Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Apr. 5-11

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Apr. 5-11


“South Pacific,” the musical at Gorham H.S.
Apr. 5, Thursday, 7:30pm, Rory Block, country blues singer and guitarist, “one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists…she can hold her own with the legends who inspired her,” Blues Revue, Lake Region Caterers will be on hand with their fabulous pre-show dinner,  $20/general, $15/seniors, $10/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 26 Bradley Street, Fryeburg.  FMI:  207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac.
Apr. 6, Friday, 7:30pm, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,”  musical, the plot centers an American nurse stationed at a U.S. naval base during World War II who falls in love with an expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children, $9/general, $6/seniors, McCormack Performing Arts Center, Gorham High School, Gorham.  FMI:  207-839-5754, www.goghs.org.
Apr. 6, Friday, 8pm, Heather Masse and Jed Wilson, folk, blues, jazz and country, live show mixes a range of music in their distinct, imaginative duo style, $20, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.  FMI:  207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Apr. 7, Saturday, 9am-12pm, New Gloucester History Barn Open House, new display on the Masons and other town fraternal organizations, free, New Gloucester Historical Society, History Barn, Route 231, New Gloucester.  FMI:  207-926-3188, www.newgloucester.com.
Apr. 7, Saturday, 10am-4pm, Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Fair, over 60 artisans and vendors, the perfect place to shop for that special Mother’s Day or that unusual birthday gift for someone special, benefits the Schoolhouse Arts Center, free to browse, George E. Jack Elementary School, 15 Northeast Road, Route 35, Standish.  FMI:  207-642-3743, www.sebagolakeschamber.com.
Apr. 7, Saturday, 7:30pm, Maine Playwrights Festival, staged reading of “Memorial Day,” by Lynne Cullen, it’s the first Sullivan family barbecue since the death of their father, and Hank – the new king of the grill- is trying to maintain order, but when he invites a stranger to the party, all bets are off, $5, Acorn Studios, Dana Warp Mill 90 Bridge Street, Westbrook.  FMI: 207-854-0065,  www.acorn-productions.org.
Apr. 7-8, Saturday-Sunday, Parrot Head Festival, biggest and best party of the year, weekend includes outdoor concerts, pond-skimming competition, fun contests, prizes, parties, a key lime pie eating contest, and margarita mix-off, see site for time schedules, fees, Sunday River, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry.  FMI:  207-824-3000, www.sundayriver.com.

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