Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 16-22

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 16-22

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 16-22

“National Theatre’s, Medea,” at Collins Art Center, Orono

Oct. 16-19, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thurs. and Fri., 5pm/Sat., 3pm/Sun., “The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful,” Lady Enid and Lord Edgar arrive at their haunted estate on a dark and stormy night, complete with vampires, werewolves, mummies and damsels in distress, this side-splitting spoof sends-up horror movies, classic literature, Victorian melodrama, Hitchcock, and the conventions of theatre itself, this beloved quick-change marathon is a true vaudeville tour de farce, $22 and up, Penobscot Theatre, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-333, www.penobscottheatre.org.

Oct. 17, Friday, 7-8:45pm, “National Theatre Live! Medea,” Helen McCrory (The Last of the Haussmans) returns to the National Theatre to take the title role in Euripides’ powerful tragedy, in a new version by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell, Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she’s left her home and borne two sons in exile, but when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children, cornered, she begs for one day’s grace, it’s time enough, she exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear, $18/adults, $13/students, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Oct. 17, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, “Oh What a Night! Billboard hits of the 1960’s,” this show features Billboard hits from 1957-1969 that will have you dancing in your seat, starring three of Broadway’s hottest leading men and featuring music by: The Four Seasons, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Bobbie Darrin, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and even the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, $28.25, Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.
Oct. 18, Saturday, 9-11am, “Guided Walk at the Refuge,” join Gateway Seniors Without Walls for this 2 mile walk along the highest laying (180 feet!) trail at the Refuge, the terrain is nearly level and easy to walk, fall is the prettiest time of year to explore this beech forest, search for signs of animals and simply enjoy its beauty, we meet in the parking area at Gate 1, next to Rt. 43, suggested donation is $5, school-aged children are free, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, 35 Hudson Road, Gate 1, Old Town. FMI: 207-394-2171, www.hirundomaine.org.
Oct. 18, Saturday, 1-3pm, “Fall Family Fun Day,” celebrate fall with your whole family at UMMA, join us for the afternoon to create fun, artful fall projects to brighten up your fall decor, this event is free and open to the public, University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St., Bangor. FMI: 207-561-3550, www.umma.umaine.edu.
Oct. 18, Saturday, 12:55-4:55pm, “The Met Live in HD! Le Nozze di Figaro,” Met Music Director James Levine conducts a spirited new production of Mozart’s masterpiece, directed by Richard Eyre, who sets the action of this classic domestic comedy in a 19th-century manor house in Seville, but during the gilded age of the late 1920s, $28, $18/students, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Oct. 18, Saturday, 5-7pm, “Chili & Chowders Supper,” Menu: Ladling up Chill Chasing Chili, Fabulous Fish Chowder, and Comforting Corn Chowder, accompanied by baskets of handmade breads, rolls, biscuits and cornbread, also, a surprise vegetable salad, finished off with your choice of homemade pies celebrating fall flavors, join us for this new menu adventure, $7adults and teens, $3/children, Eddington Clifton Civic Center, Comins Hall, 1387 Main Road, Eddington. FMI: 207-843-6441, www.cominshall.org.

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