Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, February 16-23
February 16th, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Nishani Frazier, “On the March”
Feb. 17, Thursday, 4:30pm, “On the March”, Nishani Frazier, a historian from Ohio’s Miami University, reviews the history, impacts and continuing relevance of that galvanizing episode in the civil rights movement, free, Benjamin Mays Center at Bates College, 95 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786- 6135,http://home.bates.edu/views/events/.
Feb. 17, Thursday, 8:00pm, Coffee House Competition, come and see the different kinds of talents that UMF students have to offer, free, UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7454, http://inside.umf.maine.edu.
Feb. 18 and 19, Friday and Saturday, 8:00pm Friday and Saturday, 2:00pm matinee Saturday, “Sentimental Journey,” take a trip back in time to an era when both music and lyrics had a form that touched the heart and for many filled the soul, see website for ticket pricing, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783- 0958, http://www.laclt.com.
Feb. 19, Saturday, 2:00pm and 7:00pm, Juggling and Physical Comedy, featuring their own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, physical comedy, live music and high energy juggling, Matthew and Jason Tardy have created an unstoppable performance that has audiences on their feet, matinee/$8 for all ages, evening/$14 adults, $12 seniors, $8 children 12 and under, Oddfellow Theater, Route 117, Buckfield. FMI: 201-336-3306, http://www.oddfellow.com.
Feb. 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, Sounds Good (of the Rustic Overtones), Dave Gutter, lead singer of The Rustic Overtones and Paranoid Social Club, delivers a knock-out show of his own, with his dynamite voice and stage presence, expect indie, jazzy, alternative rock for a great night of tunes, $15/adult, $13/ Johnson Hall member (Bring a non-member free), $6/ student, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 582-7144, http://johnsonhall.org.
Feb. 22, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Author Lewis Robinson, the author discusses his bestselling book, Water Dogs, which the New York Times calls a “wonderful” and “quietly commanding” book , free, Bailey Library, 39 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop. FMI: 207-377-8673, http://www.baileylibrary.org.
Feb. 22, Tuesday, 7:00pm, The Irish Descendents, this band’s award winning recordings range from lilting ballads to toe-tapping reels, and their high energy, humorous live performances have made them a popular attraction at home and abroad, $20/adults, $10/12 and under, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-689-2000, http://www.francoamericanheritage.org.
Tom - MrLakefront
