Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 21-27

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 21-27
June 21, 2012
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June21-27
June 21, 2012

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 21-27

Cornish Strawberry Festival, Cornish

June 21-23 and 27, Thursday – Saturday and Wednesday, 2pm/Thursday, 8pm/Friday, Saturday and Wednesday, “Burt and Me,” an American love story to the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David: Boy meets Girl, Boy loses Girl, Boy gets Girl Back, $20-25, $10/students, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street, Route 9, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.
June 21, Thursday, 8pm, Bob Marley, comedic bits mostly about life in Maine, celebrating 15 years as a stand-up comic, one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country, $25/advance, $28/door, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
June 21-24, Thursday-Sunday, 2:30pm/Thursday, 8pm/Thursday and Friday, 3:30pm/Saturday, 8:30pm/Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, 7pm/Sunday, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” set on a tropical island during WWII, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices, $29-74, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
June 21-24, Thursday-Sunday, 4pm-11pm/Thursday, 4pm-12:30am/Friday, 10am-12:30am/Saturday, 9am-5pm/Sunday, La Kermesse, La Kermesse returns to its roots to embrace and celebrate Biddeford’s proud Franco-Americaine heritage and include neighboring Saco as well as the host of multicultural groups that reside in our diverse communities. A free trolley will run between our sister cities throughout the weekend to encourage local residents and visitors to park at the Chamber of Commerce/Amtrak Station lot in Saco, and enjoy all of the events in both cities, various locations in Saco and Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-8520, www.lakermessefestival.com.
June 23, Saturday, 11am-4pm, Cornish Strawberry Festival, arts and crafts, jewelry, furniture, candles, homestead beef farm. Strawberry shortcake and more, free to browse, Thompson Park, Main Street, Cornish Village. FMI: 207-625-4993, www.cornish-maine.org.
June 26-27, Tuesday-Wednesday, 8pm/Tuesday and Wednesday, 2pm/Wednesday, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” WWII vets Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, now big tv stars, follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters to a Christmas show at a Vermont ski lodge, $30-41, Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
June 27, Wednesday, 5-7pm, Music in the Park, Gorilla Finger Dub Band, soul rock, reggae, dub and dance, free, Shevenell Park, Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-8520, www.mainetoday.com.

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