“13th Annual Victorian Tea,” Parsonsfield Seminary

July 13-16 and 19, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 8pm/Thurs, Fri, and Wed, 2:30pm/Thurs, Wed and Sun, 3pm/Sat, 8:30pm/Sat, “Bullets Over Broadway,” The 1920s come roaring to life with showgirls, gangsters and more in this musical adaptation of Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath’s madcap film Bullets Over Broadway. Hailed by Time Magazine as “Musical Theatre Gold!,” Bullets Over Broadway is the hilarious musical comedy about the making of a Broadway show, filled with tap dancing gangsters, saucy showgirls, big laughs and colorful characters including an aging diva, a savant hit-man and Sally Struthers as the dog-toting Eden Brent. A young playwright who is in desperate need of financial backing for his next show accepts an offer he can’t refuse from a mobster looking to please his ditzy, talentless girlfriend. Loaded with songs that made the ’20s roar, this six-time Tony-nominated musical features hits from the decedent decade, including “Let’s Misbehave,” “‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do” and “There’s a New Day Comin’!” This is one big, splashy and wildly entertaining show that is sure to knock ’em dead, PG-13, $52 and up, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
July 13, Thursday, 6:30pm, “Hiking in Southern Maine with Greg Westrich,” author and hiker Greg Westrich will be speaking and presenting his photographs, Westrich is the author of several guides, Best Easy Day Hikes, Greenville, Maine, Best Easy Day Hikes Portland, Maine, Hiking Maine’s Baxter State Park, Hiking Maine and Best Easy Day Hikes, Camden, Maine. These guides are easy to follow and have great pictures, free, McArthur Public Library, 270 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-4181, www.mcarthurpubliclibrary.org.
July 14, Friday, 7pm, “Blueberries, Broadway and Brian,” written and performed by Brian P. Allen associated with Good Theater. A one-man show about Allen’s unique and wacky family and his love of theater while being part of a blueberry dynasty. He has a sharp observation of life and people and sees humor in almost everything. Always a storyteller, friends urged him to put his stories together into an evening of theater, see site for ticketing details, Nasson Community Center and Little Theatre, 456 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207-608-0497, www.nassoncommunitycenter.com.
July 14-15, Friday-Saturday, 8pm, “Linda Eder in Concert,” Linda Eder‘s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, Standards, Pop, Country, and Jazz. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, originating the role of Lucy, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed in concert halls across the country including Carnegie Hall and Radio City Musical Hall. She has released 15 solo albums, $80-$90, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, vinegarhillmusictheatre.com.
July 15, Saturday, 8:30am-11am/tickets sold, 9am/start, “Saco Bay Garden Tour,” a self-directed tour of 9 gardens, the gardens range in size from tiny and compact to large and expansive. Docents will welcome the visitor to each garden. Proceeds from the tour support the club’s efforts to beautify and maintain library gardens in Saco and Biddeford, to offer Master Gardener scholarships, and to reach out to the community to promote gardening, $15, Saco Train Station, 130 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207-768-1699, sacobaygardenclub.weebly.com.
July 15-16, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm, “15th Annual Native American Pow-Wow,” “Val Ranco” Native American Pow-Wow features music, dance, crafts, demonstrations and more, $5, $3/seniors and children 12 and younger, free/under 6, Wells Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-2451, www.wellschamber.org.
July 16, Sunday, 1-4pm, 1pm/program, “13th Annual Victorian Tea,” Come join us this year as we celebrate our 13th Victorian Tea. Well-known Sally Mummey will return as Mary Todd Lincoln in her later years as “Wife and Widow”. After the program, partake in a light repast of Victorian victuals in our elegantly decorated, 42-room building. Music will be provided by harpist Jane Wilcox Hiveley who has played in many well-known venues, as well as for the Queen of England, $20/advance, $25/door, $5/12 and under, Parsonsfield Seminary, 504 North Road, Parsonsfield. FMI: 207-625-8360, parsem.org.