Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine Feb. 16-22

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Bushwhacking at the Kennebec Highlands, Rome

Feb. 16, Thursday, 12-1pm, Maine Military Museum Display, curator Lee Humiston will display some of the artifacts of the Museum and share his passion for preserving military history, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-333-6640, www.auburn.lib.me.us.

 

Feb. 16, Thursday-Sunday, Thursday/7:30pm, Friday and Saturday/8pm, Sunday/2pm, “Almost, Maine,” heart-warming comedy, presented by Lewiston Auburn Community Theater, $18, 30 Academy Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.

 

Feb. 16, Thursday, 7pm, Sean Thomas Dougherty, poet and author of Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line, known for his electrifying performances, free, Olsen Student Center, UMF, Farmington.  FMI:  207-778-7419, www.umf.maine.edu.

 

Feb. 18, Saturday, 10am, Bushwhack the Kennebec Highlands, Brian Alexander leads a hike in the height of a Maine winter, participants are expected to have a minimum moderate snow shoeing experience and be in good physical health as this hike will be long but rewarding, free, Kennebec Highlands, Rome.  FMI:  207-495-3611, www.belgradelakes.org.

 

Feb. 18, Saturday, 7:30-10:30pm, “An Evening of Romantic Music,” performed by violin/vionlist Carmen Rodriguez Peralta, romantic pieces by Beethoven, Nin, Schumann, Smetana, $12, free/under 16, Nordica Auditorium, UMF, Farmington.  FMI:  207-860-2674, www.umf.maine.edu.

 

Feb. 18, Saturday, 6pm, Mardi Gras Party, authentic New Orleans experience with dinner, drinks and music by The Blues Buzzards, $20/advance, $22/door, $5/students, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.

 

Feb. 20, Monday, 8:15pm, Chris Poulson, she comes from a musical family, and her mother, Rosemary, raised her 6 children to sing together and perform at county fairs and community events, with her rich alto voice she covers a wide variety of genres from Americana to Jazz, $15, Slates Restaurant, 167 Water Street, Hallowell.  FMI:  207-622-9575, www.slatesrestaurant.com.

 

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