Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Nov. 23-29

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Nov. 23-29

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Regions of Maine Nov. 23-29

“Author Talk: Molly Stevens, Boomer on the Ledge,”  Bangor Public Library

Nov. 24-26, Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm/Fri, 9am-4pm/Sat, 10am-3pm/Sun, “43rd Annual Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Show,” make it a Maine Made holiday! Shop locally and give a gift of quality. Give a gift Made in Maine. Maine artisans will be selling their locally made products, free, Brewer Auditorium, 203 State Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-621-2818, unitedmainecraftsmen.com.
Nov. 24, Friday, 7pm, “Phantom of the Universe,” From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider to get closer to discovering the true nature of Dark Matter, $6/adults, Emera Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, astro.umaine.edu.
Nov. 25, Saturday, 8-11pm, “Plus Four! Jazz Quintet,” playing from their varied book of Standards, Bebop, Blues and Latin. James Williams, guitar; David Halvorsen, bass; Cy Scofield, drums; Silas Yates, trombone and Molly Pitcher, vocals, free, Nocturnem Draft Haus, 56 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4380, www.nocturnemdrafthaus.com.
Nov. 26, Sunday, 9am-2pm, “Palmyra Annual Craft Fair,” 30+ Local exhibitors from central Maine and surrounding areas, coming together. To give local shoppers a chance to experience amazing handcrafted products, original artwork, jewelry, and much more, free, Palmyra Community Center, 4 Madawaska Road, Palmyra. FMI: www.facebook.com/events/121541505175011.
Nov. 26, Sunday, 1-4pm, “Cheese Making Class,” This fun and interactive class will take you step by step through the process of making your very own Feta Cheese. Lally Broch Farm will provide you with the know-how, the tools and all of the ingredients needed including milk from their own goats. Each student will take home 30oz of cheese, seating is limited, $50/per person, Tiller & Rye, 20 South Main Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-573-4021, www.tillerandrye.com.
Nov. 29, Wednesday, 5:30pm, “Author Talk: Molly Stevens, Boomer on the Ledge,” Molly Stevens arrived late to the writing desk but is forever grateful her second can-eat buffet. Molly believes humor is the emollient that soothes life’s rough patches and promotes these convictions in her blog: Shallow Reflections. She won third place in the 2017 National Society of Newspaper Columnists writing contest and is a contributing author for These Summer Months: Stories from the Late Orphan Project, edited by Anne Born. She is a featured contributor for Humor Outcasts and part of the Bangor Daily News blogging network. Her guest posts have appeared on: Erma Bombek Writer’s Workshop, Better after 50, Sizzling Towards 60, Mostly Blogging, and Sixty and Me, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-0255, www.BriarPatchBooks.com.
Nov. 29, Wednesday, 7pm, “Footsteps in the Snow,” A unique concert for Christmas, original songs and classic favorites all performed in a “Brian Z” way. Brian will also chat about how to survive the holidays as he serenades us into the season, free, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-8336, www.bangorpubliclibrary.org.

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