Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 2-8

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 2-8

Jan. 2-4, Thursday-Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “The Music Man,” with the dynamite team of NST Artistic Director, Bill Raiten, musical director, Sheldon Bisberg and choreographer Maureen Robinson (of the Robinson Ballet) at the helm, this production is not-to-be-missed, come join the fun, and leave singing and dancing to Meredith Wilson’s beautiful score, tickets are $20 Adult, $18 Senior and $12 student, Blue Hill Town Hall Theater, 18 Union Street, Blue Hill. FMI: 207-200-4720, www.newsurrytheater.org.
Jan. 2, Thursday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Underfoot: Footwear, Hooked Rugs, In the Cellar and Below Decks,” this exhibit explores what is on your feet and what is under your feet, antique shoes from around the world, Maine hooked rugs and re-created nineteenth century ship’s cabin will all be on display, the museum’s own cellar will be shown the world of food storage before refrigeration, $12 Adults, $8 children 7-15, Family $30, Penobscot Marine Museum, 5 Church Street, Searsport. FMI: 207-548-2529, www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org.
Jan. 2-5, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Sunday, “Aquitainia,” a shy young librarian receives a letter summoning her to the remote kingdom of Aquitania, upon her arrival, she meets an eccentric royal family desperate to save their kingdom from domination by an evil, bowler-hatted villain, a hidden doorway through a mountain, magic cake, a lost ring and a child’s game hold the secrets that our heroine must unravel as she adopts a new kind of logic to save the day, adding to the magic, a trio of beautiful sirens enchants the characters with a jazzy score of French songs, Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School Street, Bowdoinham. FMI: 207-319-7289, www.ziggurattheatre.org.
Jan. 3, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., “Nocturnem Jazz Jam.” to benefit Ann Delaney, who has tonsillar cancer, while she has a good prognosis, she could use the support of her fellow musicians and jazz fans at this scary time in her life, bring your axe, your ears, and your heart, have a few beers and help out a great musician, educator (and great friend), no cover, donations accepted to help Ann with the cost of treatment and forced time off from work, Nocturnem Draft Haus, 56 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4380, www.nocturnemdrafthaus.com.
Jan. 4, Saturday, 12:00 a.m., “Works by Local Artist Buza,” “I’ve always had the joy of drawing since early childhood,” Buza stated in her biography. “Only in my thirties did I begin experimenting with paint and teaching myself how to paint with a 99-cent Crayola watercolor packet, so I believe anyone can paint, now I am painting with acrylic, oil, water color, and painting with dyes on silk,” free and open to the public, Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State Street, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-677-6363, www.ellsworth.lib.me.us.
Jan. 5, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Blue Hill Concert Association, 38th Season Opening Concert,” “Shades of Blue” program features classical music for piano, violin, cello inspired by jazz and blues music genres, composers include Poulenc, Revel, Gershwin, Schoenfield, Gottlieb. Boston Globe describes trio as “wildly imaginative, emotionally charged….and touched by a special grace,” Blue Hill Congregational Church, Tenney Hill, Main Street, Blue Hill. FMI: 207-326-0575, www.bluehillcongochurch.org.
Jan. 7, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., “Self-Reflection for the New Year,” drawn from the eastern philosophy, participate in a series of written guided reflections to help you reflect to help you reflect on the past year, gain perspective and clarity, identify what really matters and make meaningful goals for 2014 with tips to stay on track, $20 per person, contact organization for ticketing information, Lodestar Holistic Wellness, 4A State Street, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-801-1107, www.childrenfamiliescommunities.org.

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