Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 26-Oct.2

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 26-Oct.2

“Cornish Apple Festival,” Thompson Park, Cornish

Sept. 26-29 and Oct. 10-2, Thursday-Sunday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 2:30pm/Thurs, Sat, Sun. and Wed, 7:30pm/Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun. and Wed, “Kinky Boots,” high-heeled heaven! Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein. This delightful show is sure to have audiences dancing in the aisle and discovering, sometimes, the best way to fit in… is to stand out, see site for ticketing details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.

Sept. 27, Friday, 8pm, “The Four C Notes,” Chicago’s ONLY tribute recreating the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons! Pioneered and headlined by John Michael Coppola best known for his appearance in Chicago’s long running production of the Broadway smash hit JERSEY BOYS! Get ready for a night you will never want to forget with hits like “Sherry”, “Walk Like a Man”, “Oh What a Night”, and many, many more, $60-$70, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.

Sept. 28, Saturday, 10am-2pm, “Punkinfiddle Family Festival,” a family festival on National Estuaries Day, features traditional crafts, lively music, old-fashioned games, good food, and farm animals in a historic seaside setting. Stuff a scarecrow, press apples, quiz a fiddle maker, pet a goat, and leave smiling, $7, free/kids, $5/members, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-4521, www.wellsreserve.org.

Sept. 28, Saturday, 9am-4pm, “Cornish Apple Festival,” the Cornish Association of Businesses (CAB) sponsors this charming, all ages event on each year in Historic Cornish Village located in the scenic Western mountain and lakes region of Maine on Route 25 — 30 miles West of Portland and 9 miles East of the New Hampshire border. This event features: Over 50 vendors offering jewelry, art, photography, crafts, wood products, goodies, apple and non-apple cuisine; Entertainment from local performers; Activities For the young or young at heart; Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest and Auction; Shopping & dining at many local shops, Thompson Park, Route 25, Cornish. FMI: 207-625-7725, www.cornish-maine.org.

Sept. 28, Saturday, 12-5pm, “Cornish Cider Company Open Cidery Day,” stop by Cornish Cider Company’s Fall 2019 Open Cidery Day! We’ll have several hard ciders available for tastings and purchase in bottles and growlers. Take a short tour of our small cellar cidery, have a cider tasting, and relax under our big apple trees, free, Cornish Cider Company, 135 High Road, Cornish. FMI: 207-415-4607, cornishcidercompany.com.

Sept. 28, Saturday, 8pm, “Piano Men,” “Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy” is a tribute to the amazing songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. This concert combines a four-piece pop group featuring Joe Boucher on piano and vocals playing with a string orchestra section with arrangements by Christopher Eastburn. Rarely have these songs ever been heard performed live in this way as Elton and Billy themselves have only on a few occasions performed with orchestras. The music of “Piano Men” concentrates heavily on the recordings by Elton and Billy during their 70’s heyday when their many hit albums featured lush orchestrations. The concert opens with Billy Joel’s thrilling “Prelude / Angry Young Man” and works its way through a veritable hit parade alternating songs between the two composers, $45-$55, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.

Sept. 28, Saturday, 8pm, “Tom Rush,” Born in Portsmouth, NH, this local yet now internationally known folk singer legend will be back once again to Jonathan’s Ogunquit. Tom Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty and Garth Brooks have cited Tom as major influences. Tom is now celebrating his 54th year on stage and in the studio, still doing what audiences love him for: writing and playing …passionately, tenderly…knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times, $42.50-$83.50, Jonathans Restaurant, 92 Bournes Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, jonathansogunquit.com.

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