Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 4-10

“Farmer’s Market,” Bangor

Aug. 4-6, Thursday-Saturday, 2-10pm/weekdays, 12-10pm/weekends, “Bangor State Fair,” a large family fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show and more, $12/includes bracelet for rides, entertainment/events, free/under 3, $5//Aug. 1-3/seniors and military with ID, Bangor Fairgrounds, 100 Dutton Street, Bangor. FMI: www.bangorfair.com.
Aug. 4, Thursday, 5-8pm, “Cool Sounds of Summer and Fresh Air Market,” events take place rain or shine, music begins at 6pm featuring Broadway Rocks Bangor, an evening of Broadway showtunes…with an edge, West Market Square, Bangor. FMI: 207-992, 4234, www.downtownbangor.com/coolsounds.
Aug. 4, Thursday, 7:30pm, “24th Summer Recital Series,” a concert by Gayle H. Martin with Linda Pearse, bass trombone and sackbut trombone, on Maine’s largest 19th century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. Martin and Pearse, from Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, are performing music of Giovanni Cesare, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Alexandre Guilmant, St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-6941, hookopus288.net.
Aug. 7, Sunday, 10:30-111:30am, “Family Day,” featuring inside and outside games, luncheon and ice cream sundaes, Frankfort Congregational Church, Main Road, Frankfort. FMI: 207-323-8666, www.bangordailynews.com.
Aug. 7, Sunday, 11am-2pm, “Bangor Famers Market,” fresh, local produce, enjoy food from a number of local farms, Abbot Square Parking Lot, Bangor. FMI: www.downtownbangor.com.
Aug. 9, Tuesday, 7-8pm, “Bangor Band,” for a lively and diverse Summer Concert. Performed at the Bangor Waterfront, under the band’s blue “Clamphitheatre” concert shell. Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. Free admission. Bring chairs or blankets! The Bangor Band is directed by Curvin Farnham, rain location at Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School, Bangor Waterfront, Railroad Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-944-4193, www.bangorband.org.
Aug. 10, Wednesday, 7pm, “Aaron Larget-Caplan,” part of the Bangor Summer Music Series, Noted for his “astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan is an international touring and recording artist. He has performed solo and chamber music in Russia, Europe and across the United States including El Palacio de Linares (Madrid, Spain), Yelagin and Sheremetev Palaces and the St. Petersburg Conservatory (Russia), Corte Eremo and Castillo de Galeazza (Italy), Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA) and Jordan Hall (Boston, MA). At the age of 16, he made his debut at the Tabor Opera House and has since premiered over 60 solo and chamber compositions, performed with orchestras, created commissioning endeavors, directed concert series and brought classical music into schools and community settings. A gifted performer and speaker, he is sought for his deft programming of new and standard repertoire while connecting audiences with a Bernstein-esq ease, free, Pierce Park, Bangor Public Library, Harlow Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-249-8962, www.bangorpubliclibrary.org.

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