Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine May 30-June 5

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“Nightbirds,” Great Pond Conservation Trust, Orland

May 30- June 2, 7pm/Thursday, 8pm/Friday and Saturday, 2pm/Friday, 3pm/Sunday, “Around the World in Eighty Days,” hold onto your seats for the original amazing race, join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat to clock, presented by Penobscot Theatre, see site for ticketing details, one complimentary youth ticket for kids 18 and under, for every full priced ticket purchased, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
May 31, Friday, 8:30pm, Portland Comedy Co-op, a night of humorous musings, jokes about things and funny songs, special guest Lucas O’neil and East Coast headliner and Bangor native Ryan Waning, BYOB, 21+, $6, Coespace, 48 Columbia Street, Bangor. FMI: www.thecoespace.com.
June 1, Saturday, 1-2:30pm, Canoe Skill Clinic, Maine Bound Outdoor Adventure Center in collaboration with Hirundo Wildlife Refuge offers the first of two canoe clinics at the Refuge, the second to be July 13 at 1pm. Jimmy Haller, instructor, will focus on paddling strokes, rescue techniques, canoe dynamics and canoeing safety, registration and cancellation requested by May 31, $5/adults, free/school-age children, meet in the parking lot at Gate 3, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, Gate1, Hudson Road, Alton. FMI: 207-944-9259, www.hirundomaine.org.
June 1, Saturday, 7pm, Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” presented by Bangor Ballet, cast of 40 young dancers, $20, $8/students and children, Husson University, Gracie Theatre, Bangor. FMI: 207-945-3457, www.gracietheatre.com.
June 2, Sunday, 2pm, Hikari Trio, with violinst, Jennifer Elowitch, cellist Elizabeth Anderson, and pianist Y. Lily Funahashi, will play works by Shostakovich, Bright Sheng, and Fanny Mendelssohn, free, All Souls Church, 10 Broadway, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-7354, www.hikaritrio.com.
June 2, Sunday, 2pm, “Earth, Moon and Sun,” coyote has a sharp wit, but he’s a little confused about what he sees in a fast-paced and fun fulldome show that explores lumar phases, eclipses and other puzzles, ages 8-11. $3, Maynard F. Jordan Planetaruim, 5781 Wingate Hall, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.galaxymaine.com.
June 2, Sunday, 7-9pm, Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust-Nightbirds, join Downeast Audubon to witness woodcock, nighthawks and whip-poor-whills coming alive at dusk in the Wildlands. $5, meet at South Gate, Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, Route 1-South Gate, Orland. FMI: 207-469-6929, www.mainetoday.com.

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