at Hauck Auditorium, UMO, Orono

Oct. 23, Thursday, 2-5pm, “National Theatre Live: Skylight,” Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live, on a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died, as the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires, $17/adults, $15/seniors, $14/members, $12/students, $10/12 and under, The Grand Theatre, 165 Main Street, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-667-9500, www.grandonline.org.
Oct. 24, Friday, 7-9:30pm, “National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (Version 1),” returns to theaters for a limited time, due to unprecedented audience demand, directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years A Slave, Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Mansfield Park) alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation, the production was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in 2011, and the broadcast has since become an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world, childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker, meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal, urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale, Version 1 features Jonny Lee Miller as Dr. Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature, Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 800-622-8499, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Oct. 24, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, “Howie Day in Concert,” an Orono native, with two Top10 hits to his credit is back for a one-day only concert, Howie will be sharing old favorites, included “Collide” plus new releases in an energetic, heartfelt acoustic event, $23.00-32.00, Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.
Oct. 24, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm, “Little Shop of Horrors,” presented by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, a delightfully devilish sci-fi musical that’s sure to feed your delight, meet Seymour a geeky floral assistant who comes across a new breed of plant that promises to take him and his lady crush from the slums of Skid Row, but not without a price, $15, Hauck Auditorium, Class of 1944 Hall, University of Maine, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.bangordailynews.com.
Oct. 24 – 26, Friday – Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Turn of the Screw,” this classic tale of terror just in time for the Halloween season, The Victorian era thriller tells the tale of a young governess who arrives at an isolated English manor to care for two orphaned children, $10, Eddington Clifton Civic Center (Comins Hall), 1387 Main Road, Eddington. FMI: 207-843-6441, www.cominshall.org.
Oct. 25, Saturday, 12-4pm, “Great Maine Apple Day,” celebrate the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples, while honoring the importance of a diversified, perennial agriculture, $4/non-members, $2/members, Common Ground Education Center, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. FMI: 207-568-4142, www. mofga.org.
Oct. 25, Saturday, 6-7pm, “The Nature of Halloween – A Nature Program at Woodlawn,” spend a moonlit night unmasking the tricks and treats of real owls, bats, and spiders, discover how spooky wildlife became associated with Halloween, Woodlawn’s nature programs, led by naturalist Lynn Havsall, are a fun learning experience open for all ages, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, $10/adults, $5/children, Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Parks, 19 Black House Drive, 172 Surry Road, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-667-8671, www.woodlawnmuseum.com.