Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine May 16-22

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine May 16-22
May 15, 2013
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Regions of Maine May 16-22
May 15, 2013

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine May 16-22

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“The Lion in Winter,” Camden Opera House

May 16-20, Thursday-Sunday, 6-8pm/Thursday, 9am-5pm/Friday and Saturday, 12-3pm/Sunday, Annual Festival of Art, The Annual Senior College Festival of Art is a non-juried art exhibit that will feature over 150 paintings, photographs, sculptures, and works in other media by amateur and professional Maine artists over the age of 50. The exhibit will open with a public reception on Thursday. Renowned international artist, Alan Magee, will be the highlight of this 11th annual festival, with a presentation of his life and work on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, free, University of Maine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast. FMI: 207-338-8000, www.hutchinsoncenter.umaine.edu.
May 16, Thursday, 7:30-9pm, DaPonte String Quartet Winter Series IV: Long Ago and Far Away, the final concert of their 2012-2013 Winter season. The program will include: Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Quartet in F Major Opus 77, no. 2, Zhou Long (1953-) Song of the Ch’in (1982), Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27, $20/general, free/under 21, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main Street, Thomaston. FMI: 207-529-4555, www.daponte.org.
May 16, Thursday, 8-10pm, Scottish Musician Dougie MacLean, one of Scotland’s most successful, respected and popular musicians. Singer-songwriter, composer and ‘magical’ performer, he is also a fine guitarist and fiddle player. From his home base in Butterstone near Dunkeld in the beautiful Tay Valley in Perthshire Scotland, MacLean tours the world with his unique blend of lyrical, ‘roots based’ songwriting and instrumental composition. His moving song Caledonia and melody The Gael (used in The Last of the Mohicans) have been recorded by hundreds of artists and enjoyed by millions worldwide, $20/advance, $25/day of the concert, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
May 17-19, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Friday and Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, Godspell, Jr,” presented by New England Regional Theater Company, based on the gospel according to St. Matthew, $12-15, Winter Street Center, 20 Davis Street, Bath. FMI: 207-837-4540, www.newenglandctr.org.
May 17-18, Friday and Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Geeky Variety Show, features performances by Mike Miclon’s alter-geeky-ego Dickie Hyper-Hynie as well as roboths, juggling, nerdy trivia and a special appearance by the high-tech comedy group, AudioBody and the off-beat magician Wally Wiggins, $19/advance, $21/door, $12/advance 12 and under, $14/door 12 and under, Freeport Theater of Awesome, Freeport. FMI: 207-518-8839, www.awesometheater.com.
May 17-19, Friday-Sunday, 8pm/Friday and Saturday, 2pm/Sunday, “The Lion in Winter,” presented by Camden Civic Theatre, his historic comedy revolves around a Christmas court during the reign of Henry II of England where the major theme is “What shall we hang, the holly or each other?” Filled with biting humor this is a must see to help end a long and chilly winter, $14/adults, $12/seniors and students, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
May 18, Saturday, 7:30-8:30pm, Oratorio Chorale: Travels of the Guitar, Aaron Larget-Caplan will be the featured soloist in Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s “Romancero gitano” (Seven Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca) and the world premiere of “Prevasa: Travels of the Guitar” by Bowdoin composer Vineet Shende which was commissioned by Oratorio Chorale, $20/adult advance, $10/student advance, free/under 12, $25/adults door, $12.50/students door, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-798-4141, www.oratoriochorale.org.

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