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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 29-Jan. 4

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 29-Jan. 4

“Mamma Mia!, Farewell Tour,” Cross Insurance Center, Bangor

Dec. 31, Saturday, 9am-12pm, “Epic Sports 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Finale 5k” runners will start from West Market Square and brave whatever temperature and precipitation Mother Nature has to throw at them. Race shirts and Race beanies are available to the first 100 pre-registered runners, $15/youth registration, $20/adult registration, $25/registration with shirt and hat, $25/registration day of, West Market Square, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-5670, www.visitbangormaine.com.
Dec. 31, Saturday, 6pm and 9pm, “Too Darn Hot: A Vintage Burlesque Extravaganza,” Ring in the new year with a sizzling show that harkens back to the glory days of Gypsy Rose Lee and evokes the glamour of a bygone era. Produced by an all-female team and presented with a healthy dose of cheeky humor, Too Darn Hot features four award-winning burlesque artists from New York City, $38, Penobscot Theatre, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4943, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Dec. 31, Saturday, 6pm-1am, “Downtown Countdown Bangor,” events will include live sculpture carving, heated Main Stage music and dance tent on Broad Street, food vendors, music by local musicians, dancing, improvisational comedy, 5k road race, youth-friendly activities, ball drop, countdown and more, Downtown, Bangor. FMI: www.bangordailynews.com.
Dec. 31, Saturday, 7:30pm, “New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance to Benefit Central Hall,” enjoy a delicious dinner by Pastimes Pub and Foxcroft Catering Company. Then Dance the night away to live music by the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Band. All proceeds from the event will go towards the installation of a sprinkler system and final electrical work to open the Commons Event Space on the 2nd Floor of Central Hall. As the New Year approaches, everyone is invited to Pastimes Pub for a champagne toast and a countdown to the first New Year Whoopie Pie Drop in Dover Foxcroft! Dinner menu (subject to change) Assorted appetizers and Hors d’oeuvres Tossed Salad Crab Cakes Pub Steak Veggies Dessert Cash Bar by Foxcroft Catering and Pasttimes Pub, $50/per person, $75/per couple, Mill Event Center, 5 E Main St, Dover Foxcroft. FMI: 207-805-8839, www.dfmill.com.
Dec. 31, Saturday, 8pm-12:30am, “New Year’s Eve Party with Mainely Country Band,” come celebrate with a full night of music and dancing, cash bar, finger foods, $20-$30, City Side Restaurant, 393 North Main St, Brewer. FMI: 207-570-6362, www.sunjournal.com.
Jan. 3, Tuesday, 4pm, “Learn Before you Go! Nabucco,” The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla Monastyrska is Abigaille, the warrior woman determined to rule empires, and Jamie Barton is the heroic Fenena. Dmitri Belosselskiy is the stentorian voice of the oppressed Hebrew people. The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), catapulted the 28-year-old composer to international fame. The music and Verdi himself were subsumed into a surge of patriotic fervor culminating in the foundation of the modern nation of Italy. Specifically, the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (“Va, pensiero”), in which the Israelites express their longing for their homeland, came to stand for the country’s aspirations for unity and that exciting era in Italian history, the Risorgimento, or “Resurgence,” Dirigo Pines, 9 Alumni Dr, Orono. FMI: 1-866-344-3400, dirigopines.com.
Jan. 3, Tuesday, 7:30pm, “Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour,” A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Now on its FAREWELL TOUR! Over 50 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives, $39-$69, Cross Insurance Civic Center, 515 Main St, Bangor. FMI: 207-561-8300, www.crossinsurancecenter.com.

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