Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 1-7

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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 1-7

“The Peking Acrobats,” Strom Auditorium, Camden

Mar. 1, Thursday, 7pm, “The Peking Acrobats,” a troupe of China’s most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, and gymnasts, this internationally acclaimed company perform spellbinding feats and daring maneuvers steeped in 2,000 years of folk tradition. In vibrant costumes and accompanied by live musicians on Chinese folk instruments, the rigorously trained acrobats dazzle with their tremendous agility and grace, as well as spectacular company numbers involving trick cycling, powerful precision tumbling, and other nail-biting routines, $25, $10/under age 25, Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School, 25 Keelson Drive, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-2823, www.baychamberconcerts.org/events/event/the-peking-acrobats.
Mar. 2-4, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs. and Fri, 2pm/Sun, “Love and Information,” by Caryl Churchill, directed by Sarah Bay Cheng, Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill’s meditation on relationships in digital culture. More than 100 characters in 57 vignettes explore how we process knowledge and each other. This production features media designed in collaboration with students in Media Arts and Digital and Computational Studies, free/tickets required and available at the door, Memorial Hall, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-3663, www.bowdoin.edu.
Mar. 2, Friday, 7:30pm, “We Banjo 3,” the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Presents We Banjo 3 “It’s as if the Punch Brothers, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and the Chieftains all got together for a battle of the bands but decided to pool their resources instead. The future of World Music has arrived,” says Elmore Magazine. One of the best live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years is the multi-awarded winning We Banjo 3. With a 7 time all Ireland banjo champ, a 4 time banjo champ, and another member who is an all Ireland champ on both fiddle and Bodhran, and with a passionate lead vocalist like a young Springsteen adopted by the Chieftans, the result is truly unforgettable. On both sides of the Atlantic the word is out about this group. The band has headlined virtually every major US Celtic fest for several years in a row. Now the band is rapidly gaining favor in the Bluegrass and Americana world as evidenced by their invites to Merlefest, ROMP Fest, Sisters Folk Fest, Old Settlers Fest, Four Corners Fest and others. Don’t miss this early season warm-up, $25, $30/door, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Mar. 3, Saturday, 7:30pm, “3 Ravens (folk),” the trio of Max Cohen, Lui Collins and Donna Hebert blend the harmony of three strong voices. Donna’s fiddling morphs from light to dark, while Lui’s piano, banjo and ukulele converse fluently with Max’s guitar. 3 ravens offers a rich and joyful audience experience . . . and if the fiddle catches your feet, you might just find yourself dancing, $20/advance, $23/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Mar. 3, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Tal National,” from Niamey, the capital city of Niger. Their music is joyously hypnotic, a highly unique contribution to West African guitar music. With its lightening fast rhythms and rotating cast of vocalists can be heard the history of Niger as a cultural crossroads along ancient trade routes. Collected within the former French colony can be found Songhai, Fulani, Hausa, and Tuareg populations, all of whom are represented in Tal National’s members. In the music we hear the rolling 12/8 rhythms in the Hausa’s Fuji percussion, the pensive aridity of the Tuareg’s assouf or “blues,” and the exquisite “griot guitar” of Mali’s Songhai, all delivered with virtuoso precision and unrelenting energy, $15/advance, $18/door, Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-701-5053, www.rocklandstrand.com.
Mar. 4, Sunday, 10am, “L.L. Bean & Maine Coast Waldorf School Winter Carnival & Kid’s XC Ski Race,” Join us for a special winter carnival at Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport, Maine. Test a Fat Bike on a groomed snow loop, follow a snowshoe story trail (Tubbs and Atlas will supply snowshoes), create a snow sculpture and compete in a middle school 3K cross country ski race, all to celebrate the beauty of winter and to encourage a healthy active lifestyle. Participant drop off is at the school and parking is at L.L.Bean’s Desert Rd. warehouse facility, where a shuttle will take you to the event. Feel free to bring soup, chili or baked goods and dress for success for a day outdoors. If you are a middle school athlete and would like to compete in the 3K race, there is a $5.00 registration fee that will be accepted between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. before the race, Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-3900, www.mainecoastwaldorf.org.
Mar. 6, Tuesday, 10:30am, ‘On Deck: Steambending: From Tree to Sea,” join Maine Maritime Museum for their new winter program, “On Deck.” They invite you to an hour of discovery featuring unique storytelling and hands-on learning in a laid-back, social atmosphere. Need to warm up after a long cold winter? Gather around our hot box and learn how early ship builders used steam to craft their hull designs. Watch as our boatshop crew demonstrate steambending while you sip a warm cup of tea (or coffee!), $5-$10.50, Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-443-1316, www.mainemaritimemuseum.org.

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