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“The Art and Craft of Pine Needle Baskets,” York Library

June 13-16, Thursday-Sunday, 8pm/Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Sunday, 3:30pm/Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” musical comedy about a small-town girl who heads to New York City to start a new life, $39-78, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
June 14, Friday, 8pm, Buffy Saint-Maire, has continued to grow her music in parallel with a remarkably diverse life of esteemed awards, political blacklisting, education, and fun. As one of the most singular artists of our time, she has created 17 albums of her music, three of her own television specials, spent five years on spent five years on Sesame Street, scored movies, raised a son, earned a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, taught Digital Music as adjunct professor at several colleges and won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award Oscar for the song, “Up Where We Belong,” $37.50, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
June 15, Saturday, 10am-3pm, Psychic Fair, mediums, readings, workshops, vendors, raffles and more, benefits Sanford Maine Stage Company, $5, Sanford Elks Lodge, Sanford. FMI: 207-324-8227, www.sanfordmainestage.com.
June 15, Saturday, 12pm-11pm, Grand Opening at The Hive, fresh music and art venue hosting top billing music, art in the sunny gallery, locally sourced food, beers, and meads available, free workshops, The Hive, 84 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-0006, www.thehivekennebunk.com.
June 15, Saturday, 6pm, “Inside the World of Masterpiece,” with Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of “Downtown Abbey,” “Sherlock” and “Upstairs, Downstairs,” cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by Q and A, benefits River Tree Arts, $100, Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-9120, www.rivertreearts.org.
June 19, Wednesday, 12-1pm, The Art and Craft of Pine Needle Baskets, local resident, David Brinkman, will discuss a little bit about the history of this native American craft and show how he creates his own baskets and other pieces from the long leaf pine needles that he gathers at his winter home on the Gulf Coast. Mr. Brinkman’s work will be on exhibit in the Library display cases from June through August, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
June 19, Wednesday, 2:15-3:15pm, Riot in the Garden, Jackson Gillman, a.k.a. the Stand-Up Chameleon presents this fun-filled science theatre, energy, wit, music, and wisdom are his stock in trade. This performance was awarded “Most Educational” at the MOFGA Common Ground Fair, free, South Berwick Public Library, 27 Young Street, South Berwick. FMI: 207-384-3308, www.southberwicklibrary.org.

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