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Curtain Up's Weekly Happenings:

event:Crane Estate's Summer Concert Series
date:Every Thursday from 7-9pm
location:Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA 01938-2647
event info:Crane Estate's Summer concert series is held every Thursday night at Castle Hill on The Crane Estate. This year's line up includes performances from: the Beantown Swing Orchestra, Groupo Fantasia, The Fools, Entrain, Or

ville Giddings and more. If you’ve never attended this summer rite of passage, make this a priority for your friends and family this year. Nothing beats sitting on the great lawn with friends, enjoying a picnic lunch, while listening to some great tunes.Concerts start at 7PM and end at 9PM. Gates open at 5PM for picnicking so get there early to claim your spot on the lawn.Tickets available at the gate only. event:Salisbury Beach Summer Concert Series
date:Every Saturday from 7-10pm
location:Salisbury Beach, 98 Elm Street Salisbury, MA 01952
event info:Check out SurfSide Live! Come enjoy free live outdoor concerts and fireworks every Saturday night from 7-10pm this summer at Salisbury Beach. This new series features popular regional and nationally recognized bands performing live on a new Beachfront Stage, followed by fireworks launched from a barge over the ocean.More information and schedules at beachfests.org or call the Summer in Salisbury Hotline at 978-462-7274. event: Maudslay State Park Concerts
date: Third Saturday of every warm month: May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17 at 11 AM at Maudslay State Park. location: Maudslay State Park. Follow the Theater in the Open Flags from the Park parking lot. event info: Bring the kids, the dog, and the picnic blanket out to beautiful Maudslay State Park! The third Saturday of every month at 11am, we will be joined by many of our good friends in the community to present storytelling, song, dance, fairytale-theater and a fun group activity, all right here in the park and all entirely free! Come make a friend, sing a song, take in some sun and get to know your park better. event:Berklee's Free Outdoor Summer Music Series
date:Second Saturday of every month
location:Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970
event info: Come out and listen to Berklee's free outdoor Summer music series on the Second Saturday of every month in Derby Square in Salem. Bring a chair or a cushion to sit on and enjoy the music! The concerts will run from 5-7pm and feature performances from favorites Silvinia Moreo, Cameron Galpin and Hailey Niswanger. event: Lynch Park Summer Concert Series
date: Every Sunday from 6-8pm
location: Lynch Park, 55 Ober St., Beverly, MA 01915
event info:Watch the waves, and smell the salty air, while taking in a wide array of popular local music groups, every Sunday from 6-8pm at Lynch Park's shell in Beverly.For more information head to http://www.bevrec.com/programs/SMConcerts.html

event:Ogunquit Playhouse's The Music Man
date: July 20th-August 20th
location:Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit, ME 03907-3600
event info: There’s Trouble in River City… Yes, the critically acclaimed Broadway classic, The Music Man marches into town July 20 to August 20 at the Ogunquit playhouse. Meredith Willson’s all-American favorite follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian. Does he stay? Does he run with the money? Even if you know, you’ll still want to see the quirky characters of this Golden Era classic and hear the award winning songs that have long become American standards: “76 Trombones,” “Till there Was You” and “Trouble.”

event: Gloucester Stage Company's World Premiere of Last Day
date:July 21st-August 7th
location: Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA 01930
event info: Come out and see the world premiere of Last Day with the Gloucester Stage Company. Playwright Richard Vetere serves up a dark, delicious, and mysterious love story set in a Long Island cemetery where not all the secrets are underground. The show is set to run from July 21-August 7. Come see this play before it is introduced to audiences around the world. event: Striving Artists' Twelfth Night
date: July 22nd-July 31st
location: Lynch Park in Beverly, Heritage Park in Fall River, The Willows in Salem, and Borderland State Park in Easton
event info: If your looking for some outdoor entertainment, come see the Striving Artists as they present their second annual Shakespeare in the Park production, Twelfth Night. After the success of last year's Much Ado About Nothing, SAC has once again produced a free outdoor series of performances throughout eastern Mass. Twelfth Night will be performed from July 22nd-July 31st at parks all across Massachusetts, including Lynch Park in Beverly, Heritage Park in Fall River, The Willows in Salem, and Borderland State Park in Easton. Admission is free (although donations are encouraged), and the locations are so lovely that we recommend making a day of it, taking in the scenery, having a picnic, and enjoying an afternoon of entertainment. event: Maudslay State Park's The Flies
date: July 23rd-August 14th
location: Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA 01950
event info:Come out and watch as veteran director Stephen Haley presents Jean-Paul Sartre's interpretation of the classic Greek tragedy Elektra in The Flies. Themes of filial duty, vengeance and redemption combine to create a powerful theater experience.The show will run on Saturdays and Sundays July 23rd through August 14th at Maudslay State Park. Please leave 15 minutes for a short stroll to the play site. Follow the Theater in the Open Flags. This is an outdoor production. Parking in the Maudslay State Parking lot, $2.00 fee. For further information call 978-465-2572. event:Gloucester Stage Company's The Most Happy Fella
date:June 30th-July 17th
location:Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA
event info:Running June 30-July 17th the Gloucester Stage Company puts on perhaps the least produced of great American musicals, Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella. This iconic work features foot tapping tunes such as "Standing on the Corner" and "Big D" and beautiful ballads including "My Heart is so Full of You" and "How Beautiful the Days." A big story about a special love, told in a unique intimate style. You don't want to miss it. event:Stoneham Theatre's Sisters of Swing
date:June 30th-July 24th
location:Stoneham Theatre 395 Main St., Stoneham, MA
event info:Come out to Stoneham Theatre to experience Beth Gilleland and Bob Beverage's musical Sisters of Swing. This popular musical shares the amazing story of The Andrews Sisters, a female vocal group who entertained troops during WWII with their upbeat and and lively melodies. This musical tour of their lives, careers, and relationships includes "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Apple Blossom Time," and countless other hits that lifted the morale of many a WWII GI. The show runs from June 30th-June 24th. event:Boston Children's Theatre Studio 3's Footloose
date:July 14-July 17th
location:Governor's Academy, 1 Elm Street, Byfield, MA. event info:BCT’s Summer Studio 3 students present the classic 1980’s dance in the aisles musical Footloose. With songs like “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” and “Footloose,” and dance numbers that will have audiences on their feet, Footloose is musical for all ages! The show will run from July 14-July 17th at the Governor's Academy. To learn more check out BCT's webpage at bostonchildrenstheatre.org. event:Neverland Theatre's Peter Pan
date:July 15th-July 20th
location:Temple B'Nai Abraham 200 E. Lothrop St., Beverly, MA
event info:Join us as Neverland Theatre presents Peter Pan, a school edition adaption of the original Broadway Musical featuring an all youth cast. The show will run July 15-July 20 at Temple B'Nai Abraham. For more info head to neverlandtheatre.com

