Old Orchard Beach, Maine - Just an hour away from Boston, this carnival- type beach is one of the best places around. Low prices, incorporated with fun rides, the warm water and the friendly people make this a popular vacation spot. There are plenty of campgrounds around for the nature lover who likes the wilderness, or you can stay on the one of the many hotels conveniently located right on the water.

"How I Learned to Drive," written by Paula Vogel, first premiered in New York and was performed this past weekend by Bridgewater State College. It was one of the theater's best performances of the year. Directed by Suzanne Ramczyk, the play was moving in its depiction of how a child, who is being sexually abused, gets into the abusive relationship, how she gets out of the relationship, and how she is transformed by it.