“Owl Prowl,” Fields Pond Aubudon Center, Bangor

Mar. 12-15 and 18, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs., Fri., and Wed., 5pm/Sat., 3pm/Sun., “End Days,” sixteen-year-old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn’t changed out of his pajamas since 9/11, and her mother’s new religious fervor means dinner is often late. Her new neighbor, a teenage Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her hard. Plus, the Apocalypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking will save them all. Finding the intersection between science, religion and suburbia, this fresh new work is both poignantly redemptive and hilarious, Thursday and Friday showings are previews, free/Thursday, see site for further ticketing details, Bangor Opera House, Penobscot Theatre, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Mar. 13, Friday, 7pm, “National Theater Live: Skylight,” Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry, broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires, general admissions seating, see site for details, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581- 1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 14, Saturday, 1pm, “The Met Live in HD: La Donna del Lago,” Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Florez is the king who relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot in the Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti, see site for ticketing details, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581- 1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 14, Saturday, 4-6pm, “St. Patrick’s Day Supper,” ham, potatoes, carrots, turnip, cabbage, coffee, tea, punch, assorted pies and cakes, door prizes, directly following the supper a homemade pie auction will be held. Pies of all varieties including lemon, apple, blueberry, pumpkin, strawberry, chicken pot pie, beef pie, spaghetti pie, whoopie pies, etc, Veazie Congregational Church, 1404 State Street, Veazie. FMI: 207-217-8786, www.vzchurch.com.
Mar. 14, Saturday, 5:30pm, “Laugh-In: Sports Edition,” sponsored by Bangor Regional Leadership Institute, wear your favorite team jersey, ball cap, t-shirt or other sports garb, social hour begins at 5:30pm with snacks, drinks, a batting cage, ping pong and a putting green, dinner buffet begins at 6:30pm, comedian Chad Daniels takes the stage at 7:30pm, $35, Beal College, 129 Farm Road, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-0307, www.brliexperience.org.
Mar. 17, Tuesday, 7pm, “Moscow Ballet: Swan Lake,” The Moscow City Ballet was founded in 1988 by distinguished Russian choreographer Victor Smirnov Golovanov. The company is the outcome of the recent reforms in post-Soviet Russia. It is a private enterprise and is not subsidized by the government. The company’s first appearance was in 1989 in Seoul, Korea. Its success outside of Russia makes it one of Russia’s most extensively touring ballet companies. Since 1988, Moscow City Ballet has appeared in numerous festivals and tours across the Russian Federation, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Holland, Hong-Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Estonia, Peoples Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea, R.O.C. Taiwan, Singapore, United States, as well as in South America, see site for ticketing details, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581- 1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 17, Tuesday, 7pm, “Owl Prowl,” March is when owls are most active. They’re hooting to establish pairs and territories. We’ll take a walk into the woods to hear and possibly see feathered nocturnal beauties. Please bring a flashlight, sponsored by Fields Pond Audubon Center, $5, Caribou Bog, take Taylor Road off of Forest, veer left to trail head, Orono. FMI: 207-989-2591, www.maineaudubon.org.