Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 12-18

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 12-18
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 12-18

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 12-18

“Half Moon Jug Band,” Celebration Barn Theater, South Paris

Oct. 12-14, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, “Falling Leaves,” a romantic comedy that’s full of surprises! A widowed mother of three, Autumn Warner, prepares her Inn for the arrival of her grown children and friends for a weekend gathering that will change the lives of everyone! “…comedy, romance, drama- the perfect ingredients for a perfect play,” pay-what-you-can/Thurs, $15-$18, The Footlights Theatre, 109 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
Oct. 13, Friday, 10am, “Foliage Hike,” with the fair season is over, it’s time to shed some fried dough! Join Loon Echo staff for a fun scramble up the new Pismire Bluff trail at Raymond Community Forest. Beautiful views of the surrounding lakes and foothills from the “Bluff” await participants. Along the way, we will hike through a unique Maple, Basswood, Ash forest. Participants should bring appropriate gear, water and snacks. Please park in the new parking area on Conesca Road. Approximately 2 hours. Moderate, free, Pismire Bluff Trail, Raymond Community Forest, Conesca Road, Raymond. FMI: 207-647-4352, www.lelt.org.
Oct. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Addams Family,” The Addams family have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years. But now Gomez and Morticia’s macabre, beloved daughter is ready for a life of her own. Wednesday has fallen in love with a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family! And she has invited them all to dinner. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve avoided for generations: change. This musical comedy is presented by Windham Center Stage Theater, $15, $10/students and seniors, Windham Center Stage Theater, 8 School Road, Windham Town Hall, Windham. FMI: 207-893-2098, windhamtheater.org.
Oct. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri, 1pm/Sat. and Sun, 4pm/Sat, “Maine State Ballet: The Little Mermaid,” Maine State Ballet’s 175 seat Lopez Theater will be transformed into a shimmering underwater grotto for the upcoming production of “The Little Mermaid,” an original ballet by Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele. Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, “The Little Mermaid” tells the story of a curious mermaid who longs to leave her ocean home and explore the world above. She is tricked by a jealous Sea Witch, but is finally saved by the power of true love. Unlike the original story, and in keeping with its “family friendly” atmosphere, the Maine State Ballet version has a happy ending, Maine State Ballet Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. FMI: 207-781-7672, mainestateballet.org.
Oct. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Dracula,” Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is at last laid to rest in a striking and novel manner. Perfect for those all who love a thrill, $12-$14, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
Oct. 13, Friday, 8pm, “Laura Kargul – A Night at the Opera,” Kargul’s program will feature solo piano works by Mozart, Chopin and Liszt that were influenced by the genre of opera. She will open with the Mozart Sonata in C Minor, K. 457, which she calls “one of the most dramatic and operatic of all his keyboard works.” She notes that most of Mozart’s solo keyboard works are “rich with the theatrical musical gestures and sudden changes of character and mood typically found in his operas.” Also featured on the program will be a set of four nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin, who, according to Kargul, “was profoundly influenced by the operas of his brilliant contemporary and friend, Vincenzo Bellini. These nocturnes, with their soaring Italianate melodies, are like soprano arias for solo piano,” $15/adults, $10/seniors $5/students, Corthell Concert Hall, USM, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, usm.maine.edu/music.
Oct. 14, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Half Moon Jug Band,” a three-man mob of musical desperadoes waging a daily battle against the humdrum forces of boredom and inaction. They fend off the blahs with banjoes, kazoos, guitars saxophones and silliness. They want to make you dance and sing along at the top of your lungs. The band thrives on interaction with their audiences. For the Half Moon Jug Band it’s not just about standing on stage playing songs. It’s about singing, dancing and making people happy. They do whatever it takes to put on a show for all ages, studding every performance with jokes, stories and mandatory sing-alongs, $14/adults, $12/60 and older, $8/17 and younger, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.CelebrationBarn.com.

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