Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 17-23

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 17-23
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 17-23
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Out and About for the MidCoast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 17-23

Mainely Improv

“Mainely Improv,” Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham

March 18, Friday, 6pm, “Music at Dusk: Simone Dinnerstein, piano,” American pianist Simone Dinnerstein is a searching and inventive artist who is motivated by a desire to find the musical core of every work she approaches. The Independent praises the “majestic originality of her vision” and NPR reports, “She compels the listener to follow her in a journey of discovery filled with unscheduled detours . . . She’s actively listening to every note she plays, and the result is a wonderfully expressive interpretation.” $30, $10/under 25, Union Hall Theatre, 2 Central St, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org.
March 18, Friday, 7pm, “Mainely Improv-On-the-Spot Comedy,” The performers improvise hysterical comedy before your eyes! Comic situations are based entirely on audience suggestions. Every show is different. Great Fun for the whole family, $10, $5/students, $25/families, Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave, Topsham. FMI: 207-729-2950 ext. 5, www.orionperformingartscenter.org.
March 19, Saturday, 9am, “Cabin Fever 15K Dash for Dyslexia,” a benefit race for the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland. The proceeds from this race will help us provide tutoring free of charge to children with Dyslexia and similar reading disabilities. This challenging 15K race in Freeport will benefit the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland and is a great training race for the Boston Marathon, $35/advance, $40/day of, Freeport Middle School, 19 Kendall Lane, Freeport. FMI: 207-773-4949, www.runinarace.com/CabinFever/index.html.
March 19, Saturday, 1pm, “Flying Gravity Circus,” Flying Gravity Circus is a touring youth circus performance troupe from New Hampshire, Skills workshop to follow their performance, advance reservation encouraged for skills workshop, $5-$20, Maine Coast Waldorf School’s Community Hall, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-3900 ext. 103, www.flyinggravitycircus.com.
March 19, Saturday, 1pm, “Music in March,” This week we will present String Tide, an energetic Folkgrass/Americana cover band featuring close vocal harmonies and boisterous bluegrassy arrangements. The ensemble’s members hail from Brunswick and Bowdoin, and include Chris Lajoie, David Pietrowski, Trevor Peterson, and Matt Loosigian, free, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd, Topsham. FMI: 207-725-1727, www.topshamlibrary.org.
March 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Lauren Crosby & Golden Oak,” Formed in the woods of Western Maine where their voices and instruments had space to carry. Indie folk music that flows down the mountain, through the river, to the sea, $10, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Curtis Room Annex, 798 Washington St, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
March 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Christine Lavin and Don White,” Two veteran performers and “two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene” (Boston Globe) will bring their unique brand of smart, friendly, hilarious musical folk comedy to the Opera House stage, $17, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.

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