Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 12-18

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March 11, 2015
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March 11, 2015

Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 12-18

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at Messalonskee High School, Oakland

Mar. 12-14, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm/Thurs. and Fri., 2pm/Sun., “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, presented by the Messalonskee High School Players. When fairies in the woods meddle in the affairs of two hapless couples, they bring disorder into their own magical world. Visually stunning, this comedy is a feast for the eyes and a treat to celebrate the end of a long, cold season, $10/adults, $8/students, Messalonskee High School, J. Duke Albanese Performing Arts Center, 131 Messalonskee Drive, Oakland. FMI: 207-465-9135, www.rsu18.org.
Mar. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri., 8pm/Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Outside Mullingar,” imagine an “Irish Moonstruck” when two eccentric singles in rural Ireland struggle to reveal their love for each other in this endearing romantic comedy and recent Broadway hit by Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Patrick Shanley (Doubt). Next door neighbors Anthony and Rosemary have seemed destined for each other since childhood, but they’re Irish and stubborn to the core. Will these two lonely souls, cross the plot of land that separates them and take a chance on love? $20/adult, $16/group of 10+, $5/18 and under, The Public Theatre, 21 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
Mar. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Good People,” fired from the Dollar Store and facing eviction with her adult developmentally-disabled daughter, Margie Walsh is desperate for a break. If she plays her (Bingo) cards right, she might be able to convince an old flame to help. Set in a South Boston neighborhood, this raw and wickedly funny show explores the truth about classes, loyalties and what it means to be good people. Friday it the opening Gala and includes appetizer and reduced ticket prices. Sunday includes a talk-back session with the director and cast, $12/adults, $10/students and seniors, Studio Theater, 93 Main Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.acattheatre.org.
Mar. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Leading Ladies,” In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg, who’s engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there’s a wide world out there, but it’s not until she meets “Maxine and Stephanie” that she finally gets a taste of it, $12/adults, $10/seniors and students, Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-626-3698, www.gaslighttheater.org.
Mar. 13, Friday, 8pm, “Comedy Fix XX,” Maine comedian Tuck Tucker will make his third Comedy Fix appearance highlighting a great lineup of stand-up comedians: Tim Hofmann, Jeff Keon, Paul Hunt, Mark Reilly and special guest Kate Carroll, net proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank, $10, Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-513-0742, www.comedyfixlive.com.
Mar. 14, Saturday, 6:30pm, “Colby Symphony Orchestra,” under the leadership of Maestro Renard will feature Professor Yuri Lily Funahshi performing Beethoven’s splendid Fourth Piano Concerto. The program will also include CSO’s very own French horn section in a performance of Schumann’s Konzertstu?ck for Four Horns and Orchestra and the shimmering symphonic poem by Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau, free, Lorimar Chapel, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-4000, www.colby.edu.
Mar. 15, Sunday, 2pm, “Ladies of the Lake,” known for their traditional Celtic instrumental music and ballad singing. They have performed their extensive repertoire for years as a group and as individuals in Maine and beyond. The group includes Ellen Gawler on fiddle, Sharon Pyne on wooden flute, tin whistle and bodhram, Maggie Ericson on button accordion and guitar as well as singer, and Julia Lane on harp, $10/general, $5/students, free/12 and under, UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium, 46 University Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207-621-3551, www.uma.edu.

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