Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 7-13

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 7-13

“Ice Harvest,” Curran Homestead, Orrington

Feb. 7, Thursday, 6:30-8pm, “Themes of Love,” opening reception, please arrive on time, music provided by When Particles Collide, free, Sohns Gallery at The Rock and Art Shop, 36 Central Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-2205, www.rockandartshop.com.
Feb. 7, Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm, “Emerging Works,” UMO Performing Arts Theatre/Dance division presentation by UMaine students, free, Minsky Recital Hall, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-4701, www.umaine.edu.
Feb. 8, Friday, 7-8pm, Black Holes, prepare to sail into deep space and fall into a black hole as space and time are distorted by these massive objects, ages 9-adult, $3, UMaine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium 5781 Wingate Hall, 120 Munson Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.umaine.edu.
Feb. 8, Friday, 7-9pm, Downeast Film Screening, set during an era of U.S. post-industrialization in which numerous factories have been exported, Downeast focuses on Anotonio Bussone’s efforts to open a processing factory in rural Maine, $8, Brewer Performing Arts Center, 92 Pendleton Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-358-9396, www.brewerperformingarts.com.
Feb. 8, 7:30-10pm, Joy Kills Sorrow, acclaimed genre-bending string band, $12/advance, $15/door, Unity College Center, 42 Depot Street, Unity. FMI: 207-948-7469, www.uccpa.unity.edu.
Feb. 9-10, Saturday-Sunday, Fishing Derby, on all legal waters in Hancock County, weigh in at G & M Family Market, total cash prize of $3,260, chance to win a pick-up truck valued at $25,000, Holden. FMI: www.state.me.us/ifw/fishing/derbies_tournaments/derbies.htm.
Feb. 9, Saturday, Annual Ice Harvest at Curran Homestead, a hands-on learning experience for the whole family in the cutting of ice blocks from nearby Field’s Pond with authentic tools and equipment, free, 372 Fields Pond Road, Orrington. FMI: 207-745-4426, www.maine.info/cities/orrington/events.php.

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