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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 6-12

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 6-12

“Under Milk Wood,” Russell Hall, USM, Gorham

Oct. 6-9, Sunday-Sunday, 7am/gates open, 9am/buildings open, “Fryeburg Fair,” large agricultural fair, exhibits, museum, harness racing, livestock shows and more, $10/includes night show, free/under 12 and seniors on Tuesday, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, 1154 Main St., Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-3268, www.fryeburgfair.org.
Oct. 6, Thursday, 5-10pm, “Beer Dinner with Stoneheart Farm,” to bring you a very special 4-course dinner, this once-a-year event will bring all of the harvest flavors of Maine fall together to accent the rich taste of lamb that was fed on grains from our brewery, we will be serving three different courses based around the lamb raised by John and Doreen Simmons of Stoneheart Farm, as well as dessert, all paired with Norway Brewing Company beers, as usual, we will be featuring a host of local produce and beer ingredients, and will only be serving this special menu for this 21+ event, tickets are $60 on Eventbrite or by reservation at the brewery, Norway Bewing Company, 273 Main St., Norway. FMI: 207-739-2126, www.norwaybrewing.com.
Oct. 7-8 and 12, Thursday-Saturday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs. and Wed, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, “On Golden Pond,” a classic American play by Ernest Thompson that’s every bit as touching, warm, and witty today as when it debuted on Broadway in 1979. Retired couple Ethel and Norman Thayer spend every summer at their camp on Golden Pond. This year, their daughter, Chelsea, visits- bringing along her 13-year-old son, Billy. The turbulent relationship between father and daughter, the generation gap between young and old, and the difficulties facing a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage, all combine to give us laughter, tears and an evening of unforgettable theatre, $18, $15/seniors, Pay-what-you-Can/Wednesday, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
Oct. 6-9, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 5pm/Sun, “Under Milk Wood,” “To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black…”: — and so the lyrically written, riotously funny and deeply moving portrait of the circle of a spring day in the small Welsh seaside village of Llareggub begins…with ghosts and dreams before dawn, the brilliance and noise of day, to the rain of dusk and the bawdy night! The play was first given a ‘try-out’ performance in 1953 in New York and promptly hailed as, “probably the richest and certainly the earthiest theatre experience of the season.” On January 25th 1954 the B.B.C. broadcast the play, complete and as it was intended – resonating with the Welsh ‘singing voice’. We pass along to you, our audience, the very same words Dylan Thomas gave to his actors in 1953, “Love the words,” $15, $11/seniors, $5/all tickets on Wednesday, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus, USM, 37 College Ave, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5151, app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=56712.
Oct. 7, Friday, 5pm/Reception, 6pm/Piano, “Salon Series: Woodland Sketches,” Enjoy all the delights of the season in a truly stunning setting. American pianist Diane Walsh, acclaimed for her “exquisite care and loving touch,” performs a program of classical and romantic works (many that were originally played in private homes) amid sculpture by New England artists displayed along a woodland trail and through the country home and gardens of June LaCombe’s Hawk Ridge Farm. Truly a feast for all the senses! Clementi Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 5; MacDowell Three Pieces from Woodland Sketches, Op. 28; Mendelssohn Fantasie in F-sharp minor, “Scottish Sonata,” Op. 28; Beethoven Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Schubert Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142, No. 4, $75-$125, Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal. FMI: 800-320-0250, www.pcmf.org/salon-series-c1tnz.
Oct. 8, Saturday, 7pm, “Schooner Fare,” he very talented Schooner Fare will perform in concert at the North Windham Union Church. Schooner Fare has won unanimous critical praise for captivating harmonies and winning stage presence. In addition to their numerous original songs on both contemporary and traditional themes, the band also writes and performs topical songs, country ballads and maritime masterpieces that have made their name synonymous with the “Down East” style. Consummate entertainers, their energetic concerts are laced with a Maine brand of universal humor. Combining their talents on six-string guitars, twelve-string guitars and banjos, Schooner Fare’s Chuck and Steve Romanoff continue to be among the most popular and well-regarded folk musicians in Maine, $15, North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. FMI: 207-892-7149, www.mwamconcerts.com.
Oct. 9, Sunday, 8pm, “Heather Masse & Jed Wilson,” Masse, a Maine native, is well-known to audiences as a regular guest on the NPR radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” and as a member of the Billboard-charting folk supergroup, The Waylin’ Jennys. While she’s one-third of that award-winning trio, Masse’s latest albums have showcased her jazz vocals, a return to her roots. In fact, Masse credits her background in jazz as helping to shape her distinct approach to singing folk, pop and bluegrass. The Phippsburg concert will feature Masse and Wilson in a program that includes pieces from both sides of Masse’s career – folk and jazz, both originals and standards, $20+$4/handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

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