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Annie-Get-Your-Gun

at Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish

July 9-12, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 5pm/Sun, “Annie Get Your Gun,” Annie Oakley is the best shot around and she manages to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. When she’s discovered by Col. Buffalo Bill, her persuades this novel sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show, $18/adults, $16/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
July 10, Friday, 8pm, “The Milk Carton Kids,” the Grammy nominated “kids” are Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. This flat-picking harmony duo are penned as a minimalist duo-using two guitars and two voices to create their authentic combination of back-porch Americana and classic folk, $37.50 + $4/handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
July 11, Saturday, 11am-2pm, “Maine Forest Yurts,” highlights the Maine winner of the TV show Survivor, join Bob Crowley, to learn about his newest venture, right around the corner from the Park, learn about Yurts, what they are, their benefits, and how Bob and his family have taken camping in the Maine woods to a new level, free with park admission, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/.
July 11, Saturday, 7-10pm, “Classical Tapas,” 10 gourmet courses paired with 10 classical pieces for violin and cello, featuring violinist Tracey Jasas-Hardel, cellist Ben Noyes and Chef Ron Medlock, $75, 91 South at Pinecrest Inn, 91 South St., Gorham. FMI: 207-839-5843, www.pinecrestmaine.com.
July 11, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” where size doesn’t matter to the Tophat Toy Theater, the brainchild of multi-talented Portlander David Worobec, Tophat stages tiny spectacles in high Victorian style, using fully costumed 8-inch action figures on lovingly rendered miniature sets, collaborating with his mother, who acts as costumer, seamstress, and stage-manager rolled into one, the 26-year old Worobec—a classically trained Tenor from the Boston Conservatory—acts out musicals from the Broadway canon, playing and singing every part, we are thrilled to welcome David and his mother to Denmark with their rendition of the classic 1970 rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, $12, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St., Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
June 13, Monday, 8pm, “Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show,” a hilarious late night TV show spoof. The show’s wild improvisations, surprise guests and audience interactions have made it the longest running variety show in Maine history, $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/kids, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
July 15, Wednesday, 7pm, “Met Opera Encore: La Fille du Regiment,” starring Natalie Dessay as the tragic courtesan Violetta Valery in Willy Decker’s innovative modern-dress staging of La Traviata, which “delivers style, sparkle, and stirring drama” (Los Angeles Times) Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the tragic love story, which also stars Matthew Polenzani as the lovesick Alfredo and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as his disapproving father, Giorgio Germont, $18 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, Fryeburg Academy, 18 Bradley St., Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.

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