Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 10-15

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 10-15

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“West Side Story,” Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick

July 9 – 11, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “West Side Story,” young lovers are caught between prejudice and warring street gangs in this seminal retelling of Romeo and Juliet, from the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time, music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, on Maine’s only Professional theater and bison farm, $25/adults, $20/seniors, $10/HS and under, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, www.hackmatack.org.
July 9-11, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “The Addams Family,” welcome to the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Pugsley, The Addams Ancestors, Thing, It, and of course, Lurch. This bizarre & beloved clan must face the idea that Wednesday, now grown, wants to marry a ‘normal’ guy. You’re invited to a macabre dinner and game with the whole family and the fiance’s Ohio parents! We’ll leave the lights off for you, $35-$40, Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
July 9-12, Thursday-Sunday, 8pm/Thurs. and Fri, 8:30pm/Sat, 2:30pm/Thurs, 2pm/Sun, “Victor, Victoria,” a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman! It’s Paris 1934 in all its glitzy glory. Victoria is a down-on-her-luck nightclub singer until she is convinced by a gay impresario to masquerade as a female impersonator, “Victor.” Hilarity and confusion ensue when Victor becomes an overnight sensation in the night clubs of Paris and attracts the attention of a macho Chicago gangster – much to the dismay of his ditsy girlfriend, who gets dumped for Victor… or is it Victoria? The musical comedy is based on the hit Blake Edwards film that starred Julie Andrews, Robert Preston and James Garner, and includes an electrifying and moving score by Henry Mancini, the original Broadway and touring sets by Robin Wagner and costumes by Willa Kim. This classic musical-comedy has it all, $44-$79, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
July 10, Friday, 7-9pm,”The 18th Edition Kennebunk Free Library Road Race,” in-person registration at 4pm on day of race, post-run beer and wine garden, dinner for registrants (small fee for others), live music from the Kennebunk River Band, prizes, raffles, T-shirts and our famous goodie bags for first 250 registrants, $10 – $30, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-2173, www.kennebunklibrary.org.
July 11, Saturday, 7pm, “Concert Series at Second Congregational,” Concert Series/Community Dinner happens 2nd Saturday of month, $10/concert, $8/dinner, $15/both, Second Congregational Church, 19 Crescent Ave., Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-7898, www.secondcongbiddeford.org.
July 11, Saturday, 10am -3:30pm,”27th Annual Moxie Day,” celebrates Moxie, our official state soft drink, at the Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, all manner of Moxie collectibles on display and for sate, free Moxie and sugar free Moxie available, a paid admission to the museum enables full participation, $10/adults, $7.50/children, $8/seniors, Seashore Trolley Museum, Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-2712, www.trolleymuseum.org.
July 11, Saturday, 7pm, “An Evening with Jimmy Tingle, Making Comic Sense,” clean, intelligent humor, the Cambridge, Mass.-born Tingle has a career spanning three decades, as a comedian, writer, actor, activist and entrepreneur. He rose up from the Boston comedy boom of the ‘80s, the scene that spawned Denis Leary, Bobcat Goldthwait and Paula Poundstone, $22.50 +$2.50/service charge, Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansogunquit.com.

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