Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 10-16

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 10-16

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 10-16

“The Last Five Years,” Bangor Opera House, Bangor

Mar. 10-13, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thurs. and Fri, 5pm/Sat, 3pm/Sun, “The Last Five Years,” A lot can happen in five years. Two people can meet, fall in and out of love, and go their separate ways, but how things happen and why is a matter of perspective. Jamie and Cathy seem destined to be together but as his star rises and hers plateaus, their relationship falters. He tells their story from the romantic beginning and she from the bitter end, so when they meet in the middle we know the moment is fleeting. Unforgettable songs of discovery and joy, heartbreak and hurt create an intimate portrait of two lovers on separate trajectories, see site for ticketing details, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Mar. 11-13, Friday-Sunday, 5-9pm/Fri, 9am-8pm/Sat, 10am-3pm/Sun, “Penboscot County Conservation Association’s 78th Annual Sportsmen’s Show,” The show will include over 120 exhibitors of canoes, fishing and fly-tying equipment, hunting dogs, taxidermy, boat and marine supplies, outdoor wear, archery, camping, backpacking, ATV’s and other outdoor recreational equipment. There will also be a variety of interactive demonstrations and outdoor-related presentations. Additional to serving as a rite of spring and an opportunity to get a jump start on Maine’s incredible assortment of outdoor-related activities, proceeds from the show help to support a wide variety of conservation activities sponsored by this civic-oriented organization, including investments in scholarships for students majoring in Wildlife Ecology at The University of Maine and in Wildlife Biology at Unity College, $8/11 and up, Field House, UMO, Orono. FMI: www.conservationassociation.org.
Mar. 11, Friday, 7pm, “NTL: As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind, see site for ticketing details, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, Orono. FMI: 1-800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 12-13, Saturday-Sunday, 10am-8pm/Saturday, 11am-4pm, “Motorcycle Show,” Patriot Riders of America, Maine Chapter-3 will host the second annual Bangor Mall Motorcycle Show. New motorcycles from Central Maine Harley Davidson, Paul Blouin Performance, Huff Power Sports, Cove Side Cycles, Custom designs by Maniac Cycles and much more will be on display, Bangor Mall, 663 Stillwater Ave, Bangor. FMI: 207-500-1592, www.PRoA-ME3.org.
Mar. 12, Saturday, 1pm, “Met Opera Live in HD! Manon Lescaut,” Few operas have surpassed Manon Lescaut in the depiction of the urgency of young love. The French tale of a beautiful young woman destroyed by her conflicting needs for love and luxury had already inspired Massenet’s Manon (1884), a relatively new and immensely popular work at the time of Manon Lescaut’s premiere. Puccini made the story his own and infused it with a new level of frank emotion and a flood of melody.The opera was his first great success, leading George Bernard Shaw to name him “the successor to Verdi,” see site for ticketing details, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, Orono. FMI: 1-800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 12, Saturday, 4:30-6pm, “St. Patrick’s Day Boiled Dinner,” There will be music and door prizes and lots of good food including desserts and coffee, tea and punch. Following the supper we’ll have our famous Annual Pie Auction. These are homemade pies of every sort including chicken pot pie, apple, blueberry, raspberry, lemon, coconut, etc, Veazie Congregational Church, 1404 State Street, Veazie. FMI: 207-907-4204, www.bangordailynews.com.
Mar. 12, Saturday, 8pm, “The Focus Group and Her Majesty’s Cabaret,” The Bangor area’s favorite and longest-standing live comedy troupes are coming together for a night of unbridled hilarity! HMC will do a half hour or so of their wacky, wild sketch comedy, The Focus Group will do a half hour or so of unpredictable improv comedy, and then, like “The Island of Dr. Moreau” except with way less phoning-it-in late period Brando, the two groups will meld for something never before seen, $10, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.

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