Nick Soloway, left, Pam Mutty and Gary Penn in “A Return To Love.”
‘A Return to Love’
7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 14. Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth, $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
Have an evening or afternoon of chuckles in Falmouth by seeing “A Return To Love,” the romantic comedy by Kathleen Sobel. The story centers around what happens when a first love gets rekindled after decades. A once-engaged couple come back into each other’s lives as past and present tenses swirl around them in a laugh-out-loud kind of way. If you need to believe in love again or just need a few good laughs, secure a ticket and grab your seat.
The Fall Harbor Arts Fair & Book Sale is this weekend in Camden. Photo courtesy of the Camden Public Library
Fall Harbor Arts Fair & Book Sale
Book sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; arts fair: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Camden Amphitheatre and along Atlantic Avenue. librarycamden.org
Camden Public Library invites you to browse, shop and wander around outside during the Fall Harbor Arts Fair and Book Sale that kicks off Friday with the book sale and continues throughout the weekend. The arts fair will include more than 50 artists and craftspeople selling their creations, and the book sale, beneath a huge tent, will have thousands of titles to choose from in multitudes of categories. Plus, you’ll be close to all sorts of restaurants, shops, historic schooners and hiking trails.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival screens in Lewiston this weekend at The Public Theatre. WithGod/Shutterstock.com
26th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston, $12. thepublictheatre.org
Film fans take note, it’s time for the 26th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, with screenings happening in more than 500 venues around the world, including The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Attendees get to cast votes for their favorite films and casts. Best film and actor awards will be decided once the ballots are counted, and every selection automatically qualifies to be nominated for an Oscar. Pass the popcorn and get ready to view the 10 finalist films from Australia, Afghanistan, Finland, Iran, Switzerland, U.K., Canada and the U.S. Additional venues in Maine include Bar Harbor, Ellsworth and Stonington. Head to manhattanshort.com for the complete schedule.
A scene from RuPaul’s Drag Race Night of the Living Drag. Photo by Marco Ovando
RuPaul’s Drag Race Night of the Living Drag
8 p.m. Saturday. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, $55 to $85. statetheatreportland.com
Kick off your Halloween season in fabulous style by hitting RuPaul’s Drag Race Night of the Living Drag extravaganza. With host Yvie Oddly as Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame, you’ll be dragged to another dimension where anything can happen, and everyone will be dressed to the nines. You’ll have a blast as you find out the fates of drag stars Angeria, Denali, Icesis Couture, Jaida Essence Hall, Jorgeous, Plastique, Rosé and Tayce.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
