“Spring Fling Living History Day,” Norlands, Livermore

April 21-23, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2:3pm/Sat, ““Roamin’ Catholic: A Comedy,” a “hit”larious new comedy about a dedicated Irish-Catholic priest who comes home to reveal a long held secret- he wants to experience life and love! It not only turns his family and friends upside down, but his own soul takes a revelatory journey down a comical path as well. Broken promises, sibling rivalries, a kidnapping, angry women left at the altar, confessions in strange places, Vegas hookers, dead people reappearing and a surprise twist you won’t see coming, are but a few of the crazy elements found in this “must see” uproarious romp, $18, $15/seniors, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
April 21, Thursday, 8pm, “Colin Hay,” familiar to millions as the frontman, songwriter, and vocalist of pop sensation Men at Work (“Down Under,” “Overkill,” “Who Can it Be Now?”). Hay is justifiably proud of his place in pop history, but since moving to Los Angeles in 1989, he’s made 11 critically- acclaimed solo albums, including the highly successful Man at Work, and has recently released a new album “Next Year People” on Compass Records. Over the past 15 years Hay has reinvented himself as a solo artist, regularly selling out theaters and listening rooms across the US and around the world and introducing himself to a new generation of fans in the process, $28-$32, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook. FMI: 207=857-3860, www.westbrookpac.org.
April 22-24, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs,” dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley. Throw into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche, her two young daughters and Grandpa the Socialist and you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simon-style, $13-$15, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Rd, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
April 22-24, Friuday-Sun,7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 5pm/Sun, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” all is fair in love and war, but in a marriage that embraces more of the latter, all bets are off. George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple–an opportunistic new professor at the college and his shatteringly naive new bride–to stop by for a nightcap. As soon as they arrive the charade begins. Drinks and words flow as inhibitions begin to melt, $11/seniors, $15/general, Russell Hall, USM, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5151, www.usm.maine.edu.
April 23, Saturday, 11am-4pm, “Spring Fling Living History Day,” journey into the past at Maine’s oldest living history farm and museum! Tour the buildings and interact with historical characters, someone you might have actually met had you visited in 1870. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride. Help to bake and do the wash in the farmer’s cottage, practice your penmanship, spelling and mental arithmetic under the watchful eye of the schoolmarm in the one-room schoolhouse, play period games, make a craft, and meet a Washburn in the 1867 mansion. A fun way to learn about history and what rural Maine life was like soon after the Civil War. Bring your imagination, $10, $6/12 and under, $25/families, Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, Livermore. FMI: 207-897-4366, www.norlands.org.
April 23, Saturday. 8pm, “Singepole Mountain Band,” they describe themselves as a mixture of Funk, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Latin, Psychedelic, Jam, Soul and Folk. A fun night to check out and boogie with this wicked talented Maine band! Friendly atmosphere, light pub menu, wide variety of beer and wine, cash only bar, doors open at 7 pm, no cover charge, Tucker’s Music Pub, 290 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207-312-7203, www.creativemediaofmaine.com.
April 23, Saturday, 8pm, “39th Annual Honors Recital,” recognizing excellence in undergraduate solo performance, several finalists will be chosen to perform in the 39th annual Honors Recital presented by the University of Southern Maine’s School of Music. These musicians, chosen by audition, are some of USM’s best and most talented students. They are honored for excellence in solo performance and, during the recital, will perform short works with or without accompaniment, free, reservations recommended, Corthell Concert Hall, USM, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, www.usm.maine.edu/music.