Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 17-23

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August 17, 2017
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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 17-23

“The Fantasticks,” Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick

Aug. 17-20 and 23, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 8pm/Thurs-Fri. and Wed, 8:30pm/Sat, 2:30pm/Thurs. and Wed, 3pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Ragtime,” at the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. This sweeping musical portrait of early twentieth-century America tells the story of three families in the pursuit of the American Dream. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair… and what it means to live in America. Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, Ragtime is the winner of three 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. Called by Time Magazine “a triumph for the stage,” “Intoxicating” by the Associated Press, and “Explosive and thrilling!” by Bloomberg News, this acclaimed musical is filled with pageantry, emotion and hope, bursting onto the stage like no other musical, PG – Strong language, mature themes and some violence, $52 and up, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Aug. 17-19, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “The Fantasticks,” after 44 years of requests, Hackmatack repeats the musical love story that brought the barn its first success in 1972. There is always a “time to remember” – this fable of a boy, a girl, their two feuding fathers and a love that grows with each season. A story of falling in love, out of love and falling in love again, $10-$30, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.
Aug. 18, Friday, 8pm, “Aztec Two-Step & Devonsquare-Together Again,” for their fourth consecutive year at Jonathan’s, these longtime friends will re-unite. Going back to the 1980’s, the two groups have a warm and storied history of co-writing and performing together. Along with their own sets, they promise some musical surprises, $37.50+$4/service fee-$76.50+$4/service fee, Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, jonathansogunquit.com.
Aug. 19, Saturday, 12-3pm, “101st Annual Fireman’s Field Day & Muster,” the parade starts at 12:00 noon and will follow the traditional route as in years past. After the parade, there will be an old time muster at Moulton Park, to include music, food and vendors, free, Moulton Park, York. FMI: 207-363-1015, www.gatewaytomaine.org.
Aug. 19, Saturday, 5pm, “Blue Butterfly Benefit Bash,” join the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society for an entertaining & informative evening with nationally acclaimed appraiser Bruce A. Buxton, representative of Skinner’s Auctioneers, Boston. Your donation includes a social hour, a delectable light summer buffet and an opinion of value of one of your treasures, $25/per person, Brewster Barn, 8 Brewster Place, Buxton. FMI: 207-929-6495, www.buxtonhollishistorical.org.
Aug. 19, Saturday, 6:30pm, “Jumbo Circus Peanuts Band,” a top-drawing musical group with an ever-expanding repertoire that sails around the musical worlds of New Orleans style Pop, Funk, Swing, R&B & Soul with stops in Hollywood, Broadway, Detroit, Latin America, & Hawaii. This high energy 12 piece band of talented musicians dressed in sparkles, tassels, plaid, polka dots, multi-colored wigs, platform shoes, and sun glasses present an evening of delightful musical entertainment that starts and ends with fun! A great way to spend a summer evening in Maine, free, Hope Hobbs Gazebo at Wells Harbor Park, Harbor Road, Wells. FMI: www.jumbocircuspeanuts.com.
Aug. 19, Saturday, 8pm, “My Sinatra with Cary Hoffman,” CARY HOFFMAN (Playwright/Actor) is finally achieving his dream with his autobiographical one-man memoir musical, My Sinatra, about his Sinatra obsession, opening Off-Broadway this spring. Ironically, the story is eerily similar to Ray Romano’s Men of a Certain Age, on TNT, of which Hoffman is an Executive Producer; the premise tracks the changing lifestyles and dreams of three 50+ men. Hoffman has performed the music of Frank Sinatra for the past eight years in over 55 Performing Arts Centers around the World, including a performance for the President of Singapore. He is New York’s premiere Sinatra interpreter. His compelling blend of vocal performance and stories led to a National PBS television special, produced by Albert Tapper, which has aired in over 70 cities around the country and was viewed by more than 2 million people, $76.50-$95, Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.

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