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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 11-17

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 11-17


“Snow Shoeing Clinic,” Hirundo Wildlife Center, Old Town

Jan. 11 – 17, Thursday – Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., “Colorwise Art Exhibit,” this show represents the work of a group of painters in the Belfast area who employ issues of color in their work, either through use of established color theory or as a conscious departure from it, there are as many different approaches to the painting process and methods of applying paint as there are members of the group, free event, Bord Place Gallery, 21 Boyd St., Bangor. FMI: 207-941-2837, www.pshouse.org.
Jan. 11, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., “The Art of Marbling,” a show of hand marbled papers, featuring artists: Heidi Crosier and Heather Spring, free event, The Back Gallery at The Rock and Art Shop, 36 Central St., Bangor. FMI: 207-945-9820, www.therockandartshop.com.
Jan.11, Thursday, 6-9pm, “Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument,” Greg Westrich, author of five Maine hiking guides, will present a slideshow on hikes in and around Maine’s only National Monument. Copies of Greg’s books will be available to buy and get signed, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-8336, www.bpl.lib.me.us.
Jan. 12, Thursday, 7pm, “Out There, The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds,” For thousands of years, mankind thought that the Earth was the center of the Universe. Thanks to our curiosity, imagination and urge to explore, we now know that planets like our Earth are nothing special in the cosmos. The Sun is just one ordinary star among hundreds of billions in our galaxy, the Milky Way. With the world’s most powerful telescopes, we are able to explore more and more of the Universe. What we have found so far has surpassed even the wildest expectations of scientists as well as authors of science fiction. Most stars have planets — it turns out they are more common than we thought. A huge diversity of different worlds is out there, just waiting to be discovered. Join as we explore these new worlds, $6/adults, $5/students and senior citizens, $4/children under 12, Emera Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Road, University of ME, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, astro.umaine.edu.
Jan. 12, Friday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., “Salome – National Live Broadcast,” the story has been told before, but never like this, an occupied desert nation, a radical from the wilderness on hunger strike, a girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world, suggested rating: R, estimated running time: 3 hours 20 minutes, National Theatre Live transmits the best of British theatre live from London to screens around the world, the broadcasts are filmed in front of a live audience, with cameras carefully positioned throughout the theatre to ensure cinema audiences get the best-seat-in-the-house view, productions are transmitted via satellite to the Collins Center, then projected onto our high-definition screen — one of the largest in the state, Adult: $15 | Senior: $10 | Student: $8, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Jan. 13, Saturday, 10am-12pm, “Snow Shoeing Clinic,” this clinic is designed to give basic instruction to those new to snow shoeing. Plus, an opportunity to practice for others! Bring your own snowshoes or use a pair of Hirundo’s, Hirundo Wildlife Center, 1107 West Old Town Road, Old Town. FMI: 207-394-2171, www.hirundomaine.org.
Jan. 13, Saturday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., “The Met: Live in HD – The Opera House Documentary,” a new film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York, featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary Met performances, the film chronicles the creation of the Met’s storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s, among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager, who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized, Adult $15 | Senior $10 | Student $8, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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