Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 29- Oct.5
September 28, 2011
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Regions of Maine Sept. 29-Oct. 5
September 28, 2011

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region Sept. 29-Oct. 5

           “Pumpkin Patch Trolley” at Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport

Sept. 29-Oct. 5, Thursday-Sunday, 2:00pm/Sun, 2:30pm/Thurs, 3:30pm/Sat, 8:00pm/Thurs. and Fri, 8:30pm/Sat, “Miss Saigon,” an epic love story that will touch your heart and haunt your memory, a modern variation of Madame Butterfly, share the emotional story of and American GI and his love affair with a Vietnamese girl in a world torn apart by war, see site for ticket details, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit.  FMI:  207-646-5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.

 

Sept. 30, Friday, 8pm, Multicultural Dance Festival, celebration of authentic, traditional dance forms from around the world, $5, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford.  FMI:  207-602-2891, www.citytheater.org.

 

Sept. 30, Friday, 8pm, Maria Muldaur and Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band, Maria Muldaur has sung it all; Blues, rock, jazz, big band swing, folk, Broadway tunes, gospel, country and children’s songs, through the years her voice has deepened, strengthened and become even more convincing, she sings with enough soul and raw power to recharge the emotional batteries of anyone in the audience, $27.50, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit.  FMI:  207-646-4777. www.jonathansrestaurant.com.

 

Oct 1, Saturday 6-9pm, Wine Tasting, while the band is playing, sample over 40 different wines, all available at Madden Beverage, this is an annual event that raises money for Saco-Biddeford Rotary’s Scholarship Program for local high school seniors, ticket includes your own personal wine glass to take home as a souvenir, $25, Jimmy the Greeks, 215 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach.  FMI:  207-282-8720, www.maddenbeverage.com.

 

Oct. 1, Saturday, 8:30am-3pm, Arundel Historical Society Craft Fair, featuring crafts, bake sale and raffles, free to browse, Mildred L. Day School, Limerick Road, Arundel.  FMI:  207-985-3087,www.arundelhistoricalsociety.org.

 

Oct. 1-2, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-3pm, Pumpkin Patch Trolley, bring yourself into another time as you recreate the adventure experienced by your family generations ago, disembark the streetcar at Meserve’s Crossing and enjoy nature as you explore the pumpkin patch, looking for the perfect pumpkin to take home, continue your streetcar ride to Talbott Park and enjoy roaming the Museum grounds, $8/adults,$6/seniors, $5.50/ages 6-16, free/ages 5 and under,  Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport.  FMI:  207-967-2712, www.trolleymuseum.org.

 

Oct. 4, Tuesday, 7pm, Contemporary American Poets, local poet Richard Foerster will lead two sessions which will consist of close reading and discussion of 10 contemporary American poets mostly of the younger generation, with special focus on work published in the last 15 years, limited to 25 participants, free, York Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York.  FMI:  207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.

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