“Fryeburg Fair,” Fairgrounds, Fryeburg

Sept. 27-29, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 7:30pm/Fri, 2pm/Sat, “Another Not-So-Lovely Love Letters,” “The HIT-larious new “Southern style” comedy sequel about finding love through internet dating. We start the season off with non-stop laughter when Fannie Lou and Jimmie Tate, “another couple of age”, join Silver Southern Singles and realize you can meet, date and break up with someone without ever leaving the comforts of home! ANOTHER NOT-SO-LOVELY LOVE LETTERS is a whole lot of uproarious misunderstandings with comical consequences- and a happy ending, of course!” Starring Gretchen G. Wood and Michael J. Tobin, $20, $18/seniors, pay-what-you-can/Thursday, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightstheatre.com.
Sept. 28-30, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “And Then There Were None,” a mysterious man with a gruesome vendetta invites unsuspecting guests to an island mansion during a hurricane…what could possibly go wrong? Eight strangers arrive at Soldier Island, invited by a “Mr. Owen.” Vera Claythorne, a former governess, thinks she has been hired as a secretary; Philip Lombard, an adventurer, and William Blore, an ex-detective, think they have been hired to look out for trouble over the weekend; Dr. Armstrong thinks he has been hired to look after the wife of the island’s owner. Emily Brent, General Macarthur, Tony Marston, and Judge Wargrave think they are going to visit old friends. As they compare notes over dinner they realize that none of them have actually met Mr. Owen, not even the house servants. As a storm rages outside the guests begin to disappear one by one and as their numbers dwindle they realize with horror that they were brought to the island under false pretenses according to “Mr. Owen’s” strange plan, $12-$14, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: www.schoolhousearts.org.
Sept. 28, Friday, 8pm, “Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul,” its been more than a decade since these two artists collaborated on their duo album, “Side of the Road” but they continue to share stages on occasion… and what an occasion it will be! Vance and Ellis have been the best of friends since they were both emerging on the Boston folk scene in the late 1980s. Since then, each has become recognized as one of the finest singer/songwriters in the country. While they couldn’t be more different in their musical influences, they share a love of great songwriting and the belief in the power of music to affect people’s lives, $20+4/handling fee, credit cards not accepted on site for food or beverage, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Sept. 28, Friday, 8pm, “What the World Needs Now: A Burt Bacharach Songbook,” in the second Faculty Concert Series concert of the 2018-2019 season, the University of Southern Maine School of Music proudly presents faculty musicians in a one time performance of the timeless songs of Burt Bacharach featuring Mary Bastoni on vocals with an all star band she’s assembled that includes Mike Sakash on saxophone, Alan Kaschub on trumpet, Christopher Oberholtzer on trombone, Robert Lehmann on violin, Gary Wittner on guitar, George Wiese on piano, Bronek Suchanek on bass, and Les Harris jr. on drums, $15, $10/seniors, $5/students, Corthell Concert Hall, USM, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, usm.maine.edu/music/faculty-concert-series-what-world-needs-now-burt-bacharach-songbook.
Sept. 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Ale House String Band,” classically trained musicians with folks souls, The Ale House String Band has the uncanny ability to improvise music on the spot, $8-$14, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8542, celebrationbarn.com.
Sept. 29, Saturday, 8pm, “Studio Two The Beatles Tribute,” unlike other Beatle Tribute acts that try to deliver the entire Beatles catalog in single two-hour show, Studio Two concentrates only on the most exciting and fun time in the Beatles career: The club and touring years. These are the years where people actually saw them play. The years where The Beatles crafted their sound, and their stage performance-and the years where they took the world by storm, and changed everything, $16, Poland Spring Resort, Poland. FMI: 207-998-4351, www.polandspringinns.com.
Sept. 30-Oct. 7, Sunday-Sunday, all day events,” Fryeburg Fair,” considered to be one of the best agricultural fairs in the U.S. offering non-stop livestock, agricultural and farming exhibitions with over 3,000 head of large animals and hundreds on smaller animals. Traditional fair highlights include horse and ox pulling, calf and pig scrambles, cooking contests, flower shows, exhibition halls, old museum, night shows, sheepdog trials, midway and much, much more, 7am/gates open 9am-9pm/buildings open, $12, free/under 12, free for seniors on Tuesday only, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, 1154 Main Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-3268, www.fryeburgfair.org.