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

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 26-May 2
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 26-May 2
April 25, 2018
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 26-May 2
April 25, 2018

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

“Belle of Amherst: Emily Dickinson,” Chocolate Arts Center, Bath

Apr. 26, Thursday, 7pm, “In the Footsteps of Benedict Arnold,” local author Hodding Carter III will talk about and show photos from his historical re-enactment of Benedict Arnold’s journey from Boston to Quebec. Part of the Library’s Maritime Month 2018, sponsored by Allen Insurance & Financial, free, Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, www.librarycamden.org.
Apr. 26-28, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Studio Theatre of Bath: Festival of New Works,” join Studio Theatre of Bath for our First Annual Festival of New Works! This evening of original theater will feature 3 one-act plays making their world premieres. “The Chicken or the Fish?” by Katherine Russo, directed by Benjamin Proctor, is a witty, fast-paced comedy that examines the traditions and expectations surrounding marriage. “Battle of the Sexist” by Steven Hayet, directed by Marc Rodriguez, uses humor to examine how the media spin and how one comment, taken completely out of context, has the potential to ruin a career. “Who Will Cry for the Cockroach?” by MK Wolfe, directed by Heather Guglielmo, centers on an old-fashioned radio play about how one man’s seemingly small actions can change the world forever, $12-$15, West Bath Fire Department Function Hall, 192 State Road, West Bath. FMI: www.facebook.com/events/385804075230959.
Apr. 27, Friday, 6pm, “Blue and Gold Benefit Event,” enjoy a wonderful evening of live Blues at the Blue and Gold Benefit Concert at the Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens. Formed in 1993, the Blue Steel Express is one of the longest continually performing Maine Blues bands. Begun by and originally consisting of active duty Navy personnel, it continues to rock packed houses with original and classic Blues. Today’s members are Navy veterans, two of which served at the former Naval Air Station in Brunswick. The event begins with a social hour at 6:00 p.m. and the band starts at 7:00 p.m. Cash bar, $25, Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens, 179 Admiral Fitch Avenue, Brunswick. FMI: 207-751-2417, www.brunswicknavalmuseum.org.
Apr. 27, Friday, 7pm, “Bread & Puppet Theater’s Basic ByeBye Show,” a new play, The Basic Bye-bye Show – a manifesto on transformation, inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s apocalyptic woodcuts, Brahms 4 Serious Songs, and the daily news. Bread & Puppet Theater is an internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art filled with music, dance, and slapstick. Its shows are political and spectacular, with huge puppets made of paper maché and cardboard. Founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side, the theater has been based in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont since the early 1970s. After the performance Bread & Puppet will serve its famous free sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread & Puppet’s Cheap Art books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press will be for sale. The Bread & Puppet Practitioners-of-the-Pursuit-of-What Brass Band will welcome the public, $15, $12/Waterfall Arts members, The Crosby Center, 96 Church Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-338-2222, waterfallarts.org/event/bread-puppet-presents-the-basic-byebye-show.
Apr. 27, Friday, 7pm, “Novel Jazz,” Novel Jazz will be celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM!) as well as Duke Ellington’s birthday. Performing will be Herb Maine (acoustic bass), Mickey Felder (piano), Dave Clark (guitar), Mike Mitchell (trumpet), Bill Manning (drums), David Harris (reeds) and Barney Balch (trombone), $7-$15, Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-5513, www.skidompha.org.
Apr. 28, Saturday, 10am, “Coastal Mountains Nature Program Walk: Trees, Trails, and Vernal Pools of Sagamore Farm,” Arborist Doug Johnson will show how to identify trees in early spring, and Board member Roger Rittmaster will discuss the importance of vernal pools to the ecology of our forests. Sagamore Farm is an approximately 75-acre parcel of land that abuts Camden Hills State Park along the Park’s Mount Battie Auto Road. While the property is primarily characterized by a mixed woodland, sloping gently up to the base of Mount Battie, vernal pools occupy the southeastern end of the Farm where spotted salamanders and several species of frogs breed. Parking for Sagamore Farm is available at the Lodge at Camden Hills, which is located on the west side of Route 1 (left side heading north), one mile north of the intersection of Route 1 and Route 52 (Mountain Street) in Camden. While the designated parking lot only holds about four cars, Jim Burgess, owner of the Lodge, is permitting us to park along the roads on his property. Just be sure to park on one side of the road so cars can get by. Please leave your dogs at home for this and all Coastal Mountains Nature Program walks, free, Sagamore Farm, 186 Belfast Road, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7091, www.coastalmountains.org.
Apr. 28, Saturday, 10:30am, “Twice-a-Day Island: A Virtual Tour of Bath’s 1792 Peterson Canal,” most winters, during the cold days of late January or early February, the Bath Historical Society, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, and Friends of Merrymeeting Bay jointly sponsor a 2.3 mile walk along Bath’s Peterson Canal. This year, we are bringing the walk indoors, with a virtual tour of the canal and its history at the annual meeting of the Bath Historical Society. Brenda Cummings and Tim Richter, who have participated in or led the annual Peterson Canal walk since at least 2005, will lead our virtual tour of the canal. As the Assessor for the City of Bath, Brenda considers the Canal walk part of her duty to review Bath’s boundaries. Tim Richter is a local history buff who has been collecting information on the Canal for many years. The annual meeting of the Bath Historical Society will precede the Canal talk, free, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer Street, Bath. FMI: 207-443-5141, www.patten.lib.me.us.
Apr. 29, Sunday, 2pm, “Belle of Amherst: Emily Dickinson,” the audience is invited into the world of Emily Dickinson as portrayed by Ginger Grace. Enter the world of Dickinson, with all of its secrets, eccentricities and passions. In her own words, Emily says “Every town must have its local character – and that’s what I am!” Witness how Emily Dickinson is compelled to “stop the world” as creativity starts – and her poems come to life in the unique voice that defied the conventions of her time. It’s a deliriously private world – and Emily Dickinson is our host! Ginger Grace has been performing The Belle of Amherst throughout the country for the past 11 years for audiences of all ages, $20/advance, $23/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

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