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

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

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

“The Escher String Quartet,” Collins Center for the Arts, Orono

Sept. 21-24, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs. and Wed, 8pm/Fri. and Sat, 3pm/Sun, “The Fabulous Liptones,” when a barbershop quartet loses its tenor to a heart-stopping high B flat, the surviving members must scramble to find a replacement before nationals. “Bob” auditions by phone and hits all the right notes, but in person, he is not as expected. This a cappella musical comedy is a timely reminder of the many paths to perfect harmony. A MAINE PREMIERE, see site for ticketing details, Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Sept. 22, Friday, 7pm, “Dave Sherman,” Dave Sherman sings about real life experiences – family, faith, work, winning the Publisher’s Clearing House and Duct Tape! Dave walks his audiences through a lifetime of creative writing. He escorts his audiences from Mayberry to see Andy and Barney, to Alaska to witness the Gold Rush and to a hospital corridor to hear a baby girl being born. Dave’s songs include hard-driving blues and laid-back folk tunes. His songs are wrapped around a voice that is as much a part of the Mississippi Delta as cotton fields and paddle wheels. He has shared the stage with such acts as with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, Livingston Taylor … and Preston, $15, Surry Arts at the Barn, Osprey Lane, Surry. FMI: 1-888-552-8280, satb-surry.com.
Sept. 23, Saturday, 10am, “Great Fire of 1911 Walking Tour,” in April, 1911 a spark in a riverside hay shed ignited a fire that devastated much of Bangor’s downtown and threatened many of her neighborhoods. Join us as we follow the flames’ path and learn which structures survived and how Bangor and her people recovered from the devastation, $10/adults, $5/10 and under, Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-1900, www.bangorhistoricalsociety.org.
Sept. 23, Saturday 5:30pm, “Eric Church,” when Eric Church’s 2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour launched in January, the sixty-two-stop tour encompassing 40+ states and provinces in less than five months promised to give fans everything in Church’s arsenal. With “the attitude of rock ‘n’ roll, transgression and a little sin,” (The Courant) Church has been delivering on that vow with over 35 songs and three hours of music spanning his five-album discography each and every night. Church is looking to the future, adding 9 remaining plays to his 2017 calendar, leaving only 11 opportunities coast-to-coast to see Church live after his Holdin’ My Own Tour wrapped May 26-27 in Nashville, Tennessee, see site for ticketing details, Darling’s Waterfront Concerts, Railroad Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-358-9327, www.waterfrontconcerts.com.
September 24, Sunday, 11am-2pm,”Anah Shrine Mini Car Unit Lobster Feed,” the meal will include 1 lobster, mussels, an ear of corn, butter, and a drink, $15/per meal, Anah Shrine Temple, 1404 Broadway, Bangor. FMI: 1-603-229-2025, www.anahshriners.org.
Sept. 24, Sunday, 3pm, “The Escher String Quartet,” acclaimed for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty, The Escher Quartet takes its name from Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, inspired by Escher’s method of interplay between individual components working together to form a whole, $35, Minsky Recital Hall, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flaggstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Sept. 26, Tuesday, 7pm, “Million Dollar Quartet,” the new smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary night to life, featuring a score of rock hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. Don’t miss your chance to be a fly on the wall of fame… at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, $34-$70, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flaggstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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