Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 21-27

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 21-27

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 21-27

“Music Off Broadway: A Salute to the Grammys,” Peakes Auditorium, Bangor

April 22, Friday, 10am-2pm, “Earth Day Family Day of Play,” a fun day of outdoor exploration, play, and hands-on learning in celebration of Earth Day. Learn how you can become a citizen scientist and help protect wildlife and wildlife habitat in Maine. Activities include: scavenger hunts, story walk, vernal pool exploration and quiet reflection, indoor and outdoor arts and crafts and more, Fields Pond Audubon Center, 216 Fields Pond Road, Holden. FMI: 207-989-2591, www.maineaudubon.org.
April 22, Friday, 11am-2pm, “Bangor Earth Day Festival,” a family-friendly kid-centered festival in Downtown Bangor, Pickering Square, celebrating Bangor’s Community Connector Bus system as vital to the city’s sustainability. Face-painting, hula hooping, art and dance activities, children’s book read-clouds, food from local vendors, rumors of a musical flash mob (ssshhh!), free, Pickering Square, Downtown, Bangor. FMI: 207-659-2474, www.bangorinsider.com.
April 22 and 23, Friday and Saturday, 7:30pm, “Music Off Broadway: A Salute to the Grammys,” with Bob Potts producing and Heather Astbury-Libby directing, a cast of talented, local community members will perform songs from past Grammy Award winners including James Taylor, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, John Denver, The Judds, Nat King Cole, Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac and more, $20/adults, $15/youth, Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School, 885 Broadway, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-9333, www.bangorrotary.org.
April 23, Saturday, 7pm, “All that Jazz Concert,” 48th annual spring concert presented the Bangor Community Chorus, donations accepted, First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-945-9567, www.bangordailynews.com.
April 23, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Big Band Music,” dance to big band music with the Skyliners, numbers will include favorite arrangements from the 1940s and 1950s, as well as swing, jazz, pop, waltz and Latin. Beer and wine available for those 21 and older, $8, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
April 24, Sunday, 2pm, “In My Backyard,” children’s entertainer Fred Penner narrates and sings for this lively journey into his backyard, where we discover all sorts of things – the changing seasons, rainbows, constellation patterns, planets and moon phases set to music are just a few of the treats in store. From day to night to sunrise, looking at the world and space around us, My Big Backyard is a journey that shows how much fun learning about our world can be. This program is geared for children 4-8 years old, Emera Astronomy Center, University of Maine, 167 Rangeley Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1818, www.astro.umaine.edu.
April 27, Wednesday, 5;30pm, “ Opera Lecture,” presentation by Paul Bauschatz, discussing the opera Electra, a drawing for a pair of free Met Live tickets will be held, Brewer Public Library, 100 South Main Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7493, www.brewermaine.gov/library.

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