Page 18 — The PORTLAND Daily Sun, Friday, July 26, 2013
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Author Claudia C. Bowker in Yarmouth
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Claudia C. Bowker Book Signing Event at the Royal Bean, 18 Yarmouth Crossing Drive, Yarmouth. “Bowker, a resident of Amargosa Valley, Nev., will be available to sign copies of her book, ‘It Took a Bullet.’ Doris Butler, the beloved principal of George B. Williams Elementary School, lies near death in the Intensive Care Unit at University Medical Center. As she struggles to survive the gunshot wound, her estranged daughter, Jennifer, learns of the love and respect the community has for the mother whose love she has spent her life rejecting. As Jennifer learns from her brother and sister-in-law, and her mother’s colleagues, students, and community leaders of the impact Doris has made on their lives, Jennifer wonders if there is any hope of recovering the love she has chosen to isolate herself and her two young daughters from. If Doris survives, will Jennifer ever be able to repair the damage she has caused and give her daughters the grandmother’s love they deserve?” For more information, contact Michelle Whitman at michelle@keymgc.com.
Christmas in July at St. Augustine’s in OOB
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. St. Augustine’s Anglican Church will be offering a celebration of Christmas in July, taking place in Memorial Park at the gazebo in Old Orchard Beach. There will be the telling of the story of Christmas by St. Nicholas along with the singing of beloved carols. When we think of ‘Christmas’ we think of snow and gift giving. In the middle of summer we sometimes forget the joy of Christ’s birth and all of our wonderful Christmas traditions. This should be a popular and fun event for all. The program is family oriented calling upon members of the parish to do Biblical readings and providing the music. Those who gather are welcome to bring a picnic or snacks and the music is for all to sing.”
‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’ in Ogunquit
3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “The hilarious musical comedy is a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ film masterpiece. The story follows young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to bring a corpse to life, but not without scary and hilarious complications.” Through July 27. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Deep Space Showcase
8 p.m. Deep Space Showcase at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. “We come in peace, and we’re ready to entertain! Deep Space Showcase promises to be the Weirdest Show on Earth. Deep Space Showcase is the collaborative project of five female puppeteers, burlesque dancers, sideshow freaks and clowns hailing from points across the US. Deep Space Showcase combines the puppetry prowess of the Many Furs Puppet Troupe with the tranimalistic shenangians of the Bonobohobo’s Panspermic Circus. Appearing with Portland’s own MotionFolk Theater, bringing you their newest puppet interpretation of Cyrano DeBergerac.” Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/408857
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.
Lobsterstomp 2013
8 p.m. Bayside Bowl, Lobsterstomp 2013. “It’s that time of year again! Join us again for the annual Lobsterstomp with free music all night long. Featuring Cowgirls of the Damned, The Staten Island Fairies, The Gamma Goochies, The Flipsides, Anna Pillsbury, and DJ Matt Little.” http://www.baysidebowl.com/events
Sunday July 28 Pancake Breakfast on Peaks Island
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $8 adult, $5 child under 12. “Enjoy a delicious breakfast of blueberry or buttermilk pancakes,
On Saturday, Maine Audubon welcomes guests on a tour of Peaks Island with registered Maine guides, Gary Roberts and George Libby. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) eggs, ham, baked beans, fruit, juice, watermelon, coffee and tea in our seaside dining room or on our verandah.” The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a non-profit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public. For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.”
Steven Spielberg science fiction classic, part of the 2013 Rooftop Film Series by Mensk at the Spring Street parking garage roof (enter at 45 Spring St.). Each show starts at sunset, BYO chairs/blankets; no alcohol; donations requested. “The mission of Mensk is to inspire and support personal, local, and regional action for the development of creative and sustainable communities.” http://www.menskmaine.org
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Irish American Club picnic will be held at Shoreway Park on the Southern Maine Community College campus. “Food, fun, music and vendors. Raffle. All Irish American Club members and friends invited. ... Join the Irish American Club. It’s your family. For more information about joining the Club, volunteering or sponsoring the parade, contact club2@irishofmaine.org.”
Failure of Democratic Transition in Libya and Syria
The Irish American Club picnic
Festival of Nations
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “The Eleventh Annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations will take place in Deering Oaks Park on Sunday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival is a collaboration with many corporations, agencies and foundations in the Greater Portland, Maine, area. The festival has been recognized as one of the most outstanding family-oriented cultural events held in the state of Maine. It highlights Maine’s ethnic diversity and traditions, encourages greater understanding, and promotes a healthy Maine.” For more information, call 420-1277. https://www.facebook.com/ TheMugadiFoundation
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.
Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’
2 p.m. A new production presented by PORTopera, Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. Tickets $105/$65/$53/$41 (includes fee). Due to the orchestral pit, the first row of seating in Orchestra is row E. “For its 19th season, PORTopera produces one of the world’s best-loved operas: Giacomo Puccini’s incomparable ‘La Boheme.’ PORTopera’s new production of Puccini’s melodic masterpiece, with beautiful sets, wonderful costumes and an orchestra of over 50 musicians, will transfix you as it weaves the story of struggling young artists and friends in 19th century Paris with a love story of such magnificent beauty, it is an indelible experience you may never forget.”
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
8 p.m. Screening of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,”
Monday, July 29 7 p.m. The Failure of Democratic Transition in Libya and Syria and Its Relationship to Foreign Intervention. Presentation and discussion with Eric Hooglund, Lund University and Matteo Capasso, University of Durham. “Libya has not had an effective government since the uprising there in 2011 and Syria’s pro-democracy movement has descended into a brutal, sectarian civil war that has claimed over 100,000 lives, caused 1.8 million civilians to flee to neighboring countries, and is claiming 6,000 more lives each month. Both countries experienced extensive foreign intervention. How and why has this foreign intervention undermined the popular movements for justice? Eric Hooglund, Maine native, Portland resident, Peace Action Maine member, former professor at Bates and Bowdoin colleges and now senior research professor at the Center for Middle East Studies, Lund University in Sweden, will speak on the civil war in Syria. Matteo Capasso, a former graduate student who studied under Eric Hooglund at Lund and now is a doctoral student at Durham University in the UK will speak on Libya.” Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland.
Tuesday, July 30 Arthritis Foundation speaker in New Gloucester
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Amber Wolfe, from the Arthritis Foundation, will be presenting a free workshop for farmers, gardeners, agricultural workers, healthcare professionals and the general public. Topics will include information on arthritis as a disease, treatment and pain management options, sources of joint stress and pain on the farm, operation changes, modifications to farm equipment and assistive technology tools. Specific segments on gardening and rural youth will also be discussed. Pineland Farms Conference Center, Room A, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester.
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.