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Hypnotizing show up next at SPAC

Ring in 2023 with one of the funniest shows you will EVER see! The Sanford Performing Arts Center will host Hypnotist Richard Barker for a New Year's Eve show at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 31. "You can be a star of this show or watch the outrageous antics from your seat!" said SPAC Director Brett Williams. "This show is clean, wholesome fun, and is appropriate for all ages! Perfect for New Year's Eve!" As funny as he is hypnotizing, Barker…

Victorian Nutcracker Returns to SPAC Stage

After a successful debut on the SPAC stage last year, Portland Ballet returns with its holiday classic, "A Victorian Nutcracker" on Saturday, Dec. 10. There will be two shows, 2 and 7 p.m. A show for allages, "A Victorian Nutcracker" retells the classic story of a young girl’s Christmas Eve dream, inspired by the gift of a mysterious nutcracker. In this production, 2022 Sanford High School graduate Camille Alipalo returns to Sanford in her sixth season with Portland Ballet. A…

SHS Theater Company presents CLUE

Friday, November 18 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, November 19 at 2:00 & 7:00 pm It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias. The butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard as they race to find…

Holly Daze Parade Set for December 2

At its meeting on November 1, 2022, the Sanford City Council approved a new, shorter route for this year’s Holly Daze Parade, as well as other changes to make the event safer for attendees. The parade is scheduled for Friday night, December 2, and will start at 5:30 pm, followed by the tree lighting in Central Park at around 6:15 pm. Possible changes to the route, or perhaps forgoing the parade altogether in favor of a bigger tree-lighting ceremony, had…

Sanford Does Spooky Season Right!

Let it not be said that Sanford doesn't know how to celebrate Halloween! Check out these photos from some of the great events in town this season. Wendy, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell ready to greet the kids at Curtis Lake Church's Trunk or Treat. Fun with friends at the CJL Trick or Treat event. Even this pooch got dressed up for the Sanford Farmers' Market! Open wide! (at Great Bay Services' Haunted House) One of the many outstanding displays at…

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