Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, April 22 to 28

Hamlets, Villages and Small Towns of the Winthrop Lakes Region of Maine
April 18, 2010
Out and About in the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, April 22 to 28
April 21, 2010

Out and About in the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, April 22 to 28


Valencia Robinson sings soul, folk, r & b, and jazz at Johnson Hall
April 22- 24, Earth Day Events throughout the community, includes events for kids, dedication of community gardens, “green” movies, discussion panels, workshops, spring clean-up, and Earth Day’s 40th Birthday Family Dance, various venues, Winthrop. FMI: 207.377.7200, www.winthropmaine.org.
April 22, 7:30 p.m. The New World and The Old, Collegium Musicum, exploring the golden age of Spanish music, ribald and rowdy songs from the courtly cancioneros, lively and syncopated dances from the Mexican Baroque, and deeply moving cathedral music by Victoria and Guerrero, Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Mayflower Hill, Waterville. FMI: 207.859.4000, www.colby.edu.
April 23, 7:30 p.m. Valencia Robinson accompanied by jazz cellist Josh McClain, soul, folk, r&b, and jazz, Valencia’s vocals are incredibly rich and pure, two sets with great desserts for sale at intermission, $14/person, $12/member, $5/student with ID, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
April 23, 8 p.m. Rustic Overtones with Barefoot Truth, promoting release of their new albums, “The New Way Out,” and “Threads,” respectively, $15-$20/tix, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207.873.5381, www.operahouse.com.
April 24, 10 a.m. “Full Fathom Five: A Daughter’s Search,” author Mary Lee Fowler will talk about her search for the father she never knew, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta. FMI: 207.626.2415, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.
April 24, 7 p.m. Chad Porter, acoustic soloist, Holly’s Own Deli, 84 Court Street, Auburn. FMI: 207.333.3041, www.hollysown.com.
April 26, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. The art of Lee Harper, and works by Abbott Meader and Forrest Meader, Central Maine Artist Gallery, 72 West Front Street, Skowhegan. FMI: 207.858.0797, www.skowhegan.org.
April 28, 4-5:30 p.m. Community Tea, hosted by Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, with Dr. Dave Dixon on the piano, Bass Room, Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington. FMI: 207.778.4726, www.franklincountymaine.org.

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