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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 19-25

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 19-25

“The Great Race,” Ogunquit

June 19 – 21, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm/Thurs. and Friday, 8:30pm/Saturday, “Grease,” get out your leather jackets and pull on your bobby socks for the most “electrifyin’” musical of all time – Grease, it’s a thrilling injection of pure fun with astounding dancing and amazing songs that will make you want to stand up and shout, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop a-wop-bam-boom,” $37 – $79, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
June 20, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “Tret Fure in Concert at Jonathan’s,” Tret will be showcasing her latest CD, “A Piece of the Sky” This is her 14th body of work from a career that spans 4 decades, her story-telling and songs are not to be missed, $20 – $62, contact venue for ticketing information, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansogunquit.com.
June 20 – 25, Wednesday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Thursdays 2:00 p.m., “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Joseph Kesselring’s famous comedy about the crazy Brewster family is the “Chestnut” of American theater, drama critic Mortimer Brewster must deal with his homicidal aunts, a brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, an uncle who is a Boris Karloff look-a -like and the Brooklyn police as he debates his promise to marry the woman he loves at Maine’s most unique theater, $10 -$25, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 Maine 9, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.
June 21, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m., “The Great Race,” The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring more than 100 antique automobiles to Ogunquit, Maine, first time in Maine, the rally will travel from Ogunquit to Florida, vintage cars on display beginning at 8:30 a.m., and the first car leaves at 10:00 a.m., free event, The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 2289, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-1279, www.greatrace.com.
June 21 – 24, Friday – Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Here by the Sea: Contemporary Art of the Piscataqua,” Historic New England is pleased to present a group exhibition of work by artists inspired by the Piscataqua Region, Here by the Sea features twenty-nine artists working in varied media from blacksmithing to watercolor, free and open to the public, Sarah Orne – Jewett House and Visitor Center, 5 Portland Street, South Berwick. FMI: 207-384-2454, www.historicnewengland.org.
June 21, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., “Children’s Author Brenda Reeves Sturgis Read ‘The Lake Where Loon Lives, ” visit the Ogunquit Museum of American Art for this fun, family-friendly event! Author Brenda Reeves Sturgis will read from her gorgeous new picture book, “The Lake Where Loon Lives,” a whimsical story about a Mama loon and her chicks, whose quiet summer morning is interrupted by a series of silly events, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-846-3344, www.ogunquitmuseum.org.
June 21, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Open Days Program Garden Tour – York County,” explore four private gardens in Cape Neddick and York, open to the public for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy, no reservations required; rain or shine, begin at Braveboat Harbor Farm or see website for additional locations, features coastal views, a grotto swimming pool, cobblestone-lined flowerbeds, rose gardens, fruit, orchard, vegetable, and herb gardens, and woodland walks, $5 per garden; children 12 & under free * contact the Presenting Organization listed below for ticketing information, Braveboat Harbor Farm. 110 Raynes Neck Road, York. FMI: 845-424-6500, www.gardenconservancy.org.

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