Radiance Arts & Culture Fest -- Portland
July 4, 2009
The Radiance Arts & Culture Fest is a block party-style convergence celebrating summer, independence, and sustainability. The festival will offer an exciting blend of music & dance, hand-made artistry and crafted goods with a focus on the Portland arts and music community. Locally produced art & retail goods to be raffled throughout the day. Location: Lincoln Park, 356 Congress Street. Time: 2 p.m. to sunset. Cost: Free. Information: http://evolve2advance.com/radiancefest.html

Greek Heritage Festival -- Saco
July 10, 2009 to July 12, 2009
Authentic homemade Greek food and pastries; live Greek music by the Hellenic & Near East Musical Society Ensemble, Friday and Saturday, 5-9 p.m.; Greek dance ensemble, Saturday, 4 and 7 p.m.; narrated church tours and Greek culture lectures and videos; bookstore; religious items; Greek grocery store; souvenirs; Greek coffee house; baklava ice cream sundaes, and more. Location: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Bradley Street. Time: Festival starts at 11 a.m. daily and runs until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. on Sunday. Information: 207-284-5651.

Maine Celtic Celebration -- Belfast
July 17, 2009 to July 19, 2009
The mission of the Maine Celtic Celebration is to renew the rich Celtic history, culture and hospitality found along the coast of Maine. Location: On the Waterfront of Belfast.Time: All Day. Cost: Donation. Information: 207-338-2692.

Mollyockett Day Festival, Parade, and Fireworks -- Bethel
July 18, 2009
Mollyockett Day is an annual community festival sponsored by the Mahoosuc Arts Council. Held on the historic Bethel Common, Mollyockett Day has drawn thousands of people of all ages, tastes and interests since 1960. This mountain village festival - named after a legendary Native American princess - features the annual ARTirondack Auction, a parade with a different theme each year, a competitive road race, live entertainment, a frog jumping contest, fireworks at dusk and much more. Location: Bethel Common. Information: 207-824-3575 or visit www.mahoosucarts.org.

Celebrate MAINE Festival -- Eliot
August 8, 2009 to August 9, 2009
Celebrate MAINE is a family festival that honors the people, places and products that make Maine so attractive to visitors from around the world. Featuring the Mainely Grillin' and Chillin' Country BBQ State Competition, continuous live entertainment by Don Campbell Band & Music Maker Live Review, free children's activities including a climbing wall, Capt'n Eli's Soda Van, Shipyard Beer Garden, Moxie Horsemobile and fabulous food featuring fresh homemade shortcakes. Location: Raitt Homestead Farm Museum, 2077 State Road, Route 103. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Adults, $4; children age 12 and younger, free. Information: www.celebrateMAINEfestival.com or call 207- 439-3904.

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CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Harbor House Flamingo Festival -- Southwest Harbor
July 10, 2009 to July 13, 2009
The Harbor House Flamingo Festival is a celebration of the iconic plastic lawn ornament. Craft fair, arts & crafts, games, bounce house and more. Cirque du Flamingo will include a carnival and a live mini circus with jugglers, clowns, and unicycles. Don’t forget, all weekend, real men (and women) really do wear pink. Location: 329 Main Street. Information: 207-244-3713 ext. 108 or visit www.harborhousemdi.org

Circus Smirkus – Wellesley
July 17, 2009 to July 19, 2009
Every summer, a company of talented Smirkus Troupers, ages 10 to 18, go on a two-month performance tour around New England. Backed by coaches, cooks, crew, and musicians, the Troupers perform to sell-out crowds in a 750-seat European-style one-ring Big Top tent. In 2009, it's Smirkus Ever After: A Big Top Fairytale. Location: Elm Bank Horticulture Center, 900 Washington Street (Route 16). Time and cost: Call or check website for details. Information: 802-533-7443 or visit www.smirkus.org.

Circus Smirkus – Freeport
August 3, 2009 to August 4, 2009
Every summer, a company of talented Smirkus Troupers, ages 10 to 18, go on a two-month performance tour around New England. Backed by coaches, cooks, crew, and musicians, the Troupers perform to sell-out crowds in a 750-seat European-style one-ring Big Top tent. In 2009, it's Smirkus Ever After: A Big Top Fairytale. Location: Merriconeag Waldorf School. 57 Desert Road. Time and cost: Call or check website for details. Information: 802-533-7443 or visit www.smirkus.org.

