Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct.29-Nov.4

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Oct. 29-Nov. 4
October 28, 2015
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct.29-Nov.4
October 28, 2015

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct.29-Nov.4

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“The Squid Jiggers,”  Chocolate Church, Bath

Oct. 29, Thursday, 6:30pm, “Learning about Bats,” celebrate bat week with local bat educator and enthusiast, Annie Kassler. She will speak about bats, their natural history and status, learn about how you can help the bats, free, Maine Coastal Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 9 Water Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0600, www.maineseabirds.org.
Oct. 30, Friday, 7pm, “Contra Dance,” with Karl’s Dad’s Reunion Band and caller John McIntire, dance appropriate for all ages and skill levels, $8, $20/max for families with children, Lincolnville Community Building, 18 Searsmont Road, Lincolnville Center. FMI: 207-763-4652, www.bangordailynews.com.
Oct. 30, Friday, 7:30pm, “Ashley Storrow – Singer – Songwriter,” whose dulcet voice and sweet songs will lift your heart and soothe your soul, don’t miss this up-and-coming talent playing her originals in an intimate atmosphere, $10 advance, $12 – $15 at door, Maine Music Mill, 14 Maine St., Ft. Andross, Brunswick. FMI: 207-431-0273, www.mainemusicmill.com.
Oct. 30, Friday, 7:30pm, “Squid Jiggers and Friends, Halloween Maritime,” hauntingly festive storytelling and sea shanties to scare away any hobgoblins of boredom. Enjoy opening act The Montsweagers and bonus sea shanty songstress Alison Freeman before Maine-based folk duo THE SQUID JIGGERS headline the evening. Inveterate musician-entertainers, Dave Rowe and Troy R. Bennett combine their talents on guitar, bass, bodhran, and tin whistles to lay down a thunderous musical base for their robust vocal harmonies, $20/adv, $24/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Saturday-Sunday, 7pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Three Checkhov Vaudevilles,” Everyman Repertory Theater performs a comic collection of short plays written by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, adapted and translated by Michael Frayn. These lively, laugh-out-loud shorts celebrate the foibles and eccentricities of human nature. Written in the late 1800’s as farces, or “jokes,” The Bear, The Evils of Tobacco, and The Proposal feature a wide variety of recognizable characters who find themselves in the throes of absurd misunderstandings and intentions gone awry. Good fun for all ages, $20, Everyman Repertory Theatre, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St, Rockport. FMI: 207=-236-0173, www.everymanrep.org.
Oct. 31, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm,” Inanna blends western vocal harmonies with the polyrhythms of West Africa, the Middle East, and Brazil to create a multicultural fusion beyond tradition. Their gorgeous voices and masterful rhythms will make your spirit soar and your feet move, $15/advance, $20/door, Maine Music Mill, 14 Maine Street, Ft. Andross, Brunswick. FMI: 207-431-0273, www.mainemusicmill.com.
Nov. 1, Sunday, 2pm, “Armed Forces-The Pride of America Bowdoin Concert Band,” Armed Forces – The Pride of America is the theme of the program that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II as well as a musical salute to the contributions of the Greatest Generation that lived and died through it. Among the compositions on this program will be: Hymn to the Fallen – John Williams; Eternal Father, Strong to Save – Claude Smith; Symphonic Prelude – The Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer – Mark Camphouse; America Forever March – James Colonna; The Homefront – Musical Memories from World War II – James Christensen; and Armed Forces – The Pride of America – Larry Clark & Greg Gilroy, free, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 12 South Campus Drive, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoin.edu.

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