Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine May 5-11

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine May 5-11

Crossing delancey

“Crossing Delancey,” Public Theatre, Lewiston

May 5, Thursday, 8am-4pm,”Introduction to Permaculture,” a way of sharing skills and knowledge, and building interest in a community, this is a great way of starting a local group, or getting other people in the area together to start or get involved in a project or as a starting point for Your own projects, $95, Maine Lakes Resource Center, 137 Main St., Belgrade Lakes. FMI: 207-495-3617, www.mainelakesresourcecenter.org.
May 5, Thursday, 9am-5pm, “The Ghost Books of China’s Misty Poets,” first unauthorized publication in the People’s Republic of China, printed on mimeograph, pasted to walls of Beijing, the pages vanish quickly, making the magazine a “Ghost Book,” photo of Bei Dao by Ann Arbor, UMF Mantor Library, 116 South St., Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7210, www.mainetoday.com.
May 5-8, Thursday – Sunday, 10am-5pm, “Alex Katz: A Singular Vision,” this installation features highlights from the museum’s permanent collection, including several recent acquisitions on view for the first time, many of the artworks on display in A Singular Vision touch upon themes of pairing, doubling, and repetition, in some cases, these are formal devices, with Katz coupling figures off or depicting a subject multiple times within a single canvas, elsewhere this entails his return to particular models or motifs over the course of his career, free event, Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu.
May 5, Thursday, 4:30-6:30pm, “Opening Reception: Senior Art Shows,” a celebration of the arts at Colby College with presentations of creative scholarship, event schedules as well as refreshments will be available in the William D. Adams Gallery, free event, Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu.
May 5 – 8, 7:30pm/Thurs-Fri, 8pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Crossing Delancey,” who needs match.com when your grandmother has hired a matchmaker, Izzy is a beautiful, intelligent, single young woman with a doting 80 year old grandmother “Bubbie”, who is determined to see her granddaughter get married before she dies, but will Sam, the neighborhood pickle man, be the kind of man Izzy has in mind, don’t miss this charming and heartwarming family comedy, $20/adult, $17/group (10+), $5/18 and under, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
May 7, Saturday, 10am-12pm, “Workshop: Tomato Grafting,” learn about grafting plants and contemporary art through the work of artist Sam Van Aken, free event, Colby Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu
May 7, Saturday, 11am-1pm, “Touch – A – Truck,” come touch, interact with, and learn about dozens of vehicles, including fire trucks, tractors, and more from Public Safety and Works, this is a great family event with other activities as well, free event, Central Maine Community College, 1250 Turner St., Auburn. FMI: 800-891-2002, x273, www.cmcc.edu.
May 7, Saturday, 10am-3pm,”Maine Fiddlehead Festival,” celebration of local food, local agriculture, and local foraging, with local food vendors, demonstration talks, children’s activities, fiddlehead cooking demonstration, live acoustic music, information tables, fiddlehead walk, antique tractors, and more, free, on the edge of UMF campus, Downtown Farmington, Emery Arts Center plaza, University of Maine Farmington, Academy St., Farmington. FMI: 207-778-7096. FMI: www.mainefiddleheadfestival.com.

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