Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 13-19

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 13-19

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 13-19

“The Skyliners’ Big Band,” Next Generation Theatre, Brewer

March 13 – 16, Thursday – Sunday, Thursday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday & Saturday 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Sunday 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., “God of Carnage,” a comedy of manners, without the manners, when Benjamin whacks his playmate Henry with a stick, breaking two teeth, it is important that the boys’ parents set the right example by discussing the matter calmly and reasonably, after all, nothing will be gained by behaving like children, but the thin veneer of civility is stripped away with corrosive wit, revealing the savage underbelly of playground politics, TONY AWARD WINNER, strong language, $24 – $37, contact venue for ticketing information, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St., Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.

March 14, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “Elias String Quartet,” the quartet have been chosen to participate in BBC Radio 3’s prestigious New Generation Artists’ scheme and are the recipients of a 2010 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, this year they had their debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, a week long tour in Europe with pianist Jonathan Biss, appearances at The Sage Newcastle, Bridgewater Hall Manchester and the City of London, Cheltenham and East Neuk Festivals, future projects include a five concert series at Wigmore Hall, a US tour including their Carnegie Hall debut, returning to Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and participating in Jonathan Biss’s Shumann Project, $35 with an additional $3 processing fee, University of Maine, Minsky Hall, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
March 14, Friday, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., “John Novak Quartet,” Jazz standards from The Great American Songbook with a few New Orleans flavored tunes mixed in, no cover charge, Big Easy Lounge and Cafe, Charles Inn, Broad Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-992-2820, www.thecharlesinn.com.
March 15, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., “Massenett’s Werther,” two of opera’s greatest artists – Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch – appear together for the first time at the Met in Massenet’s sublime adaptation of Goethe’s revolutionary and tragic romance, it is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met’s recent hit production of Carmen, rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts, $25.00 with additional $3.00 processing fee, University of Maine, Collins Center for the Arts, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
March 15, Saturday, 7:30 p.m,. – 9:30 p.m., “The Skyliners,” This 13 piece Big-Band will perform dance music in the tradition of Glen Miller and Count Basie, all your favorite arrangements from the 40’s and 50’s as well as Swing, Jazz, Pop, Waltz and Latin numbers, beer and wine available for purchase for those 21+, admission $8, Between Friends art Center – Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St., Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
March 15, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., “Portland Electro Duo Performs at The Rock & Art Shop,” Portland electro duo Contrapposto is two part zoomorphic-electro musical collaboration made up by members Jacob Pitcher and Mirabai Iwanko, The Contrapposto live show combines their music with performance art, free and open to the public, The Rock & Art Shop, 36 Central Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-2205, www.therockandartshop.com.
March 17, Monday, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., “Wing Ding of an Irish Fling,” Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner with Dessert, Tickets ($8 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, family price of $25), Jerry Hughes will entertain with Irish Folk music, First Congregational Church of Brewer, 35 Church Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7350, www.bangordailynews.com.

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