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“The Last Romance,” Public Theatre, Lewiston

May 2, Thursday, 7:30pm, “The Vagina Monologues, a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery, real women’s stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery, $2, The Landing, UMF Olsen Center, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7081, www.umf.maine.edu.
May 3, Friday, 5:30-9pm, Art Walk, area artists join with small businesses to celebrate art and community, dozens of area artists and artisans exhibit their work in studios, shops, and storefronts along historic Water street, art includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, fine crafts, pottery, jewelry, and more, free, various downtown businesses, Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-287-2724, www.artwalkmaine.org.
May 3, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, Suzanne Sings: Chansons de la vie et de l’amour, singer, actor and broadcaster bet known in Maine as the host of MPBN Radio’s “Morning Classical Music,” recognized for her crystalline soprano voice and sparkle on stage, she is admired for her versatility, from the concert stage to the operatic arena, a one-of-a-king program of French and German music, accompanied by Kathleen Scott on piano, Elizabeth Anderson on cello and Jennifer Elowitch on violin, wine and cheese reception to follow, $28/adults, $25/seniors, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.
May 3-5, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Friday, 8pm/Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, “The Last Romance,” heartwarming comedy about an elderly widower who spies a lovely lady in a dog park and leaps head first into a second chance at love, $5-18, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
May 3, Friday, 8pm, Cheryl Wheeler in Concert, singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music, based in New England, she has recorded several folk albums and has toured extensively throughout the United States, $35, Maple Hill Farm Inn, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell. FMI: 207-458-9458, www.maplebb.com.
May 4, Saturday, 7:30pm,“As it Began to Dawn,” Bowdoin chorus and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini, will present the world premiere of Demar Dustin Small’s ‘As it Began to Dawn,’ and oratorio about the awe and mystery of the morning of the Resurrection and Jesus’ subsequent appearances to his disciples, free, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.

May 4, Saturday, 7pm, The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Maine-made films “Turning Tail,” “For Those Who Love Padders,” “Moments fro Hogback,” and more, benefits Teens to trails, $10, Cony High School Auditorium, Augusta. FMI: www.teenstotrails.org.

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