Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 3-9

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 3-9

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 3-9

“A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” Blessed Hope Church, Waterville

April 3, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Bates Steel Pan Orchestra,” Erica Butler directs this popular student ensemble, free but tickets are required, Bates College Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
April 3 – 5, 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, this exhibition is brought to you by the Colby Student Art Committee with support from the Center for the Arts and Humanities, Colby College Museum of Art and the Colby Art Department, Common Street Arts, 16 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-872-2787, www.colby.edu.
April 3 – 7, Thursday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Sand Mandala Artist Losang Samten,” Tibetan scholar and sand mandala artist Losang Samten will be in residence at the College creating the Amitabha mandala in the museum lobby during museum hours, a mandala is a spiritual design symbolic of the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism, free and open to the public, Colby College Museum of Art, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu.
April 4, Friday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., “Opening Reception: 2014 Senior Thesis Exhibition,” featuring 10 artists working in diverse media, the 2014 Senior Thesis Exhibition gets underway with a reception in the Museum of Art, opening at the same time is Polish Posters: Art and Allusion, free and open to the public, Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.
April 4, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “Bates Computer Music Final Concert,” in a program featuring digital video and electronic music combined with live instruments, 12 students in William Matthews’ computer music course present their compositions, free event, Bates College, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
April 4 – 5, 6:30p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” come see almost 60 area students perform one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, set in 1939 Athens, Maine, this story of young love, fairy magic and over-enthusiastic actors is just as funny now as it was more than 400 years ago, $7 adults, $5 seniors and youths under 12, Blessed Hope Church, 10 Pleasant Street, Waterville. FMI: www.blessedhopechurch.org.
April 4 – 6, Friday – Sunday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Shrek the Musical,” based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage, $21 adults, $19 seniors or youth, contact venue for ticketing information, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.

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