Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 27-July 3

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 27-July 3

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At the Lakewood Theatre, Madison

June 27, Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Cold-Blooded Friends, presented by the Chewonki Foundation this live animal presentation will dive right into the dual life of our Maine amphibians by listening to frog calls and examining the lives of salamanders and newts, explore the scaly reptiles found in Maine and how they compare to their amphibian friends through slides, hands-on activities an three live animals, interactive program, refreshments to follow, call to register, free, Hubbard Free Library, 115 Second Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-622-6582, www.hubbardfree.org.
June 27-29, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “The Games Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays,” in December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his mousetrap of a manor in Connecticut for a weekend of revelry. When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous, $19/adults in advance, $21/adults at the door, Lakewood Theatre, 76 Theatre Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
June 28, Friday, 7-9pm, Acadia Wind Ensemble, a band of over 70 Music Educators from across Maine, guest conductor Anthony Malello from George Mason University, donations accepted, Messalonskee Performing Arts Center, 131 Messalonskee High Drive, Oakland. FMI: 207-465-9135, www.rsu18.org/mhs.
June 28, Friday, 8:30-11:30pm, The Repeat Offenders, an original band carving out a name for themselves and picking up a dedicated following in Maine, elements of reggae, rock and funk in well-crafted songs, the sound produces positive vibes and danceable rhythms, doors open at 7:30pm, 21+ event, $5, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.
June 29, Saturday, 8:30am-6:30pm, The 33rd Annual R.B. Hall Day Community Bands Concert, 40 minute consecutive performances throughout the day by 14 community bands from around the state, music from 1870s brass-band sounds to contemporary and show tunes, a “mass band” performance bringing together the many musicians present 12:20-1:10, free, Old Fort Western, 16 Cony Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2385, www.mainearts.maine.gov.
June 29, Saturday, 7-9pm, Kennebec Classical Series, Opus 1, beautiful classical chamber music by prominent Maine musicians in the intimate space of the Common Street Arts gallery, The Hancock Quartet will perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4; Bolcom’s Suite for Violin and Violoncello; and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13, $15/adult, $10/under 18, Common Street Arts, 16 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-872-2787, www.commonstreetarts.com.
June 30, Sunday, 9-11am, Shake, Rattle and Run 5k Relay and Mile Fun Run, run as a relay race 2x5k from Capitol Park in Augusta, a 1-mile fun run for kids 12 and under, all proceeds go to Maine Parkinson Society, sign up as a team of two or register as a single runner/walker and be matched with a partner, register online or at the registration table in Capitol Park, $10/per participant, Capitol Park, Union Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-446-1989, www.shakerattlerunrelay.weebly.com

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