Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 14-20

Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 14-20
August 14, 2014
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 14-20
August 14, 2014

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 14-20

lewsiton great falls balloon festival

“Great Falls Balloon Festival,” Lewiston

August 14 – 17, Thursday – Sunday, Thursday – Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., “Figaro,” He’s getting married in the morning, and the enterprising Figaro (servant, barber, professional troublemaker) couldn’t be happier. But with everybody scheming to come between him and his bride, Figaro will need all his cunning to make it down the aisle. Flitting between naughty nobles and wily nobodies, this new adaptation of Beaumarchais’s comic masterpiece is not only hysterically funny but offers clever schemes, crafty disguises, and has a razor sharp political edge. $17 – $32, Lakewood Theatre, 76 Theatre Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.

August 15 – 17, Friday – Sunday, 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., “22nd Annual Great Falls Balloon Festival,” Get ready for a swashbucklin’ good time at the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine. Hot air balloon launches are scheduled for 6am and 6pm. Enjoy dozens of food offerings, live entertainment and more, admission is free, Simard – Payne Memorial Park, Oxford Steet, Lewiston. FMI: 800-639-6331, www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org.
August 16, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “South Strong Road Crew,” presents traditional jazz and dance music from the 1910s to the 1940s. Featuring Sherry Walrath (vocals), Scott Dixon (drums), Doug Walrath (keyboard), Andy Buckland (bass). For the dance they will be joined by Mel Tukey (trumpet), Peter Lord (soprano Sax), and Stephen Walrath (bass). It’s great music for people who like to dance together. Tickets are $8.00 in advance or $10.00 at the door, Vienna Union Hall, 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. FMI: 207-293-2674, .
August 17, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., “5k Lap Around Lake Minnehonk,” Run, walk or bike a bit more than 5K round Lake Minnehonk in a fun-for-all-the-family event sponsored by the Mt. Vernon Community Partnership Corporation. the Greater Minnehonk Lake , Poland Spring Water and Sugar Brook Maple Farm, $10 for adults, free for children, Mount Vernon Community Center & Town Beach, 2 Main St., Mount Vernon. FMI: 207-293-1016, www.mtvernonme.org.
August 18, Monday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Convergence: Jazz, Films, and the Visual Arts,” This exhibition features works by many innovative artists and filmmakers, mostly African Americans, whose art depicts and/or is influenced by jazz music and culture. Open 10AM-5PM, Monday to Saturday. Free event. Bates College, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.
August 20, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., “Kennebec Historical Society’s August Program: The Early History of Fort Halifax, Winslow’s Historic Outpost,” Today all that remains of mighty Fort Halifax is a small, two-story wooden blockhouse. Few people know of the colorful history of the colonial outpost. Join historian Daniel Tortora, Ph.D., an assistant professor of history at Colby College, for a lecture focusing on the 18th-century history of Fort Halifax, based on his 2014 book Fort Halifax: Winslow’s Historic Outpost. Guests will learn about the construction of Fort Halifax and its early history; will hear about life on the Maine frontier; and various personalities and guests, including Major-General John Winslow, Captain William Lithgow and the soldiers of Fort Halifax, Benedict Arnold, Jacataqua, and Chief Joseph Orono. The author will conclude with brief highlights of Fort Halifax’s struggle for survival after 1800 against industry, neglect, and nature, and will allow time for questions. Free event, Augusta Civic Center, 16 Cony Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-622-7718, www.kennebechistorical.org.
August 20, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “DaPonte String Quartet,” In the first of two Bates performances, the Maine ensemble and guest pianist Frank Glazer mark the centennial of World War I with music by Fauré, Bartók and Brahms. $25 Online admission. Bates College, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-529-4555, www.bates.edu.

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