Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 10-16

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 10-16

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“Inland Hospital’s Fall Pops Concert, featuring Suzanne Nance,” Inland Hospital, Waterville

Nov. 10, Thursday, 6pm, “An Evening John Ford and Mark Nickerson,” Maine authors John Ford and Mark Nickerson journey to Lithgow Public Library for their Blue Lights and Funny Cider tour, John Ford comes from a long line of Maine Game Wardens. He spent his twenty-year warden career in Waldo County in central Maine. Upon his retirement in 1990, he was elected as county sheriff and re-elected in 1994. He has written a local newspaper column and is a regular contributor to the Northwoods Sporting Journal. He has also authored two books, Suddenly, the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good and This Cider Still Tastes Funny! Mark Nickerson, a graduate of Cony High School, originally studied to become a dentist, but the pull of law enforcement was too enticing, so he followed in the footsteps of his father and joined the Maine State Police. After 28 years with the State Police, Mark retired and began writing columns about police work for The Citizen in Belfast, and later for The Republican Journal. His stories were later compiled into his book, Blue Lights in the Night. Ford and Nickerson have become two of Maine’s favorite storytellers, appearing at libraries and other venues across the state sharing their hilarious “back in the day” stories of law enforcement, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2415, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.
Nov. 10-13, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs, Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Chicago,” The Community Little Theatre will present the hit musical Chicago at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center on Academy Street in Auburn. This Tony Award winning show includes music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap…until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “merry murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal. In addition to a dazzling score, this sharp-edged satire features choreography by Bob Fosse, Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theater, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.
Nov. 11, Friday, 7pm, “Inland Hospital’s Fall Pops Concert,” take in the beautiful sounds of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest conductor, Janna Hymes, Artist in Residence at Colby College, as well as the return of soprano, Suzanne Nance, $40/reception and concert, $25/concert, Inland Hospital, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Nov. 12, Saturday, 9am, “Country Church Christmas Fair,” Features cookie walk, jewelry, baked goods, silent auction, food-basket raffle, white elephant items, Christmas and florals, knit and crochet, books and toys, free door prize every hour. Lunch served 11am-1pm, Sidney Second Baptist Church, 3022 West River Road, Sidney. FMI: www.mainetoday.com.
Nov. 12-13, Saturday-Sunday, 10am-4pm, “Augusta Armory Christmas Craft Show,” It’s the perfect time to start your holiday gift purchases from our talented artisans selling their one of a kind products. Give a gift with meaning, give a gift of quality, give a gift made in the USA at our craft show at the Augusta Armory, from food to knits to lamps and everything in between, $2, free/12 and younger, Augusta Armory, 179 Western Avenue, Augusta. FMI: 207-946-7079, www.newenglandcraftfairs.com.
Nov. 13, Sunday, 3pm, “Augusta Symphony Orchestra,” selections include the Carmen Suites # 1 & 2 by Bizet, Bassoon Concerto K 191/186e by Mozart and Symphony # 5 by Beethoven, $10, Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney. FMI: www.augustasymphonymaine.org.
Nov. 15, Tuesday, 7pm, “Katahdin Woods and Waters,” Ken Cline, professor of environmental law and public policy at the College of the Atlantic, discusses wilderness preservation as it relates to Maine’s newly created Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, free, Hedge 106, Bates College, 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6202, www.bates.edu.

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