Out and about for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 13-19

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Out and about for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 13-19

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“Over the River and Through the Woods,” City Theater, Biddeford

Oct. 13, Thursday, 6-8pm, “Clay Night,” at River Tree Arts in Kennebunk, dare to get a little messy in this tactile and exhilarating clay workshop, demonstrations and step by step instruction will be provided to guide you through this creative workshop in River Tree Art’s ceramics studio. Pinch, coil, bend, and stamp your very own piece of pottery to make it personal and beautiful, students will have their choice of several in-house glazes and all pieces will be fired in our kiln, bring a friend and make it a fun and creative night out, BYOB, $30, River Tree Arts, 35 Western Avenue, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-967-9120, www.rivertreearts.org.
Oct. 13-16 and 19, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7:30pm/Thurs, Fri. and Wed, 2:30pm/Thurs, Sat, Sun, and Wed, 8pm/Sat, “Million Dollar Quartet,” Elvis, Jerry Lee, Perkins, Cash – They came together to make music. Their story made history. Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians were gathered together by Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, friendships and celebrations, featuring timeless hits such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Fever,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. It was Rock and Roll’s best kept secret…until now, $47 and up, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Oct. 14-16, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Over the River and Through the Woods,” A comedy by Joe DiPietro about family, faith and food! Nick is an up-and-coming executive who lives and works in New York City. Every Sunday he has dinner with his four Italian grandparents who live in Hoboken, New Jersey. When Nick announce that he’s been offered a promotion which will call for him to transfer to Seattle the grandparents get the idea that if Nick found a girlfriend, he’d settle down, get married, and stay in New York; and they begin to plot the “perfect” romance for the unsuspecting Nick. Tengo Familigia!, $20, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, www.citytheater.org.
Oct. 15, Saturday, 9am-4pm, “32nd Annual Harvestfest & Kidsfest,” This festival includes a variety of activities including: Live music from the Don Campbell Band & Friends and Dan Blakeslee / Dr. Gasp, Local food vendors, Juried crafters and Old-Fashioned Market vendors from all over New England, Kidsfest: games, a roaming railroad, pumpkin carving & painting, pumpkin stroll, face painting and horse-drawn wagon rides, rain or shine, Short Sands Beach, York. FMI: www.yorkharvestfest.com.
Oct. 16, Sunday, 11am, “Wicked 5K Walk/Run Race,” Don’t be alarmed if you see Wonder Woman, Batman or The Wicked Witch of the West running through the streets of Kennebunkport on Sunday, Oct. 16. It’s all part of the 7th Annual Wicked 5K run/walk race. The event has become a leading October race. With amazing prizes and give-a-ways, most everyone leaves with something, $25, The Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-590-7193, www.wicked5k.weebly.com.
Oct. 16, Sunday, 8pm, “Tom Rush,” helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty and Garth Brooks have cited Tom as major influences, $37.50 pp, Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansogunquit.com.
Oct. 17, Monday, 6pm, “Visiting Artists Series: Anne Beattie,” Anne Beattie has been included in four O. Henry Award Collections, in John Updike’s The Best American Short Stories of the Century, and in Jennifer Egan’s The Best American Short Stories 2014. In 2000, she received the PEN/Malamud Award for achievement in the short story. In 2005, she received the Rea Award for the Short Story. She was the Edgar Allan Poe Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, free, York County Community College, YCCC Café, 112 College Drive, Wells. FMI: 207-646-9282, www.yccc.edu.

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