Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 11-17

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 11-17

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 11-17

“The Nutcracker,” Ellsworth

Dec. 11-14 and 17, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs. and Fri. and Wed., 5pm/Sat., 3pm/Sun., “The Wizard of Oz,” come see this classic children’s story brought to life by the Penobscot Theatre Company, see site for ticketing information, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.

Dec. 11-13, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm, “The Secret Garden,” presented by Bangor High School students under the direction of Mrs. Deb Elz-Hammond, a musical rendition of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story is set in the early years of the 20th century and tells of May Lennox, a young girl orphaned by a cholera outbreak when she is eleven years old. Despite her circumstances, Mary blossoms in her new home in England as she and a young garden bring life to a neglected garden-and to the relatives who take her in, $5, Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School, 855 Broadway, entry from Grandview Ave., Bangor. FMI: 207-992-5500, www.bangorhigh.bangorschools.net.
Dec. 12, Friday, 3-5pm, “Holiday High Tea,” come and enjoy a delicious traditional high tea catered by Chipper’s Restaurant, and admire the splendid holiday decorations throughout the house, space limited, advance purchase of tickets is required, $25, Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park, 19 Black House Drive, Route 172, Surry Road, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-667-8671, www.woodlawnmuseum.org.
Dec. 12, Friday, 7pm, “Soprano, Celeste Mittelhauser & Harpist, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell,” an evening of Celtic and classical music, selections will include Irish and Scottish songs, opera arias, and classical and modern arrangements for harp, $12, free/12 and under, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-667-7641, www.mbpn.net.
Dec. 13, Saturday, 2pm, “The Nutcracker,” presented by Robinson Ballet, a timeless tale of Christmas dreams come to life with Clara and her beloved toy, be enchanted by fairies, dolls, soldiers, angels, a Snow Queen, a Snow Prince and the Rat King, all brought to magical life, $7-$16, The Grand Auditorium, 165 Main Street, Ellsworth. FMI: 207-667-9500, www.grandonline.org.
Dec. 13, Saturday, 7pm, “New Renaissance Singers Winter Holiday Concert,” concert includes an eclectic mix classical pieces, folk songs, and contemporary choral arrangements, with an underlying theme of light and hope, also included is a guest performance by The Husson University Singers, $10, first Congregational Church of Brewer UCC, 16 Church Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7350, www.nrsingers.com.
Dec. 14, Sunday, 2pm, “Holiday Concert,” presented by the HJ Crosby Community Band, cabaret-style concert featuring the music of the season, the band will be joined by the Dexter Brass and Artist-in-Residence, Liza Patty-Luga on Tuba, free, Dexter Town Hall, Dexter. FMI: www.bangordailynews.com.

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