PORTLAND PRESS HERALD – ‘The Producers’
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Aug. 4. Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, $26. deertrees-theatre.org
Get your laughs in with the Deertrees Theatre production of Mel Brooks’ musical comedy “The Producers.” When producer Max Bialystock and his accountant Leo Bloom realize they can make more money from a flop than a hit, they mount “Springtime for Hitler,” a musical in such terrible taste they are certain it will bomb. Craziness ensues when critics gush and the show is a huge hit. With musical numbers like “Keep It Gay,” “Along Came Bialy” and “Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop,” “The Producers” is sure to produce many giggles.
An Evening with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson
7 p.m. Thursday. Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta, $50. lincolntheater.net
Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly will be sitting down with historian (and Mainer) Heather Cox Richardson for a chat about women cartoonists, American history, and Donnelly’s new documentary film, “Women Laughing.” Donnelly will also be signing copies of her book, “Very Funny Ladies,” which you can buy at the theater along with special edition 8×10 prints of select cartoons. Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College who has written seven books, including the New York Times bestseller “Democracy Awakening.”
Elle King
6:30 p.m. Sunday. Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Road, Sidney, $39.50 in advance, $45 day of show, $89.50 in advance VIP, $95 day of show. snowpond.org
She’s a rocker with a country heart, and her latest single is the banger “Baby Daddy’s Weekend.” Elle King will be slinging tunes, including her 2014 hit “Ex’s and Oh’s.” King has three albums worth of tunes to choose from along with whatever other musical surprises she may have up her sleeve. Matt Stell and Louie Bello open the show.
Woofstock Food & Beer Festival
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Animal Welfare Society, 46 Holland Road, 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, free. animalwelfaresociety.org
Dogs? Check. Beer? Check. Food? Check. Crafts and vendors? Check. Family friendly fun? Heck yes. You’ll find all of this and more, including dog agility courses, at the Woofstock Food & Beer Festival in Kennebunk. All sponsorships, fees and donations support pet veterinary care at the Animal Welfare Society’s community veterinary clinic. Make your pooch very happy by enthusiastically asking “Wanna go for a ride?”
By Aimsel Ponti
