Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan.29-Feb.4

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan.29-Feb.4

wendy newbold patterson

“Survivor’s Suite,” UNE, Biddeford

Jan. 29, Thursday, 5:30pm, “Mary Cerullo Book Signing,” meet award winning children’s book author, Mary Cerullo. She has written amazing books such as; “Giant Squid” and “Theh Truth About Great White Sharks.” A limited amount of books will be available for sale during the event, free, McArthur Library, 270 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-4181, www.mcarthurpubliclibrary.org.
Jan. 30, Friday, 5-7pm, “MFA Thesis Show: ‘Masters in The Studio,'” exhibiting work by the first graduates of Heartwood College of Art, Masters of Fine Arts Degree Program, Heartwood College of Art, 2 Main Street, Building 17, Suite 223, Biddedford. FMI: 207-284-8800, www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org.
Jan. 30, Friday, 6pm, “Quiz for a Cause,” the South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club’s host it’s annual Community Geography Quiz, teachers, students, parents and business leaders will compete in fun-filled night to raise funds for portable kitchens for a community in Colombia. Audience participation prizes, baked goods, pizza, a raffle and a slide show all are part of the fun, free, Great Works School, 49 Academy Street, South Berwick. FMI: 207-384-4010, www.seacoastonline.com.
Jan. 30, Friday, 7:30pm, “‘Gideon’s Knot’ York Readers Theater,” over the course of a 90-minute parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother’s son, the teacher’s student, Gidion may have been bullied severely — or he may have been an abuser, as his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion’s act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability, Gidion’s Knot” by Johnna Adams will feature Arlene Barnard and Kate Bossi and is directed by David Newman, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Jan. 31, Saturday, 11am-1pm, “Adoptable Dogs,” the AWS mobile adoption team will bring adoptable dogs to the Pet Life store, if you are looking to bring a dog into your home, consider adoption and giving a second chance to one of these dogs in need of a loving family, Pet Life, Saco Valley Shopping Center, 4 Scammon Street, Saco. FMI: 207-985-3244, www.animalwelfaresociety.org.
Feb. 1, Sunday, 3pm, “‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ Winter Film Series” in this latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, Stanley (Colin Firth) is a magician who has dedicated his life to revealing fraudulent spiritualists, he plans to quickly uncover the truth behind celebrated spiritualist Sophie (Emma Stone) and her scheming mother, as Stanley and Sophie embark on misadventures up and down the French Riviera, will they discover proof of a world beyond the laws of physics or have they fallen under the sway of a more earthly chemistry, Woody Allen pulls the strings with precision in this enchanting romantic comedy that explores the realm between what’s understood in our minds and what’s known in our hearts, Rated PG-13 for a brief suggestive comment, and smoking throughout, 97 minutes, free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Feb. 4, Wednesday, 1-4pm, “Survivor’s Suite,” a collection of paintings by Wendy Newbold Patterson, the exhibition focuses on the global phenomena of mass migrations of peoples who flee war, famine, environmental disaster, and financial and social collapse. Patterson’s work seeks to convey the inner structures that bring resilience and sustain people in the face of chaos, free, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford. FMI: 207-283-0171, www.une.edu.

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