Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine June 18-24

Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine June 18-24
June 17, 2015
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 18-24
June 17, 2015

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine June 18-24

Erica Brown-Bangor

“Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection,” Greene

June 18-20, Thursday-Saturday, 5pm-10pm/Thurs, 10am-10pm/Fri. and Sat, “44th Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival,” performers include: The Gibson Brothers, Little Roy & Lizzy, The Cleverlys, Wilf Clark & Misty Mountaineers, The Baker Family, Blistered Fingers and more, $15/Thurs, $20/Sat and Sun, see site for more ticketing details, Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Rd, Litchfield. FMI: 207-873-6539, www.blisteredfingers.com.
June 18-20, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “Inherit the Wind,” a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial. High school teacher John T. Scopes was put on trial for violating state law prohibiting the teaching of any theory that contradicted the biblical account of divine creation. Two of the most famous lawyers and orators in the land contested the case. Scopes was defended by the legendary Clarence Darrow and the prosecution was led by three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. Darrow’s expenses were paid by the Baltimore Sun papers, home of the famed, and cynical, journalist H.L. Mencken, who covered the trial. The play includes a love interest, Rachel, and an activist, her father, the fundamentalist preacher Reverend Brown. The trial is part circus, part revival meeting, $20, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
June 19, Friday, 7pm, “Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection,” Erica developed an interest in music at an early age. At the age of seven, she was competing in fiddle contests with kids twice her age. At age nine, she was traveling throughout New England, Canada, and even Louisiana with the Maine French Fiddlers. Erica also performed as a special guest with Mac McHale And The Old-Time Radio Gang for five years. Currently, she has her own bluegrass band, Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, which performs all over New England. Erica is also a member of The Stowaways, Darlin’ Corey and The Record Family Band. Erica Brown was a recipient of a 2006 Maine Arts Commission Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Award and was recognized as a Master Artist by the Maine Arts Commission that same year. Also in 2006 she received the Harold Carter Memorial Award from the Down East Country Music Association. Her band members include Steve Roy; Matt Shipman; Ken Taylor; and Read McNamara, free, Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road, Greene. FMI: 207-946-5311, www.sawyer-foundation.com.
June 19-21, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Harvey,” this classic was written in 1944, and is one the ageless classics of American theater. When Elwood P. Dowd (Henry Quintal) starts to introduce his invisible friend, Harvey, a “pooka” in the form of a six foot, three and a half inch rabbit, to guests at a society party, including guests like Ethel Chauvenet (Jenny Benjamin-Rider), his sister, Veta Simmons (Kathleen Brainerd), has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae (Charmian Christopherson), and their family from future embarrassment. Supporting Veta is old friend and family lawyer Judge Omar Gaffney (Frank Omar). Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy! Doctor Sanderson (Galen Hall) commits Veta instead of Elwood the the chagrin of Sanitarium Director Dr. Chumley (Bruce Hertz). When the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion, as Nurse Kelly (Abby Crocker) fumes over the inattention from the now disgraced Dr. Sanderson. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on Dr. Chumley among others. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all, $12/adults, $10/seniors and students, Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-626-3698, www.gaslighttheater.org.
June 19, Friday, 8pm, “Maine Event Comedy Summer Showcase,” to feature Portland’s Dennis Fogg, a 20-year veteran of the New England comedy scene. Fogg will be joined by Anna Conathan, Kwasi Mensah, Kevin Neales, Stephen Cloutier, Angela Merrill and host Mark Turcotte, $10/advance, $12/door, Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St, Auburn. FMI: 207-513-0742, www.maineeventcomedy.com.
June 19-20, Friday-Saturday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat., 1:30pm/Sat, “The Comedy of Errors,” Twins separated in childhood are reunited in one crazy day at a Turkish marketplace! It all happened in 1594 according to the one of the oldest tales by William Shakespeare, the cast, under the direction of RSC founder and director, Emily Rowden Fournier, is eager to amuse you with pranks and prattle in this farcical slapstick play, family-friendly, presented by Recycled Shakespeare Company, reserve front row seats – best view- for $10 donation, all others free, St. Joseph Maronite Church Hall, Front and Appleton Streets, Waterville. FMI: 207-314-8607, www.facebook.com/RecycledShakespeare.
June 20, Saturday, 8:30am-1pm, “Run the Numbers 5K and Fun Run,” 6th annual PFBF CPAs road race, professionally timed, proceeds will support the athletes of Special Olympics in Maine, Kids Fun Run to start in parking lot of PFBF CPAS at 8:30am, $25/pre-registration, $30/day of, $10/youth, free/Kids Run, PFBF CPAS Office, 46 First Park Drive, Oakland. FMI: 207-873-1603, www.pfbf.com.

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