Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 23-29

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 23-29
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 23-29

Cocktail hour

“The Cocktail Hour,” The Public Theatre, Lewiston

Oct. 23, Thursday, 7:30-9pm, “Night of Comedy Fundraiser,” to benefit UMAAA Scholarship Fund, comedian Tim Hoffman, mature content, no one under 18 permitted, $10, University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Jewett Hall Auditorium, Augusta. FMI: 207-621-3299, www.uma.edu/concertsjewetthall.html.

Oct. 23 – 26, Thursday – Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs. and Fri, 3pm and 8pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Cocktail Hour,” a well-to-do family becomes shaken and stirred when their middle-aged son announces he’s written a play about them, $20/adult, $5/18 and under, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
Oct. 25, Saturday, 7-9pm, “Fairy Tales,” with Stan Renard conducting, the Colby Symphony Orchestra will open with the overture to Mozart’s Magic Flute, followed by the legend of Night on Bald Mountain by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, the concert will conclude with Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf, Messalonskee High School Auditorium, Oakland. FMI: 207-859-5670, www.colby.edu.
Oct. 25, Saturday, 7-9pm, “MacBeth,” on the road production of Macbeth at the Vienna Union Hall, is a part of “Shakespeare in American Communities,” a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, this will be the third time the Theater at Monmouth troupe has traveled to Vienna to perform, this production is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, $7/advance, $10/at the door, Vienna Union Hall, 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. FMI: 207-293-2674, www.dailybulldog.com.
Oct. 26, Sunday, 10am-1pm, “6th Annual Freaky 5k Fun Run and Walk,” a kids’ costume contest and small fun run will be held at 9:30am, the ever-popular adult and team costume contest at 10am, and the 5k run and walk immediately following, early registration is $20 for adults, $15 for students, $10 for minors and $5 for the fun run (9 years old and younger), same-day registration will open at 9 a.m., family discounts available by calling 861-8131, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. FMI: 207-861-8131, www.hghw.org.
Oct. 26, Sunday, 12:55pm, “The Bolshoi Ballet Live from Moscow: The Legend of Love,” for the first time here at the Opera House, we will rebroadcast in high definition several ballets filmed on location at the legendary Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, $15/adults, $13/seniors, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, 2nd floor, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Oct. 26, Saturday, 7:30-8:30pm, “Novel Jazz Performs Ellington and Strayhorn,” sponsored by Arts Institute of Western Maine (AIWM), an affiliate of UMF, the band will feature Duke Ellington and Strayhorn, $12, free/students and under 18, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF, Main and Academy Streets, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7000, www.umf.maine.edu/campus-life/campus-events-calendar.

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