Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 19-25

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 19-25

Stillson School

“The Stillson Irish Dancers,” Dunaway Center, Ogunquit

Mar. 20, Friday, 7:30pm, “Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection,” fiddler, her talent for combining the precision of classical music with the spontaneity of country and bluegrass fiddle makes for a fun-filled performance every time she plays, free, Springvale Historical Society, 505 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207-490-1028, www.sanfordhistory.org.
Mar. 21-22, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm, “Sugaring Days,” enjoy the wood fired maple syrup making process with free samples of maple products. Take a free wagon ride with our Belgian horses to collect sap. Face painting and more. Maple products and more available for purchase at on-site farm market, free, Chase Farms, 1488 North Berwick Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-7888, www.chasefarmswells.com.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 6:30pm, “Stillson School of Irish Dance,” the Stillson dancers, returning to Ogunquit by popular demand, will perform a brilliant array of jigs and reels, garbed in a variety of sparkling, colorful costumes, following the performance will be a reception for the dancers and then the screening of the film The Turing Point, a 1977 drama film centered on the world of ballet in New York City. The film stars Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft, along with Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Tom Skerritt, $5, Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5139, www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 7pm, “Chris Klaxton and OurBigBand,” an evening of band favorites, swing and jazz, comprised of some of the Seacoast area’s finest instrumentalists, OurBigBand, will perform music of the great saxophonist and composer, Wayne Shorter. The band will perform his “Speak No Evil” album in its entirety. The pieces were arranged by Mike Annicchiarico. Other selections will draw from the best of the “Great American Songbook,” including works of George Gershwin, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, as well as swing and hop staples and originals, $10/advance, $12/door, free/12 and under, First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main Street, South Berwick. FMI: 207-450-8746, www.seacoastonline.com.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Don Campbell: An Evening of Dan Fogelberg Music,” with Don Campbell and his 4 piece ensemble, a fund raiser for “Heart of Biddeford’s Programs and Events,” $15, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, www.citytheater.org.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 8pm, “Karla Bonoff,” her legacy as a performer and songwriter is summed up by Billboard Magazine: “Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today.” A successful songwriter, she has written hit songs for everyone from Linda Ronstadt to Bonnie Raitt and Wynona Judd, $37.50 plus $4 service fee, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Oguqnuit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansogunquit.com.
Mar. 22, Sunday, 8am-4pm, “Morins Maple Syrup,” Morins 45th year, enjoy all you can eat pancake breakfast, maple cotton candy, maple goodies and of course their own maple syrup, tractor hayrides given by the Lions Club, Morins Maple Syrup, 45 Morin Drive, Limerick. FMI: 207-793-2231, www.mainemapleproducers.com.

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