THEATER Sanford Maine Stage Theatre Co. will perform “Eclipsed” at Nissan Little Theatre, 457 Main St. in Springvale on May 14. The wine bar opens at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m. The show is an audience participation mystery and comedy by Lisa Patrick-Wilkinson. Tickets are $30 for the dinner and show. For more information and reservations, call 324-8227. Reservations must be made by May 10.
ART “Beneath the Surface, New England Wax Encaustic Artists,” is a special exhibition at the Saco Museum that features work from New England Wax (N.E.W.), a regional association of artists who work in encaustic, a beeswax-based painting medium. The show will run until May 28. Juried by Ron Crusan, executive director and curator of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, the exhibition includes 103 works by 25 artists representing all six of the New England states. The Dyer Library/Saco Museum is located at 371 Main St. in Saco.
MUSIC The Wells Summer Concert Series will kick off its summer concert schedule on July 2 with “The Strafford Wind Symphony.” The symphony is a gathering of 55 musicians featuring patriotic music as well as a mix of traditional music for the enjoyment of the young and old. All concerts are held at Hope Hobbs Gazebo in Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road, Wells. The concerts all begin at 6:30 p.m.
AUDITIONS Auditions for the upcoming Senior Theatre Production “Sometimes a Rainbow” by Tom Northam will be held on May 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., in Springvale. All seniors 55-plus are welcome to audition. The show dates are July 29, 30 and 31. For more information, call Mary Stair at 324-8227.
SPECIAL INTEREST Ogunquit Performing Arts announces the 15th annual Classic Film Series. Films will be shown at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Ogunquit, on the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. through May. On May 1, “The Last Waltz” by Martin Scorsese chronicles the most legendary night in rock history, a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band on Thanksgiving Day 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Advertised as the Band’s “farewell concert appearance,” the band was joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond and Eric Clapton.
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