Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine Mar. 23-29

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine March 23-29
March 22, 2017
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine March 23-29
March 22, 2017

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine Mar. 23-29

“11th Annual Maple Festival,” Downtown, Skowhegan

March 23-26, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Wrong for Each Other,” Do opposites really attract? When a chance meeting in a restaurant reunites a previously mismatched couple, sparks are ignited as together they flash back through the highs and lows of their past relationship with the wisdom of hindsight. Imagine the wit and charm of Mad about You, in this clever romantic comedy by the author of last season’s hit, The Ladies Foursome. Funny, touching and relatable, this delightful comedy makes the perfect date night for anyone who has ever gone through the joys and tribulations of building and sharing a life together, $20, $17/group of 10+, $5/youth, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
March 24-25, Friday-Saturday, all day events, “11th Annual Maple Festival,” celebrating Somerset County’s status as the top maple-producing county in the United States, this annual festival offers fun activities for all ages with a pancake breakfast, maple-marshmallow roasting, a maple leaf hunt, and more. The festival leads up to Maine Maple Sunday, March 26, when sugarhouses around the state open their doors with free maple syrup samples, demonstrations, tours, and much more, see site for specific events and times, Downtown, Water Street, Skowhegan. FMI:  mainstreetskowhegan.org/Maple-Festival/.
March 24, Friday, 7pm, “Hilton Park,” father, a son and a family friend who started writing and performing their music together just for fun, have become the band the Boston Examiner says have “reinvented acoustic.” 2015 New England Music Award for “Best In State: Maine,” and two “Roots Act of the Year” nominations, $15, Unity College Center for The Performing Arts, 42 Depot St., Unity. FMI: 207-509-7132, www.unity.edu.
March 25, Saturday, 10am-3pm, “Maine 3Railers Model Railroad Show,” see operating model railroads, visit with hobby dealers and talk other modelers at the Maine 3Railers Model Railroad Show, $4, free/under 12, $10/family limit, Augusta Elks Lodge, 397 Civic Center Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207-205-2742, www.maine3railers.org.
March 25, Saturday, 12:55pm, “The Met: Idomeneo,” a live broadcast from the Metropolitan Theater in New York. Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met in the classic Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production, conducted by Music Director James Levine. The superb ensemble includes Matthew Polenzani as the king torn by a rash vow; mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante; soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia; and soprano Elza van den Heever as the volatile Elettra, who loves Idamante to the bounds of madness, $20, $18/seniors, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
March 25, Saturday, 7pm, “Yellow Brick Road: Elton John Tribute,” Yellow Brick Road is an Elton John tribute band that will make you feel like you are at an Elton John show. The group never fails to impress- from their light shows to their costumes to the complete detail they put into each song, $15, Unity College Center the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street, Unity. FMI: 207-509-7132, www.unity.edu.
March 25, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Bach B Minor Mass,” this year the Maine Music Society will present the incredible Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, this magnum opus was composed over several decades and finally assembled by Bach near the end of his life, the work has been widely hailed as one of the greatest compositions of all time, The Maine Music Society Chorale and Orchestra will perform this timeless piece by the most celebrated composer of the 18th century, professional soloists will join the Chorale for this special presentation, $25, $22/seniors, $10/students, $2/if tickets purchased at the door, free/12 and under, Gendron Franco Center, 46 Oxford St., Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-7228, www.mainemusicsociety.org.

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