Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 15-21

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 15-21

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“Gawler Family,” Cumston Hall, Monmouth

Jan 17, Saturday, 2-6pm, “150 Years of Fashion and Afternoon Tea,” join us for an afternoon of fashion and Afternoon Tea, there will be a fashion show featuring outfits from the past 150 years as well as food and door prizes, $15, Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church, 10 Pleasant St., Waterville. FMI: 207-872-8082, www.blessedhopechurch.org.
Jan. 17, Saturday, 2pm, “Marcia Gallagher,” vocalist, keyboard, bassist, song repertoire ranges from jazz standards to popular dance music from 50’s to 90’s, free, Hubbard Free Library, 115 Second Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-622-6582, www.hubbardfree.org.
Jan. 17, Saturday, 7pm, “”Mystery at KDED — The Last Days of Radio,” mystery dinner theater, relive the Golden Age of Radio in 1952 and be part of the live broadcast audience, reservations include meal, show, tax and gratuity, $40/per person, Marco’s Restaurant, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-0336, www.mysteryforhire.com.
Jan. 17, Saturday, 7pm, “Gawler Family,” fun-loving, folk singing banjo playing contra calling family of 5, bring you an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions. They accompany interweaving family harmonies with fiddles, banjo, wooden banjo, cello, guitar, ukulele and piano as well as a few surprises. Whether they are crooning a poignant ballad or delivering a rollicking fiddle tune, their unique arrangements are especially engaging and often go along with anecdotes of historical or humorous content. $5-$10, Cumston Hall, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-495-2928, www.gawlerfamily.com/wp/.
Jan. 17, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Samuel James,” this blues singer-songwriter plays guitar like no-one else, and his shows are like no-one else’s, intense, unique, authentic and a consummate performer, $16/adults, $14/seniors, $5/children, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Jan. 18, Sunday, 7-11am, “Indoor Insanity 5K,” raises funds to install Radon gas mitigation systems in low income homes, get out of the cold and head indoors: no ice underfoot, no frigid gusts in your face, and no snow overhead. Yes, you will be running in circles (25 times, in fact!). And yes, you will have to jockey for position amidst other runners. But you can enjoy the music, the comaraderie, and the unique running experience — all a part of Indoor Insanity, $25, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: 207-626-8115, www.maineindoorair.org.
Jan. 19, Monday, 7:30pm, “Black Voice: The Life of Evelyn Ola Johnson,” explores black voice nationally and internationally in events linked by the theme of activism, founded by the students in 2010, Sankofa explores the history and diverse array of experience of the African diaspora through dance, music, theater and spoken word, and many other forms of art and expression, free, tickets required, contact venue for ticketing information, Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, 305 College Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-8294, www.bates.edu/mlk.

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