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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 26-Feb.1

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 26-Feb.1

“The Met: Romeo et Juliette,” Collins Center for the Arts, Orono

Jan. 26-29, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thurs. and Fri, 2pm/Sun, “Waiting for Godot,” by Samuel Beckett. Two tramps are waiting by a sickly looking tree for the arrival of M. Godot. They quarrel, make up, contemplate suicide, try to sleep, eat a carrot and gnaw on some chicken bones, $15/adults, Orono High School, 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono. FMI: 207-866-4103, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2752623.
Jan. 27, Friday, 7pm, “From Earth to the Universe,” The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be humanity’s oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos. To learn about this journey of celestial discovery, from the theories of the ancient Greek astronomers to today’s grandest telescopes, we invite you to experience From Earth to the Universe. The program includes a tour of the night sky visible here in Maine, $6/adults, $4/under 12, Emera Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1818, astro.umaine.edu.
Jan. 27, Friday, 9:30pm-1am, “Tyler Healy Band,” an up and coming country band made up of four guys with sights on Nashville. We play top 40’s country songs as well as some of our own originals, 21+, no cover, Sea Dog Brewing Co, 26 Front Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-8009, www.thetylerhealyband.com.
Jan. 28-29, Saturday-Sunday, 8am-5pm, “Sno X,” racing involving specialized high performance snowmobiles on natural tracks consisting of tight turns, banked corner, steep jumps and obstacles. Riders race at speed of up to 60 miles per hour, $12/day, free/7 and under, $20/weened pass, Bass Park, 100 Dutton Street, Bangor. FMI: www.eastcoastsnocross.com.
Jan. 28, Saturday, 11am-4pm, “Snowshoes & Poetry,” Join Maine Yoga Adventures for a wintertime adventure at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. You’ll snowshoe, practice yoga, eat yummy food, and write your hearts out with local author and artist Cheryl Daigle. The adventure will begin with a guided snowshoe, taking in all of the wondrous nature that Hirundo has to offer. Learn wildlife secrets for survival in wintertime. Along the walk, you’ll practice some gentle yoga in your snowshoes. Absolute beginners welcome. Warm up inside the Hirundo shelter with hot drinks and vegetarian soup. Cheryl Daigle will then lead you in a poetry workshop: leaning into hope & action through the spoken word. This workshop will acknowledge the new political climate within which we find ourselves and will provide a space to reflect on what inspires us to action, $75, register online, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, Old Town. FMI: 207-299-0082, maineyogaadventures.com.
Jan. 28, Saturday, 1pm, “Romeo et Juliette-the Met,” When Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo starred opposite each other in Manon at the Met in 2015, the New York Times said, “the temperature rises nearly to boiling every time Damrau and Grigolo are on stage together.” Now they’re back as opera’s classic lovers, in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. The production, by director Bartlett Sher, has already won acclaim for its vivid 18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the sumptuous score. Perhaps the most enduringly successful of the many operatic settings of the world’s consummate love story, Roméo et Juliette is an excellent example of French Romanticism, a tradition that values subtlety, sensuality, and graceful vocal delivery over showy effects. In the opera there is a slight shift of focus away from the word games of the original play and a greater focus on the two lovers, who are given four irresistible duets, including a brief final reunion in the tomb scene that does not appear in the play, $23/adults, $18/seniors, $8/students, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Jan. 29, Sunday, 3pm, “Danish String Quartet,” As a string quartet, the quartet is at the core of the classical music world. On a daily basis they delve deeply into works by great masters such as Beethoven and Mozart, but also play the occasional folk gig. Over the years they have studied in many different places in masterclasses with renowned teachers and have had opportunities to perform in major concert halls across the world, $32/adults and seniors, $7/students, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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