Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 29- Oct.5

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 29- Oct.5

           “Chanticleer” at Olin Arts Center, Lewiston

Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 1:00pm/Sat. and Sun, “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. 30, Friday, 5-9pm, Art Walk in Lewiston Auburn, a grassroots endeavor by community members, artists, and local businesses, the downtowns of Lewiston and Auburn are turned into impressive arts districts, multiple venues including vacant buildings are filled with a spectacular array of art exhibits for all to enjoy, free, downtown Lewiston and Auburn.  FMI:  207-782-7758, www.ArtWalkLewistonAuburn.com

 

Sept. 30, Friday, 7-9pm, Bangor Book Festival, brings 34 Maine-based and Maine-connected writers and illustrators to Downtown Bangor to read and discuss their work and to meet and talk with Maine readers, writers and book fans, see website for details on speakers, locations and times, free, Downtown Bangor.  FMI:  207-947-8336,www.bangorbookfest.org.

 

Oct. 1, Saturday, 11:30am-6:30pm, Gardiner Swine and Stein Octoberfest, features a trifecta of delicious Maine craft beers, mouthwatering Maine farm-to-table pork, and live music from a collection of emerging Maine bands, activities include a chicken fling, dunk tank and stick pony races, $15, Gardiner Downtown, 200 Water Street, Gardiner.  FMI 207-582-3100,  www.gardinermainstreet.org.

 

Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, Chanticleer performs “Love Song”, spanning 500 years of music, world renowned sixteen voice ensemble presents a captivating love story program which features songs, chansons and ballads by composers as diverse as De Sermisy, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and Ralph Vaughan Williams, $25, Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Andrews Road, Lewiston.  FMI: 207-786-6255,  www.bates.edu.

 

Oct. 1, Saturday, 7:30pm, Stand-up Comedy, Johnny Alter has been makin’ ‘em laugh for years with his smart, hilarious routines.  He’s hosting this stand-up comedy evening, including Kate Ghiloni and Nellie Edwards, adults only, $19, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner.  FMI:  207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.

 

Oct. 1, Saturday, 8pm, Celebration Barn Season Finale, a show that feels like a party, Tricky Britches is a high-energy string band, from their roots of playing heel-stomping old-time fiddle tunes they have progressed into a fusion of classic bluegrass, country, and folk rock, also featuring The Ale House String Band, Fritz Grobe and fun surprises from the Barn’s visiting performers, $12, Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris.  FMI:  207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.

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