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

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

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“Jubilee Riots,” Chocolate Church Arts Center,” Bath

Mar. 12, Thursday, 7pm, “An Evening with Novel Jazz,” classic jazz from the Great American Songbook, this group of musicians have been playing straight-ahead jazz for audiences throughout Maine (and beyond) for many decades. Collectively, they share over two centuries of experience in the jazz idiom, $14/general, $12/seniors, $6/12-18, free/under 12, Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-5513, www.skidompha.org.
Mar. 13-17, Friday-Tuesday, various times, “7th Annual Bath Blarney Days,” this Irish themed celebration includes wine tastings, live music, sales, promotions, 5K race, parade, cookie decorating and other fun all over town, most of the events take place on Saturday, see site for specific events, times and venues, Downtown Bath. FMI: 207-443-8330, www.visitbath.com.
Mar. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, “Ellis Paul and Howie Day,” Ellis Paul is a gifted singer-songwriter in the Boston school of songwriting tradition: literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop song that helped ignite the folk revival of 1990’s. Howie Day’s emotionally resonant lyrics, warm tenor voice and inventive melodies have earned him both critical praise and a legion of devoted fans, $20/advance, $25/day of, The Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0070, www.rocklandstrand.com.
Mar. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, “Jubilee Riots (formerly Enter the Haggis),” this group of musicians has evolved from a wildly popular local band to an established international touring act, with a sound that lies somewhere between the fiercely creative and contemporary soundscapes of Radiohead, and the heartfelt storytelling and infectious grooves of The Band, $26/advance, $30/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Mar. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, “Mike & Ruthy,” with 16 years of musical collaboration that includes international touring, well over a thousand concerts, and a career that has seen them perform at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, this duo define their sound as having been “refined down to the very core of acoustic American music,” $12/general, $8/students, free/under 8, Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane, Phippsburg. FMI: 207-389-1770, www.mikeandruthy.com.
Mar. 15, Sunday, 2:30pm, “The Midcoast Sympony Orchestra Concert Series III: Called to the Dance,” under guest conductor Yoichi Udagawa, features The Roman Carnival Overture by Hector Berlioz, Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn with guest soloist Tessa Lark, and Symphony No. 8 in G Major by Antonin Dvorak, $20, free/18 and under, Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Avenue, Topsham. FMI: 207-371-2028, www.midcoastsymphony.org.
Mar. 15, Sunday, 3pm, “DaPonte String Quartet,” Winter Series II: Viennese Confections, includes works by Webern, Kreisler, and Beethoven, $20/general, free/under 21, Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main Street, Topsham. FMI: 207-729-3193, www.daponte.org.

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