Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14
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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14
February 7, 2018

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14

“A Local Conservation Context for Wood Turtles,” 93 Main Coffee Shop, Waterville

Feb. 10, Saturday, 10am, “Waterville Boys & Girls Club’s 25th Annual Polar Bear Dip,” Maine Pond Hockey Classic: Being hosted by the 3-day Maine Pond Hockey Classic gives the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA of Greater Waterville at the Alfond Youth Center’s 25th Annual Saturday morning Polar Bear Dip a great Winter Festival atmosphere! Over 65 teams in six divisions compete in fun, fast-paced and fierce competition Friday night from 5-8pm, Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday Finals from 9am -2pm. Cheer on your favorite Dippers and Teams from the on-ice Players’ Lounge with food and beverages, fire pits and music. Get in some ice skating on the Community Free Skate Rink and don’t forget to commemorate the fun with some MPHC swag from our pop up NLC Ink Skate Shop in the Snow Pond Lodge! 92 Moose’s Matt James is our emcee, enjoy tunes to dive for, and thanks to lead sponsor T-Mobile you’ll have a nice warm building to change out of those wet costumes before attending the Prize Ceremony in the heated Lodge. Great Fun for a Great Cause: All monies raised directly fund the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville’s Kid’s Kitchen, which serves over 50,000 free, hot, nutritious meals and snacks annually to an average of 200 at risk children daily. Over 65% of these children say this is their last meal of the day. In addition, every weekend 125 families receive a meal supplement backpack through the Center’s Weekend Meals Backpack program, free to watch, raise $25 to dip, Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney. FMI: 207-872-7092, www.clubayc.org/polar-bear-dip.
Feb. 10, Saturday, 1pm, “Kennebec Land Trust Winter Fun Day,” an afternoon of winter fun at the Curtis Homestead Conservation Area in Leeds, the childhood home of former Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, Rebecca Curtis Meredith, and Joyce Curtis. This program is part of the state-wide Great Maine Outdoor Week. Bring your cross-country skis or snowshoes and spend the afternoon exploring this wonderful 360-acre conservation property. We will explore winter tracks and try out some winter tree ID. Hot chocolate, s’mores, and other snacks will be served around a bonfire in the field, free, Curtis Homestead Conservation Area, Bog Road, Monmouth. FMI: 207-377-2848, www.tklt.org.
Feb. 10, Saturday, 7pm, “Deb Hensley and Martin Swinger,” Deb and Martin have sung together for 15 years. First as members of ImproVox, then as members of BRIO, now just as long-time friends. They are masters of blending, harmonizing, improvising and taking turns leading – like a couple from Dancing With the Stars, but with their voices. From deeply moving originals to fun-for-fun’s-sake sing-alongs, Deb and Martin present an inspiring and uplifting evening of unique and satisfying music. This concert is guaranteed to lift you out of the winter doldrums and put a smile on your face and a tap in your toes. instrumental accompaniment compliments their singing, doors open at 6:30pm, open Mic at 8:15pm, $5, Union Coffeehouse at Union Church of Belgrade Lakes, 67 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes. FMI: 207-495-3599, www.mainetoday.com.
Feb. 11, Sunday, 2pm, “The Augusta Symphony Orchestra Ensembles,” two ensembles, a string trio and wind quintet will perform. Many of the musicians involved play in other ensembles, but this will be the first time that they will play together representing the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, and they are excited at this opportunity, $5-$10, free/12 and under, Jewett Hall Auditorium, UMA, 46 University Drive, Augusta. FMI: www.concertsatjewett.com.
Feb. 11, Sunday, 2pm, “ACAT Staged Play Reading of ICEBOUND,” written in 1922 by Maine native Owen Davis, opens with the entire Jordan family in a farmhouse parlor in Veazie, Maine. They await the imminent death of the family matriarch, who lies in the next room, and the subsequent reading of her will. They all talk about how they’ll spend her money. All except distant cousin Jane Crosby, who actually loved and cared for the dying woman. Who will inherit it all, and how will everyone else react? Icebound had a successful run on Broadway and was awarded the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, free, Studio 93, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: www.acattheatre.org.
Feb. 14, Wednesday, 6:30pm, “A Local Conservation Context for Wood Turtles,” The Wood Turtle is a beautiful, medium-sized turtle native to the Northeastern United States. The turtle can be found in or near Maine’s slow moving streams and rivers eating invertebrates and vegetation, but it currently appears to be declining throughout its range. Federal and state agencies are working hard to determine whether or not the turtle deserves to be listed as endangered – is this really the case? Since 2015, Unity College students and professors have been tackling this question. Through field surveys, population viability analyses, and habitat assessments, a picture is slowly starting to develop as we gain a clearer understanding in our own local area. Please join Greg LeClair, a senior from Unity College’s Wildlife Biology program, in a review of our local turtle population and a look at the future of Wood Turtles, $5, 93 Main Coffee Shop, 93 Main Street, Unity. FMI: 207-948-3766, www.sebasticookrlt.org.
Feb. 14, Wednesday, 7:30pm, “Mycelial: Street Parliament,” a preview of a work to be offered in full during the 2018 Bates Dance Festival. Based in Chicago, choreographer Erica Mott and composer Ryan Ingelbritsen are collaborating with Egyptian composer Ahmed Saleh to create a high-tech interactive dance work that examines civic participation, social movements and interconnectedness in the digital age. Sponsored by the dance festival, the departments of music and of theater and dance, and the Program in Digital and Computational Studies, free but tickets required, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.

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