Out and About for the Midcoast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 8-13

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Out and About for the Midcoast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 8-13

Midcoast community chorus

“Midcoast Community Winter Concert,” Camden High School, Rockport

Jan. 8, Friday, 6:30-8pm, “Village Life in Tanzania, East Africa,” Tom and Pat McCabe retired from their jobs in Brunswick, Maine to serve with the Peace Crops in the East African country of Tanzania, known for its vast wilderness area. They hope the audience will gain greater understanding of the Peace Corps, life in rural Tanzania, and insight into the people who touched their lives, free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-3307, www.freeportlibrary.com.
Jan. 8, Friday, 6:30pm, “BluTonic,” popular Freeport First Fridays concert series, a Portland-based, five-voice a cappella group that performs a diverse repertoire of jazz and pop standards with distinctive arrangements and tight harmonies, $5, Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-3985, ext. 202, www.fcsmaine.org/just-desserts/ .
Jan. 8, Friday, 7:30pm, “New Orleans Jazz,” this acclaimed New Orleans Jazz launches concert goers into the new year, $12, $6/student, free/under 8, Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane, Phippsburg. FMI: 207-389-1770, www.phippsburgucc.org.
Jan. 9, Saturday, 7pm, “VoXX: Voice of Twenty Winter Concert,” mid-coast a cappella vocal ensemble presents their January concert series “Music for the New Year” featuring midwinter and Epiphany themes with music that ranges from solemn to upbeat, sacred to secular. Repertoire covers both a broad spectrum of time, from medieval through the present, and of style, from Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony through contemporary works. The program includes works by Victoria Durufle, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Byrd, Hassler and more, $10, Andrews Episcopal Church, 11 Glidden St, Newcastle. FMI: www.voiceoftwenty.com.
Jan. 10, Sunday, 7am, “Indoor Insanity 5K,” get out of the cold and head indoors, you will be running in circles and jockeying for position amidst other runners, but you can enjoy the music, the camaraderie, and the unique running experience, a fundraiser to prevent lung cancer in Maine, $35, William Farley Field House, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-626-8115, www.maineindoorair.org/indoor-insanity-5k.
Jan. 10, Sunday, 10am-2pm, “Bath Antique Show and Sale,” 50 dealers of quality antiques and collectibles. Café on premises, $4, Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Rd, Bath. FMI: 207-582-5908, www.bathantiquesshows.com.
Jan. 10, Sunday, 4pm, “Midcoast Community Chorus Winter Concert,” the choral program draws from a variety of repertoires ranging from gospel to classical and Appalachian to Caribbean. MCC is known for its rousing performances-130+ voices raised in song to celebrate community. This concert will be no exception as the chorus performs songs of peace, healing and transformation from around the world, $30/center reserve, $22/side reserve, $15/general admission, Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School, 25 Keelson Dr, Rockport. FMI: 207-975-0582, www.mccsings.org .

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