Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine

“David Mallett,” Community Center, Mount Vernon

Oct. 13, Friday, 6pm, “Couples Therapy,” original play featuring Thomas College students, play was written and directed by Waterville local Paul P. Barnes, free, Ayotte Auditorium, Thomas College, 180 West Road, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-1313, www.thomas.edu.
Oct. 13, Friday, 6pm, “Ghost Stories at the Skowhegan History House,” a night of creepy tales. We will tell a variety of ghost stories centered in the Skowhegan area but bring your own to share too! Refreshments will be offered, free, Skowhegan History House, 66 Elm Street, Skowhegan. FMI: 207-474-6632, www.skowheganhistoryhouse.org.
Oct. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm, “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” Written by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Kei Ching ’18, this play is a compelling and unconventional love story, told over 30 years, about the intimacy between two people when they drop their defenses and allow their wounds to show, $5, Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater, 305 College Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6161, bates.edu.
Oct. 14, Saturday, 7pm, “Sandy River Ramblers Concert,” bluegrass music with many songs about Maine, refreshments will be available for sale at intermission, $10/adults, $5/16 and younger, Somerset Grange, U.S. Route 2, Main Street and Mercer Road Junction, Norridgewock. FMI: 207-397-2241, www.mainetoday.com.
Oct. 14, Saturday, 7pm, “David Mallet,” singer-songwriter David Mallett is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 14 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, and performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the US, Canada and Europe. He has appeared on numerous broadcasts, including National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. Known for his carefully written, poetic offerings, his songs have been recorded by more than 150 artists, including Alison Krauss, Pete Seeger, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, even the Muppets, and his “Garden Song” [Inch by Inch, Row by Row] has become an American folk classic, $22/advance, $25/door, Mount Vernon Community Center, 2 Main Street, Mount Vernon. FMI: 207-293-4321, www.mainetoday.com.
Oct. 14, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Vox One,” he award-winning acapella jazz quintet, makes its Colby debut with its unique blend of blues, folk, and gospel music. Composed of faculty members at the Berklee College of Music, they have toured throughout the U.S. and in Japan and opened for Ray Charles, Chicago, The Persuasions, The Bobs, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Count Basie Orchestra, free, Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: colby.edu/musicdept.
Oct. 14, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Auryn Quartet,” an outstanding career spanning three decades has made the Auryn Quartet one of the most sought-after and respected ensembles performing around the globe. An Olin Concert Series presentation, $15, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, bates.edu/music.

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