From the Editor: GO Fourth and celebrate all weekend long

If you're craving something different to do this year, or are simply searching for activities before and after the community fireworks display, you can find that too, if you know where to look. Here are some ideas:

• The Ogunquit Playhouse continues its 78th year with an homage to the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco, titled, aptly enough, "Summer of Love." Every year, the Playhouse brings in a well-known name to showcase a summer production, and "Summer of Love" features Michele Lee of the 1979-93 TV show "Knots Landing." Make a day of it and enjoy Ogunquit's picturesque scenery, shops and dining establishments. For tickets and show times, visit ogunquitplayhouse.org.

• Think you've got what it takes to impress Steven, J.Lo and Randy? See if the public agrees with a test run at Beach Idol, presented at 8:30 p.m. Monday at Inn on the Blues in York Beach. Tip: Don't flip off the judges if you lose. (This means you, Jessica Cunningham.) Go to innontheblues.com for details.

• Prep yourself for the final installment in the Harry Potter film franchise, opening July 15, by watching the previous seven films at the Leura Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. The series begins with "The Sorcerer's Stone" at 7:30 p.m. Friday. This a great opportunity to see the films on the big screen one last time, and it's cheap too: $3 for adults and just $2 for kids. Go to fryeburgacademy.org/pac for the full schedule.

• Remember the scene in "America: The Story of Us" when a Colonial standing on a rock read the Declaration of Independence to the masses as they all cheered and waved their muskets? You can experience that live (sans the muskets) on Sunday, when the Colonial Pemaquid Historic Site in New Harbor presents its annual reading of the Declaration by a living history interpreter, accompanied by commentary. The free event starts at 2 p.m.; call 677-2423 for details.

• Used to be, goths had few places to congregate beyond dank basements, graveyards and Bauhaus concerts. Now they've got a night of their own, every week -- in a dank basement. Plague, presented by Gothic Maine, allows goths to get their gloom on for 5 bucks from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays at the Asylum nightclub in Portland. To honor the Fourth, Gothic Maine is also hosting the Dark Follies (think goth bellydancers, fire jugglers and drummers) in Monument Square at 8 p.m. Friday.

Maine Beach Cottage Rentals

Walk to Pemaquid Beach! Maine Beach Cottage Rentals in New Harbor, Maine.

Lupine at Pemaquid Beach offers a very large living/dining space (14' x 26'), 2 bedrooms plus a bonus room. Lupine sleeps up to six people very comfortably.

If you are looking for a Maine Beach vacation for your family, this Pemaquid Beach rental is a beauty at a very reasonable rate.

Water views of Pemaquid Harbor, a shared association dock with 2 Bedroom - 2 Bathroom house.

Water views of Pemaquid Harbor.

Full kitchen, huge living/dining room area with working fireplace.

Shared Association dock with float.

Over 1000 square feet of shared waterfront.

Huge yard.

Quarter-mile walk to Pemaquid Beach.
Walking distance to shops/restaurants.
Bedroom 1 has a queen bed and a twin bed
Bedroom 2 has a full bed
The bonus room has a twin bed
The living room has a full futon couch
Max occupancy 6.

Amenities include fully equipped kitchen, BBQ Grill, Wireless
Weekly rent for May and June, mid-September through October of 2009 is $700
Weekly rent for July, August and early September 2009 is $850
Weekly rentals start on Saturdays

For more information fill out the form below, or contact Sheila at 207-677-2100.

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