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

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug. 2
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug. 2
July 26, 2017
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug.2
July 26, 2017

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

“Suessical: the Musical,” Freeport Performing Arts Center, Freeport

July 27, Thursday, 7:30pm, “An Evening with Judith Sloan,” Actress, writer, comedienne, Judith Sloan combines humor, pathos, and a love of the absurd in an evening of monologues and stories. She investigates the way people remember or misremember and how we collect evidence from eyewitness accounts in a world bombarded by 24-hour news. Along with millions of other Americans Sloan finds herself between a laugh and a hard place, and peppers her character monologues with up to the minute commentary about local, national and international news ruminating on healthcare and religion “pray that you don’t get sick”, global warming, and how to survive an oligarchy without losing your mind, $16/advance, $20/door, Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. FMI: july27judithsloan.brownpapertickets.com.
July 27-29 and Aug. 1-2, Thursday-Saturday and Tuesday-Wednesday, 7:30pm, “Grease,” head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high school romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through the the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including “You’re The One That I Want,” “Grease Is The Word,” “Summer Nights,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” “Greased Lightnin’” and many more, see site for ticketing details, Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-8769, msmt.org/grease.
July 28, Friday, 5:30pm, “Belfast Fourth Friday Art Walk,” on the Art Walk this summer, visit as many of the art walk’s 15 wonderful and unique sites as you want, in whatever order you want; view an amazing variety of art, visit with the artists, and enjoy an evening in the heart of Belfast’s creative community! BCC is also pleased to partner with Maine Farmland Trust to present the Farm to Gallery Food Tastings! To celebrate the synergy of local foods and art so typical of Waldo County, Maine Farmland Trust coordinates ‘Farm to Gallery’ food tastings during the June, July, and August Art Walks. The tastings feature a variety of delicious locally-made foods, and can be sampled at many of the art walk sites. Come by the corner of High Street and Main Street during the art walk to pick up an art walk map and to say hello to the BCC crew, free, Belfast-Downtown, Main Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-323-8692, www.belfastcreativecoalition.org.
July 28-30, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Seussical: The Musical,” the whole family will love this tale of Horton, Mayzie, Gertrude, and Jojo the Who with a big assist from the Cat In the Hat. Colorful, fun, energetic, imaginative, whimsical, heartwarming… this show has it all! It’s about community, friendship, and loyalty, with super music. Our cast features Tara Golson (The Cat in the Hat), Emily McKool (Jojo), Jesse Reich (Horton), Camilla Rosenfeld (Gertrude), Kim Drisko (Mayzie), Angela Libby (Sour Kangaro), Sophie Urey (the Mayor of Whoville), and Amelia McNeil-Maddox (Mrs. Mayor). Phil Chin, Daric Ebert, and Jonathan Libby are three of the mischievous Wickersham Brothers, and Ellen Ebert, Elizabeth Rancourt-Smith, Emily Libby, Hali Fortin, Betty Gravelle, and Alison Loughlin are the sassy Bird Girls. They are joined by Whos Paige Scala, Cadence Bourgoin, and Avery Baker-Schlenderling, with Pam Tondreau and others! This magnificent group is supported by our Seussical Imagination Team who created the on-stage world of Horton and his friends, and led by director Simon Skold and music director Nell Britton, $10, $8/under 18, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-2220, www.fcponline.org.
July 28, Friday, 8:30pm, “Candlelit Baroque,” One of the most popular summer performances, our baroque concert this year features an ensemble of acclaimed musicians playing sumptuous repertoire. The program is anchored by VIVALDI’s Oboe Concerto in D Minor, RV 454 played by James Austin Smith, widely praised for his “virtuosic”, “dazzling” and “brilliant” performances (The New York Times), $45/adult, $10/under 25, Union Hall Theatre, 2 Central Street, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org.
July 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Happy Days Are Here Again,” featuring Streisand’s early hits including songs from her nightclub appearances, television specials, Broadway appearances, recordings and movies. Three artists, Lesley McKinnell (the singer), Victoria Stubbs (the pianist) and Brian P. Allen (the narrator) take you on a musical journey through the early career of one of the most successful artists of all time. It’s dishy and delectable fun, $20-$25, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, camdenoperahouse.com.
Aug. 2, Wednesday, 7:30pm, “Bowdoin International Music Festival present Farrenc, Ravel, and Bridge,” tonight’s program opens with the work of composer, pianist, pedagogue, and scholar Louise Farrenc, a towering musical figure of 19th-century Paris. In addition to her many accomplishments, she fought for equal pay with her male colleagues as the only woman professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Her beautiful Piano Quintet takes up the sonorous instrumentation of Schubert’s Trout Quintet, performed last week. The second half of the program brings to light another forgotten gem, the romantically-inclined Sextet by turn-of-the-century British composer Frank Bridge, $45, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 21 College Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-373-1400, bowdoinfestival.org.

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