Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 8-14

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 8-14

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 8-14

“Cirque Eloize presents: Saloon,” Collins Center for the Arts, Orono

Mar. 9, Friday, 7pm, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – National Theatre Live Broadcast,” on a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday, the scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell, Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage, with the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out, $15/adults, $10/seniors, $8/students, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 9, Friday, 7pm, “Laugh-In Comedy Night,” who doesn’t need a good laugh in March in Maine? Enjoy a fun-filled evening of hilarious stand-up comedy, with headliner: Johnny Ater. Life-long local and arguably Maine’s funniest, down-home comedian. Jonny Ater offers up hilarious and honest stories about life, family, relationships, work and his colorful local friends, which he brings to life on stage for all to meet. Tuck Tucker will be the opening act. Tuck is by far one of the funniest comics to come out of New England within the last decade. Combine his verbal wit and physical comedy and you have a recipe for falling off your chair phone. The Laugh In will be hosted by Jeremy White and MC’d by Bob Potts $20/includes hors d’oeuvre and appetizers, cash bar available, Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road, Bangor. FMI: 207-262-0099, www.brliexperience.org.
Mar. 10, Saturday, 1pm, “Semiramide-The Met: Live in HD,” the all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role sung by Elizabeth DeShong. What is The Met: Live in HD Series? The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning series, The Met: Live in HD, lets fans immerse themselves in opera 10 times a year. Up to 12 cameras capture the onstage drama, as well as the fascinating backstage action, and transmit it from New York City to the Collins Center for the Arts and other venues across the globe, $25/adult, $20/seniors, $10/student, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 10, Saturday, 7:30-11pm, “Orono Contra Dance,” caller Bill Olson! Beginner session at 7:30 PM, and full dance from 8:30-11:00 PM. $1 off beer at Woodman’s Bar & Grill next door with dance ticket, $8 admission for non-students, free for UMaine students, sponsored by UMaine Student Government and the Traditional Music and Dance Club, Keith Anderson Community Center, 18 Bennoch Rd., Orono. FMI: www.facebook.com/events/172956333345632/.
Mar. 10, Saturday, 7pm, “Chris Ross and the North,” Chris Ross and the North are a group of Maine guys with an authentic, rock sound. Honest vocals and charged instrumentals, an original experience, 2014 Songwriter of the Year, New England Music Award, “The world Ross describes in his songs is one that’s probably very familiar to the devoted fan base he’s developed over the years; hard-drinking, hard-working, honest, wry, and, hidden behind a tough exterior, a well of intelligence and emotional depth,”-Bangor Daily News, $12 Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St., Unity. FMI: 207-508-7121, www.unity.edu.
Mar. 10, Saturday, 8:30pm, “R-Rated Hypnosis Show,” it’s a night where you and your friends become the stars of the show with this unforgettable Hypnosis Show at the Downunder Club on March 10th. Steve Coppola will guide you through the nights with a bunch of laughs along the way. This is a 21+ event, Seasons/Downunder Club, 427 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-992-2250, www.seasonsbangor.com.
Mar. 11, Sunday, 7pm, “Cirque Eloize presents: Saloon,” the Wild, Wild West comes alive in a mythical world where theatre and circus collide for 85 minutes of non-stop live folk music combined with strength, agility and original choreography. It’s an action-packed theatrical thrill-ride, $29, $10/students, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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