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FOOD, WINE, BEER

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HISTORIC

Walk Tour Through Southern Ogunquit
Now through September 4, 2009
Walking tours of Southern Ogunquit will be conducted by the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Tours will incorporate information on the history, architecture, and culture of Ogunquit. Tour begins at 9:30 a.m. at Katie's on Shore Road (park across the street at the Barn Gallery) and will end at approximately 11 a.m. Wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen. Cost: $5 per person. Information: 207-646-2939.

The Longfellow Trail: An Urban Walking Tour -- Portland
July 10, 2009 to August 28, 2009
Discover the city that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow knew on this guided expedition through downtown Portland. Tour leaves from Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland. Dates: Fridays in July and August. Time: 11 a.m.-noon. Cost: Adults, $5; children, $2. Information: 207-774-1822 or visit www.mainehistory.org

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HOME & STUDIO TOURS

Biannual Artist Gallery -- Corea
August 15, 2009
Studio and house tours The many painters, photographers, quilters, and galleries in this quiet, quintessential Maine lobstering town will open their homes, studios, and businessesfor tours to the general public. This is one of the very few opportunities to explore the village with the people who know it best and who willingly give the public a chance to see the inordinate amount of creative endeavors taking place quietly behind the scenes. Location: Tickets and tour maps will be available in advance or on the day of the tour at Chapter Two, 611 Corea Road. Cost: $10 per person. Information: 207-963-7269.

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MUSEUMS

Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North Pole
Bowdoin College -- Brunswick
Now through December 31, 2010
Robert Peary, of the Bowdoin College Class of 1877, gave his alma mater many of the artifacts used during his historic expedition. Those items and others on loan from the likes of the National Geographic Society are part of a celebratory expedition, Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North Pole. Location: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, 3900 College Station. Time: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays. Information: 207-725-3964.

Remembering Andrew Wyeth
Portland Museum of Art – Portland
Now through August 31, 2009
One of the most revered American artists of the past century, Andrew Wyeth had deep roots here in Maine. This special exhibition of nine works from the Museum’s permanent collection pays tribute to Wyeth’s legacy in the history of American art. An exhibition of work by Andrew’s father, N. C. Wyeth, is on view in the adjacent gallery. Location: Portland Museum of Art, High and Congress streets. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with I.D., $4 for youth 6 to 17, and children under 6 are free. Information: 207-775-6148 or visit www.portlandmuseum.org

Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England
Portland Museum of Art -- Portland
Now through October 12, 2009
The art colonies of New England played a key role in the creation of an American national identity in the early 20th century. Art colonies in Old Lyme and Cos Cobb, Connecticut and Ogunquit and Monhegan, Maine were inspiration for nationally recognized artists including Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, and George Bellows, among others. Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England will chronicle the development of impressionist Connecticut and modernist Maine and will feature 74 works drawn from the collections of the Portland Museum of Art and the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut. Location: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the museum is open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; youth ages 6 to 17, $4; free on Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Information: 207-775-6148 or visit portlandmuseum.org.

Photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron
Portland Museum of Art
July 4, 2009 to September 7, 2009
During her lifetime, Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) was recognized as one of the leading portrait photographers of her era. This exhibit is a series of 70 photographs taken by this Victorian photographer. This collection includes family portraits, allegorical works, and portraits of some of the most celebrated figures of Victorian England—among them the poet Alfred Tennyson and the painter George Frederic Watts. Location: The Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square in downtown Portland. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Admission: Adults, $10; senior and students,$8; youth ages 6 to 17, $4. Information: 207-775-6148 or visit portlandmuseum.org.

A Treasured Ten: A Decade of Collecting
Saco Museum -- Saco
July 5, 2009 to November 15, 2009
Paintings by masters of the Hudson River School, rare and important furniture and silver by 19th-century Saco artisans, and a magnificent selection of folk art sculpture are among the highlights of this exhibition. In this exhibition, magnificent landscapes by renowned White Mountains painters Albert Bierstadt, Alfred Thompson Bricher, and Jesse Talbot provide a national context for the work of regional masters such as Gibeon Bradbury and William S. Gookin. From fantastical scenes to sensitive portraiture, these paintings demonstrate the breadth of influence and subject matter embraced by 19th-century artists. Location: The Dyer Library/Saco Museum, 371 Main Street (Route 1). Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, noon-4 p.m.; Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Information: 207-283-3861, ext. 114 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Joyce Tenneson: Polaroid Portraits
Portland Museum of Art -- Portland
July 11, 2009 to October 4, 2009
This exhibit by Joyce Tenneson, one of the country’s leading contemporary portrait photographers and Maine artist, will feature 23 color and five black-and-white prints created by Tenneson during a 23-year period beginning in 1986. Location: Seven Congress Square, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Information: 207-775-6148 or visit portlandmuseum.org.

