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“Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,” City Theater, Biddeford

May 20, Friday, 7:30pm, “Poet on a String,” the electrifying story of James Agee (poet and writer of the African Queen) as vies for attentions of Delmore Schwartz’s (poet and author of In Dreams Begin Responsibilities) society wife in the late 1930’s. Playwright Richard Vetere notes, “On one level it’s about how poetry lost its importance in this country and film took the lead.” Richard Vetere is a multi-award winning poet, playwright, screenwriter, and author, $15, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-441-8163, www.stormwarningstheatre.com.
May 20-22, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Murder at Howard Johnson’s” This deliriously funny suspense comedy follows three hapless lovers as they try unsuccessfully to murder one another in the most ridiculous ways. Murder At The Howard Johnson’s is a comedy for comedy’s sake. Love, marriage, betrayal, mayhem…and breakfast is included! Laughs come thick and fast in this unabashedly funny play about an ill-fated love triangle and three botched murder plots. Chaos ensues as a woman, her lover, and her husband plot and scheme to murder one another in a Howard Johnson’s. “‘Til death do us part” takes on new meaning as this clueless threesome leaves audiences wondering who loves who, who hates who, and who is even capable of pulling off a murder, $20, City Theater,205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, www.citytheater.org.
May 21, Saturday, 9am, “5k Family Walk/Run,” to benefit the No. Berwick Historical Society project of building a barn/learning center for the purpose of displaying antique farm equipment and holding informational events regarding history, food and drink available at strategic place, $25, free/10 and under, Mill Field, Market Street, North Berwick. FMI: 207-251-0188, www.northberwickhistoricalsociety.com.
May 21, Saturday, 8pm, “Eastern Trail Full Moon Walk,” meet the group at the rear of the Southern Maine Health Care parking lot in Biddeford. The route includes a pond that has seen a great deal of beaver activity, with evidence visible from the trail. We will return in 90 minutes. No flashlights or pets, please, leave your electronics behind, free, Southern Maine Health Care, 1 Medical Center Drive, Biddeford. FMI: 207-283-4487, www.smhc.org.
May 22, Sunday, 3pm, “Irish Pipes and Fiddle Duo,” The Boston-based duo of Joey Abarta (uilleann pipes) and Nathan Gourley (fiddle) will bring the inimitable sounds of Irish traditional music to West Kennebunk in the May offering in the “Concerts in West K!” series, $15/adults, $10/youth, $35/family, West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road, West Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-2831, westkennebunkumc.net.
May 23, Monday, 8:30am, “18th Annual York Chamber Golf Tournament,” scramble format, sponsored by York Region Chamber of Commerce, $125, Cape Neddick Country Club, 650 Shore Road, Cape Neddick. FMI: 207-363-4422, www.gatewaytomaine.org/golf-tournament.
May 25-29, Wednesday-Sunday, 8am, “Sanford International Film Festival,” celebrates some of the best films from around the world. Each spring, our city, schools, and businesses come together for a five-day community celebration, screening a diverse array of top-notch independent films and honoring filmmakers. From family fare to horror, documentary to drama, made in Maine and from afar, it’s all here. The festival offers forums, workshops and an intimate look behind the scenes of some of the best films, and culminates with our unique red-carpet Tommy Awards ceremony, which is open to the public and features the presentation of our locally designed and crafted trophies, see site for ticketing details, Downtown, Sanford. FMI: 207-205-6066, www.sanfordfilmfest.com.

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