Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, January 27 to February 2

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Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, January 27 to February 2


“Spring Along the Kenduskeag River”  by David Haskins of the Bangor Art Society

Jan 28, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. KinderKonzerts: The Nature of Woodwinds, discover the music of nature as the PSO Woodwind Quintet compares elements of music (tempo, rhythm and melody) with elements in nature (seasons, weather and wildlife), $4/person, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.773.6128, x 308, www.portlandsymphony.org.

Jan 28, 5 p.m. Color, Line and Form, Opening Reception, an exhibit focusing on non-representatinal forms of art, free, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lyceum Hall, 49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.782.7228, www.laarts.org.

Jan 28-30, 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, “Winter Divas,” a unique interpretation of song, dance and comedy to benefit Project Grad 2011 at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, Rangeley Stage, Moose Alley, Route 16, Rangeley. FMI: 207.864.5364, http://rangeley-maine.com.

Jan 28-30, 7:30 p.m Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m Sunday, “Animals Out of Paper,” nominted for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play of 2009, a wise and complex comedy about three origami experts who discover that their lives are as complicates as the paper they fold, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.782.3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.

Jan 29, 10 a.m. Cabin Fever Crafts: Valentine’s Day Card Workshop, ages 10 and up with adult supervision, free, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta. FMI: 207.626.2415, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.

Jan 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Winter Family Fun Day, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, sleigh rides and more, lunch provided, $1.50/ages 12-64, free/seniors and children, Mt. Blue State Park, Center Hill Road, Weld. FMI: www.maine.gov/doc/parks.

Jan 29, 7:30 p.m. Ruth Hill, singer, songwriter, guitarist, joined by multi-instrumentalist and Boréal Tordu bassist Andy Buckland and his talented fiddling daughter, Ellie,$10/person, free/under 16 and UMF students, Noridac Auditorium, Merrill Hall, University of Maine, Main Street, Farmington. FMI: 207.293.2469, http://artsinstitute.org.

Jan 30-Feb 1, all day, 42nd Annual Special Olympics Maine Winter Games, cheer on the 500 athletes and watch the biggest fire display of the year, Sugarloaf USA, 5092 Sugarloaf Access Road, Carrabassett Valley. FMI: 207.879.0489, www.specialolympicsmaine.org.

Jan 31, 8:15 p.m. LQH Trio featuring Chas Lester, Tyler Quist and Evan Haines, releasing their first album, “Are You Ready To Let’s Do This,” $15/person, Slates Restaurant and Bakery, 167 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.622.9575, www.slatesrestaurant.com.

 

Feb 1, 5-7 p.m. Bangor Art Society Exhibit, Opening Reception, Lecture Hall, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207.947.8336, www.bangorartsociety.com. 

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