Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17
July 11, 2019
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17
July 11, 2019

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine July 11-17

“The Doo Wop Project,” Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel

July 11, Thursday, 7pm, “VentiCordi,” winner of Down East Magazine’s Readers’ Choice award as Best Group in Maine, 2016 & 2017 is proud to present its 11th season. Founded in the Kennebunks in 2009 by oboist Kathleen McNerney and violinist Dean Stein, VentiCordi has been lauded for its highly intriguing programming of chamber music featuring winds and strings. In addition to concerts in Kennebunkport and Kennebunk, this summer they may also be heard in South Portland, Damariscotta, and Brunswick. Praised for their “…beautifully articulated, shapely playing and rock-solid ensemble”, audiences and critics alike meet VentiCordi with great enthusiasm, $20/general, $15/seniors, $5/18 and under, South Congregational Church, 2 North Street, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-286-6688, www.southchurchucc.org.
July 11-13, Thursday-Saturday, 2:30pm/Thurs. and Sat, 8pm/Thurs-Sat, “42nd Street,” the ultimate tap-dancing, show-biz musical sensation, 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square, and the people who make magical musical theatre. Aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown, PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star?, see site for ticketing details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
July 11-13 and 17, Thursday-Saturday and Wednesday, 8pm, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” an autistic 15-year-old boy solves the mystery of a murdered dog, and along the way solves several other mysteries that take him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. “Funny and extremely moving”, it won the Tony award for best play in 2015, $15-$30, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, hackmatack.org.
July 12, Friday, 8pm, “The Doo Wop Project,” featuring current and former stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, and their hot band, The Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate-and in some case entirely reimagine-some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history, see site for ticketing details, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.
July 13, Saturday, 8pm, “Lenny Clarke,” Boston stand-up comedian Lenny Clarke has an oddly calibrated act — his material and his perspective is very much in an old-school Don Rickles vein, but his attitude is very much that of a quick-witted young comic. This contrast comes wrapped in a conversational, deceptively genial delivery, with just brief moments of clowning. Clarke is also unpredictable in a very good way on stage — you don’t know where he’s going to go next. It’s never the same show twice. He’s a unique and funny performer … truly worth catching. — NYC Review, $35-$76 + $4/service fee, Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, jonathansogunquit.com.
July 14, Sunday, 10am-4pm, “29th Annual Moxie Day Celebration,” the 29th annual celebration at the museum of Moxie, the official soft drink of the State of Maine A presentation and book signing of a new book about Moxie from the New England Moxie Congress will be featured. Moxie collectibles will be on display, as well as items for sale. Free tastes of Moxie and Diet Moxie will be provided. A Moxie themed model railroad will be in the visitors center, $12/adults, $10/seniors, free-$9.50/children, Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. FMI: 207-967-2800, trolleymuseum.org.
July 14, Sunday, 6:30pm, “Special Bastille Day Show: Annie Royer’s French Jazz Cabaret,” Annie Royer, a native of Paris (France), settled in Boston, Massachusetts, for ten years, and is now resident of Palm Beach, Florida. She has been captivating audiences on both sides of the Atlantic with her musical and dramatic talents and her Gallic charm. Her repertoire ranges from her specialty – soulful and haunting renditions of cabaret songs à la Edith Piaf – to other popular French tunes (Chevalier, Montand, Trenet, Mistinguett, Becaud, Aznavour), and lively performances of Broadway and Jazz favorites. Invariably, listeners of all ages respond with enthusiasm to her invitation for “request songs” in French and English, $30-$40, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.

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