Peter Rockwell Day -- Stockbridge
July 11, 2009
Meet the artist and explore Peter Rockwell's unique approach to creating fantastical artworks in clay, stone, ceramic, and bronze. At 11 a.m., join Rockwell for a hands-on sculpture demonstration, showing his process of building a 3D form around an armature in clay. At 2 p.m., the artist will be your guide for an exhibition walk and talk through indoor and outdoor gallery spaces. At 5:30 p.m., learn about the history of stone carving and the evolution of Peter Rockwell's artwork. Free with museum admission. Location: Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road. Time: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hours: November-April, weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and weekends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; May-October and holidays, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: Adults, $15; college students, $10; seniors, $13.50; children under age 18, free with an adult. Information: 413-298-4100 or visit www.nrm.org/

Quilts from the Collections of the Brick Store Museum -- Kennebunk
July 20, 2009 to September 20, 2009
Fifteen colorful, intricate fabric masterpieces make up the Brick Store Museum's newest exhibition, Quilts from the Collections of the Brick Store Museum. The quilts on display represent a carefully chosen sampling from the Brick Store Museum's extensive quilt collection. Selected for their workmanship, beauty, functionality, and diversity, the quilts offer a stunning overview of historic quilting. Location: The Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street. Information: 207-985-4802

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MUSIC

L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series -- Freeport
Now through September 6, 2009
Enjoy the music of local and national performers at L.L. Bean’s Summer Concert Series. There’s music for everyone–from jazz to folk and country to zydeco. Location: L.L. Bean, 95 Main Street, Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 877-755-2326. Schedule is:
Madeleine Peyroux on June 27; Patty Loveless with country music on July 4; Dan Zanes and Friends with family music on July 11; Matt Dusk with swing and jazz on July 18; Punch Brothers with contemporary bluegrass on July 25; Blues Traveler with pop and blues on August 1; Dar Williams on August 8; The Wallflowers with roots rock on August 15; An Evening of Maine Songwriters featuring Carol Noonan, Ellis Paul and Slaid Cleaves on August 22; Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on August 29; Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul with Celtic folk on September 5; Asleep at the Wheel with Western swing on September 6.

Patty Loveless -- Brownfield
July 3, 2009
This country superstar rose to stardom thanks to her blend of honky-tonk and country-rock, not to mention a plaintive, emotional ballad style. Location: Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $85. Information: 866-227-6523‎ or visit www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Béla Fleck and the Africa Project -- Brownfield
July 6, 2009
Master Banjo player and Flecktone leader collaborates with amazing traditional musicians from Africa. Location: Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $85. Information: 866-227-6523‎ or visit www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Castlebay in Concert -- Round Pond
July 8, 2009
Castlebay, Maine's premier Celtic music duo, accompany sensitive and spirited vocals with Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle and woodwinds. Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee transport audiences through time and across the Atlantic with moving ballads, spritely dance tunes and engaging rapport. Location: Little Brown Church, Route 32. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Suggested donation is adults, $12; families, $25. Information: 207-529-5438.

Music on The Green – New Haven
July 11, 2009 to July 25, 2009
Three consecutive Saturday concerts in July on the New Haven Green. Cost: Free. Performances are:
New Haven Symphony Orchestra on July 11 at 7 p.m.
Sister Hazel with opening act Gerald Goode on July 18 at 6 p.m. Sister Hazel is an alternative rock band whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop and Southern rock
Jeffrey Osbourne with opening act Danger Zone on July 25 at 6 p.m. Jeffrey Osbourne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D. In 1982, Osborne released his self-titled debut album, which featured the hit single, “On The Wings Of Love.”

Banjo Dan & The Midnite Plowboys -- Portland
July 23, 2009
Since the 1970s, Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys have consistently delivered some of the finest, most dynamic and most original bluegrass music ever heard in this corner of the country. Location: One Longfellow Square, 181 State Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $10 - $12. Information: 207-761-1757 or visit www.onelongfellowsquare.com.

