Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine June 25-July 1

Charlie Daniels Belgrade

“Charlie Daniels Band,” Waterville Opera House

June 25-28, Thursday-Sunday, 8pm/Thurs.-Sat, 4pm/Sun, “The Bikinis,” Jodi and Annie, sisters from Paramus, New Jersey; Karla, their slightly manipulative first cousin from Philly; and their best friend Barbara, from Staten Island. In 1964 they won the Belmar Beach Talent Contest, wearing only their bikinis. And now, to raise money for the good folks at Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort, the girl group from the sixties everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun, and all the great songs they sang down on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore. About first love, flower power, and disco, THE BIKINIS is a nonstop celebration of song filled with hits like IT’S IN HIS KISS, YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI, UNDER THE BOARDWALK, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’, CHAPEL OF LOVE, AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS, LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA, WHERE THE BOYS ARE, LAST DANCE, I WILL SURVIVE, IT’S RAINING MEN and many more! A nostalgic show anyone of any age will enjoy. This beach party will have you will be dancin’ in the aisles! $22/advance, $23.50/door, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
June 26, Friday, 5-8:30pm, “Lewiston Maine Art Walk,” is pleased to celebrate the second installment of our summer monthly Art Walk for the month of June, each final Friday evening of the month from May – September, downtown Lewiston is turned into a vibrant arts district, for the month of June, we have over 20 studio artists whose work L/A Arts curates in multiple venues along Lisbon Street and the surrounding areas, free, Lewiston Art Walk, Lisbon St., Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-7228, www.laarts.org.
June 26, Friday, 7pm, “Charlie Daniels Band,” has left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels, an outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age 77, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children and others in need, $75/orchestra, $65/first balcony, $55/second balcony, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
June 26, Friday, 7pm, “The Heather Pierson Trio,” will be performing. Heather is an award winning pianist, multi-genre singer/songwriter, arranger, bandleader, and performer, she plays everything from New Orleans style jazz and blues to rousing Americana and poignant folk narratives, with her, Shawn Nadeau plays on upright bass and Davy Sturtevant on, guitar, mandolin,dobro, fiddle, and cornet, tickets are $8.00 pre-paid and $10.00 at the door, Vienna Union Hall, 5 Mountain Rd., Vienna. FMI: 207-293-2674, www.heatherpierson.com.
June 26, Friday, 7:30pm, “The Turn of the Screw,” a young governess is left to care for two recently orphaned children in a lonely English manor. She begins to see the specters of the former governess and her lover haunting the children and embarks on a macabre journey to save their souls. But what if the ghosts aren’t real? $10-$30, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
June 26-28, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Harvey,” this classic was written in 1944, and is one the ageless classics of American theater. When Elwood P. Dowd (Henry Quintal) starts to introduce his invisible friend, Harvey, a “pooka” in the form of a six foot, three and a half inch rabbit, to guests at a society party, including guests like Ethel Chauvenet (Jenny Benjamin-Rider), his sister, Veta Simmons (Kathleen Brainerd), has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae (Charmian Christopherson), and their family from future embarrassment. Supporting Veta is old friend and family lawyer Judge Omar Gaffney (Frank Omar). Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy! Doctor Sanderson (Galen Hall) commits Veta instead of Elwood the the chagrin of Sanitarium Director Dr. Chumley (Bruce Hertz). When the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion, as Nurse Kelly (Abby Crocker) fumes over the inattention from the now disgraced Dr. Sanderson. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on Dr. Chumley among others. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all, $12/adults, $10/seniors and students, Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-626-3698, www.gaslighttheater.org.
June 27-28, Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm/Sat, 9am-2pm/Sun, “Living History Civil War Reenactment,” join in an exceptional learning opportunity where all aspects of Civil War life will be on display. This multidimensional event will kick off on Saturday with a parade beginning at Old Fort Western in Augusta and following Arsenal Street to the Arboretum. Each day will present both Confederate and Union encampment life with varying demonstrations from bread baking to musket firing and many other day to day living activities. Dozens of reenactors will be on hand throughout the day in period uniforms and clothing to answer questions. Living history is always a treat for youngsters so this will be a welcoming event for families. In addition to the military there will also civilian presentations and genealogy. Photography buffs will have a smorgasbord of material to photograph. Two narrated battles will occur and a reenactment of the surrender at Appomattox will all be a part of the program, see website for ticket, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital Road, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-7989, www.vilesarboretum.org.

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