Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr 4

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr 4

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr 4

“Heather Masse and Jed Wilson,” Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield

Mar. 29, Thursday, 6:30pm, “A Trip to Merry Old England,” Are you curious about London’s Big Ben, Hadrian’s Wall, the white cliffs of Dover, Stonehenge, Oxford, Cambridge and Chesil Beach – just a few of the many delightful and endearing places in Merry Old England? Are you yearning for a travel romp through this land of Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and Thomas Hardy? Want to learn about roundabouts, pubs, cottage pies, and driving on the wrong side of the road? Doris Ray has traveled to England several times and brings her sense of fun to this country full of lore, legend, and beautiful landscapes. Get a list of books, movies and websites that can help you plan your own escape to England, free, Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207-743-5309, www.norway.lib.me.us.
Mar. 29, Thursday, 6:30pm, “Magic of the Steelgraves,” Narragansett School’s 4th and 5th grades present a one-night-only family magic extravanganza! Featuring Markus and Angelique Steelgrave, Maine’s “dynamic duo” of magic and illusion, this one-hour show will leave you laughing, wow-ing, and asking, “how did they DO that?!” Great fun for the whole family! Comedy, audience participation, amazing magic, baffling illusions…what a perfect time to make those winter doldrums “disappear”! Proceeds from the show will help fund Narragansett School’s 4th and 5th grade field trips and other programs, $10, $5/children, $25/family pack, Gorham Middle School, 106 Weeks Road, Gorham. FMI: www.steelgravemagic.com.
Mar. 30-Apr. 1, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Anything Goes,” presented by Nezinscot Valley Music and Drama Department. The S.S. American is sailing between New York and England with a comically colorful assemblage of passengers: Reno Sweeney, a popular nightclub singer and former evangelist, her pal Billy Crocker, a lovelorn Wall Street broker who has come aboard to try to win the favor of his beloved Hope Harcourt (who is engaged to another passenger, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh), and a second-rate conman named Moonface Martin, aka “Public Enemy #13.” Song, dance, and farcical antics ensue as Reno and Moonface try to help Billy win the love of his life, tickets available at Tilton’s Market in Buckfield, $8, $5/students, Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School, 160 Morrill Street, Buckfield. FMI: 207-336-2151, www.sunjournal.com.
Mar. 30-31, Friday-Saturday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sat, “Maine State Ballet presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’,” Based on the classic novel by Lewis Carroll, with a score gleaned from Alexander Glazunov’s “Raymonda” and Sir William Walton’s “Façade,” Alice in Wonderland is a critically acclaimed original ballet by Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele. It is one of the only narrated ballets in the Maine State Ballet repertoire, which makes it easy for young children to follow. Alice follows the White Rabbit down his hole and finds herself in an extraordinary fantasy world occupied by fanciful characters including the Cheshire Cat, the sly Caterpillar, the tap dancing Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and the clever Knave of Hearts. She attends the Mad Hatter’s hilarious Tea Party, and she almost loses her head during the wildest game of croquet ever played. The set designed by Associate Director Gail Csoboth, along with lighting designed by Fred Bernier, transports the audience right into the fantastically surreal pages of the Carroll novel. Csoboth’s costume designs, including the Garden of Live Flowers, the Queen of Hearts with her deck of cards, and giant lobsters dancing the Quadrille, could be a show unto themselves. Add in the impressive choreography performed by the talented dancers of the Maine State Ballet Company, and you have a production everyone will love, $19-$25, Maine State Ballet’s Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. FMI: 207-781-7672, mainestateballet.org.
Mar. 30, Friday, 8pm, “Heather Masse and Jed Wilson,” Heather, one of the sirens from the Wailin’ Jennys and a local girl before stardom, has been heard regularly on Prairie Home Companion, where she has been one of the show’s favorites. She has such a beautiful voice and spirit, singing many styles from folk to jazz. Accompanied by pianist Jed Wilson, an accomplished performer and composer, credit cards not accepted on site for food or beverage, $20pp+$4/handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Mar. 31, Saturday, 1-3pm, “Meet the Morgan Horse,” This is an opportunity for a budding horse enthusiast or a someone who wants to re-engage with horses to ride a Morgan horse or get a carriage ride. This event is geared toward children and adults who have not been up-close and personal or wish to be reacquainted with horses. Door prizes will be given to the first 50 attendees. Nationally recognized professional horsemen and women will guide the riders in a safe environment with horses that will capture their hearts. The event will also showcase World Champion Morgan horses in some of the divisions in which the Morgan horse competes. Participants will enjoy seeing a foal (baby horse) and mature Morgans, as well as the opportunity to ride or take a carriage ride with a Morgan. Because horses will be directly involved, there will be restrictions on who can ride the horses due to physical or mental attributes of each person. The restrictions will be determined by the professionals who are handling the horses and the specific ability of the horses involved, free, Pineland Farms, 60 Pineland Drive, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-751-0953, www.pinelandfarms.org.
Apr. 4, Wednesday, 7pm, “The Hello Josephines,” The Hello Josephines are a contagiously fun act that performs a blend of funky jazz, R&B, and Americana. The band features the instrumental and vocal talents of Bess Jacques, Kate Campbell Strauss, Per Hanson, and Scott Morrison on originals and covers with lush vocal harmonies, playful solos, and pulsing grooves that move audiences in the Portland area and beyond, free, The Frog & Turtle, 3 Bridge Street, Westbrook. FMI: www.katecampbellstrauss.com/thehellojosephines.html.

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