Greetings from Area Code 207: Laudholm Live Music Festival – Wells
August 2, 2009
Performances by Maine musicians featured on the radio show and CD series "Greetings from Area Code 207." Performers include Jason Spooner, Dominic and the Lucid, The Steve Jones Band, Clara Berry. Location: Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road. Time: 2-6 p.m. Information: 207-646-1555.

The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater – Lenox
August 20, 2009 to August 21, 2009
Michael Tilson Thomas shares the stage with an orchestra and four singers who bring to life the story of his Grandparents, Boris and Bessie, who emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe in the 1880s and, while still in their teens, began to play major roles in the development of American Yiddish Theater. Location: Tanglewood Music Center, 297 West Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: Varies. Information: 508-637-1600 or visit www.bso.org.

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PARADES & FIREWORKS

York Fireworks
-- York, Maine
July 5, 2009
Location: On Barge Off Ellis Park, Short Sands Beach. Rain date: July 6.

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PERFORMING ARTS, THEATER, DANCE

“Shout!” -- Ogunquit
Now through July 11, 2009
This bright vinyl time capsule tracks five groovy girls as they come of age in the 1960s. This is a musical journey from 1960 to 1970, packed full of songs, dance and nostalgia and fun, hip-swiveling hits, eye-popping fashions and psychedelic dances from the 1960s. Location: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street. Information: 207.646.5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/

Shout! The Mod Musical -- Ogunquit
Now through July 11, 2009
This "bright vinyl time capsule" tracks five groovy girls as they come of age in the 60s, those liberating days that made England hop. A musical journey from 1950 to 1970, packed full of songs, dance and nostalgia and fun, SHOUT! features such hits as "Downtown," "Son of a Preacher Man," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and many more. Location: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street. Time: See website for schedule. Cost: $42 - $54. Information: 207-646-5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.

“Godspell” – Arundel
Now through July 11, 2009
Join us for original rock musical sensation that celebrates the whimsical retelling of the Gospel According to St. Matthew! It's a musical circus as the stories of the Bible come t life filled with mime, music, song and dance in an exhilarating show filled with joy and vitality for young and old alike. With melodies like “Day By Day,” “Bless The Lord,” “All For The Best” and more. Location: Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Information: 207-985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“Our Town” -- Berwick
Now through July 4, 2009
Thornton Wilder's prize winning play about a New England town is quite at home in one of Maine’s original barn theaters. Bring a picnic before the show, or enjoy fresh strawberry shortcake at intermission. Location: 538 School Street. Time: Wednesday – Saturday, 8 p.m.; Thursday at 2 p.m. Cost: adults, $22; students, $10. Information: 207-698-1074 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

“Anything Goes" --- Berwick
July 8, 2009 to July 23, 2009
This Cole Porter musical is a high-energy song and dance aboard the original Love Boat. Songs include American standards: You’re the Top, I Get a Kick Out of You, It’s Delovely, and Anything Goes. Location: Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street (Route 9). Dates and times: July 8-11, 15-18, 22-25 at 8 p.m. and matinees on July 9, 16, and 23 at 2 p.m. Cost: Evening shows, adults, $22; seniors, $20; students and children age 20 and younger, $10. Matinees, adults $20; seniors. $18. Information: 207-698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

“The Mikado” -- Arundel
July 14, 2009 to August 1, 2009
Welcome to the town of Titipu, Japan, and the tale filled with false identity, arranged marriage, impending executions and lighthearted romance! Join the rollicking fun with Nanki-Po, disguised troubadour and son of the Mikado, Ko-Ko, tenderhearted Lord High Executioner condemned to death for flirting, Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else, Yum-Yum, our heroine and The Mikado & his Daughter-in-law Elect. Featuring tunes like “Three Little Maids,” “Flowers The Bloom In The Spring,” and more. Location: Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Information: 207-985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“Guys and Dolls” -- Ogunquit
July 15, 2009 to August 5, 2009
On a bet, gambler Sky Masterson sets out to make Miss Sarah Brown fall in love with him. A pure-at-heart Salvation Army Mission reformer, she has no time for Sky's games, until he saves the Mission and the day. Featuring “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “Take Back Your Mink,” "Luck, Be a Lady," and of course the title song, Guys and Dolls will entertain audiences of all ages. Location: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street. Information: 207.646.5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/

