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

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 2-8
January 2, 2014
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 2 – 8
January 2, 2014

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

Jan. 2, Thursday, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., “Watercolor Lessons,” classes will be taught by Holly Smith who is an experienced teacher and watercolorist, who has taught high school and adult education for 25 years, suitable for all levels even if you have never held a brush, Winding Way Watercolor s Gallery, 39 Union Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-593-7955, www.windingwaywatercolors.org.
Jan. 2, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m., “January Song Swap,” come join the Songswap, it’s an informal song-circle format, bring a song or two, a friend or two, and an instrument or two, we will go around the circle and everyone gets a chance to offer a song or two, it’s a great opportunity to add voices and accompaniment to your music, free and open to the public, Camden Pulbic Library, 55 Main St., Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, www.camden.lib.me.us.
Jan. 3, Friday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Folk Dance,” world music and dance from the Balkans, Israel, Western Europe, and around the globe, good exercise, great fun, many dances are taught, no partner needed, best international folk dancing north of Boston, all are welcome, suggested donation $8, People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-200-7577, www.folkdancebrunswick.com.
Jan. 5, Sunday, 7:30pm, “Hot Tuna,” acoustic music, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and mandolin virtuoso Barry Mitterhoff, “these guys are as good as it gets and have set the standard for decades,” $30/advance, $35/day of, Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Jan. 7, Tuesday, 6:30pm, “Odeon Ensemble Concert,” annual winter concert, music students of all ages will present a performance of popular works, together with works for chamber ensembles, free, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central Street, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org.
Jan. 7, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., ““ Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities”–Florence Reed served in the Peace Corps in Panama in the early nineties and in 1997 founded Sustainable Harvest International (SHI), a nonprofit based in Ellsworth dedicated to working with rural Central American communities to implement sustainable-farming practices, Reed divides her time between overseeing programs in Central America and gathering resources in the US, bringing together farmers and donors to create a better future, she will talk about her international work as well as the broader the topic of sustainable agriculture, food security, sustainable development, eco-tourism, and voluntourism, Reed’s talk is part of the Library’s “Green Growing January,” Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, www.librarycamden.org.
Jan. 8, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., “Citizen Science: Cornell Lab of Ornithology & Audubon Programs,” Citizen Science in the Sheepscot Watershed: You don’t have to be a scientist to do science, naturalist Lynne Flaccus will introduce you to easy, fun projects that anyone can participate in such as Profect Feeder Watch, Great Backyard Bird Count and eBird, Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, Heandquarters, 624 Sheepscot Road, Newcastle. FMI: 207-586-5616, www.sheepscot.org.
 

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