“Blood Brothers,” Auburn
April 14, Thursday, 7:30pm, UMF Band Concert sponsored by UMF department of Sound, Performance and Visual Inquiry, $6/adults, $5/seniors, Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall, 111 South Street, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7072, http://www.umf.maine.edu.
April 15-17, Friday-Sunday, Friday and Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday, 2:00m, “Blood Brothers,” prince-and-the-pauper tale set in Britain, revolves around twins born into an impoverished family, see website for ticket details, Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, http://laclt.com.
April 15 and 16, Friday and Saturday, Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2:00pm, New Works Festival: Dance, emerging playwrights, choreographers, actors and designers strut their stuff, an exciting showcase featuring a world premiere by New Theater and Dance Professor Anne Kloppenberg, free, Strider Theater, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-4000, http://www.colby.edu.
April 15 and 16, Friday and Saturday, 7:30pm, Amanda Huotari and the Celebration Barn Ensemble, stories told through movement, sound and visual imagery, $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/children 12 and under, Oddfellow Theater, Route 117, Buckfield. FMI: 207-336-3306, http://www.oddfellow.com.
April 15, Friday, 7:00pm, Walter Weymouth and Ryan Reed, a prize-winning country singer/songwriter, winner of the Down East Country Music Association 2010 Male Vocalist of New Country, call for ticket information, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-588-0453, http://johnsonhall.org.
April 16, Saturday, 7:30pm, Squid Jiggers, a Maine-based fold duo comprised of inveterate musician entertainers, Dave Rowe and Troy R. Bennett, $10, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, http://www.francoamericanheritage.org.
April 18, Monday, 8:15pm, Katie Daggett, Steve Lynnworth and Friends, jazz standards featuring vocals, guitar and upright bass, $15, Slates Restaurant, 169 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-622-9575, http://www.slatesrestaurant.com.