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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 6-12

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 6-12

“Dvorak’s RUSALKA,” Collins Center for the Arts, Orono

Feb. 6, Thursday, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., “Vinyl Night,” our incredible DJ’s spinning vinyl all nite, please feel free to bring your own, free and open to the public, Nocturnem Draft Haus, 56 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4380, www.nocturnemdrafthaus.com.
Feb. 6 – 9, Thursday – Sunday, Thursday 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Sunday 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “One Blue Tarp,” the ubiquitous blue tarp provides the backdrop for this comic play about a Maine native defending his right to do as he’s always done and a woman “from away” who wants to change things and knows just how to do it, this light hearted examination of home, place, progress, and the way like “should” be was first written and developed for PTC’s Theatre, $37 per seat, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-6618, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Feb. 8, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., “Dvorak’s RUSALKA,” the great Renee Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting “Song to the Moon” in Dvorak’s soulful fairy-tale opera, Tenor Piotr Beczala co-stars as the Prince, Dolora Zajick is Jezibaba, and dynamic young maestro Yannick Nezet-Seguin is on the podium, $15 – $25, plus $3 processing fee, contact venue for ticketing information, University of Maine – Collins Center for the Arts, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Feb.8, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “UMaine School of Performing Arts – Casdenzato Faculty Concert,” featuring UMaine music faculty: Laura Artesani, Jack Burt, Soo-Yon Choi, Ginger Yang Hwalek, Nancy Ellen Ogle, Noreen Silver,Phillip Silver, Marisa Solomon and Anatole Wieck, $9 per person, UMaine Minsky Recital Hall, 5788 Class of 1944 Hall, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.umaine.edu/thearts.
Feb. 9, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m., “Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast,” a veteran rocket trains new recruits to take over his job of flying to the planets, youngsters enjoy the cartoon characters while learning about our solar system in this charming hour of exploration under the planetarium dome, $3 per person, Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, 120 Munson Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.galaxymaine.com.

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