Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 26-May 2

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 26-May 2

“Vernal Pool Night,” L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley

April 27, Friday, 2pm and 7pm, “’How to Travel the World for FREE’ by Michael Wigge,” presented by The Sawyer Memorial Foundation, The Sawyer Foundation begins its 2018 season with writer, humorist, motivational speaker award-winning German TV personality Michael Wigge as he presents his film How to Travel the World for FREE. This is the unbelievable attempt of award-winning comedian, Michael Wigge, to travel 25,000 miles from Europe to Antarctica, without any money. Throughout his journey, Wigge immerses himself in fascinating subcultures, sleeps on the street with homeless people and nourishes himself with flowers. Michael left Berlin in June and traveled for 150 days through 11 countries, arriving in Antarctica in November. He planned the journey for a year before starting out, collecting contact information for those who might provide accommodations or odd jobs, but he also relied on the kindness of strangers. With the help of over 100 people Wigge manages to acquire free food, free accommodation and free transportation for his 150-day journey across four continents and eleven countries. This unusual travel diary combines adventure with humorous situations and insightful interviews about people’s relationship with money. A must see for every travel and adventure fan, free, The Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road, Greene. FMI: 207-946-5311, sawyer-foundation.com.
Apr. 27, Friday, 7:30pm, “Four-handed Piano with James Parakilas and Duncan Cumming,” both regular visitors to the Olin Concert Hall, Parakilas is the James L. Moody, Jr. Family Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts, and Cumming is a music professor at Albany. They present a program of music for four hands at a single piano. Composers are Schubert, von Weber, Poulenc, Mozart and Dvořák, free, tickets required, Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.eventbrite.com/o/olin-arts-center-4643338427.
Apr. 28, Saturday, 10am, “2018 Lyceum Field Trips ‘Maine Amphibians and Reptiles,’” Alan Seamans, Maine Master Naturalist, will lead a walk to explore vernal pools at the Gott Pasture Preserve in Wayne. We will visit and explore a vernal pool, learning about the ecology of these small but important forest ecosystems. In our search for some of the wondrous creatures that use this pool, we might encounter wood frogs, spotted salanders, and fairy shrimp, which use these small pools as critical breeding habitat. We might even discover their egg masses! A large variety of other animal life can be found visiting as well, including waterfowl, mammals, reptiles, and aquatic invertebrates. Wear what you need to be comfortable in muddy conditions, boots highly recommended. It is a short, but steep and uneven walk to the vernal pools. This walk will take place, rain or shine. Directions: From Route 133 in Wayne Village, turn south on the Old Winthrop Road (0.7 mi.); turn right on Morrison Heights Road for 1.4 miles; bear left on Hardscrabble Road for 1.3 miles. Look for the KLT sign and parking lot on the left shortly after passing the George’s Road, free, Gott Pasture Reserve, Wayne. FMI: 207-377-2848, www.tklt.org.
Apr. 28, Saturday, 7pm, “Vernal Pool Night,” have you ever heard of a vernal pool? They provide an amazing temporary habitat for animals like frogs and salamanders – and we have one right here on campus! Come learn all about the animals that live there, and why vernal pools are so important. But you must remember, vernal pools are temporary! So, come now while the pool is still here, $1-$3, L.C. Bates Museum 14 Easler Road, Hinckley. FMI: 207-238-4250, www.facebook.com/LCBATES.
Apr. 28-29, Saturday-Sunday, 7:30pm, “Haydn’s ‘Schopfungsmesse’ Final Concert of Colby Symphony Orchestra,” directed by Jinwook Park, Colby College Chorale and Colby Kennebec Choral Society directed by Eric Christopher Perry with the Annual Concerto Competition Winner, In the final concerts of the season, these ensembles present Haydn’s Mass No. 13 in B-flat major, “Schöpfungsmesse,” also known as Creation Mass. Not to be confused with Haydn’s most famous oratorio, “The Creation,” this exuberant mass setting is a masterpiece in its own right. Also on the program are Bizet’s “L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2” and the winner of the annual student concerto competition, free, no reserved seats, free, Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. FMI: Colby.edu/musicdept.
Apr. 29, Sunday, 9am/events begin, “Spring Celebration: May Pole Dancing, Sheep Shearing & More,” featuring family friendly activities and a chance to explore the grounds, and learn more about this animal-powered, certified organic, family-operated ‘forever farm’. Visitors of all ages can participate in traditional dancing around the May Pole with authentic fiddle accompaniment, observe sheep shearing and spinning, try their own hand at spinning and weaving, check out what’s growing in the greenhouses, and visit with baby lambs and other animals on the farm. Sturdy shoes or boots are advisable. Bring a blanket for a picnic– box lunches will be available for sale at the farmstand. Also for sale will be fresh picked Winterberry Farm flower bouquets, wool yarn and socks hand knitted from wool sourced from Winterberry Farm sheep, and a wide variety of preserved and baked goods, including Winterberry Farm’s legendary homemade pies. The event will take place rain or shine (there’s plenty of room inside the historic barn), free, Winterberry Farm, 538 Augusta Road, Rte. 27, Belgrade. FMI: 207-649-3331, www.winterberryfarmstand.com.
Apr. 29, Sunday, 3pm, “UMF Community Chorus and Orchestra,” under the direction of Professor Bruce McInnes, will present a performance of “A German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms. With many symphonies and orchestra’s presenting concerts on the same day, McInnes looked to local communities as he gathered an orchestra for this concert. He emphasizes the real community nature of this performance with a chorus made up of students, faculty, and staff at UMF and members of the public from Farmington, Wilton, Weld, Temple, Phillips, Strong, Vienna, and other villages in the greater Farmington area. Brahms himself prepared a two piano accompaniment for his Requiem. The regular accompanist of the chorus, Patricia Hayden, will be joined by Robert Ludwig, director of the Bangor Children’s Chorus and a resident of Rangeley, on the second piano part. The essential timpani part as well as the ethereal wind parts and commanding brass will be played by teachers and gifted students from area high schools, including Mt. Blue, Messalonskee and Livermore Falls. String players from the Farmington area, along with some visitors from Boston, will play the luscious, sometimes ominous low string parts that Brahms composed, $8, $6/seniors, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF, 224 Main Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7081, www.umf.maine.edu.

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