Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 18-24

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 18-24
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 18-24
January 17, 2018
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 18-24
January 17, 2018

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Jan. 18-24

“Whitney King-Preserving Maine Lakes: Combating Pervasive Algae Blooms with Fundamental Science, Community Action, and Engineering,” L. L. Bean, Freeport

Jan. 18, Thursday, 7pm, “Clinic: Fly-Tying the Prince Nymph,” Our fly-tying experts want to help you tie one of our most popular flies, the Prince Nymph. We’ll provide the expertise, vises, tools and fly-tying materials, free, L.L. Bean, 95 Main Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-751-5968, llbean.com.
Jan. 19, Friday, 7pm, “Whitney King-Preserving Maine Lakes: Combating Pervasive Algae Blooms with Fundamental Science, Community Action, and Engineering,” Maine lakes serve essential ecosystem functions and are worth an estimated $2.5 billion in economic value, or 5% of the state gross domestic product. But this economic resource is in peril with more than 10% of Maine lakes currently listed as impaired by the US EPA and an additional 10% of lakes showing declines in water quality. In a sense, Maine residents and visitors are “loving their lakes to death” – developing shoreline lots and expanding waterfront lawns to be closer to the lake ecosystem, but gradually destroying that ecosystem through the addition of the chemical pollutant phosphorus. This work describes the biogeochemistry of phosphorus in Maine Lakes with a focus on community and engineered solutions preserve this valuable resource, free, L. L. Bean, 95 Main Street, Freeport. FMI: llbean.com.
Jan. 20, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Brad Terry with guitarist Peter Herman,” Clarinetist Brad Terry has been playing this wonderful American music called ‘Jazz’ ever since his neighbor Benny Goodman convinced his mother to buy him a clarinet at age 14. Now at 80 years young, Terry is being challenged again by guitarist/friend Peter Herman. They play a variety of standard jazz tunes and spontaneously create musical conversations that take these musicians to surprising and often unlikely places, $12, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Jan. 21, Sunday, 3pm, “Vox Nova Chamber Choir and INTIMA present ‘Winter Solstice’ Concert,” the music for Winter Solstice heavily evokes both the wildness of nature and the cultivated aspects of the season. Stephen Paulus’ “Evensong” and “Auld Lang Syne “are seasonal and the other repertoire is natural and highlights the extreme beauty of northern landscapes: Ēriks Eŝenvalds’ “Northern Lights,” Ola Gjeilo’s “Tundra,” “Winter Light” for Chorus and String Quartet by Michael Gandolfi, John Muehleisin’s “Snow” and others will create a vivid, wintry landscape for the audience, $20, $15/seniors, $10/student with college ID, $10/18 and under when accompanied by an adult, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. FMI: 207-200-3995, www.voxnovachamberchoir.org.
Jan. 21, Sunday, 2pm, “History of the Camden Snow Bowl,” In addition to a slide show and timeline of the Snow Bowl, from its inception to today, there will be a panel of locals who will share history and stories of the early days of the Snow Bowl — a unique community treasure. Co-hosted by The Camden-Rockport Historical Society and the Camden Public Library, part of the Winter History Series, free, Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-3440, librarycamden.org.
Jan. 21, Sunday, 7:30pm, “Asleep at the Wheel,” The 10 time Grammy-winning kings of western swing, from Austin, TX will roll into town this spring. Legendary band leader Ray Benson and his band have been influenced by Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Count Basie, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen and Louis Jordan among others. The Opera House on this night might feel more than a little bit like a Texas dance hall, $30, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Jan. 24, Wednesday, 6:30pm, “Hiking California’s John Muir Trail – Wanderlust Wednesday Armchair Adventure Series,” Rockport resident Tim Seymour will present a short film of his 2015 hike. The trail starts in America’s treasure, Yosemite National Park, and continues 211 miles through the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sequoia National Park, King’s Canyon National Park, and ends at the highest peak in contiguous United States, Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft. A question-and-answer session will follow, free, Vose Library, 392 Common Road, Union. FMI: 207-785-4733, voselibrary.org.

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