Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 22-27

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Out and About for the Sanford/York County Regions of Maine Sept. 22-27
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 22-27

                                   “Twentieth Century,” at Monmouth Theater

Sept. 22, Thursday, 7:30pm, Language Arts Live with Gregory Pardlo, a poet whose prizewinning debut collection, “Totem,” explores what it means to shoulder the weight of cultural, racial and literary expectations, free, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, 40 Campus Avenue, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6256, www.bates.edu.

 

Sept. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, “On the Twentieth Century,” ride at the TAM (where every seat is first class) as they bring you aboard the Twentieth Century Limited for an unforgettable evening of laughter, dance and song, a winner of five Tony awards and four Drama Desk awards, see site for ticket details, Monmouth Theater, 796 Main Street, Monmouth.  FMI:  207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.

 

Sept. 23, Friday, 7:30pm, Lissa Schneckenburger, the traditional music of New England can be as warm and comforting as a winter fire or as potent and exhilarating as a summer thunderstorm.  Fiddler and singer Lissa Schneckenburger is a master of both moods, a winsome, sweet-voiced singer who brings new life to old ballads and skillful, dynamic fiddler who captures the driving rhythm and carefree joy of dance tunes old and new, $10/advance, $12/door, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-689-2000, www.francoamericanheritage.org.

 

Sept. 24-25, Saturday-Sunday, 9:00am, Common Ground Fair, demonstrations, Maine organic foods and crafts, livestock exhibits, entertainment, $10, $8, free/children 12 and under, Common Ground Fairgrounds, Unity.  FMI:  207-568-4142, www.mofga.org.

 

Sep. 24, Saturday, 3:30pm, Wyeth ’01 on the Wyeths, Victoria Wyeth discusses the renowned painters in her family connection with the current Museum of Art exhibition Andrew and Jamie Wyeth:  Selections from the Private Collection of Victoria Browning Wyeth, free, Olin Arts Center, Bates, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.

 

Sept. 25, Sunday, 1:00pm, Jim Scott in Concert, an acoustic guitarist, singer and composer of powerful music that furthers ideals of ecology, justice, and peace, Jim makes an impact on hearts and minds across the world, $20, First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-783-0461, www.jimscottmusic.com.

 

Sept. 27, Tuesday 6-8:00pm, Book Signing and Slide Show Presentation, Maine’s former governor changes gears in his new book Governor’s Travels:  How I Left Politics, Learned to Back Up a Bus, and Found America, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-333-6640, www.auburn.lib.me.us.

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