“Muse of Fire” – Eastport, Boothbay Harbor, Winter Harbor, Bangor
July 16, 2009
David Katz's acclaimed one-man play about the art of conducting and secrets of the Monteux School. When an aging European Maestro will stop at nothing to mold an apprentice in the flames of his passion for music, the young man discovers that conductors are not born—they are forged...in fire. Location: July 16, 7 p.m. at Eastport Arts Center, Main Street, Eastport; tickets, $10. July 17, at 8 pm at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, tickets $15 at the door. July 18, 2009 at 7 pm at Schoodic Arts For All, Hammond Hall, 427 Main Street, Winter Harbor, tickets $15. July 19, at 3 p.m. at Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor, tickets $15 and $20. Information: www.MuseoffireTheplay.org or call 207=942-3333.

“Mystery of Edwin Drood" --- Berwick
July 29, 2009 to August 8, 2009
Charles Dickens never finished this play, so the audience, will do it for him! This Tony Award winning musical features a cast of eccentric characters that will sing and dance their way into your hearts - but wait - one of them is the murderer of Mr Drood! Dickens never finished his story - so in the second act the audience will vote! Our cast will finish the show depending on who you vote in as detective, lovers and murderer! Many possible endings. Location: Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street (Route 9). Dates and times: July 29-August 1, August 5-8 at 8 p.m. Matinees July 30 and August 6 at 2 p.m. Cost: Evening shows, adults, $22; seniors, $20; students and children age 20 and younger, $10. Matinees, adults $20; seniors. $18. Information: 207-698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

“Altar Boyz” – Arundel
August 4, 2009 to August 15, 2009
Welcome to the final concert on the Altar Boyz Raise the Praise tour! Halos to this Christian boy band from Ohio who praise the Lord in their tongue-in-cheek romp to save souls. Join Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham as they poke good-natured fun at boy bands, religious music and today's technology with songs like “Rhythm In Me,” “Everybody Fits,” “Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone” and more. Location: Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Information: 207-985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“The Producers" --- Berwick
August 12, 2009 to August 27, 2009
Mel Brooks’s zany story of two theatrical producers looking to get rich quick by failing on Broadway is full of wild humor, satire and slapstick. Our production will run three weeks in August. Location: Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School Street (Route 9). Dates and times: August 12-15, 19-22, and 26-29 at 8 p.m. Matinees August 13, 20, and 27 at 2 p.m. Cost: Evening shows, adults, $22; seniors, $20; students and children age 20 and younger, $10. Matinees, adults $20; seniors. $18. Information: 207-698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

“Singin’ in the Rain” -- Ogunquit
August 12, 2009 to September 12, 2009
The most popular movie musical ever, takes a humorous look at the "birth of the talkies," when the silent era of motion pictures comes to an end and movies began to talk and sing and dance. Woven into the show are some of the most memorable musical moments ever captured on film, and the stage production brings all of them to life. Location: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street. Information: 207.646.5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/

Portland Ballet New Works Showcase -- Portland
August 14, 2009 to August 15, 2009
Portland Dances! New Works Showcase, produced by Portland Ballet, includes 20 new dance pieces ranging from classical to contemporary. Location: John Ford Theater at Portland High School, 284 Cumberland Avenue. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: Advance tickets are Adults, $15; students and seniors, $10. Prices rise by $3 if purchased at the door. Information: www.portlandballet.org.

“Almost, Maine” – Arundel
August 18, 2009 to August 29, 2009
It's love despite the frostbite! One magical night in the land of northern lights, Beau boots, and the occasional moos paddy, we explore the mysteries of the human heart where love is lost, found and realized. The unique movements of this delightful, new romantic comedy's nine tales happen at the same time the aurora borealis lights the sky with its brilliant fireworks. Join us for this enchanting midwinter night's dream filled with love, laughter and hope. Location: Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Information: 207-985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“All Shook Up” -- Ogunquit
September 16, 2009 to October 11, 2009
Elvis Presley’s hits roar to life on the Playhouse stage in this tale of a small town girl with big dreams, and the motorcycle-riding rebel she falls for. A mad-cap musical comedy with plenty of rock ‘n roll, romance and mistaken identities, All Shook Up features such hits as “Love Me Tender”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Hound Dog”, “It’s Now or Never” and so many more. Location: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street. Information: 207.646.5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/

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