“Blueberry Gala,” West Gorham Union Church, Gorham
Aug. 16, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Touch the Sky,” presented by Debi Irons and Art Moves as a Tribute to Niles Ford, choereographer and deejay, $10/advance, $15/door, Osford Hills High School, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-5569, www.mainetoday.com.
Aug. 16, Thursday, 8pm, Shemekia Copeland, blues singer, her killer voice and sassy attitude has people calling her the new Queen of the Blues, $25, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Aug. 17, Friday, 6pm, “Forever Frank,” presented by Reindeer Theatre Company, Louis Philippe and a cast of talented young singers, $15, American Legion Hall, 17 Dunn Street, Westbrook. FMI: 207-857-9002, www.reindeergroup.org.
Aug. 17-18, Friday-Saturday, 11am/Saturday, 7pm/Friday and Saturday, “Charlote’s Web, The Musical,” presented by Arts in Motion Theater, based on the children’s classic by E.B. White, $12/general, $10/seniors and children, Fryeburg Academy, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.artsinmotiontheater.com.
Aug. 17, Friday, 7:30pm, Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” performed by teenagers under the direction of Eileen Avery, $10/general, $8/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
Aug. 18, Saturday, 9am-3pm, 37th Annual Arts and Artisans Fair, featuring about 50 juried artists and artisans, photography, jewelry, fabric art, painterly art, ceramics, wooden works and more, used book sale, lunch available to purchase, handicapped accessible, ample-off-street parking, free, New Suncook School, 95 Main Street, Lovell. FMI: 603-694-3623, www.bridgton.com.
Aug. 18, Saturday, 9am-3pm, Blueberry Gala, loads of refreshments, many with blueberries, live entertainment and a silent auction, free to browse, West Gorham Union Church, Route 25, Gorham. FMI: 208-839-5946, www.westgorhamchurch.org.