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“12th Annual Garden Tour,” Bangor

June 13, Thursday, 5:30pm, Julie and the Bug Boys, backyard bash welcoming summer vacation, socializing and eating begins at 5:30pm, music begins at 6pm, picnic far, hot dogs and balloons for sale, if raining, festivities to be held at Asa Adams Elementary School, free, Orono Public Library, 39 Pine Street, Orono. FMI: 207-866-5060, www.library.orono.org.
June 13, Thursday, 7-9pm, The Union, featuring local musicians and artists with live painting and musical performances. There will be opportunity to purchase art after the show. Proceeds to benefit Next Generation Theatre children’s programs, $5, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
June 13, Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Downtown Bangor’s Cool Summer Sounds Concert, featuring Juke Rockets, The Juke Rockets Blues Band creates high energy electric blues honoring traditional blues and providing danceable music for all ages. They were recently announced as the best Blues Band in Maine for the 2nd straight year, fresh air market with 40+ vendors, free, Downtown Bangor, West Market Square, Bangor. FMI: 207-992-4234, www.downtownbangor.com.
June 15, Saturday, 8am-12pm, Race to the Stage, timed 5K, costumes encouraged, runners, walkers, strollers welcome, race to benefit the Penobscot Theater Company, visit website to register, $12-20, Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-6618, www.g2racereg.webconnex.com/penobscot5k2013.
June 15, Saturday, 10am-3pm, 12th Annual Garden Tour by the Peony Society of Maine, enjoy a blast of peonies in a small, centrally located Bangor garden. Wander through clouds of deep reds, bright reds, rosy reds, corals, whites and, depending on season timing, rare yellows, one free peony plant will be given away, $3, 23 Ohio Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-945-9726, www.bangordailynews.com.
June 16, Sunday, Geghan’s Pub presents the Celtic Event, The Brewer Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with Geaghan’s Pub will present an afternoon of Celtic Music to benefit arts programming to benefit students of Brewer Schools and surrounding communities, featuring music by MacLir, Highland Skye, Maine St. Andrew’s Pipes and Drums, the Peelers, the Galley Rats, and Andenise this will be an afternoon of great Celtic music sure to appeal all audience members. There will be room for caleigh dancing, and the general admission ticket is good for all afternoon, $10/adult, $8/children under 17, seniors and military, $30/VIP includes reserved seating, concessions, backstage access, and admission to Geaghan’s Pub after the show for food and a private Celtic session with the musicians, Brewer Performing Arts Center, 92 Pendleton Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-404-5701, www.brewerperformingarts.com.
June 19,Wednesday, 7-8pm, The Lidral Duo, Karel Lidral (soprano saxophone) is a veteran of the “New York Scene” of the late 70s, who has performed with jazz luminaries such as Dennis Wilson, Red Rodney, John Faddis, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Laurence Hobgood, Chuck Israels, and Thomas Gansch, among others The other “founding member” of the Lidral Duo, Terry Lidral (piano) started her musical career as a flutist, performing in a trio with Karel Lidral on clarinet and Steven Squires on piano, free, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-8336, www.bpl.lib.me.us.

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