Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug.2

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug.2

“Giselle,” Bossov Ballet, Williamson Performing Arts Center, Fairfield

July 27-29, Thursday-Saturday, 9am-5pm, “Maine Quilt Show,” 500+ Quilts – antique to contemporary. Special Exhibits: Ruby Celebration; Red and White Stitched Together and Fantastically 40! Challenge. Workshops with 7 national teachers, Merchants Mall, Demonstrations, Lectures, Friday night event, $10, $15/multi-day, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. FMI: www.mainequilts.org.
July 27-29, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm, “Avenue Q,” with three humans and eleven puppets who interact, Avenue Q is a coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Princeton, a recent college graduate, is anxious to discover his purpose in life; but first, he must find an apartment and a job, with no work experience and an English degree. Beginning his search on Avenue A, he finally finds an affordable apartment on Avenue Q. His rent may be cheap but the neighborhood is rich in characters. Kate Monster, a kindergarten teaching assistant; Rod, an anal-retentive Republican banker; Nicky, Rod’s slacker roommate; Brian, an aspiring comedian; Christmas Eve, Brian’s Japanese fiancée and a therapist with no clients; Trekkie Monster, a surly recluse who surfs the Internet, and Gary Coleman, the building superintendent. Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention puppets, Avenue Q is truly unique show that has quickly become a favorite for audiences everywhere. Song titles include, It Sucks to be Me, If You Were Gay, Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist and The Internet is for Porn (you get the idea.) Actors auditioning for this show will need to become adept with operating hand puppets, singing, and acting at the same time, PG-13, $21-$36, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, Madison. FMI: 207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.
July 28, Friday, 5:30pm, “Waterville Rocks! w/ Pete Kilpatrick Band and Armies,” Waterville Rocks! is a series of four outdoor concerts presented by the Waterville Opera House for the enjoyment of the greater Waterville community. At these concerts, families and friends gather in historic downtown Waterville, lay down a blanket in Castonguay Square, listen to awesome local music, and dance and socialize with others in the community. Established in 2016 by local business leaders and arts-focused organizations, Waterville Rocks! is becoming an annual community celebration of all-things-music held in the great outdoors. This year Waterville Rocks! is expanding its offerings with a new beer garden, giving adults of age extra incentive to come out and listen to excellent music, free, Castonguay Square, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: www.mainetoday.com.
July 28-29, Friday-Saturday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sat, “Giselle,” based on a story by Theophile Gautier and Jules Henri Vernoy de St. Georges, Giselle tells the tale of lost innocence and love’s eternal power to forgive, with a dash of gothic ghosts to keep the heart beat racing. Presented by the Bossov Ballet Theatre with choreography after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa to Adolphe Adam’s soaring musical score, Artistic Director Natalya Getman’s staging of this iconic ballet will cast a spell on the entire family, $12-$15, Williamson Performing Arts Center, 9 School Street, Fairfield. FMI: www.mci-school.org/bossovtickets.
July 29,Saturday, 7:30pm, “Concerto Incognito: A Taste of the Italian Baroque,” the Arts Institute of Western Maine will present Boston-based early music ensemble Concerto Incognito in “A Taste of the Italian Baroque” a special concert of Baroque music for violin, cello, voice, and harpsichord. Performers include Christien Beeuwkes, soprano and cello, Dana Maiben, violin, and Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord. Subtitled “Vocal and Instrumental Music from Italy’s Golden Age,” the program includes music by beloved composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi, along with rarely heard musical gems from some of their predecessors. From expressive solo song to instrumental virtuosity, the program charts the journey of the evolution of the instrumental sonata from its beginnings as a through-written single movement form based on vocal models, to the multi-movement form more familiar today, $12, free/under 18, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF, 224 Main Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-587-2361, www.artsinstitute.org.
July 30 and Aug. 2, Sunday and Wednesday, 1pm/Sun, 7:30pm/Sun, “Othello,” packed with revenge, illusion, passion, mistrust, jealousy, and murder. If the malevolent Iago is Shakespeare’s most compelling villain, then in Othello and Desdemona the Bard offers his most tragic and unforgettable lovers.Newly married and promoted, Othello finds himself the pawn in the manipulative games of his right-hand man, Iago. As his imagination is poisoned, Othello turns on his new bride Desdemona and loyal lieutenant Cassio, rapidly spiraling from hero to murderer in Shakespeare’s tale of jealousy, duplicity, and destruction, see site for ticketing details, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
Aug. 1, Tuesday, 7pm, “Summer World: An Evening with Naturalist and Author Bernd Heinrich,” we are delighted to announce that the acclaimed naturalist and author, Bernd Heinrich, will joining us for an evening to talk about his life observing the natural world: from ravens to owls to bees and much more! Bernd, who has authored more than 20 books, will sign books following his lecture. Sponsored by the Belgrade Lakes Association, free, Maine Lakes Resource Center, 137 Main Street, Belgrade. FMI: 207-495-3617, www.mainelakesresourcecenter.org.

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