Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Out and About for the Mid-Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
January 29, 2014
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
January 29, 2014

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 30 – Feb. 5

at the “Little Community Theatre,” Lewiston/Auburn

Jan. 30, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., “Tigers Be Still,” the Wickman women are having a bad day, twenty-four year old Sherry has a Masters degree in Art Therapy – which means she’s unemployed and living back at home, her recently jilted sister is already there, glued to the couch, nursing her broken heart with endless replays of “Top Gun” and a bottle of scotch, then there is mom, too embarrassed by her recent weight gain to come downstairs, but willing to reach the livingroom via cellphone, if the idea of facing a new day has ever sent you back to bed, this quirky, endearing and uplifting Off-Broadway comedy, is a heart-felt and hilarious look at how we survive the tough moments in life and help each other get back in the game, $20 adults, $5 youth, The Public Theater, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheater.org.
Jan. 30, Thursday, “The Lunder Collection,” promised to the Museum in 2007, constitutes one of the most important art collections ever to be donated to a liberal arts college and contains remarkable works of 19th- and 20th-century American art, including more than 200 prints by James McNeill Whistler, free and open to the public, Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Road, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu/museum.
Jan. 31, Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “The Inspired Hand IV,” The Inspired Hand VI, the biennial exhibition of work by members of the Maine Crafts Association, free and open to the public, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston – Auburn College, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-753-6500, www.usm.maine.edu/lac.
Jan. 31 – Feb 2, Friday – Sunday, Friday – Saturday 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m., “Doubt, A Parable,” Monmouth Community Players under direction of Adam Blais, will perform John Patrick Shnaley’s “Doubt, A Parable,” a Bronx Catholic School :Principal takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn has taken a personal interest in a student, will the truth be revealed, and in the end who will be left with doubt, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, Cumston Hall, 759 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-240-6024, www.friendsofcumstonhall.org.
Feb. 1, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Maine State Museum,” current exhibits include, The Lion, The Peary Necklace, a 10,000 year – old meat cache, and the Spear Mill, $2 adults, $1 children, children under 6 are free, Maine State Museum, 83 State Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-287-2301, www.mainestatemuseum.org.
Feb. 3, Monday, 9:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., “The Civil War,” the Civil War was a defining moment in American History – the fire of war burned away the scourge of slavery and, in time, melded the separate states into a true nation, in telling the tale of this large and complex event, this Theatreworks show focuses on the smaller stories of some of the soldiers who are caught up in it, including, Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy, $3 per person, Waterville Opera House, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Feb. 3 -5, Monday – Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre will open its 74th season with the classic “Arsenic and Old Lace,” director Adam Blais has assembled a top-notch cast of actors to play the show’s dozen memorable roles, pictured from left are Vicki Machado as “Martha Brewster”, Andrea Quaid as “Abby Brewster, and Eric Brakey as their nephew, “Mortimer” Tickets are on sale now at LACLT.com or 783-0958, box office hours are posted on CLT’s website,Tickets are $18, seniors (60+) are $15, and children, 12 and under are $12, Lewiston – Auburn Little Theater, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.lalt.com.

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