Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine May 31-June 6

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine May 31-June 6
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine May 31-June 6
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine May 31-June 6
May 30, 2018

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine May 31-June 6

“A Bridge Under a Sound Over a Town,” Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills

May 31-June 3 and 6/5-6/6, Thursday-Sunday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 2:30pm and 8pm/Thurs, Sat. and Wed, 8pm/Fri. and Tues, 2:30pm/Sun, “Smokey Joe’s Café,” this electrifying, all-new incarnation of the record breaking Broadway hit celebrates the best songs of the legendary songwriting duo, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, whose generation-defining songs climbed the Billboard charts and provided hit after hit for icons like Elvis Presley, Ben E. King, The Coasters, and The Drifters. With themes of love won, lost and imagined, their songs touched global audiences with wit and slice-of-life emotions, see site for ticketing details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
May 31, Thursday, 8pm, “Kevin Nealon,” Kevin Nealon sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humor, dry wit and likeable demeanor. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series, Weeds. As one of the longest running cast members on Saturday Night Live (1986-1995), Nealon created some of the show’s most memorable characters, including ‘The Subliminal Man’ and ‘Hans and Franz.’ Nealon’s reoccurring role as an anchor on ‘Weekend Update’ helped make the sketch a show staple, $60-$70, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com/performances.
June 2, Saturday, 8am, “Sanford Elks Ninth Annual Arnie’s Ride for MCCP,” to benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. This is a Motorcycle/Automobile Ride and social event. The ride begins and ends at the Sanford Elks Lodge followed by a BBQ, with stops at Willy’s Ale Room and American Legion along the route. Registrations are $25 per person and are available now until the day of the ride w/commemorative t-shirt. Registration forms available at the Sanford Elks Lodge, Lafayette Club, and American Legion, Elks Lodge, 13 Elm Street, Sanford. FMI: 207-651-4205, www.facebook.com/events/985574338290620.
June 2, Saturday, 9am-12pm, “Plant Sale,” held by Saco Bay Gardening Club featuring perennials, children’s table, special plant table, Dyer Library/Saco Museum, Route 1, Saco. FMI: 207-768-1699, sacobaygardenclub.weebly.com.
June 2-3, Saturday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Sat, 2:30pm/Sun, “A Bridge Under a Sound Over a Town,” this staged reading of Stowell Watters’ impressive new play, inspired by the people of Buxton, Hollis and surrounding towns, is the culmination of a two-year community playwriting project, with grant support from the Davis Family Foundation. Cally Grover graduates from college and moves back home to Buxton, Maine to find her family and town utterly changed. As an unidentifiable noise issues out over the skyline of the small town and strange characters emerge from the woods, Cally tries to ressurect her sleeping father and reconnect to her old home, $5/pay-what-you-can, Saco River Theatre, 28 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. FMI: 207-929-6476, www.sacorivertheatre.org.
June 3, Sunday, 9:30am-12pm, “Kennebunk Beach Classic 5K,” the race will be followed by food & beverage, certified/fast oceanside course, professional timing& results, prizes and awards, cool performance & regular t-shirts, hats & visors, $25/advance, $30/day of, starts and ends at 175 Port Road, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-967-8514, www.kennebunkbeachclassic.com.
June 4, Monday, 7:30pm, “An Evening with Lou Barlow,” 2018 finds Lou without obligations to his bands and ready to bring acoustic guitars and his extensive back-catalogue on the road for a series of intimate solo performances. Requests will be taken, stories will be told, and Lou will be in the best setting to share the emotionally direct, melodic songs he’s known for, $26.34-$107.62/includes dinner with Lou, Engine, 128 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-370-9130, feedtheengine.org.

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