Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 18-23

Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 18-23
December 17, 2015
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 18-23
December 17, 2015

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 18-23

Downeast Brass Belgrade

“A Christmas Concert: Downeast Brass with Jay Zoller Organist,” Augusta

Dec. 18-19, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sat, “Johnson Hall-day Christmas Variety Bash,” Jason Tardy, Steve Corning, Andrew Silver and Shane Miclon present a jolly Christmas show for the whole family. Comedic Christmas stories and songs, juggling, audience participation and holiday cheer make up this delightful seasonal show, $16, $5/children, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Dec. 19, Saturday, 7pm, “A Winter Revels,” a night of fun and community featuring local talent and comedian Randy Judkins. Randy is a seasoned, professional, new-vaudeville stage performer, a visually engaging motivational speaker, a highly interactive team-building facilitator, an educator who entertains, a coach for presenters of all kinds, and a tour guide, $8/adult, $4/children under 10, Vienna Union Hall, 5 Vienna Mountain Rd, Vienna. FMI: 207-293-2674, www.randyjudkins.com.
Dec. 19, Saturday, 12:55pm, “The Met: The Magic Flute,” groundbreaking broadcast that launched the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series to movie theaters in 2006, The Magic Flute enchanted opera lovers from around the world with the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, a winning ensemble cast— including Nathan Gunn, Ying Huang, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklósa, and René Pape—brings fresh life to Mozart’s timeless fairy tale, $20, Waterville Opera House, 93 Main St, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Dec. 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Holiday in Lights,” singer/songwriter, Mitch Thomas, who is the Center’s executive director and directs and performs at Community Little Theatre, will present several seasonal favorites, including some of his own compositions and arrangements. The event will also feature several local artists singing holiday songs of joy and cheer. A Christmas tradition for the whole family at the Franco Center, $15, $12/seniors, free/students, Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston. FMI: 207-689-2000, www.francocenter.org.
Dec. 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Music for a Medieval Christmas,” presented by The Calderwood Constort. The Christmas story taken from the Wyclif bible of 1830, the first English translation from the Latin, narrated in Middle English with music from the 11th through the 17th centuries sung and played on replica period instruments, $10, free/children, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 209 Eastern Ave, Augusta. FMI: 207-797-0212, www.mainetoday.com.
Dec. 20, Sunday, 2pm, “A Christmas Concert: Downeast Brass with Jay Zoller, Organist,” music by the Downeast Brass Quintet and Jay Zoller, organist, on the South Parish Congregational Church’s magnificent organ is holiday music at its best. This concert has become an annual tradition for many. This musical event is jointly sponsored by South Parish Congregational Church and the University of Maine Senior College, $10, $5/students, free/12 & under, South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St, Augusta. FMI: 207-622-3551, www.concertsatjewett.com.
Dec. 20, Sunday, 4pm, “Annual Community Carol Sing,” we welcome all to join us in singing traditional Christmas Carols with community singers and musicians and stories, and poems in the festive setting of this lovely church built in 1838. Refreshments will be served, East Monmouth Methodist Church, Rt 135, East Monmouth. FMI: 207-242-6949, www.mainetoday.com.

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