Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 22-28

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 22-28
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 22-28
January 21, 2015
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 22-28
January 21, 2015

Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 22-28

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“11th Annual Pies on Parade,” Rockland

Jan. 23, Friday, 7-8pm, “Long Ridges and Steep Faces: An Alaskan Education” with Charlie Townsend of Synnott Mountain Guides, an evening of tall tales and tilted photos from Charlie’s many trips to the Alaska Range, featuring routes on Mt. Hunter, Mt. Foraker and Mt. Russell, free, L.L. Bean Flagship Retail Store, 95 Main Street, Freeport. FMI: www.llbean.com/adventure.
Jan. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, “Tracy McMullen Quintet,” Assistant Professor of Music Tracy McMullen brings together a jazz quintet to perform an evening of original tunes and jazz standards featuring Tracy on saxophone, Mark Tipton on trumpet, Tom Porter on piano, Sam Sherry on bass and Mark Barnette on drums, free, Studinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoin.edu.
Jan. 23 – 25, Friday – Sunday, 8pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Winter Cabaret,” sketch comedy at its best – funny, frantic, and slightly bawdy, this year the group has all-new original material taking a look at human history…from cavemen to Henry VIII to…well, you’ll just have to see, pay-what-u-want, The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8584, www.theaterproject.com.
Jan. 24, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Schooner Fare,” Happy Maritime New Year, we are thrilled to begin the year with Steve and Chuck Romanoff who are regarded as the premier performing group of original and traditional maritime songs, $22/advance, $25/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurch.com.
Jan. 24, Saturday, 4:30-9pm, “Celtic Celebration to host Robert Burns Supper,” relieve those mid-winter blues with a combination Burns Supper and Cabin Fever Ceilidh, What is a Burns Supper, you ask? The official Robert Burns website describes it as the “annual celebratory tribute to the life, works and spirit of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796). Burns Suppers range from stentoriously formal gatherings of esthetes and scholars to uproariously informal rave-ups of drunkards and louts. The event will start with a traditional whiskey tasting. This will be followed by an evening of hearty food (including haggis!), fun, and entertainment by local Celtic musicians. Audience participation is always encouraged at a Burns Supper. Prizes will be awarded for recitations of Burns’s poetry, so polish up your oratorical chops, 4:30-5:30pm/whiskey tasting, 6pm/dinner $25/entire event including whisky tasting, $10/advance or $12/at the door for dinner and entertainment only, Waldo County Shrine Club, Northport Ave., Belfast. FMI: 207-338-2692, www.mainecelticcelebration.com.
Jan. 24, Saturday, 6:30-10:30pm, “Trekkapalooza, Battle of the Bands,” competition will feature a Beatles theme with six exciting and energetic acts. The line-up includes three bands that are new to Trekkapalooza. Making their debut performance will be four-member band Fading Dawn, a rock and roll band with drums, base, guitar, keyboard and vocals. Another first-time Trekkapalooza participant will be Galactic Seagulls, a band comprised of sophomores, juniors and seniors from Oceanside High School East playing classic rock and blues music. Also new this year is Something in the Water, a power trio band from Rockland with special guest vocals (including the legendary vocals from Annette Young), playing funk, alternative, pop and indie music. Trekkers is pleased to welcome back Trekkapalooza 2013 winner, Just Teachers, a band of educators from the Midcoast. Each band will compete to win a cash prize and the coveted title of “Bus Band 2015,” $10/advance, $12/day of, Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. FMI: 207-594-5095, www.trekkers.org/trekkapalooza-january-24-2015/.
Jan. 25, Sunday, 1-4pm, “11th Annual Pies on Parade,” Rockland, dubbed “Pie Town USA” by the Food Network when Bobby Flay visited for a pie throwdown, is living up to its name as planning is underway for the 11th annual pie-a-thon to celebrate National Pie Day, the whole town of Rockland, ME will go pie-crazy, the Historic Inns of Rockland are joined by Rockland, ME businesses and restaurants to welcome hungry pie eaters to the town for the 11th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour. Sample more than 45 different pies at restaurants and inns throughout Rockland and enjoy tours of common areas and some guest rooms at the inns. Never attended a pie tour? This is not your average pie-in-the-sky event. Move aside Mom’s apple pie, Rockland’s inns and restaurants will serve up everything from Shepherds Pie and a number of gourmet Pizza Pies to sweet and savory Italian Galettes, seafood pies, Whoopie Pies and the signature Key LimeRock Pie at the LimeRock Inn. Of course, those who still love the age-old favorites will find many to their liking. Schooner Bay Taxi will provide shuttle service at designated stops, making it more efficient to hit as many pie stops as possible, $30/adults, $10/children 10 and under, Various Venues, Main St, Rockland. FMI: 207-596-6611, www.historicinnsofrockland.com.

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