Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Oct. 31 – Nov. 6

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Oct. 31 – Nov. 6

at Collins Center for the Arts, Orono

Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thursday, 8pm/Friday and Saturday, 3pm/Sunday, “The Woman in Black,” ghost play, Penobscot Theatre Company, $24-$38, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.bangoroperahouse.com
Oct. 31, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., “Live Jazz,” with the G Majors, enjoy your Halloween with some good drinks, food, and jazz, Nocturnem Draft Haus, 56 Main Street Bangor, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4380, www.nocturnemdrafthaus.com
Nov. 1, Friday, 10:00 a.m., “Day of the Dead Celebration,” learn about the Day of the Dead, Los Dias de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that honors departed family, friends, and ancestors.  This holiday combines Precolumbian and post-Contact traditions and celebrates the continuation of life and the belief that death is not an end, but the beginning of a new stage of life.  Eunice Loredo will share this tradition with you, make traditional decorations for this holiday, and visit the Museum’s Precolumbian collections.  Traditional refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public, Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1950, www.hudsonmuseum.org.
Nov. 2, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., “Holiday Marketplace Craft Fair,” The Sunshine Club for Children will hold its annual craft fair, featured are Christmas gifts, candles, antiques, fancy children’s dresses, scarves, doll clothes, collectibles and many other crafts.  Special drawings will be held, and a delicious luncheon will be served. Admission is $1; children 12 and under are admitted free, The Anah Shrine Center, 586 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-989-5792, www.greatmainevacations.com
Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., “The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow,” Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers to perform classic tale for children, $12 adults, $6 children, Penobscot Theatre, Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Nov. 2, Saturday, 8:00 p.m., “An Evening with Chicago,” Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era” by former President Bill Clinton, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades. From the signature sound of the CHICAGO horns, their iconic Vocalists, and a few dozen of ever-Classic Songs, this band’s concerts are celebrations.  The band is now in their 47th consecutive year of touring, without missing a single concert date! Tickets range from $50-$70, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor. FMI: 207-561-8300, www.crossinsurancecenter.com.
Nov. 3, Sunday, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., “Godspell,” the beloved musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy and Academy Award’- winning composer of Wicked. Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time in a brand new intimate, one-of-a-kind production, $35-$55, Collins Center for the Arts, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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