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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Sept.29-Oct.5

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Sept.29-Oct.5

“Manhattan Transfer and Take 6,” Gracie Theatre, Husson University, Bangor

Oct. 1, Saturday, 8:30am, “Insane Inflatable 5K,” Get ready to experience the most fun, wild and insane obstacle run in the world. Get “pumped up” for a course filled with the world’s largest and most extreme inflatable obstacles ever produced. Here’s your chance to be a kid at heart, and insane by choice, $65/before 9/30, $75/event day, University of Maine, 5747 Memorial Gym, Orono. FMI: 207-989-5631, www.insaneinflatable5k.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 9am-1pm, “Fall Pumpkin and Apple Festival,” The event will feature homemade apple and pumpkin pies, and breads and other desserts. Have a cup of coffee, try some delicacies and take some home for supper, Veazie Congregational Church, 1404 State Street, Veazie. FMI: 207-947-0458, www.bangordailynews.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Foxcroft Academy Alumni Jazz Band,” The Foxcroft Academy Alumni Jazz Band will knock your socks off! They have been playing together since the band reunited in 1982. The 14 piece Big Band plays big band era music as well as newer Pop, Waltz, Swing tunes and Latin numbers. The band plays for many events including wedding receptions, dances, outdoor summer concerts and the annual Foxcroft Academy Alumni celebration. Beer and wine available for purchase (21+), $8, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Manhattan Transfer and Take 6,” Between them, the two groups boast a remarkable 20 Grammy Awards, and a range of styles that covers nearly every genre of popular music; from jazz to swing, from gospel to R&B. TMT joins Take 6 as they share their crystal clear harmony, innovative arrangements and funky grooves, demonstrating why this sextet is recognized as the pre-eminent a- cappella group in the world. No ordinary double bill, this is a show combining unexpected twists and turns to create a once-in-a-lifetime event, $40-$70, Gracie Theatre at Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.
Oct 1-2, Saturday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Sat, 5pm/Sun, “The Grand Tour – A Celebration of Music of George Jones’,” Join us on a retrospective journey through the Ol’ Possum’s career, from the early Hank Williams-influenced Honky Tonk recordings up through Jones’s “countrypolitan” era, including his chart-topping collaborations with fellow country music royalty. Songs will include such favorites as “White Lightning,” “The Race is On,” “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” “Love Bug,” “She Thinks I Still Care,” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Interspersed with stories and reflections from lead singer Larry Tobias, The Grand Tour is an electrifying evening of real country music, made famous by the king of real country music, for fans of real country music! Backing Tobias will be Andrew Crowe on fiddle and keyboard, Mike Lunoe on percussion, and Mike Rosengarten on lead guitar, see site for ticketing details, Penobscot Theatre, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St., Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Oct. 2, Sunday, 7pm, “Music with a Mission-Classical and Sacred Music,” Pianist, composer and author Gail Smith, Smith is one of the foremost composer-arrangers in the field of sacred piano music and is recognized as an outstanding educator in the field of improvisation with many schools using her landmark book, “The Complete Book of Improvisation, Chord Progressions and Fills.” She has given workshops and concerts in the United States, Japan, Sweden and Germany, Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main Street, Orono. FMI: 207-866-3655, www.churchofuniversalfellowship.org.

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