Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 6-12

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 6-12

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 6-12

“Owl Prowl,” Cross Insurance Center, Bangor

Nov. 7-8, Friday-Saturday, 8pm, “Improv ME Festival,” teams from Boston, Providence, Portland, Bar Harbor, and more will join with host team, The Focus Group for an incredible weekend of laughs, shows are intended for mature audiences only, for more information about performance schedules, please call venue, beer and wine are available for purchase for those 21+, $10-$25, Between Friends Art Center-Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Nov. 8-9 Saturday, 8am-2pm, “Holiday Fair and Luncheon,” there will be a cookie bar where people can fill a tin with a variety of cookies. The fair includes baked goods, fudge, jams, jellies, handmade jewelry, scarves, mittens, blankets, cards and crafts. Gift baskets, attic treasures, and raffles for an original rug and tablecloth are available. The gourmet luncheon includes a variety of homemade soups, salads, bread and ice cream sundaes, First Congregational Church of Brewer, 16 Church Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7350, Tamarack Trail Kiosk, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-1010, www.bangorlandtrust.org.
Nov. 8 – 9, Saturday – Sunday, 10am-6pm/Sat, 10am-4pm/Sun, “Maine Harvest Festival,” celebrating Farm Fresh, a family, fun event featuring Maine grown and produced products, many vendors will have unique gifts for the holidays, sample Maine Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries… and much more, $7, free/under 12, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor.  FMI: 207-570-4077, www.maineharvestfestival.com.
Nov. 8, Saturday, 7-8:30pm, “Owl Prowl,” join local ornithologist Robert Ostrowski for a short introduction to the species of owls you are likely to hear and then set off on a peaceful walk on the blue trail. Robert will play owl call recordings to entice owls to visit and call back. Children and adults who can be quiet and still are welcome. The moon should be bright and almost full, but make sure you bring a headlamp, wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes, Walden-Parke Preserve, Tamarack Trail Kiosk, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-1010, www.bangorlandtrust.org.
Nov. 8, Saturday, 7:30pm, “University Singers Season Premiere,” Francis John Vogt will lead the ensemble in a variety of pieces by composers such as J.S. Bach, Daniel Pinkham, Brian Edward Galante, and Josef Rheinberger. The University Singers is the premiere auditioned choir of the University of Maine, $9, Minsky Recital Hall, UMO, Class of 1944 Hall, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.umaine.edu.
Nov. 8-9, Saturday-Sunday, 8pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” is the southern gothic, supernatural musical written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, this extraordinary collaboration, 13 years in the making, is a haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge, which will be performed by an ensemble cast of 15 actors and a four-piece live band, $39 – $79, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Nov. 9, Sunday, 1-2:30pm, “Reading the Landscape,” how about a new perspective for your next hike in the forest or across a field, accompany Larry Beauregard on his walk across the Refuge and learn how to recognize signs of human impact on the landscape, Larry’s presentation focuses on forest succession and how various disturbances, natural and man-made, influence the forest that we see around us, meet at the Parker Reed shelter, accessible by Gate 1, reservation requested by November 8, $5/suggested donation, per adult, free/school-age children, Hirundo Wildlife Reserve, 35 Hudson Road, Old Town. FMI: 207-394-2171, www.hirundomaine.org.

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