Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22-28

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22-28
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22-28

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 22-28

“Best of Ida,” Celebration Barn Theatre, South Paris

Aug. 22, Thursday, 7pm, “Mollyockett Chorus,” The Mollyockett Chorus of Sweet Adeline International has members from Oxford, Androscoggin and Cumberland Counties. We sing a cappella in four-part harmony and our repertoire includes ballads, show tunes and popular music. We perform on stage for shows, in living rooms of area assisted living facilities, at business expos, park gazebos and ball parks. We sing, we move and we enjoy what we do, $5/15 and under, $10/adult, Brick Church for the Performing Arts, 502 Christian Hill Road, Lovell. FMI: lovellbrickchurch.org.
Aug. 23, Friday, 7pm, “Lakeside Laugh Lab-Uncensored,” Join us for Brownfield’s own Jake Jacobson as he hosts a lineup of New England’s hardest working comedians – loveable, irreverent, smart and subtle taking New England by storm. Our host, Jake, is a mostly harmless, contented cynic and callous(ed) wise-ass hacking his way out of the woods of Western Maine. He is the reigning champion of the Crazy Camel Bar and Hookah Lounge Comedy Contest and a finalist in the New England’s Funniest Bar Comic Contest. He has performed at the Rhode Island Comedy Connection, Portland’s Gold Room and venues all over New England. Guests comedians from Portland: Jim Martin, putting the loveable in cynicism and Danny Jordan-you just wanna put him in your pocket and take him home. Featuring Boston comedian: Rasheed Townes, dedicated stay at home family man hanging on by a thread and dying to get out of the house… Yes that is silly string on the back of his good shirt. Headlining comedian from Portland via Montreal: Rachel Gendron, putting the Q in LGBTQ … lotsa Q’s! Adult Content-not intended for young audience, $8-$15, Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
Aug. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, “Fortune,” a Quirky New Romantic Comedy about finding love Written by playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer FORTUNE is quirky romantic comedy about finding love: whether its in the cards (or not!) Maude is a 30-something storefront psychic who has given up on love. When Jeremy, a downhearted, love-hungry accountant, stumbles into her shop, she wrestles with fate and destiny. “Fortune is heartwarming and, truly, a ton of fun.” “A quirky love story that teaches us to leave our comfort zone and open ourselves up to others.” “Fortune is full of snappy, Woody Allen-esque dialogue but also feels like the late-90’s romcoms that everyone loved to watch while curled up under a blanket. The laughs are plentiful, but you also can’t help feeling great sadness for Jeremy, the sweet affable guy who desperately wants to feel a little less lonely, and Maude, who’s so cynical about life that she’s stopped participating in it.” “Fortune carries all of the elements that Laufer’s expanding corps of devotees love her for: blunt, beautiful, funny dialogue; an empathic insight into the aches, conflicts and dreams that make us human; a knack for revealing the hidden significance of our most trivial and foolhardy impulses; and a bold, death-defying willingness to face the awful truth and still wrap things up on a note of sweetness and hope.” —“An off-beat comedy that’s sure to keep audiences both fascinated and laughing as they watch the outrageous unfolding of an unlikely, quirky love story terrifically entertaining.” — “Laufer’s ear for humor and harmony in the clash of damaged personalities, are enough to suggest this slice of New York magical realism could have a decent life beyond the Bay Area.” – Variety — “An old-fashioned romantic comedy, but it has a certain quirkiness about it. There are elements of those old RKO screwball comedies of the ’30s and ’40s in these scenes.” Talking Broadway, $14-$22, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.deertrees-theatre.org.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 9am-12:30pm, “Timber Harvest Tour & Forestry for Maine Birds Program,” Norlands is hosting a workshop combining the Forestry for Maine Birds Program with a tour of the ongoing timber harvest on Norlands’ lands. Participants will learn about forest bird habitat and how logging can help create specific habitat elements. The woods tour will show how the harvest is incorporating elements of the Forestry for Maine Birds Program. Participants will learn a simple “handy” way to assess their woods, to learn what birds may already be there. Presented by Maine Audubon, the Maine Forest Service and American Forest Management, free, donations appreciated, Washburn Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, Livermore. FMI: 207-491-1602, norlands.org.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 10am-3:30pm, “Maine Native American Summer Market,” the 11th annual festival of Maine’s Native American artists will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. The market provides an opportunity to purchase museum-quality crafts directly from Maine’s finest Wabanaki artists. Rain or shine. Barbecue dinner plates will be for sale while supplies last, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207-926-4597, www.maineshakers.com.
Aug. 24, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Susan Poulin- Best of Ida,” Ida LeClair, the star of Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose, Ida’s Havin’ a Yard Sale! and A Very Ida Christmas, has been called “the funniest woman in Maine.” Now is your chance to find out why. The Best of Ida is a show jam packed with Ida’s favorite stories. She will crack you up with her insights into love, friendship and the Pine Tree State of mind. Guaranteed to put you in touch with your “innah Mainah,” Ida has Moxie, and she’s not afraid to drink it! Selected by Portland Magazine as one of the “Ten Most Intriguing People in Maine,” award winning writer and performer Susan Poulin is the author of eleven plays, six of which feature her alter ego, Ida LeClair. She writes the popular Maine humor blog and podcast, Just Ask Ida and is the author of Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Living the Good Life and The Sweet Life: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Love and Marriage, both published by Islandport Press, $0-$16, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
Aug. 25, Sunday, 7:30pm, “Ian Flanigan,” IAN FLANIGAN “inspires a nostalgic sentiment akin to wistful escapism… emotional without being weepy, vulnerable without being pitiful, and conceptual while still remaining relatable” (Gallagher, SUNY editorial). Flanigan’s sound—an eclectic blend of progressive folk and percussive finger style—is reminiscent of the road less traveled, paved with poignant lyrical truths of his past. Local to upstate New York, Flanigan’s songwriting features husky vocals and evocative lyrics that highlight the rural landscapes of his compositions. Each song serenades the unity of life and an affinity for atonement—a sound that’s provocative, and familiar. Ian is a celebrated Kerrville Grassy Hill New Folk Festival finalist, and Emerging Falcon Ridge Folk festival Artist. Flanigan has had the pleasure of sharing stages with Corey Glover, Sean Rowe, The Pedrito Martinez Group, Session Americana, Chris Knight, and Dwight Yoakam. Seating is limited, doors open at 7pm, $20/online, $25/door, The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn, 95 Sanborns Grove Road, South Bridgton. FMI: 207-749-6160, www.facebook.com/dragonflybarnmaine/.

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