Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 16-22

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 16-22

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 16-22

“Black Holes, OD,” Orono

Jan. 16, Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Molly Pitcher Sings Jazz,” with friends David Clarke, guitar and Wells Gordon, bass, Molly sings a wide variety of jazz standards, latin, bee-bop, and swing, come have an evening of jazz and good food and drinks, entertainment is free, Paddy Murphy’s, 26 Main St., Bangor. FMI: 207-945-6800, www.paddymurphys.com.
Jan. 16, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt,” united on stage for an unforgettable night of intimate acoustic music, $37 -$73, contact venue for ticketing information, University of Maine – Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.umaine.edu.
Jan. 16, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “Orono Community Theratre presents ‘Proof,'”the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Proof” will be performed at the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on the University of Maine campus in Orono (located directly behind Fogler Library). Director Sandy Cyrus calls the theatre the perfect venue for this intense psychological drama, playwright David Auburn’s script unfolds like a detective story, exploring themes of family resentments, betrayal and trust, $12, $6 for UMaine students with ID, Cyrus Pavillon Theatre, University of Maine, 119 College Avenue, Orono. FMI: 207-866-4103, www.umaine.edu.
Jan 17, Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Parabellum, Prepare for War, “University of Maine Museum of Art’s Zillman Gallery, the artist describes Parabellum as “a culture-jamming, docu-fiction, artivism work of art, which re-writes the past in order to guide us into the future,” Cole has taken on the persona of fictional “Bains Revere”, an American Civil War veteran/outsider artist, to create this visionary work, the installation reflects Revere’s innate pacifism and life-long shifting relationship with Hiram Maxim, a Maine native and real life inventor of the automatic machine gun, this false artifact, made as if it was originally installed in the front parlor room of a home, consists of 82 two-sided canvases, they are painted as a collection of generic red and white flags, the reverse of each containing relief battle maps and nesting underneath it all are hidden corporeal landscapes, the components are riddled with faux water stains painted onto vintage 1890’s newspaper, anyone wishing to receive a hand printed card by the artist should contact Kenny via email, University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-561-3350, www.umaine.edu.
Jan. 17, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., “John Nowak Quartet,” jazz standards from the American Songbook with special guest Steve Robbins, Storyteller and entertainer, Come see these Legends of the Lounge for a great night of music and fun, entertainment is free, enjoy a nice selection of entrees and brews, Nocturnem Draft Haus, Main Street, Glenburn, Bangor. FMI: 207-907-4380, www.nocturnemdrafthaus.com.
Jan. 17, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., “West Coast Swing,” want to learn how to dance, come out to Next Generation Theatre for a Swing dance lesson followed by hours of open dancing. Join West Coast Swing for this night of good music and fun dancing, lessons are from 7:30pm-8:30pm, open dancing from 8pm-11pm, admission $15, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Jan. 17 & 19, Friday – Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., “Planetarium Show, Black Holes OD,” Ages 9-adult (grade 4 & up) the attraction of Black Holes is more than just gravitational, these mysterious graveyards of dead stars have fascinated generations, “Black Holes” explores the history, physics, and mystery of black holes, witness the bending of light, the skewing of perception, and the dizzying descent into a black hole, this show incorporates some of the most visually stunning three-dimensional effects ever created for the OmniDome planetarium system, $3 per person, Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, 5781 Winsgate Hall, University of Maine, 120 Munson Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.galaxymaine.com.

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