Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine July 22-27

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine July 22-July 27
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine July 22-July 27
July 22, 2016
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 22-27
July 22, 2016

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine July 22-27

Fiddler-On-The-Roof

“Fiddler on the Roof,” Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick

July 22-24 and 26-27, Friday-Sunday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 7:30pm/Friday-Sun. and Tues-Wed, 2pm/Sat. and Tues, “Fiddler on the Roof,” set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on a poor dairyman named Tevye and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia, Fiddler on the Roof cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion making this show a staple in musical theatre, see site for ticketing details, Maine State Music Theatre, 22 Elm Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-8769, www.msmt.org.
July 22-24, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Odd Couple,” the female version by Neil Simon, “Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s reworking of his hilarious contemporary comic classic.” Featuring Jen Musick (Olive Madison), Leah Douglass (Florence Unger), Andrea Myles-Hunkin(Sylvie), Chelsea Cook (Micky), Hilary Manuel (Renee), Denise Shannon (Vera), Phil Chin (Manolo Costazuela), and Eric (Jesus Costazuela). Directed by Keith Anctil, $10/advance, $15/door, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-2220, www.fcponline.org.
July 22, Friday, 8:30pm, “Liszt and Tchaikovsky Meditations,” Liszt’s solo piano meditation on death and the afterlife sets the mood for the elegiac Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. Three remarkable artists perform this emotionally charged program in the intimate atmosphere of Union Hall. Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Christopher Costanza, cello. Liszt, Pensee des morts; Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in A Minor, $35, $10/under 25, Union Hall Theatre, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org.
July 23-24, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-4pm, “Painting Workshop with Robert Beck,” of the Contemporary Maritime Community, this two-day workshop is for painters with experience painting from life, both interior and landscape painting will be addressed utilizing the museum’s beautiful and historic shipyard setting, each day will be composed of two three-hour sessions, day one will include a morning demonstration and talk followed by an afternoon painting session, day two will be comprised of morning and afternoon painting sessions with a focus on development of a composed image, $160-$200 pp, Maine Maritime Museum243 Washington St. Bath. FMI: 207-443-1316, www.mainemaritimemuseum.org.
July 24, Sunday, 1:30-3:30pm, “Frances Perkins Homestead Tours,” offer three opportunities this summer to enjoy guided tours of this National Historic Landmark that was home to Frances Perkins, first US woman cabinet secretary, see her family’s 1837 Brick House with its 57 acres of fields, gardens, and trails to the Damariscotta River and learn about how this place shaped her New Deal legacy; Sunday July 24, Saturday August 20 & Sunday September 18, 2016, two tour times are available each day, the 9:00 AM tour is 3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River, the 1:30 PM tour is 2 hours and includes only the Homestead, both tours include participatory discussions led by knowledgeable experts, transportation from downtown Damariscotta is provided by the Frances Perkins Center, tickets are $22 per person, Frances Perkins Center, 170A Main St., Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-3374, www.francesperkinscenter.org.
July 24, Sunday, 5pm, “Metamorphia: Systems of Emergence,” three Maine artists have been selected for this exhibition who push the envelope of art into scientific inquiry – Susan Camp, Clint Fulkerson and Gene Felice – who will be working with ideas of mathematics, constraint and living systems, creating work through the mediums of sculpture, drawing and video installation, Clint Fulkerson draws wall-size precision abstractions of geometric organic patterns, Gene Felice II installs multimedia symbiotically creative systems that combine technology with organic life, while Susan Camp examines the impact of biotechnology by altering growth patterns in gourds resulting in otherworldly humanoid structures, free, Waterfall Arts, 256 High St., Belfast. FMI: 207-338-2222, www.waterfallarts.org.
July 27, Wednesday, 6pm, “Music on the Mall Summer Concert Series,” Grab a blanket or chair, bring your family and friends, order a picnic dinner or dine at a local Brunswick restaurant, shop in our local shops, then relax and enjoy great music on Children’s Night with Anne Sparling & Jimmy Junkins – Children’s sing-a-long, bring instruments to shake and play, free, Brunswick Town Mall, Maine St., Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-4439, www.brunswickdowntown.org.

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