Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 30-Nov.5

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 30-Nov.5

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“National Theatre Live: Frankenstein,” Waterville

Oct. 30, Thursday 7-9pm, “National Theatre Live from London: Frankenstein,” filmed on stage in London and rebroadcast in high-definition again this season, Danny Boyle directs a sensational production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, $15 adults, $13 seniors, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, 2nd floor, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.

Oct. 30-Nov. 3, Thursday-Monday, 7:30pm/Thurs, Fri, and Mon, 5pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun., ” The Summer in Gossensass,” presented by Bates College Department of Theater, a meta-theatrical conjuring of the first English language production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabbler in London, 1891, playwright Maria Irene Fornes crafts a high-spirited imagining of a feminist encounter with Ibsen’s most dangerous protagonist, $6/adults, $3/seniors and students, Garnett Theater, 305 College Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6161, www.batestickets.com.
Oct. 30-31, Thursday-Friday, 7 – 11pm, “Trail of Frightmares,” walk the trail, if you dare, in Waterville’s scariest and ONLY Haunted Trail, the trail features classic and modern horror icons, be prepared to experience your nightmares come to life as your hair stands on end as you navigate the ONLY haunted trail in Waterville, $3/18+, $2/17 and under, Trail of Frightmares, 2 Michael Lane, Waterville. FMI: 207-618-3298, www.facebook.com/watervilleskateparkassociation.
Oct. 31- Nov. 2, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Boo, Thirteen Scenes from Halloween,” 13 stories of trick-or-treaters, grave diggers, goblins and witches will make you laugh while giving you the shivers, $12/adults, $10/students, Gaslight Theater at Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-626-3698, www.gaslighttheater.org.
Nov. 1, Saturday, 8:30am/start time, 11:30am/end time, “Save Your Breath – 5k Fun Run Walk,” there will be educational booths, children’s activities, light snacks, ceremony followed by a 5K, $22/on line, $24/mail in and $25/event day, children under 13 half price, YMCA, 31 Union Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-622-6155, www.kvymca.org.
Nov. 1, Saturday, 12:55pm, “The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Carmen,” Richard Eyre’s mesmerizing production of Bizet’s steamy melodrama returns with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress, $20/adults, $18/seniors, $15/students, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, 2nd floor, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Nov. 1, 7:30pm, “Battle of the Blends,” northern New England a cappella groups, a great variety of styles and sounds with Good-Time Sound, The Colbyettes, The Merimanders, None of the Above, The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus, and Vocal Solution, $25, free/under 12, Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-689-2000, www.francocenter.org.

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