Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, February 25 to March 3

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Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, February 25 to March 3


Bela Fleck, banjo virtuoso, to perform at Waterville Opera House
February 25, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. “Strings at Sea,” Kinderkonzert for ages 3 to 7, Portland Symphony Orchestra, $4/door, $3/in advance, Olin Arts Center, Bates College, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.773.6128 x 308, www.portlandsymphony.com.
February 25, 7:30 p.m. Language Arts Live, literary readings by Caroline Knox, Dorothea Lasky and Dara Weir, poets from Wave Books, free, Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston. FMI: 207.786.6326, www.home.bates.edu.
February 25, 8 p.m. Bela Fleck and the African Project, banjo virtuoso joined by the amazing African musicians Bassekou Kouyate, Anania Ngoliega and John Kitime, $35-$45/tickets, purchase on-line, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207.873.5381, www.operahouse.com.
February 26, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 11th Annual Maine Milfoil Summit, speakers include Peter Lowell, Executive Director, Lakes Environmental Association, Jackey Bailey, Director, Maine Milfoil Consortium, Meg Modley, Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator, Lake Champlain Basin Program and George Smith, Executive Director, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Courtesy Boat Inspector Training and Mapping Your Infestation Training to follow from 1 -4 p.m. free, Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.647.8580, www.mainelakes.org.

February 26, 6:15 p.m. Reception, 7:00 Dinner and Show
, Mainely Improv, $36.95/person includes full buffet, tax, gratuity and comedy show, cash bar available, reservations required, The Ground Round, 110 Community Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207.632.0022, www.mysteryforhire.com.
February 26, 6:30 p.m. Haitian Relief Benefit dinner featuring two Colby students sharing their personal experiences in Haiti during the January 12 earthquake, benefits Stand for Haiti Campaign of Partners in Health, $40/person, $300/table, Page Commons, Cotter Union, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: 207.854.4000, www.colby.edu.
February 26, 7:30 p.m. Cabaret Evening with Louis Philippe, benefits Friends for a Heritage Center at Mill Park, $15, Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road, Augusta.  FMI: 207.623.8211, www.calumetclub.com.
February 27-28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Ancient Ones Outdoor Sports and Gun Show, puppies, snowshoes, candles, jewelry, guns, pistols, bread, fudge, live Golden Eagle, tomahawk throwing, teepee setup demonstration, $5/adults, free/children and military, Augusta Armory, Western Avenue, Augusta. FMI: 207.582.7178, www.theancientonesofmaine.com.
February 27, 3-5 p.m. 7th annual  “Young at Art” reception featuring artwork by elementary and middle school children from schools throughout Greater Augusta, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.622.3813, www.harlowgallery.org.
February 28, 3 p.m. “OperaTics,” with the Oratorio Chorale, solos, ensembles and choruses of Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Saint-Saens and Beethoven, “Backstage” commentary by Mary Hunter, Professor of Music, Bowdoin College, $21/advance, $26/door, half price/students, free/11 and under, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.783.1585, www.oratoriochorale.org.
March 1, 6:30 p.m. Clarinet Quartet: Bay State Winds, one of the new chamber ensembles of the U. S. Air Force Band of Liberty, free, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta.  FMI: 207.626.2415, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.

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