Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20

“DaPonte String Quartet: Through the Looking Glass,” Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center

Mar. 14-16, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sat, “The Memory Box,” through laughter and tears, a family struggles with a mother who is quickly falling victim to early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Unexpected revelations could tear the family apart… or bring them closer together. Their mother refuses to see her illness as “the end” and brings heart and humor to the disease, unknowingly teaching her family about what’s really important. Their journey- individually and collectively -will change their lives forever… and yours, $18-$20, The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, thefootlightstheatre.com.
Mar. 15-17, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Truly Talented Kids,” at Schoolhouse Arts Center, the Black Box Teens will perform their fourth annual cabaret-style, Truly Talented Kids, this is a true cavalcade of local talent. It will include musical covers, dance numbers, comedians, and even American Sign Language. The show is scripted, produced, costumed, teched, and directed by the teens themselves, $8, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, schoolhousearts.org.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 10-11:30am, “DaPonte String Quartet: Through the Looking Glass,” Ever since the invention of the string quartet genre during the eighteenth century, composers have explored questions of musical form. Haydn, Shostakovich and Bartók occasionally worked with cyclical ideas, writing music that ends just as it began after ranging far afield. This oddly satisfying literary and musical concept closely mirrors many ancient heroic epics, like the Iliad or Beowulf, and innumerable children’s stories. The DaPonte Quartet presents three of the finest musical examples, free, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main Street, Cumberland Center. FMI: 207-829-2215, www.daponte.org.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 4:30pm, “Irish Storyteller,” Lynne Cullen, story teller extraordinaire, along with her husband, will entertain with traditional and funny Irish stories, plus singing and music. Light refreshments will be served, $5/suggested donation, Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main Street, Raymond. FMI: 207-655-7749, rvccme.org.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 5-6:30pm, “Corned Beef Dinner,” menu includes: corned beef, Irish soda bread, mashed potatoes, turnip, cabbage, onions, carrots and more, $10/per person, $5/under 12, Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road, Windham. FMI: 207-892-4217, windhamhillucc.org.
Mar. 17, Sunday, 1pm, “Celtic Bagpiper,” join Celtic bagpiper, Michael Greenham & friends for some St Paddy’s Day fun, free, Arts Center @ 8 Hancock Avenue, 8 Hancock Avenue, Hiram. FMI: 207-625-4650, www.soldiers.lib.me.us.
Mar.17, Sunday, 5pm, “St. Paddy’s Dimming of the Day Dinner with Carol Noonan Trio,” a celebration of the greenest of holidays. A night of Irish music and a festive Irish feast. Carol Noonan, with her guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry performing along with that lovely fiddler Erica Brown and her Irish group Josephine County. And don’t worry if you don’t like corned beef, there will plenty of other options, apps, a welcome drink (4:30pm), salad, dinner, dessert and coffee included, $65/including concert, dinner and tax, beverages other than arrival welcome drink and gratuity not included, doors open at 4pm, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

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