“Down East Musher’s Bowl,” Bridgton

Jan. 23, Thursday, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “An Evening of Schubert’s Die Winterreise,” as snow envelopes Southern Maine, we invite you to join artist faculty Malcolm Smith, bass, and Paul Wyse, piano, to embark on a winter journey with Franz Schubert’s timeless song cycle, “Die Winterreis,” $15 /$10/$5, Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham Campus, 37 College Ave., Gorham. FMI: 1-800-800-4USM, www.usm.maine.edu/music.
Jan. 24, Friday, 5pm/lobby and bar open, 6pm/seating, 8:00pm/showtime, “Paula Cole,” simply one of the best female singers I have ever heard, songs like “Where have all the Cowboys Gone” and “I Don’t Want to Wait” put her on the list of chart busters, but the first time I heard her she was singing back up for Peter Gabriel, when he featured her, it was clear by the hush and then roar of the crowd that she was headed for bigger and better things, of course her star rose quickly and now we are lucky to be able to present her in our humble hall, just what we need to warm a January evening, the only cool, will be the styling of her emotionally charged voice singing her own songs of life, love and a philosophy that is all her own, don’t miss it, $45 per person plus $3 handling fee for concert, Stone Mountain Art Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 800-227-6589, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Jan. 24, Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Ski and Snowshoe,” conditions permitting, adult ski pass $13 day, $9 afternoon (after 1:00 p.m.), Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Dr., New Gloucester. FMI: 207-688-4539, www.pinelandfarms.org.
Jan. 25, Saturday, check-in time 6:40 a.m., start time 7:00 a.m., “New England’s Wild Race,” Winter Wild is an uphill series with a twist, the finish is at the bottom so you get to come back down too, grab your skis, grab your snowshoes, or just grab your favorite winter running shoes and join us for some winter fun, most events take place at a public ski area and you get to hit slopes before they open to the public, the activity is called “uphilling,” and it’s adding a whole new dimension of fun and purpose to winter recreation, uphilling is a hearty winter workout, where participants ascend a ski slope using either snowshoes, skis with climbing “skins,” or running shoes with “microspikes” you might say it’s an activity that’s people-powered rather than machined-powered, for the Winter Wild series, participants go down the mountain the same way they went up – those on skis get to slide down the slopes, register online and enter the code wintermotivation and recieve an additional $5 off your registration, $25 race day reg fee, $20 pre race day, $50 special lift ticket price for ww participants, buy onsite after event, yes thats a $37 savings, starts and finishes at White Cap Lodge, Sunday River, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry. FMI: 207-824-3000, www.sundayriver.com.
Jan. 25-26, Saturday and Sunday, 10am/events begin, “Down East Musher’s Bowl,” sled dog and skijoring racing, see site for schedule of events, Five Field’s Apple Orchard, 720 South Bridgton Road, South Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-3472, www.mainelakesmushersbowl.com.
Jan. 26, Sunday, 12:30pm/lunch is served, 2:30pm/showtime, “Waltzing for Dreamers,” free music series, featuring Classic SMAC Matinee with Pianist Sarah Bob, Soprano Lisa Saffer, and special guests: Clarinetist Rane Moore and Percussionist Aaron Trant, from Bach to Shubert’s Shepard on the Rock your host and musical director Sarah Bob along with regular guest soprano Lisa Saffer, will walk you through an afternoon program of classical music that is comfy, causal, and informative, Lisa Saffer will be featured along with special guests for each show, Sarah and Lisa are two good friends who have met here at SMAC and now will work together to produce a fun concert for everyone to enjoy, from newbies to you classical traditionists, admission is provided for free by reservation, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 800-227-6589, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Jan. 27 – 29, Monday – Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Mondays) 8:00 p.m. (Tuesday, Wednesday), “Night Skiing at Shawnee Peak,” for those skiers and riders that are looking to make night skiing a habit we offer the Night Season Pass, it’s an incredible deal, you can ski or ride six nights a week with no blackouts and go directly to the lift, $179 for night season ski pass, you can purchase a night ticket, but keep in mind the cost of night skiing is always included when you buy a full or half-day ticket, Shawnee Peak, 119 Mountain Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-8444, www.shawneepeak.com.