Arts & Leisure

BID FOR A CAUSE. The YORKWISE Senior Class Benefit Auction is set for this Saturday, April 7. Whether you're looking for a magical vacation, a new kayak or a great deal on braces for the favorite child in your life, you'll want to be at York High School for the preview and silent auction at 5 p.m. and the live auction to follow at 6:30 p.m. For just $3 admission, sample free hors d'oeuvres and a dessert buffet and place your bid on more than 350 items. Pictured are York High School students Kelsey Ray, Stephanie Baker, Haley Westman, Michaela Schilling and Kristin Raymond with just a few of the big-ticket items for this year's auction. The auction will benefit YORKWISE's chemical-free activities for students, including Project Graduation. This year's event is sponsored by Ocean National, Wilderness Motorsports and RE/Max Realty One. For more on the YORKWISE Benefit Auction, call York High School at 363-3621.
Photo by Steve Rasche

The first Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Memorial Piano Festival

Ogunquit Performing Arts will memorialize Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham, a longtime member of OPA who is remembered as a fine pianist in her own right, with its first piano festival named in her honor.

York High School graduate releases new book

When Aaron Petrovich graduated from York High School in 1989 he was already a writer, with a passion for language and dialogue instilled in him by his mother, who is also an author.

Laugh out loud: Maine comic Bob Marley coming to York

When Bob Marley got up to deliver the eulogy at his father's funeral, he eyed the room, the audience, and the first thing that popped into his head was, "this is a crappy setup."

The Music Scene...

This week's happenings

Ongoing

Tickets now available for Ogunquit Playhouse's 75th season

At a well-attended recent reception at Jonathan's Restaurant when the program for the Ogunquit Playhouse's 75th season was publicized, Executive Artistic

OPA to present classic movie musical on April 11

Ogunquit Performing Arts will continue the 2006-2007 Classic Film Series season with "How to Success in Business Without Really Trying."

Old York Garden Club presents "16 Sundays in the Garden"

This summer, join the Old York Garden Club for "16 Sundays in the Garden," a unique local garden tour inspired by the version popular throughout England.


Want your favorite band or musician included in The Music Scene? E-mail Community Events Listings Coordinator Melissa Wood at mwood@yorkindependent.net and join the scene.