Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine March 27-April 2

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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine March 27-April 2
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine March 27-April 2

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine March 27-April 2

“New York Funk Exchange,” Franco Center, Lewiston

March 27 – 29, Thursday – Saturday, 12:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., “Colby on Common,” an exhibition that showcases work made by students, faculty and staff from Colby College, the show provides the opportunity for members of the Colby community to display artwork off-campus, in a public space in collaboration with a downtown venue, Common Street Arts, 16 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-872-2787, www.colby.edu.
March 27 – 30, Thursday – Sunday, Thursday – Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m., “Beau Jest,” at Little Community Theatre lovely young school teacher in Chicago, wants to please her parents, so she invents a boyfriend whom she believes will be the man of her mother’s dreams, when her parents insist on meeting the man, Sarah hires Bob, an actor, to pretend to be her “beau” the masquerade works flawlessly for a time and brings comic situations, but in the end, their lives are irrevocably changed, Little Community Theatre, contact venue for ticketing details, Great Falls Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.
March 28, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., “Lynn Vartan, Solo Marimba,” an internationally recognized marimba performer with extensive connections to other cultures (Latin, Chinese, Vietnamese,) described as “a commander of color” by the LA Times, Vartan is a three-time Grammy award nominee, and comes to Farmington through the sponsorship of the Arts Institute of Western Maine and the University of Maine Farmington, a feature will be a composition by local artist Philip Carlsen, Emery Community Arts Center, 111 South Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7000, www.umf.maine.edu.
March 28, Friday, 8:00 p.m. -11:30 p.m., “New York Funk Exchange,” featuring Serena Fortier and the Wall Street Horns, influenced by the likes of Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Stevie Wonder, the New York Funk Exchange is an unforgettable force winning over legions of new fans one groove at a time, hailing from Brooklyn, this 9-piece band is fronted by powerhouse vocalist Serena Fortier (Lewiston H.S. Class of 2002, Berklee College of Music Class of 2006) and features a supremely funky cluster of brass known as The Wall Street Horns, if you saw them here last February, we know you’ll be back, if you didn’t, don’t make the same mistake twice, tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, Franco American Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.
March 29, Saturday, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., the Bates-community gospel choir welcomes guests including singers from the Blessed Hope Tabernacle Outreach Ministries of Boston, Bowdoin College and Auburn’s Christ Temple Church, donations an effort to provide basic needs for refugees, Gomes Chapel, 275 College Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6031, www.bates.edu.
March 29, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., “V – Day aUbUrn 2014, presents the Vagina Monologues,” V-Day celebrates the right of women and girls to live free from fear and violence, this year’s show features many familiar pieces, but V-Day will include a female-to-male transgender monologue for the first time, First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0461, www.auburnuu.org.
March 29, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Mozart the Great Mass in C,” the monumental work is being presented by the Maine Music Society, which is comprised of the Androscroggin Chorale and the Maine Music Society Orchestra, John Corrie is directing, advanced tickets $20/adult;$18/senior/$10/student, at the door $22, adult $20, Franco American Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.
March 30, Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “The Survivors Suite,” an exhibitions of paintings, an exhibition of paintings related to refugees, exiles and survivors of war, famine, environmental disaster, etc., most refugees are women and children, what helps them survive, free and open to the public, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., Auburn. FMI: 207-333-6640 x2023, www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.

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