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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 13-19

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“The Gawler Sisters,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast

Feb. 14, Friday, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “On the Wing, A Celebration of Birds,” is a song cycle for soprano and piano, which celebrates nature, creativity and its connection to the human spirit, the cycle includes twelve songs composed by Berklee College of Music composer, Andrew List, set to original poetry about birds written by Babson College’s poet Mary Pinard, free event, open to the public, Studinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoincollege.edu.
Feb. 14, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m., “Musical Screening of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’,” captured live in London’s West End at the Harold Pinter Theatre, this is a show-biz tale of 3 friends – Franklin, Mary & Charley – who have spent 30 years in the entertainment business, powerful & moving, it travels backwards in time, and offers some of Sondheim’s most beautiful songs..”Good Thing Going”, “Not a Day Goes By”,”Old Friends,” Sondheim himself especially loved this London production saying it “had the best synergy of cast, direction & show ever!” Child-$5.25 / Senior-$8.25 / Adult-$10.25, The Colonial Theatre, 163 High Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-338-1930, www.colonialtheatre.com.
Feb. 14, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., “The Tales of King Arthur,” this company of witty young energetic performers will look for help from the audience to bring Merlin, Lancelot, Arthur, Guenevere and even an Ogre to life onstage, as always, with Commedia dell’arte, the players revel in creating much onstage merriment with improv, sword play and song, $10 adult, $7 children, Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-675-4000, www.theaterofawesome.com.
Feb. 14, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “The Elephant Man,” a drama by Bernard Pomerance, Our production of The Elephant Man, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC will be presented in an intimate setting and in an abstract style, the play itself is filled with powerful dialogue and carries a moving story of the triumph of the human spirit, our performers are outstanding in their ability to share the intensity of emotion and their skill brings this content into tangible focus, the powerful vibrations of live cello music between and underlying scenes brings the passage of time and feeling that remains long after the play ends, we have had many tears shed in rehearsal due to the power of the moments in this wonderful piece of theatre, we would also like to thank our co-sponsor The Plant Home for rehearsal space during these cold months, $22 -$33, contact venue for ticketing information, Chocolate Church, 804 Street, Bath. FMI: 207-386-1404, www.chocolatechurch.com.
Feb. 15, Saturday, 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m., “‘Red’ by John Logan,” Winner of six Tony Awards, this sizzling 90-minute drama is one of the most intellectually riveting shows to recently hit Broadway, $10 – $25, contact venue for ticketing information, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., Rockport. FMI: 207-236-0173, www.cmcanow.org.
Feb. 15 Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “The Gawler Sisters and Bennett Konesni in Concert at Åarhus Gallery ,” Åarhus welcomes the fun-loving, folk-singing Gawler Sisters and talented singer songwriter Bennett Konesni for an evening of traditional and original tunes in the Scots-Irish, Franco-American and Scandinavian traditions, their beautiful harmonies will be accompanied by fiddle, cello, banjo and guitar, $8 – $16, Aarhus Gallery, 50 Main St., Belfast. FMI: 207-338-0001, www.aarhusgallery.com.
Feb. 16, Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., “Winter Fun Day at Crystal Spring Farm,” join Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust at Crystal Spring Farm for a fun day of sledding, skiing and snowshoeing, we will have a led cross country ski exploration at 11:00 AM on our groomed trails, and we will have hot coco at the top of our sledding hill, most events are free, products for purchase, Crystal Hill Farm, 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-1112, www.crystalspringcsa.com.

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