Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 18-24

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“Cosmic Colors,” UMaine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, Orono

Apr. 18, Thursday, 7-9pm, “A Streetcar Named Desire”-Theater and Community Discussion, an evening of reader’s theater and community discussion on domestic violence, acclaimed theater troupe Outside the Wire will present scenes from “A Streetcar Names Desire” and lead in panel and audience discussion of this issue, presented by the Maine Humanities Council, $10/suggested donation, free/students, Gracie Theatre, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-773-5051, www.mainehumanities.org.
Apr. 18, Thursday, 7-8pm, Cosmic Colors, from northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives “Cosmic Colors” explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand and explore our universe, an explanation of more active Northern Lights and a tour of the night sky prepare visitors for the Omnidome adventure, ages 8 to adult, $3, UMaine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, 120 Munson Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.galaxymaine.com.
Apr. 18, Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm, University of Maine Symphonic and Concert Band Concert, the Symphonic band will be performing works by Ryan Nowlin, Harry L. Alfond, Johannes Brahms, Frank Techell, and William Schumann, the Concert Band will perform works by David Shaffer, Henry Fillmore, David R. Holsinger and Clare Grundman, $12, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Apr. 19, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, Christopher O’Riley in Concert, the concert is part of Gracie’s Classical Concert Series, and seeks to push the boundaries of the series by offering music that extends beyond the classical canon, recital will include hits from O’Riley’s latest White Tie Classics/Mesa-BlueMoon release, $20, Gracie Theater, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.
Apr. 19, Friday, 8-9pm, The Focus Group Improv, Brewer’s premier local improv troupe performing their own unique style of improvisational comedy, fro mature audiences only, $5, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Apr. 20, Saturday, 10am-5pm, Bangor Kid Fest, features bounce houses, balloons, clowns, candy, games, food, music, face painting, dancing and singing, free, Brewer Auditorium, 318 Wilson Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-5631, www.maine.info.
Apr. 21, Sunday, 3-3:30pm, Lecture/Recital Celebrating Dorothy Dushkin, presentation will include performances of musical selections composed by Dushkin. Anatole Wieck, violin; Elizabeth Downing, flute and Laura Artesani, piano, lecture by Kaitlin Briggs, Ed. D., Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary studies, will discuss her research and scholarship on Dorothy Dushkin, composer, diarist and co-founder of music schools in Illinois and Vermont, $9, Minsky Resital Hall, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-4700, www.umaine.edu.

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