Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 6-12

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 6-12

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 6-12

“Dave Mallet at City Theater, Biddeford

Feb. 6, Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Dyer Library and Saco Museum’s, ‘After Hours'” work by Maine Art Teachers, organized by the Maine Art Educators Association, this exhibit brings together the creative work of art educators from around the state of Maine to celebrate the studio practice and exploration that takes place outside the classroom “after hours,” free and open to the public, Dyer Library/Saco Museum, 371 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207-283-3861, www.sacomuseum.org.
Feb. 7, Friday, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., “Friday Art Club at Engine,” come to Engine’s after-school Friday Art Club class, open for all ages, Engine is a community arts organization in downtown Biddeford focused on bringing art, creativity, and design into the community, $5 per session, Engine, 265 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-229-3560, www.feedtheengine.org.
Feb. 7, Friday, 7:30 p.m., “Dave Mallet, Winter Fest Weekend,” in a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 14 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including the American folk classic Garden Song [Inch by Inch, Row by Row] and performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the US, Canada and Europe, he has appeared on numerous broadcasts, including National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, known for his carefully written, poetic offerings, his body of work has provided material for an eclectic list of artists that includes Alison Krauss, Pete Seeger, Hal Ketchum, Emmylou Harris, John Denver and the Muppets, $15 tickets online or at the door, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, www.citytheater.org.
Feb. 7, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “Hattie Simon Trio,” Hattie Simon on piano, vocals, Kinnon Church bass, Robbie Neeb drums, $5 cover charge, The Hive, 84 Main St., Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-0006, www.thehive.com.
Feb. 7, Friday, 8:00 p.m., “Friday Night Comedy with Joe Yannetty and Chris Pennie,” Joe Yannetty is a national comedian whose diverse act and crowd interaction has taken him across the country and around the world performing at the largest and most prestigious comedy clubs in America as well as having made more than 40 television appearance, Yannetty is a regular in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and cruise ships whose TV credits include Comedy Central, HBO, Cinemax, ABC’s 20/20 and The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Yannetty has been a guest on dozens of television shows, and has headlined around the world,Yannetty has appeared at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC., $15 per person, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
Feb. 8, Saturday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, Family Film Night,” in the wake of the disastrous food storm at the end of the first movie, Flint Lockwood and friends are forced to leave their town of Swallow Falls, but when it is discovered that sentient food beasts have overrun the island, they are asked to return to save the world again, Rated PG, 95 minutes, free and open to the pubic, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.yorkpubliclibrary.org.
Feb. 9, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “The Butler, Winter Film Series,” The Butler tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades, the film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family, Forest Whitaker stars as the butler, Rated PG-13 for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking, 132 mins., free and open to the public, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.yorkpubliclibrary.org.

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