Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 13-19

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 13-19

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 13-19

“Much Ado About Nothing and  A Great Big Deal Over Nothing,” Penobscot Theatre, Bangor

Aug.13, Thursday, 5-8pm, “Cool Sounds Concerts and Fresh Air Market,” featuring musical group, When Particles Collide, their music includes Southern Rock choruses, New Wave a la Blondie vocals, and more, the Fresh Air Market will be set up along Merchants Plaza and in Pickering Square, available items include artwork, specialty foods, jewelry, clothing and much more. Food vendors will also be on site, free, West Market Square, Broad Street, Bangor. FMI: www.downtownbangor.com.
Aug. 13, Thursday, 6pm, “Kenny Chesney with Chase Rice,” With nearly two-dozen NFL-sized stadiums plays slated for this summer, Kenny Chesney took a good look at his remaining dates and thought about the show he was planning for this tour. “For all the time we had to create for The Big Revival Tour,” Chesney says, “I wanted to make sure the fans got to experience it. I love amphitheaters and all the fun… But I want to give the fans the same impact with the show, because The Big Revival Tour’s set up to be pretty special.” After a year off the road, Chesney is ready to get back to the fans, $43.75-$149.75, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad Street, Bangor. FMI: www.waterfrontconcerts.com.
Aug. 13, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Sarah Johnson Organ Concert,” on Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, performing works of Felix Mendelssohn, Klaas Bolt, J.P. Sweelinck, and J.S. Bach, Sarah Johnson is a Senior Music major studying both piano and organ performance at Vassar College. She has played services and concerts for several churches in Maine and New York. She served as Interim Minister for Music at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church in Maine in the summer of 2014 and this past school year served as intern at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie. This summer she is the Resident Organ Intern on Squirrel Island, off the coast of Boothbay Harbor, playing for their Chapel services and directing their choir, donations appreciated, St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor. FMI: www.hookopus288.net.
Aug. 14-16, Friday-Sunday, 5pm/Fri and Sat, 3pm/Sun, “Much Ado About Nothing and A Great Big Deal Over Nothing,” Much Ado About Nothing-Shakespeare had a wicked sense of humor as evidenced by this timeless tale of love, mistaken identity and deception. Beatrice hates Benedict and Benedict doesn’t care much for Beatrice either, so when Don Pedro and the rest of the folks at Messina decide to play matchmaker, hilarity ensues! Meanwhile, evil Don John plots to thwart the marriage of brave Claudio and virtuous Hero, weaving an intricate lie with potentially fatal consequences. Who’s who? Will truth and love prevail? Who names their daughter “Hero?” Join us for a fresh spin on a beloved classic, and find out; A Great Big Deal Over Nothing-In this modern retelling of Much Ado, set at Camp Messina, mistaken identities and young love run rampant as campers play, pine, and prepare for the big dance. Clark likes Holly, but he’s too shy to admit it, while Ben and Bea vow mutual hatred despite their friends’ insistence that they’re meant to be together. With a meddling duo determined to cause trouble and an inept security guard haplessly making matters worse, Camp Messina is far from a happy hideaway. Great big fun guaranteed, presented by Penobscot Theatre, see site for ticketing information, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Aug. 15, Saturday, 9am-3pm, “Art in the Garden,” featuring local artists and artisans, Ecotat Garden and Arboretum, Corner of US Rt2 and Annis Road, Hermon. FMI: 207-478-5644, www.bangordailynews.com.
Aug. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Skyliners,” a 13-piece big band, will play music for dancing, favorite arrangements from the 1940s and 1950s as well as swing, jazz, pop and waltz, open to ages 21 and older, $8, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Aug. 16, Sunday, 10:30am-5pm, “Family Day at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge,” a day of learning experiences and fun, so pack a lunch and spend the day. The activities include hands-on silk screening with local artist Kris Sader. You might enjoy a close-up look at Spiders with Donne Sinderson, and of course everyone’s favorite the Obstacle canoe race. Join us for Hirundo’s first BIO BLITZ –” an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. Groups of scientists, naturalists and volunteers conduct an intensive field study over a continuous time period”. For one hour we will survey Pushaw Stream on several places, Lac d’Or and some vernal pools for macro invertebrate species. Help us find out what lives and crawls in those places. We will be using kick nets, dip nets, and bait traps. Dr. Stephen M. Coghlan from the University of Maine will show how to use electro-fishing method. At the end of the day when muskrats and beaver become active, we offer a guided canoe tour in the 28-foot canoes on loan to us by the Penobscot RiverKeepers, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, 1107 West Old Town Road, Gate 1, Route 43, Old Town. FMI: 207-394-2171, www.hirundomaine.org.

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