event:Malden's Music on Parade
date: Sunday July 17th at 3pm
location:MacDonald Stadium, 2 Pearl St. near the intersection with state route 60, Malden MA
event info:Malden's Music on Parade will begin at 3pm on Sunday July 17th.The March will be taking place at MacDonald Stadium, 2 Pearl St. near the intersection with state route 60. The March will be featuring a variety of talented corps including the Spartans from Nashua, NH; the 7th Regiment from New London, and many more. Adult Tickets are $15.00 in advance; $20.00 at the gate; Children Under 12 Years are $12.00 when purchased ahead of time; $15.00 at the gate. For more information and to purchase tickets visit eastcoastjazz.org. event:Marblehead Little Theater's "Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music"
date: July 29-31 and August 5-7
location:The Firehouse, 12 School St.,Marblehead, MA. event info:Marblehead Little Theater is proud to present "Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music" in two acts. Produced by Doug Hill and Directed by Anne Lucas, the first Act will feature the greatest tunes of Rodgers and Hart many of which have become jazz standards including songs like Blue Moon, My Funny Valentine, The Lady is Tramp, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Manhattan and The Sweetest Sounds. In the second Act you will hear favorites of the highly successful shows that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote together includling classics like: Carousel, State Fair, South Pacific, Flower Drum Song, The King And I, The Sound Of Music, and Cinderella. Their work was revolutionary to the Broadway stage, because they wrote the first story driven, character centered musicals. The beauty of these songs has never been surpassed in the musical theatre. They live in our hearts reminding of a simpler more joyful time in American history. So come to Marblehead Little Theater this summer and be up lifted by the magnificent music of Richard Rodgers.The show will run July 29-31 and Aug 5-7 at The Firehouse on 12 School Street in Marblehead, MA. For more information head to mltlive.com or call (781) 631-9697. event: Salem Theatre Company's Shooting Star
date: August 3rd-August 14th
location: Salem Theatre Company, 90 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970
event info: The Salem Theatre Company will produce Steven Dietz’s romantic comedy Shooting Star, as part of their Music & More Series for eight performances only from August 3 to Sunday August 14. The production is directed by STC Artistic Director, John Fogle. The two person play features Sarah Carlin of Beverly and Dave Rich of Marblehead. Salem’s Emma Cavaliere will serve at production Stage Manager. Snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport, college lovers Elena Carson and Reed McAllister have an unexpected and life-altering reunion. Elena has stayed true to her hippie-ish, counter-culture path, while Reed has gone predictably corporate and conservative. As the night gives way to laughter, banter, remembrance and alcohol, Elena and Reed revisit a past that holds more surprises than they imagined—and a present that neither of them could have predicted.The production runs from August 3 to Sunday August 14 at the STC Theater, 90 Lafayette Street in Salem. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available online now at www.salemtheatre.com or can be reserved for pick up at the box office by calling 978-790-8546, or emailing [email protected]. Online ticketing ends 24 hours in advance of each performance. event:Act Andover's School Edition of Les Miserables
date:August 4-7th
location:The Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College
event info: Come see Act Andover's School Edition of Les Miserables. The show will run from August 4-7th at The Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College. This is surely something to look forward to.