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“Corvettes Doo Wop Group,” Fryeburg

Mar. 6, Friday, 8pm, “Barn Burner with MoneyJunk,” Barn Burners are held in the 200 year old Quisisana Barn….casual style show, bar stays open….less formal, but a listening environment, this series will showcase acts that might not be household names…yet, a small comfort food menu will be served on these nights, MoneyJunk, a swamp boogie band, mixes soul, bedroom funk, and blues a little down and dirty, last year they brought the house down. They have received a JUNO AWARD for Best Blues Albumso, order your tickets ahead, $20/plus handling fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Mar. 7-8, Saturday-Sunday, all day events, “Winter Kids Downhill Derby,” annual fundraiser, epic skiing, epic fun, epic party! 24 hours of non-stop skiing, entertainment and great karma for kids, see site for details, Mt. Abram Ski Area, 308 Howe Hill Road, Greenwood. FMI: 207-875-5000, www.SkiMtAbram.com.
Mar. 7, Saturday, 8am-12pm, “Range Ponds State Park – Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby,” free ice fishing traps for the first 500 pre-registered children ages 12 and under that arrive before 10 a.m., and for the first 100 Special Olympic entrants – Compliments of Kittery Trading Post, also enjoy cross-country ski trails and a sliding hill, please preregister at site, $1.50 for ages 13-64, all others free, Range Ponds State Park, Poland Springs. FMI: 207-998-4104, www.icefishingderby.com.
Mar. 7, Saturday, 10am-12pm, “Fungi in Winter,” a walk in the winter woods brings surprises including the shapes, textures and colors of fungi. Looking for mushrooms in the winter can be like going on a scavenger hunt. You never know what you’ll find. We’ll walk along Perky’s Path looking more closely for the subtle beauty of winter fung, dress in layers, bring snowshoes, hats, gloves, water and a light snack, free, Heald and Bradley Pond Reserve, meet at the Flat Hill Parking Lot on Heald Pond Road, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-1056, www.gllt.org.
Mar. 7, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Bold Riley,” this foursome of musicians love music as a primitive religious experience and formed this acoustic band, named for an Irish sea shanty. Julie and Erin create rich vocal harmonies; Michael writes many of the band’s originals, and John plays banjo and percussion, they preserve and reinvent traditional maritime and Americana songs, $10, Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester, 19 Gloucester Hill Rd., New Gloucester. FMI: 207-653-6151, www.villagecoffeehouse.org.
Mar. 7, Saturday, 7:30pm., “The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue,” the national touring Corvettes are returning for another all out Doo Wop celebration, the band’s incredibly entertaining show and comical stage antics have left many a happy audience screaming for more. From New Hampshire to New Orleans and Virginia to Vegas, The Corvettes perform the great music of the Doo Wop era with a fresh, new energy, $20/adults, $15/seniors, $5/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
Mar. 7, Saturday, 8pm, ” James Kallembach Residency Concert,” the three-day residency of celebrated composer and conductor James Kallembach at the USM School of Music will conclude with a concert of 21st-century American composers’ works for voice. Featuring several of Kallembach’s works, the concert will include the world premiere his Four Romantic Songs. Performers include: Elisabeth Marshall, soprano; Anastasia Antonacos, piano; USM Chamber Singer; Robert Russell, conductor, $15/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students, Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham Campus, Gorham. FMI: 207-780-5555, www.usm.maine.edu.

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