue.com/page/lobster.

For more information, contact Tom Eichler at 882-7060 or teeichler@gmail.com.