Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22

Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22
June 16, 2016
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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine June 23-29
June 23, 2016

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine June 16-22

“Maine Blues Fest,” Downtown, Naples

June 16-18, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Our Town,” described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre—die. Directed by Tom Littlefield., $10/adults, $8/seniors and students, Grange, 15 Whitman Street, Norway. FMI: 207-739-6200, www.ohmpaa.com.
June 17-19, Friday-Sunday, all day event, “Maine Blues Festival,” over 50 musicians performing on 10 stages at this popular annual blues music festival in Naples along Roosevelt Trail. It’s gonna be a beautiful day so come on out and dance your heart out to the sounds of talented Maine performers! About 5,000 people attend this terrific yearly event which always takes place on Father’s Day Weekend, $16/advance, $18/door, free/children, Downtown, various venues, Naples. FMI: 617-470-7751, www.MaineBluesFestival.com.
June 17, Friday, 7am-3pm, “2016 Bike Trek Across Maine,” is a 3-day, 180 mile cycling event from the mountains of Sunday River to the sea in Belfast, as the largest fundraising event of its kind in the nation for the American Lung Association, the Trek has raised more than $22 million in the past 30 years, join more than 2,000 cyclists and 750 volunteers on this one of a kind journey on Father’s Day Weekend, All Across Maine, Newry. FMI: 207-624-0314, www.bikemaine.org.
June 17, Friday, 7:30pm, “Kizuna Dance presents Koibito,” contemporary dance company, Kizuna Dance, visits the DAC this June from New York City. Company director, Cameron McKinney, draws inspiration for his dances from Japanese culture and his experience as an African-American, resulting in a unique combination of street dance styles and contemporary floor work. The evening features three works of Kizuna Dance repertory, $15, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
June 17, Friday, 8pm, “Dar Williams,” at the core of Williams’ work is a belief in the innate ability of people to make a better world, the product of countless observations in her travels and conversations with her fans, she writes about it, sings about it and will make you feel good about it, entertainment at it finest, $35 plus $3 handling fee, Stone Mountain Art Center, 695 Dug Way Rd., Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
June 18, Saturday, 11am, “Meet Donn Fendler,” meet and greet the real Donn Fendler, famous for becoming lost for nearly 2 weeks on Mt. Katahdin in July of 1939. Donn will autograph his books too, which will be available for purchase in our Nature Store. (or bring your own copies) Additionally, join MDIFW Recreational Safety Instructors to learn about safety and survival in the outdoors. See demonstrations of fire building/starting; survival shelter construction, map and compass and must-have equipment you should always carry with you!, $5.50-$7.50, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Rd, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.mainewildlifepark.com.
June 18, Saturday, 7pm, “Rock My Soul Five,” a unique group that performs rousing, raise-the-rafters gospel music. These five vocalists are the core of a larger gospel choir called Rock My Soul, which performs to packed houses throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. The group provides a roots-based sound of rich vocal blends and soul-stirring harmonies, with a repertoire that explores American gospel music from the Delta blues to the more contemporary gospel-based Americana music, and includes traditional arrangements of slave spirituals, hymns, and songs from the “golden age of gospel,” $12, $10/students and seniors, North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. FMI: 207-892-7149, www.mwamconcerts.com.

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