Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22

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Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22

            Old Cemeteries and Burying Grounds in Sanford/Springvale

June 16, Thursday, 7:00pm, Old Cemeteries and Burying Grounds, Randy White gives a talk on the old cemeteries and burying grounds in Sanford, Springvale and surrounding towns, free, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, 505 Main Street, Sanford.  FMI:  207-324-2797, http://www.sanfordhistory.org/.

 

June 16, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Music of Hope” tour, a benefit for the Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, international composer, Tim Janis, American composer with 10 Billboard charting CDs, over one million albums sold and four National Public Television specials, performs, $20/advance, $25/at the door, Marshwood High School, 260 Rout 236, South Berwick.  FMI:  207-985-5975, http://www.timjanis.com/news.htm.

 

June 17, Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm, Book Sale, friends of Scarborough Library annual book sale, thousands of gently used books for sale, free, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough.  FMI:  207-883-4723, http://www.library.scarborough.me.us/calendar.html.

 

June 18, Saturday, 11:00am, Chamber ME Music Series, musicians Jon Poupore, Heather Sumner, and Robert Enman will perform music for Clarinet and Viola by Mozart, Bruch and Schumann, free, River Tree Arts, 35 Western Avenue, Kennebunk.  FMI: 207-251-1953, http://www.rivertreearts.spidersitebuilder.com/.

 

June 18, Saturday, 7:00pm, The Rock My Soul Sextet, this highly acclaimed New England band has a roots-based sound of rich vocal blends and soul-stirring harmonies, with a repertoire that explores American gospel music, listeners are treated to traditional arrangements of slave spirituals, hymns, and songs for the “golden age of gospel,” $10, Unitarian Universalist Church, 60 School Street, Saco.  FMI:  207-282-0062, http://www.uuchurchsacobiddeford.com/.

 

June 18, Saturday, 7:30pm, Classical Music Concert, with Charles Prewitt, cellist and member of the Austin Symphony Orchestra since 1997, features “Bach to the Future,” a series of solo cello concerts including the “6 Suites for Unaccompainied Cello,” $14/adult, $12/seniors and students, free/ages 12 and under, Saco River Grange Hall, Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills.  FMI:  207-929-6472, http://www.stringsattached.org.

 

June 22, Wednesday, 6:30pm, J. Courntey Sullivan, author of Commencement, talks about and signs her new book, Maine, a story that unveils the sibling rivalry, alcoholism, social climbing, and Catholic guilt at the center of one family, along with abiding, often irrational love that keeps them coming back, every summer, to Maine and to each other, free, Kennebooks, 149 Port Rd, Lower Village Kennebunk. FMI:  207-967-6136, http://www.kennebooks.com.

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