“Nutkin Knoll Farm Sugaring Days,” Newburgh

Mar. 19-22, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thurs., 8pm/Fri. and 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, post-show discussion on Sunday, see site for ticketing details, Bangor Opera House, Penobscot Theatre, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Mar. 20-22, Friday-Sunday, 6pm/Fri. and Sat., 2pm/Sun., “Searsport Middle School: Jungle Book,” take a break from Maine’s cold winter and step into the tropical rainforest with Searsport Elementary and Middle School’s production , the performance includes easily recognizable Disney lyrics and music, this show promises to be a delightful journey as the characters learn to work together, make new friends, and understand the importance of family, $5, family rates available, Searsport Middle/High School Cafetorium, 24 Mortland Road, Searsport. FMI: 207-548-2313, sdmhs.rsu20.org.
Mar. 20, Friday, 7pm, “Night of Laughs,” this hilarious, mature show will feature three professional comedians from Boston who have appeared on Letterman, Leno, at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casino and more, for mature audiences only, $10, Old Town Knights of Columbus, 5 Gillman Falls Ave, Old Town. FMI: 207-432-6968, www.bangordailynews.com.
Mar. 21-22, Saturday-Sunday, 12-5pm/Sat., 9am-5pm/Sun., “Nutkin Knoll Farm Sugaring Days,” family farm with antique barn and farm animals, wood fired evaporator, sugarbush tours. Free syrup on ice cream and maple milk samples, fresh maple popcorn, maple coated peanuts, cotton fcandy, maple cream for sale, dress for outdoor fun-mud or shine, free, Nutkin Knoll Farm and Sugarworks, 296 Chapman Road, Newburgh. FMI: 207-234-7268, www.maine-christmas-trees.com.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 5:30pm/supper, 7pm/show, “St. Patrick’s Day Supper and Show,” Bangor Grange #372 announces its annual boiled dinner and show to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. This dinner will include ham, corned beef, assorted vegetables, homemade rolls and pies, and more. A musical show with the return of NEVAH starts at 7pm. Dancing is encouraged, $8/supper, $8/show, $14/supper and show, Bangor Grange Hall, 1192 Ohio Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-973-3976, www.bangorgrange.org.
Mar. 21-22, Saturday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Sat., 2pm/Sun., “University of Maine Singers: 2015 Spring Concert Tour,” the singers, under the direction of Francis John Vogt, perform a variety of chorale music, from well-known pieces such as Jabberwocky to less known but just as inspiring hymns and numbers. This year’s program will be selected from pieces such as Wedding Cantata, written by Daniel Pinkham, a contemporary composer, as well as older pieces such as Mass in E for double choir, Josef Rheinberger. Renaissance, the group’s female a cappella group will perform, as well as The Maine Steiners, the males equivalent, $9, Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.umaine.edu/spa.
Mar. 21, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Musica Sacra-Lent 2015,” the Chamber Choir at St. John’s Catholic Church performs music of J.S. Bach, L.v. Beethoven, J. Brahms, F. Mendelssohn & S.S. Wesley featuring excerpts from Beethoven’s Mass in C major, Op. 86, Kevin Birch, organist and director, free, St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-6941, www.mpbn.net.