Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 16-22

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 16-22

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 16-22

“Wesley McNair, Maine’s former Poet Laureate,” Thompson Free Library, Dover-F0xcroft

8.16, Thursday, 6pm, “Riff Johnson: Pittsfield Summer Concert Series,” a blend electric and acoustic modern rock/ pop mixed with energy and stage presence always leaves the crowds wanting more. Riff Johnson is a Maine native hailing from the City of Bangor. Riff has played hundreds of shows and in front of thousands of people in Maine and all along the East Coast United States. In addition to playing his own original music, Riff is well known for being a musical encyclopedia when it comes to requests, free, in event of rain concerts will be held at the Elks Lodge, Hathorn Park, 112 Somerset Avenue, Pittsfield. FMI: riffjohnson.com.
8.16, Thursday, 6:30pm, “Pete Kilpatrick Band,” Pete Kilpatrick has been named Maine’s best act four times in the Portland Best Music Awards and has performed more than 1,400 shows. The band has shared the stage with Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, David Gray, Jason Mraz, Ray Lamontagne, Barenaked Ladies, O.A.R, Guster, and many more. Bring your blankets and chairs and join us at the Riverfront Park for an evening of great music. Remember the Riverfront Park is a tobacco free zone, free, rain location is Old Town Museum, 353 Main Street, Riverfront Park, North Main Street, Old Town. FMI: 207-827-3972, old-town.lib.me.us.
8.16, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Sarah Johnson Organ Concert,” perform music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicolaus Bruhns and Pamela Decker on Maine’s largest 19th-century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288. Sarah Johnson holds a Master of Sacred Music from Boston University, where she studied organ with Peter Sykes. She currently serves as Organ Scholar at Holy Name Parish in West Roxbury, and as Assistant Librarian at the Organ Library of the American Guild of Organists, free, donations appreciated, St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor. FMI: hookopus288.net.
8.18, Saturday, 6pm, “Denise OConnell, Steve Pfister and Scott Allen,” making musical magic for you, Come for dinner, drinks or both, Heritage on 9 Restaurant, 999 Main Road, Eddington. FMI: www.bangordailynews.com.
8.21, Tuesday, 12-1pm, “Bruce Robert Coffin, Author,” Come and meet guest author Bruce Robert Coffin. He’ll be reading from the first two books in his Detective Sgt. John Byron series “Among the Shadows” and “Beneath the Depths”. Books will be available for purchase, free, Millinocket Memorial Librry, 1494, 5 Main Avenue, Millinocket. FMI: 207-723-7020, millinocketmemoriallibrary.org.
8.21, Tuesday, 5:30pm, “Wesley McNair, Poet,” Maine’s former poet laureate, will read from his latest volume of poems, “The Unfastening.” The event is free and open to the public. Although McNair will read selected poems from “The Unfastening,” his presentation in Dover-Foxcroft will also offer insights into the creative process used in the writing of the book, free, Thompson Free Library, 186 E Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. FMI: 207-564-3350, www.thompson.lib.me.us.
8.21, Tuesday, 7:30pm, “Souled Out,” a Summer Concert on the Green Series, Souled Out – Based in the Greater Bangor area, Souled Out is a 6-piece powerhouse band featuring some of the area’s best seasoned musicians, free, Orono Village Green, 39 Pine Street, Orono. FMI: www.orono.org/590/Summer-Concert-Series.

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