Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 8-14

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 8-14

“Cabaret,” Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit

Aug. 8-10, Thursday-Saturday, 2pm/Thurs, 8pm/Thurs.-Sat, Mamma Mia,” audiences will journey to the Greek island of Kalokairi, where young bride-to-be Sophie wants her father to walk her down the aisle. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know who her father is! After reading her mother Donna’s diary, Sophie discovers the names of three possible fathers, and invites all of them to the island for the wedding. When Donna finds out that her past suitors have made a reappearance, secrets and surprises emerge. This heartwarming story of love and the importance of family was nominated for five Tony Awards, received a Touring Broadway Award for Best Musical Score, and will leave you bopping along to hits such as “Dancing Queen”, “Take a Chance on Me”, “Knowing Me, Knowing You”, and “SOS”!, $15-$30, Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, hackmatack.org.
Aug. 8-10, 2:30pm/Thurs. and Sat, 8pm/Thurs.-Sat, “Cabaret,” decadent nightlife meets dangerous times at Berlin’s alluring Kit Kat Klub. Set in the cabaret underworld on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power, this unforgettable musical tells the story of Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, who falls in love with cabaret singer Sally Bowles. Their romance sizzles amid the back-room culture of the cabaret and the tumultuous atmosphere of pre-Nazi Germany. CONTENT ADVISORY: Ages 17 and up, for violence, simulated smoking, sexual and adult content, and mature themes, see site for ticket information, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Aug. 8, Thursday, 7pm, “VentiCordi Concert, ‘Song of the Nightingale,” VentiCordi Chamber Music, winner of Down East Magazine’s Readers’ Choice award as Best Group in Maine, 2016 & 2017 is proud to present its 11th season. VentiCordi has been lauded for its highly intriguing programming of chamber music featuring winds and strings. Praised for their “…beautifully articulated, shapely playing and rock-solid ensemble”, audiences and critics alike meet VentiCordi with great enthusiasm. For their third concert program of the summer season, VentiCordi will present “Song of the Nightingale”, an imaginative combination of works featuring Georges Migot’s Le Soir Tombe, for Oboe, Violin, and Piano, Paul Hindemith’s Die Serenaden for Soprano, Oboe, Viola, and Cello, Sharon Davis’s 3 Moods of Emily Dickinson for Soprano, Violin, Cello, and Piano, and Theodore Dubois’s Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello. In addition to artistic directors Kathleen McNerney on oboe and Dean Stein on violin, this concert will feature soprano Elizabeth Marshall, Bridget Convey on piano, Michelle LaCourse on viola, and Ashima Scripp on cello, $20, $15/seniors, $5/18 and under, South Congregational Church, 2 North Street, Kennebunkport.. FMI: 207-286-6688, www.VentiCordi.com.
Aug. 8, Thursday, 8pm, “Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait,” over the years Bobcat has amassed legions of fans with his brutally honest, outrageous, and off-beat comedy that has made him one of the most recognizable comedians in show business today. Goldthwait is as edgy as ever and his stand-up continues to draw crowds to comedy venues across the country with his hilarious riffs on his personal life, politics, and humorous stories about his over 30 years in show business, see site for ticketing details, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.
Aug. 9, Friday, 8pm, “The Band,” celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Brown Album. The Band returns with a special show. The show will feature the entire track list from the album, which includes “Across the Great Divide,” “Rag Mama Rag,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and so many other favorites. If you like the music of The Band, you’ll love The THE BAND Band. As the most popular and exciting tribute to The Band on the national touring circuit, The THE BAND Band brings the music of The band alive with authentic, true-to-from renditions of these will-loved songs. The are renowned for delivering with the passion and commitment for which THE BAND was legendary, see site for ticketing details, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.
Aug. 10, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Jennifer Porter,” join SRT’s own Independent Music Award nominee Jennifer Porter and her new band for an intimate evening featuring songs from her recent album, “These Years,” which has been receiving rave reviews both here and abroad, and has been played on stations around the world! Jennifer’s inspirational song “Road to Redemption” has been topping multiple Country, Adult Contemporary and Blues charts for several months. Whether you’re a fan of Jennifer’s, or you’ve never heard her before, you’ll want to catch this exciting moment in her musical journey, which takes her to northern Europe this November. You’ll hear Texas and Louisiana Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz, and more, sung and played as only Jennifer can, $15, Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. FMI: 207-929-6472, sacorivertheatre.org.
Aug. 10, Saturday, 8pm, “Arlo Guthrie,” Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other and is the eldest son of one of America’s most beloved singers, Woody Guthrie. Arlo Guthrie’s career exploded in 1967 with the release of “Alice’s Restaurant”, whose title song premiered at the Newport Folk Festival helped foster a new commitment among the ’60s generation to social consciousness and activism. Over the last 4 decades Guthrie has toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia winning a wide, popular following. In addition to his accomplishments as a musician, playing the piano, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments, Arlo is a natural-born storyteller, whose tales and anecdotes figure prominently in his performances and who loves to come play at Jonathan’s Ogunquit. Don’t miss this unique chance to experience an intimate setting with legendary, Arlo Guthrie, see site for ticketing details, Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, jonathansogunquit.com.

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