Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 12-18

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 12-18
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 12-18
September 11, 2013
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September 11, 2013

Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 12-18

Lighthouse Sunset Cruise, Rockland

Sept. 12-15, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs., 8pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Waiting for Godot,” Samuel Beckett’s classic of the modern theater. “A portrait of the dogged resilience of a man’s spirit in the face of little hope,” directed by Bowdoin College’s Davis Robinson, featuring the Theater Project founder and artistic director Al Miller, pay-what-you-can, The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8584, www.thetheaterproject.com.
Sept. 13, Friday, 4-7:30pm, Lighthouse Sunset Cruise, departing from Rockland’s public landing, you will enjoy close-up water views of 5 lighthouses including Rockland Breakwater, owls Head, Indian Island, Curtis Island & Grindle Point lighthouses, light refreshments and cash bar will be available, reservations strongly encouraged, $45, Rockland’s Public Landing, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-4174, www.lighthousefoundation.org.
Sept. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, Classical guitarist Kevin Morse, music of Latin American composers: Villa Lobos, Antonio Lauro, Maneul M. Ponce & Augustin Barrios Mangore, $15, Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. FMI: 207-288-2320, www.barharborucc.org.
Sept. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, Back to Bach: Pianist George Lopez, Bowdoin’s Beckwith Artist-in-Residence, will include Bach’s buoyant and athletic Partita No. 5 in G major along with two Baroque-inspired variation classics by Mendelssohn and Copland as well as Franck’s poetic and poignant Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, free, Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-3100, www.bowdoin.edu.
Sept. 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, &pm/Saturday 2pm/Sunday, “BubbleMania!” starring Casey Carle blends the latest in bubble wizardry with music and nonstop comedy, for a show that entertains kids from 5 to 105. Among its amazing soapy sights are 25-foot bubble serpents, bouncing bubbles, fog-filled bubbles and human-filled bubbles, along with bubble volcanoes, bubble spaceships, a bubble crystal ball and a cube bubble, $12-$17, $3 more when purchased at the door, Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-518-8839, www.freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.
Sept. 14, Saturday, 7:30pm, Joe Crookston, tours regularly in the US, Ireland and Canada. He was awarded the “Album of the Year” by the International Folk Alliance, and received a year-long songwriting grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, $12/advance, $15/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Sept. 14, Saturday, 8-9:45pm, David Wilcox, known for his open tuning acoustic guitar, sawed-off capos, storytelling wit, and insightful metaphors. His songs are a strong elixir. Music distilled. David Wilcox believes that the right song at the right time changes people’s lives. “David Wilcox’s ongoing musical journey [is]… compelling and richly deserving of a listen.” -Rolling Stone, $16/advance, $21/day of, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.

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