Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr. 4

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr. 4
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr. 4
March 28, 2018
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr. 4
March 28, 2018

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 29-Apr. 4

“Eat Our Yards:  Beekeeping & Pollinators,” Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick

Mar. 29, Thursday, 2pm, “Maine Coastal Islands Nation Wildlife Refuge: Film Series-Conservation Heroes and Heroines,” Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (56 minutes) Aldo Leopold is known as the father of wildlife management and the author of A Sand County Almanac. He was a founding member of The Wilderness Society. This film traces his life and career, and explains how his ideas continue to influence the environmental movement, free, Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 9 Water Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0600 ext. 5, www.mainecoastislands.org.
Mar. 29, Thursday, 6-8:30pm, “Eat Our Yards: Beekeeping & Pollinators,” Find out why pollinators are failing to thrive. Experienced gardeners and beekeepers will answer your questions on supportive seasonal activities for native pollinators. Learn what you can do to support our pollinators and reap rewards. We’ll also explore basic start-up requirements if you want to begin to keep one of our more popular imported pollinators: the honeybee. Bring your questions and grow with us. With Cindy Jester-Gardening Green and Mike McNally-Sagadahoc Beekeepers Association, free, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick. FMI: www.curtislibrary.com/eatouryards.
Mar. 30, Friday, 7pm, “Peter C. Stone-Waltzes with Giants: The Twilight Journey of the North Atlantic Right Whale,” Author, educator and artist, Peter C. Stone explores the evolutionary wisdom and interconnectedness of endangered creatures in a presentation for his award-winning book, Waltzes with Giants: The Twilight Journey of the North Atlantic Right Whale. Mystical and provocative, Waltzes with Giants is inspired by a real North Atlantic right whale and her increasingly perilous migrations from Atlantic Canada to her calving grounds off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. In the spirit of marine biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson’s sea trilogy, the story evokes the wonder, the sorrow, and the conflicts associated with this member of the suborder Mysticetes (baleen whales). *Please sign up online at llbean.com under the Outdoor Schools tab, to ensure that your seat is reserved, free, L.L. Bean, 95 Main Street, Freeport. FMI: www.llbean.com.
Mar. 30, Friday, 7pm, “Common House Concerts Presents Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen,” Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen are two of the most original and exciting contributors to American contemporary folk and world music. Their music is remarkable for its vibrant colors and intricate textures, filled with a level of nuance and craftsmanship often compared to that of fine chamber music. Refreshments will be provided, $10-$20, Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage, 25 Village Road, Belfast. FMI: 207-218-1027, mainepublic.org.
Mar. 30, Friday, 7pm, “Ben Zabin-The Magic Show,” Ben is a hot new magician touring the country and on TV. Fun! Ben won’t settle for anything short of spectacular. Tommy Hilfiger says he’s “Amazing!” No lame card tricks. No rabbits out of hats. Not your average magician. This is Fresh. This is Interactive. This is Magic. Due to his perfect blend of youth, maturity, humor, and pop culture awareness, Ben easily relates to audiences across the board. These reasons create this teen sensation’s high demand by international audiences, $15, $10/students, The Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave, Topsham. FMI: 207-729-2950 ext. 7, www.orionperformingartscenter.org.
Mar. 31, Saturday, 7:30pm, “UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Heather Masse and Jed Wilson,” Maine native Heather Masse is well-known to audiences as a regular guest on the NPR radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” both as a solo performer and as a member of the Billboard-charting folk supergroup, The Waylin’ Jennys. On the show, Heather has collaborated with artists such as Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, and Emmylou Harris. She has also performed in many venues and with other popular groups such as the bluegrass band The Wayfaring Strangers on NPR’s World Cafe, and at Boston’s Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops Orchestra. For this concert, Heather joins forces with jazz pianist Jed Wilson. Heather and Jed met as jazz students at the New England Conservatory of Music and have been performing together for more than 10 years. Heather’s background is steeped in the jazz tradition, which informs her distinct approach to singing folk, pop and bluegrass, $15/advance, $18/door, $10/students, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8515, www.facebook.com/events/784081461769833.
March 31, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Frank Carlberg’s ‘Monk Dreams, Hallucinations, and Nightmares’,” Monk Dreams, Hallucinations, & Nightmares, the new large ensemble project from Frank Carlberg, draws its inspiration from the luminous work of Thelonious Monk. The pieces generate their shapes from splinters, cells and feelings found in and around Monk’s music, as well as from his verbal utterances, advice and cryptic observations. The Helsinki-born, NYC-based pianist and composer Frank Carlberg has become well-known to Maine audiences over the last few decades through regular performances in Portland, collaborations with beloved drummer Steve Grover, and his long-running relationship with the Maine Jazz Camp, free, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 12 Campus Rd South, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.bowdoin.edu/music.

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