Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine July 23-29

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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine July 23-29

Darrows Barn Mid Coast

“Midcoast Music Festival,” Darrow Barn, Damariscotta

July 23 and 25-26, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 6pm, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” featuring professional actors and designers from Maine and across the country, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies features a quartet of star-crossed lovers, a tyrannical father, Kings, Queens and Fairies galore, devilish Puck, the clownish “Rude Mechanicals,” and a man turned into an ass. With its lush costumes, hand-carved masks and giant puppets, this production offers a feast for the senses, $20, $15/seniors and students, $5/12 and under, Liberty Park, 33 Summer St, Bath. FMI: 207-854-8882, www.bathshakespeare.org.
July 23, Thursday, 6:30pm, “Midcoast Music Festival-The Mallett Brothers Band and David Mallett,” no ordinary hay barn, performers and audiences from around the world seek out the Darrows Barn at Round Top for its exceptional acoustics and warm ambiance. Excellent and affordable food, wine and local beer along with fresh-shucked oysters available, $30/advance, $35/at the door, $15/students in advance only, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, 3 Round Top Lane, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-1393, www.midcoastmusicfest.com.
July 23-26 and 28, Thursday-Sunday and Tuesday, 7:30pm/Thurs, Fri, and Sat, 2pm/Thurs, Sun and Tues, “The Music Man,” family entertainment at its best, Meredith Wilson’s six-time, tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation, $43-$70, Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-8769, www.msmt.org.
July 23-26, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs-Sat, 3pm/Sun, “Cyrano de Bergerac,” presented in the black box style, based on Edmond Rostand’s immortal story in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII’s reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, a gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown, $20/Thursday, $25/Fri, $30/Sat and Sun, Parker B. Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill Rd, Newcastle. FMI: 207-563-1373, www.heartwoodtheater.org.
June 24, Friday, 7:30pm, “195th U.S. Army Band,” a USO type show featuring traditional concert band literature, Patriotic selections, vocal selections, a short set by the band’s jazz ensemble, a short set with the Army’s R&B/rock band, brass quintet, and a fife and drum intro, donations encouraged, Opera House in Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-635-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
June 24-26, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent 1960’s. At its center is Jesus, a social and political rebel. His meteoric rise in renown provides as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ’s final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality, presented by Oceanside Summer Theatre, $8/adults, $6/students, Oceanside High School, 400 Broadway, Rockland. FMI: www.penbaypilot.com.
July 25, Saturday, 1-9:30pm, “Cider Hill Farm Music Festival,” this year’s festival co-headliners are Jacob Augustine and Kenya Hall. Jacob Augustine is a folk musician from northern Maine. Kenya Hall is a singer-songwriter out of Portland. Also taking the stage this year are The Work Trucks, Lauren Crosbly and Meghan Clark, $12/advance, $15/at the door/cash only, Cider Hill Farm, 72 Medomak Terrance, Waldoboro. FMI: www.LocavoreFestival.com.

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